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Can I remove 4 head bolts from a rebuilt but not yet run engine (properly torqued head) and install a bypass truck oil filter later before starting it for the first time? The 8RT truck filter bolts to the head using 4 head bolts between cylinders 7 & 8. The bolts are numbered 12, 13, 15 & 16 as...

The previous owner handed me a remanufactured carburetor when I picked up the truck and I just now compared it to the original one. There is one item on the base of the new one that I don't know want it is or want it does. It is the silver item to the right of the idle adjustment screws. Terry

The ends of my pan gaskets are long enough to sit on the ends of the rope seals. Should I trim the gaskets? (Sorry for the dumb question.) I had thought the ends of the rope seals were supposed to butt up together, end to end, not have the pan gasket between the rope ends. The rope seals were...

A quick question for you guys about what I should use to lock the connecting rod cap nuts in place. This is for my '52 F1 with a C1BA/8RT Canadian built engine. The engine came with what might be called tab washers (?). They fit into the con rod cap and the tabs are bent up after torqueing the...

Before I go too far, did I do the wrong thing using grease between new pistons and the wrist pins? The new bushings in the small end of the con rods got it too. The instruction sheet says: ' High pressure lubricant must be used between the pin and the pin bore.' I lubed them with Lucas Red "N"...

Have I wrecked a set of NOS con rod bearings or where they damaged before I got around to using them? I unwrapped a set of con rod bearings that where packaged in West Germany in 1965. They were covered in Cosmoline, wrapped in wax paper and put in a sealed box. I gently removed most of the wax...

I was wondering what in the world would cause this damage to the key & the keyway in the front pulley? The key really widened the keyway! I have a replacement pulley and it just slips on the front of the crankshaft with .006" clearance. Both pulleys fit loosely. The front portion of the crank...

While disassembling my C1BA, I washed and stored all the parts I was going to reuse (valves, springs, lifters, etc.) I carefully labelled and placed every little part in plastic zip-lock bags. To prevent any rust while in storage, I sprayed everything before bagging with WD-40. I even sprayed...

The spring type starter drive, shaft & pinion assembly from my '52 F1, 8RT-C1BA came apart a little further than the manual shows. The little ring at the end of the shaft is threaded onto the shaft and then the end of the shaft is swedged (bent) into two slots in the ring to lock it in place...

It's about time I introduced myself and my project. Overkill-F1 is my nickname and my real name is Terry. My project: '52 Ford F-1, Canadian built pickup, 8RT-C1BA 239 flathead, 3 speed light duty trani. Rosie's first owner purchased her in Penticton, BC for use on his orchard in Oliver. A...