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The original brake switch on my 49 F1 finally no longer works. In this original switch the prongs have a hole for the wires and grub screws to fasten them. On this replacement switch how are the wires fastened to the prongs? There are no threaded screws or holes, only 2 grooves in each of the...

I broke the bottom of my original drivers window on my 49 F1 pickup from which I can create a template. A local (Wellington) auto glass shop can cut a replacement. However, I am told the edging will not be the original rounded profile, but more straight cut on top with two angled bevels. Does...

In my '49 F1 6 years ago I fitted new wheel cylinders, master cylinder, brake lines and brake linings. Thereafter I replaced the brake fluid annually to avoid condensation issues (not using silicon fluid). New front drums were fitted 10 years ago. Recently the front right brake suddenly...

I found an original aircleaner for my 49 F1. The wire mesh looked pretty dirty and bits would drop through the retaining wire gauze when I tapped it. I took the wire gauze off and the wire mesh is not only dirty, but seems to be disintegrating - not something I want through my engine. I want to...

A while back I posted a comment regarding a new condensor (stock distributor) that failed in under 500 miles on my 8BA rebuild. Problem solved by fitting a condensor that I last used in 1976. Two years ago I fitted a new dual point Mallory distributor. After about 4000 miles the engine began...

I've just brought a good hot-tanked 8BA flathead block home as a spare. I've curently sat it in the shed, inlet manifold down, on two blocks of wood, sprayed CRC everywhere I can get, and wrapped it in a cotton sheet to keep dust out. Anything I'm missing for long-term preservation?

I looked at an 8BA block for sale today and wonder if its particular crack is repairable. I didn't have my camera so I'm sorry I can't post any photos. The crack is in the number 6 exhaust port. The crack extends about 3/4 inch directly below the inside of the seat insert down the inside of...

Both my 1949 F1 gearbox (heavy duty 3 speed) and diff oil levels have fallen over time to about a half inch below the check plugs. Is this too low? Should the oil levels be kept up to the plugs?

I have a 1949 F1 and am considering a new steerng wheel, available for example, from Macs. I'm wondering what the quality of this item is like - anyone tried one?

I picked up (what I was told was) a '51 F1 front axle, with stub axles included, as a spare for my RH drive '49 F1. I didn't realise until I got it home that the tie rod arm on the stub axle opposite the steering box end gives it away as a LH drive unit. It looks to me like the axle itself will...

Does anyone know who makes an accurate reproduction hub cap for a '49 F1? I've acquired some made in China - part# A6025 'Ford Official Licensed Product 3078'. However, they have 'sharper' edges which fit flush with the wheel rim, rather than the more rounded edges of my original hub caps...

What is the recommended 94 single carb jet size for a 265 cubic inch (4 inch crank, +60 bore) 8BA? Presently I have 55's and am getting 18 mpg in my '49 F1 with a '56 F-100 diff (I think that's 3:78:1 ratio) and 6:50 x 16 rear tyres. However, it never needs choke to start and I think might be...

My 8BA is bored +60 and I had issues with an unknown make of gasket compressing over the bore and the piston audibly hitting it. A standard bore Felpro replacement has fixed this but it still looked close when fitting. I'd heard that a standard head gasket should do up to +80 before a 'big bore'...

I am thinking of replacing my original 8BA vacumn advance distributor with a new Mallory twin point distributor that I have. It has centrifugal advance weights with no vacumn advance. What experience is there out there of using these? In what ways (if any) are they an improvement on the...

My 'F Series Trucks' manual states 65-70 1bs for stock cast iron heads but I've searched previous posts and the maximum recommeded seems to be around 60 1bs. Did Ford originally get it wrong, or should we just be more conservative these days? Am I likely to blow a gasket by only going to 60 1bs...

Can anyone please tell me the empty weight of a stock 1949 F1 pickup?

Does anyone know the factory-correct outer length of a 49 pickup speedo cable? The one I removed with a broken flexible drive was about 61 inches long but I had replaced that 30 years ago and can't remember if it matched the original. I bought one, reputedly for the F1, that was 77 inches long...