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    New Stromberg 97 jetting help

    i have a new English Stromberg 97 on a stock 1930 model A with factory jetting per Cleve. i know it is running rich with the factory jetting, as I do not need a choke it to start the car. but has poor gas mileage. who would be the best person to contact here on the Barn for better jetting...
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    U joint grease

    There have been many posts on what is the best grease to use in the U joint for closed drive cars. I am working on a 1930 Model A and need to replace all the old grease. seeking best suggestion about what type of grease and how much of the grease to fill the clam shell. I seem to remember "corn...
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    column shift on 40 - 41 pickups

    was a column shift offered as an option on 40 - 41 pickups? I have seen several over the years.
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    difficulty installing a ford-o-matic on new motor

    i am having difficulty installing a ford-0-matic on a motor. removed tired 1953 EAB with ford-0-matic from car. installed flex plate and attached converter to flex plate on new 1953 EAB motor. used dowels to line up transmission as per service manual and transmission stops with block and...
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    fuel pump push rod bushing removal

    Has anyone successfully removed and replaced the fuel pump pushrod bushing with the 1953 Ford EAB motor in the car? i do not wish to run an electric fuel pump unless the removal and replacement of the bushing is not realistically possible......
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    water flow direction for heater 1953 ford

    on a 1953 Ford passenger car, in what direction does water flow for the heater? from the head thru the heater core to the water pump OR from the water pump thru the heater core to the head?
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    1953 motor swap

    i have a high milage 1953 Ford 4 door with a ford-o-matic. I will be replacing a much lower milage motor in a 2 door Victoria with a manual transmission with a new motor. i am considering replacing the smokey, low compression high milage motor in the 4 door with the low milage normal compression...
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    1953 fordomatic fluid question

    hello all, i just picked up a new, to me, 1953 ford with a fordomatic. it is down a quart of transmission fluid. does any one have suggestions as to what type of brand of fluid to use? i do not know what is in thee now but am hopeing it is correct. i believe there was a fluid called...
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    checking a 1952 mercury auto transmission

    Help please, i have a friend with a 1952 mercury, all stock, with an origonal automatic transmission. he asked me how to check the fluid level in the transmission. all i could find on line was these instructions from a Ford service manual. could anyone please tell me if these ford specific...
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    possably feds to remove ethenol from gas

    this sounds possably promising... Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, who worked to kill the federal subsidies for ethanol production, has teamed up with California Sen. Dianne Feinstein to end the government mandate on blending ethanol with gasoline...
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    license plate restorer

    any one know of a someone that restores license plates ? i have ones for my 50 car but they need to be restored and repainted. thank you, don
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