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    1950 Mercury Heater Blower Motor

    I recently upgraded to 12v. The car is relatively stock otherwise. The original 6v blower motor worked, never very well. I ran the motor on 12v after reading quite a few people not having an issue running these motors on 12v and some having issues. I took my chances. One day sitting in traffic...
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    Hot Start 1950 Merc

    I've done some research on this topic but want a little more feedback or reassurance I'm heading the correct direction. 1950 Merc fires up cold like its fuel injected, half a crank and its running. Electric fuel pump, regulated to 3-4 psi with a kill switch. My battery is 2 years old, load...
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    6v to 12v

    1950 merc mostly original. 3 on the tree with OD. Most of the wiring in the car is shot, I've fixed/patched/repaired but I'm beyond that point now. I recently bought a 6V rebel wiring kit to redo all the wiring in the car front to back. I want to go the 12v route for a few different reasons. I...
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    Merc OD

    1950 factory merc, 3 on the tree with OD, 6V. I replaced all the wiring within the system. I found that my kick down switch is in question now. My main question is what side of the coil does the "interrupter wire" connect to? + or -? And which wire goes where on the actuator on the trans? I...
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    New Guy with a 50 Merc

    New guy here and I have a few questions about my 1950 Mercury that I haven't been able to locate the answers to. It's 98% original and is a literal barn find. First, there is no engine braking, I can't imagine this is normal or is it? When I let off the gas it coast, rpms go to an idle, when...
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