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Is it necessary or recommended to bench bleed a new single chamber Master Cylinder ?

After driving a short distance and first using brakes, the brake system siezes up, slows the car down and when stopping the car it comes to an abrupt halt as if the brake pedal is firmly applied. If the car then sits for a day everything returns to normal. System was flushed and self-bleeders...

Used parts for conversion of both front shock absorbers to tube-type shocks i.e. brackets, bolts, bushings, old tube shocks to assist in purchasing replacements. Metal parts need to be blasted and painted. Photos can be made available.

My go-to person for helping figure out issues and for rebuilding ignition and gas system components is our member Mr. Charles S. He again helped me with an issue causing my '47 engine to stumble whether under load or no load. I post this to possibly help others. First drive after a year in...

In my '47 and probably other years of that vintage, Ford provided a Truck Light that had a mercury switch in the base of the bulb socket. Opening or closing the Trunk Lid "rolled" the a droplet of mercury around inside the bulb base thus making or breaking the electrical contacts to...

Years ago one could buy the Lincoln gear cluster that fit the 1940 vintage ******'s and had a higher gear ratio in first gear. I think MAC or someone sold them. Are they reproduced ?

Have a late '47 sedan long-door coupe. Front and back passenger side fender trims which are rather thin stainless steel, got squashed a bit by a garage door jamb. They are the 1948 style plain oval round profile. I seem to remember someone saying in a post that their shape MAY be restored by...

For '47 sedan coupe (long-door) need front and rear passenger side stainless steel fender side trims.

This may be lengthy but may help someone. Have a 1947 long-door coupe. Installed new Bob Drake gas tank. Fit very well re size, shape and features of the OE tank EXCEPT the hole and steel collar for the tank sending unit is too small to use an OE sender unit :mad:. It's set-up to use their...

Drake's replacement (resistance type) gas tank sender units have their electrical workings/contacts exposed to the gas tank interior on the underside of their sender unit. I presume their design means that the sender unit will not produce "spark" during its performance. Want to use my OE '47...

Been a bunch of time since I've been here and need some help. My '47 long-door coupe started bucking and choking yesterday. My first hunch seemed correct as I found sediment and scale in the glass bowl of the fuel pump. It had been okay since I first owned it. As I remember options: (1)...

My primary stock temp sensor is in its original location in passenger side head. Other stock sensor in driver's side head was faulty so removed it to install my after market gauge sensor. Ran car other day for first time in a while. Aftermarket gauge showed normal warm-up and running temp...

Need right/passenger side front and rear SS fender moldings for sedan coupe .... smooth profile (not '46).

Be some time since he posted and trust he's okay. Love his travelling photos.

I did not find him as a member here but this fellow wanted me to send money for a pair of fender trim pieces I advertised for in "wanted". When I said by email 6 days ago that I wanted to pick them up, he's become non-responsive. Sound familiar ? Clinton Dempsey 21 First Ave. Apt 7 Dudley, MA...

Have 1947 long-door sedan coupe. Need stainless steel fender trim molding. Must be passenger side (driver's side is different). One front; one rear. Late '47 flat-ish oval shape (not 1946) each measure about 13/16 inch high and 52-1/2 inches long.

Need left and right side oval stainless steel fender strip trims. Will cover shipping. Must be in excellent condition - no damage.

Need undamaged front and rear stainless steel fender trim moldings, oval profile.

After looking for metal reproductions and searching salvage yards, sometimes it may not be possible to obtain metal ones and one may need to consider ABS or fiberglass reproductions. Based on my (limited) experience with newer vintage cars (i.e. say 1970's-1980's) that have ABS body parts, they...

A 33 year old vehicle with 51,000 original miles .... original exhaust system parts. The front connection of the muffler had rotted away. Wanting to save as much of the exhaust system as possible, I disassembled the complete system, not including removal of the exhaust manifold. To start...