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I have a 40 Fordor, and it loses power under full throttle especially on a steep hill. I floor the accelerator, it accelerates well for 3-4 seconds and then the power cuts down drastically. Let off the pedal and you can do it again, but getting up a hill is a losing deal. 1/2 throttle is...

I took my ‘40 Deluxe out for a quick drive to try out the wheel alignment. After about 1/4 mile it started running really rough, lost most of its power and the battery gauge pegged high, and the coolant temp pegged low. (Oil and gas gauges were ok). I limped home, and in the garage, revving...

1940 Deluxe…. One of my rear brakes is completely soaked with gear oil from the differential. I drained the diff, and I got the drum off and now I’m not sure how to replace the axle seal. Can I pull the axle out? And if so, how? or do I have to take the banjo differential apart? I was...

I put in new spark plugs recently (1940 Deluxe), and within 10 miles they were all black and sooty. Presumably the engine is running rich. I rebuilt the carburetor, and found that it looked like it had been rebuilt recently and all the gaskets looked new, just like the new ones I bought. If...

The speedometer on my 1940 Deluxe reads fast. When I’m going 45 mph, it reads around 70. In fact, if you assume it is reading kilometers per hour, it’s dead-on. This car spent it’s first 80 years in Connecticut, which to my knowledge, has never used the metric system on their roads. I don’t...

I replaced the ignition coil on my 40 Fordor Deluxe and took it out for a test drive. About 10 miles in, the engine started missing and running a little rough, and then it was leaking coolant and the temperature gage went up. When I got it home, there was coolant all over the engine...

What is this component in my engine compartment? (1940 Deluxe Fordor). It is a black cylinder with bright red tape in the lower right corner. It is not original and is mounted above the horns. It has a tube, possibly a vacuum hose that goes to the top of the distributor, and a positive wire...

Can’t find the wiper switch! Hey, I’m new here. I just bought a ‘40 Ford Deluxe Fordor Sedan which is a survivor, and in pretty good shape. I’ve figured out how to start it, and use all the controls, but I can’t find the wiper switch. The person I bought it from said it has electric wipers...