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My '37 has a 99T 24 stud flathead in it. It is time to change the antifreeze in the car so all is good for winter. I have several gallons of Detroit Diesel Power Cool antifreeze left over from the last time I changed the coolant in the engines in my boat. I was wondering if this could be used in...

In my Ford the horn button is oriented 90 degrees off vertical. Is it possible to pull the horn rod out without dropping the steering column? Can the spider for the light switch be turned 90 degrees so that it's orientation is not changed? Thanks,

When I bought my '37 Fordor the headlights did not work. After much trying and cussing I finally got them to work, but not the way the owners manual states they should. When I got them to work they were turned off with the tabs on the steering wheel switch horizontal instead of vertical. One...

With the Detroit Diesels like are in my boat it is not uncommon to backflush the cooling system with a Phosphoric acid solution to clean out scale and rust. Basically you setup a system of hoses that start at a five gallon bucket of phosphoric acid then is pumped to the outlet side of the...

I got my goor glass on Friday and am now trying to get it back in the door. I can't seem to get the roller on the front regulator to start in its track so I must be doing something wrong. What I am trying to do is start the roller in the front edge of the track. I lower the regulator to the...

I have had a broken window in the drivers door for nearly two years now and decided that it was time to get it replaced. Inside window trim and door handle came off pretty easy. Then came the window crank. The pin that holds the crank on cranking mechanism seems to be frozen. I have used a...

As can be seen from the attached photo my headlight reflectors are in somewhat less than fantastic shape. The bulbs work but no light reaches the road because of the very dull reflectors. So I ordered a set of reflectors and sockets from Bob Drake and am now trying to figure out how I change...

I am trying to remove the rear shocks from my '37 standard former. I just can't get the bottom of the link where it connects to the rear spring mount to break free. I have removed the drum but the short of the link is still half hidden behind the brake backing plate so I can't get a direct shot...

I was out driving our '37 this morning and after driving about a mile in 70 degree temps the engine started running a little rough. Engine temp was right at 160 and the fuel tank was at about a half tank so I thought that maybe it was just one of those intermittent things that would go away...

Ever since I bought my 37 standard the headlights haven't worked. I don't really plan on doing any night driving with the car, but I really want to get them working just in case. When I bought the car the headlights were disconnected at the bullet connectors on the frame. I The car must have...

I took my mostly new to me '37 humpback Fordor over to the station to get gas in it for the first time since I bought it. I quit pumping when it showed that I had put in 11.4 gallons. Since the gas gauge was showing about a half tank when I pulled in I thought that might be a problem. The real...

It appears that when the prior owner assembled my car he was either in a hurry, or something went wrong while he was doing so. The "V" on the horn button is pointing to the left instead of down and when the steering wheel is locked the spoke that usually points down on these cars is pointing up...

It was a fantastic day here in the slowly thawing midwest so I decided to do some work on the '37. To make a long story short, when I closed the front passenger door, I noticed the door lock cylinder sticking out about a half inch. I tried to gently push it back in, but apparently it had slid...

As an introduction I bought myself a '37 Standard Fordor. It is actually a Model 74 touring that is an older "restoration". As part of the work done the old 60 horse flathead was removed and a 24 stud flathead inserted. All in all a pretty nice looking old Ford. It runs pretty darn nice too! I...