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    Oregon's 42nd Annual All Ford Picnic Aug 11

    The 42nd Annual All Ford Picnic at Champoeg Park in Oregon is coming up August 11. See the flyer and panorama photo. Anything Ford (or Ford powered) is welcome. We typically have a few hundred cars show up. Tom
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    Under dash short circuit

    Today I drove my 47 COE into town and in a parade. Afterwards I parked it. All was fine at that point. When I got in to drive home it wouldn't start. Then I noticed the amp gauge was showing full discharge and a bit of smoke was coming from down by the ignition switch. I figured out it was a...
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    Temperature sender: one or two?

    I'm working on a 1941 COE truck with 59-AB engine. It has just one temperature sender, apparently standard practice in 1941. My 47 COE has two senders. Should I get a two prong sender and wire it like the later engines? Or is one good enough? I don't plan to enter it for point judging. I...
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    Right hand to left hand drive change date

    With a 36 pickup, a 41 and 42 COE, I normally hang out on the early V8 forum. But I also volunteer in the photo archives of my county museum. What I'd like to know is the date range when the U.S. changed over exclusively to left hand steering. I figure the people here would have a better...
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    59A-B head gaskets

    The copper head gasket failed at number 1 cylinder in my truck about 1300 miles after a rebuild. Looking at it I saw that there are 2 water passages at the front of the block, one between #1 and #2 cylinders, and one in the middle of the head that are substantially larger than the corresponding...
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