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I know there are some members with solid electrical backgrounds and I need some help troubleshooting my mig welder. It is a 100 amp unit, 110v. Lately it is not working well. It seems to not be generating a hot arc like it used to, it also feeds the wire slowly. The symptoms seem to have...

I drained the engine oil and collected a sample of strange looking, non-magnetic, black particulate matter from the drain plug. I drove the truck 12 miles and drained a sample of oil and it was black. I drained it again and drove it 6 miles and it was very dark. I have not driven it since the...

Hi all, I am looking to install a radiator/fan shroud on my 1939 PU and have several questions. I'd like to benefit from your experience. JEG's has one, PN 960-32041-VFF that appears to have suitable dimensions but it is advertised as fitting 1939-1940 Ford Deluxe. My PU radiator top tank has...

I am attempting to mock-up rear shocks on my 39 pu. The shocks have 7.2” of total travel. The axel has 5” of clearance to the bump stop. Does anyone know how much extension the factory shocks had? Does anyone know what typical extension travel is for an on-road vehicle? I looked at the...

Does anyone have a source for the brake shoe retainer clips that fit a 39 rear backing plate? The usual suspects have a postwar clip but they don't fit. I expect to be back in there shortly and know at least 2 are broken. Thanks.

I was searching threads for rear shock mounts and found several mentioning Pure Hot Rods. I googled them and saw only a Facebook site, I don't Facebook. Here are my questions; Has anyone used their upper mount and how hard is it to install? What length shock is used? Are they still in business...

I am looking for photos of the rear lever/ Houdaille shock absorber installation on the 36 -39 chassis. I am considering fitting the lever shocks I removed from the front of my 39 pu to the rear, I understand rear shocks were an option. I also have a 36 Tudor axel which is just under an inch...

I replaced the kingpins and bushings on my 39 pu last December. This morning I had the front jacked-up and noticed that both king pins were loose in the axle and the tapered bolts securing the kingpins were not very tight. I snugged the bolts and the play between the kingpins and axel is gone...

I have no basis for comparison so I am hoping folks can share their experience with similarly powered vehicles. I have a 39pu with a 36 Tudor drivetrain, 21 stud engine, 3 speed, 3.7x rearend, 26.5" dia tires. Engine is single carb, stock everything, no tach. How fast are you able to cruise...

I have a 1936 21 stud engine in my 39PU and it did not come with thermostats. This weekend I put 180F thermostats in the the top radiator hoses at the radiator. I have the original red fluid temp gauge only. Outside air temp was about 28F. I took the truck for a 15 minute drive after...

What kind of endplay should I expect between the front spindle kingpin boss and axel? I have new kingpins, bushings, etc and would like to re-assemble the front axel. There is considerable endplay when the parts are dry assembled but none of the books I have give any dimensions for what is...

What are the pros and cons of Lincoln flatheads, parts interchangeability, design issues etc? I don't know anything at all about them. I am just wondering if they offer any advantage?

I removed the speedo from my 39 pu because it was making noise. The odometer and tripmeter were inoperative also. I have cleaned all the hardened grease and lubed the gear-train. What I have found is it appears the 100s and 1000s wheel on the odometer spool are stuck. It looks to me like...

I've got what appears to be a 1940 passenger door on my 1939 pu. The inner passenger door handle moves one way to open and the other way to lock. When I disassembled it there was a chain attached to a spring and stud on one end and the handle linkage on the other. It looked to be an...

I am looking for info on what goes in the cab frame cutout to keep the steel seat-back bayonets from making noise. The previous owner had the bayonets wrapped in electrical tape.

I drove out to Bonneville yesterday and among the many curiosities was this one. Any idea what's going on with the cylinder heads and intake? It's half a flathead, sort of.

My stock 21 stud engine is incredibly hard to start and runs very rough when it does, will not idle and accelerates poorly. Plugs are sooty black,strong gas smell in cab. I can find no fault in ignition system. I have a holley carb, #91-99. I put a daytona carb kit in it. The Daytona power...

I am wondering if the power valves are functionally interchangeable? One type has a visible spring that sticks up into the float bowl, the other has a small brass stud sticking out the top. Carb is marked 91-99, both valves came in the rebuild kit.

I am looking for a solution to leaking wheel cylinders. They weep when the car is sitting. They are USA, NOS parts. They weep with new USA cups and the original USA cups which appear to be in remarkable shape. I cleaned the old packing fluid/ grease from the bores and seals and lubed...

I put USA kits in my 1939 pu wheel cylinders and three leak, due to corrosion pitting I could not hone-out. I searched the old threads and they suggest that I should buy new USA wheel cylinders which are available at NAPA and C&G but these threads are years old. NAPA's website has no parts...