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    52 brake pulls hard right and squeals

    right side new w cyl good stream from hose when bled squeal and pulls r then quits for a while any help app just opened em up again everything ive read says front shoe is shorter unless this is an exception for ford 52 customline both shoes are same size long ones is this an...
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    1952 ford flathead AUTOMATIC

    gonna take the wife out for a labor day spin pull the choke out pretty far have to with this one till starts runnning smooth.....so just sitting there for a few all of a sudden transmission somehow jumps in reverse no hands or shifter and so away we go backing out of garage .. took this...
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    1952 ford car clutch install

    clutch pp and throw out bearing prior clutch engaging pretty far out 1still engaging far out at what inch from floor should it engage my manual doesnt say and how to adjust 2 clutch chatters when engaging didnt do before.......3 clutch travel at top bout 1 inch.... which is...
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    1952 ford customline

    1952 ford stick transmission and rear end what value oil /grease do they take dennis,,,,, ive been told 80/90 .... others said 140
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    1952 customline gas gauge reads near full

    fifth tank sender think said had new resistance style still reading high close to full,,,,,,battry reads 6.30v,,, at sender reads 6.30v, when read through sender when hooked up see 3.5v any help appreciated dennis
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    1952 ford customline fuel sending unit

    this is the 5th fuel ,,,, sender ive put on none work correct i wired it same as original wire from gauge to center wire from frame to frame or screw to tanlk ive read these aftermarket gauges for 50 bucks are junk.....im temped to reverse the wires but i sure dont want any arc...
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    6v fuel pump for carb draining....

    still cant fig out why carb drains so heres my ? got a 6 v ele fuel pump low volume will it work ok if i put it next to fuel pump this old man will prob have gas everywhere if i try to hook up near gas tank...once it sits for 4- 5 days have a lot of cranking to get gas back up thanks...
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    1952 ford poppin when ltting off gas

    flathead ford 52 popping through muffler when letting off gas some loud esp in 2nd gear any thoughts would that be a 2 rich carb????? Dennis also been baking the car in sun for 4 days now and paint still sticky in sun and seems dry when cooled off o well.....been over 2 months not for...
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    1952 ford paintjob

    painted ford 2 months ago with candy apple red metallic acrylic enamel by trinity 1945 paint used their thinner and hardner painter used 4 to 1 to 1 ratio...Help problem to date when cool out 70 or below paint feels dry but when gets over 80 paint gets very tacky to touch,, warmer it gets...
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    1952 ford car gas tank depth

    off hand does anyone know gas tank depth car 52 3 4 ame
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    1952 ford flattie automatic customline

    starter motor looking in catalogues and talking to the cust ser im told there is a or some diff between an automatic and standart 3 on tree starter... looking in cat i can see starts for manual tran but not for automatic.. can anyone set me straight thanks dennis
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    1952 ford customline starter motor automatic

    im told there is a diff between a start mo for automatic versus a standard/overdrive when i look in catalogues none say for 52 with automatic ....this is a flathead engine but do say for 6 cyl or for standard does anyone know the diff or will either work Dennis
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    1952 Ford steering wheel cam

    turn signals dont turn off..... steering wheel cam does the cam have the open side facing the switch when installed on car or is the closed side facing the switch also how does the cam come out of the steering wheel ive bought a manual and no answers///right now is installed with the wheel...
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    1952 ford car steering wheel horn ring doesnt work

    any pictures of how to reassemble the steering wheel horn asssembly ring,,when take ring off and touch center wire to side of metal horn blows fine,when mount ring back on nothing.... not sure im reassembled right. but didnt work when got car.....
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    1952 ford loses prime

    when care sits for about a week it loses gas prime and have to crank and crank till gas gets back.... when starts runs great any help on where to start... dennis
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    52 3 4 outside overlay skirts

    anyone have any instructions on how to put em back on been 2 many years for me thanks Dennis
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    1952 ford customline horn

    tired of trying to get this to work advice please i take horn push bar off pull wire from center touch on side of metal horn works fine.....take aluminum part that is push and turn to get off cleaned everything i can see put back on and works some ties pushing in a certian area this...
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    50ties ford single post tem sender

    52 flathead single post temp sending unit orig works right meaning turn key on goes all way to left key off cold goes all way to right sometimes if u twist the screw which will pull out bout 1/4 in bought 2 so far new prob china made neither one reads close is there any out there...
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    52 ford car steering box

    want to adjust the steering box(too much play in wheel) the cap on top of adj screw on box is it threaded or a pry off.. know how to adj ust it... thanks Dennis
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    freeze plugs

    52 ford customline flathead freeze plugs as we know em can thye be replaced with engine in car thanks dennis
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