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In a moment of weakness, I was seduced by another orphan. Unfortunately I cannot keep both. The Mercury is being shipped 1500 miles to a 79 yr old gentleman in Florida. I sincerely appreciate the fellowship and help I've gotten here at the Barn. I was in the garage all evening tying up some...

I'm putting new leaf packs (McVeighs) on my 51. I didn't know that the front leaf spring hanger bolt is a forged rivet that needs to be wrecked and replaced. A replacement bolt is not easy to find on the internet. In fact info on this is pretty light in my research. Anyone here ever weld the...

I am having a difficult time removing the center cap of the steering wheel on my '51. I am using 2 putty knives and I'm terrified of damaging the cap or steering wheel. Maybe not terrified but I'd like to avoid it... lol. I've applied ATF with a needle oiler hoping it would loosen things up. Is...

I got a new starter drive unit for my Mercury with the Merc-o-matic and I twisted it out not knowing it that I wasn't supposed to do that. Do you guys know a way to retract it? I saw a video using a wire wheel on a bench grinder to spin it up and rewind it, but I don't have a wire wheel for...

I have seen pictures of wheel stands like these made by Car-o-liner a few times online. Do they still make them/sell them? It looks like the company that sells them is overseas? My internet search hasn't not produced much results. I've also seen home made cribbing stands made of wood. I would...

Would Sea Foam thru the intake vacuum hose on my flathead 255 be a bad thing?

I'm gonna be rewiring my Mercury in the fall. Could you give me suggestions on who to buy from? Under the hood I'd like to use a factory reproduction for looks, but under the dash it can be regular wires. I've search to in haven't been able to find more than 2 suppliers. Thank you

I need a driver side trunk hinge for my '51 Mercury. Thanks for looking. Edit. FOUND AND PURCHASED

My brake lights no longer light up, and the turn signals have a few seconds delay before they activate. Information from my internet search is pretty light on info for this system. The brake lights go thru the turn indicator switch as I understand, correct? I can't figure out how to remove the...

51 Mercury. I took my rear differential carrier out to have it rebuilt, and now I am removing the axle housing so I can bring it to them and have them assemble for backlash. The leaf Spring pad on the axle housing is not separating from the leaves, but does not appear to be bolted directly to...

I have a noise coming from the rear end in my '51. There was some play in drivers side (skake play) so I replaced the wheel bearing and seal. That reduced the noise. But I still have noise. It's a rolling/clunking sound at low speed, that becomes a faint whirring/ ticking sound at higher speeds...

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F123534668314 Looking at a new radiator for my 51 Mercury. Any chance these are good?

What oil and how often to oil the flathead generator? Can't find any info on the web about it.

Can someone tell me the exact size (length) of the water pump and fan belts? possibly in centimeters, so I can buy extras for my 8CM. Thank you.

Yesterday I got my Coker radials installed and alignment done. What an incredible difference in the way the car drives and handles. I love it. They are everything I was expecting. The tires that were on the car were just terrible. They looked good, and the tread pattern was good... but my God...

I've been getting all the bugs worked out on my '51 Mercury. I bought it 4 months ago and have put about 300 miles on it. I am trying to get all the bugs worked out. It starts and runs good with the exception of a hesitation and stumble only from take off from a stop. It did this from the first...

What holds the gas peddle rod to the throttle linkage? Mine has come undone and I haven't had a chance to get all the way under there to take a good look. All I was able to do is hook it back together temporarily.

Today didn't go as planned. I was on my way to the tire shop to get an alignment and have my Coker classics installed. The car started and drove normally as it usually does and I was cruising on the highway until I came to an intersection and the car stopped running. I popped the hood and gas...

I need to replace 1 or both of my temp senders on my 51 Mercury. There is the factory one to the original dash gauge, and there is a second one to an aftermarket gauge mounted under the dash. Neither work. The aftermarket one is on the drivers side of the engine. Does this look like a universal...

Hey guys. I am going to need to replace my driver side wheel bearing on my Mercury. Its noisy and has "shake" play. At first I thought it was the differential itself but now I think its the axle bearing. -Is there anything out of the ordinary I need to know about this job? - is there a...