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I pulled the timing cover and crankshaft pulley off my 8BA to replace the front crankshaft seal, and this part fell off. I have no idea where it came from. It looks like a spacer. It fits over the crankshaft, but not over the crankshaft key. Anybody know where it goes?

I've got a 1941 1/2 ton pickup and I've been looking for a radio that would look like it belongs in the truck. Until the other day, I found a picture of the dashboard in a 1941 Ford Pickup that had a radio that looked like it came from the factory. It had a round white face in the center with...

I've got a 1941 Ford 1/2 ton pickup and I'm trying to get the parking brake mechanism to work properly. The parking brake is the under dash type and when I pull the handle to set the brake, the brake won't stay locked in place. The release handle works but the lever that locks against the...

I've got a 1941 Pickup with a stock gauge cluster, and I would like to remove the faces from the gauges to do some cleanup work. My question is, how do you separate the gauge from the face with the gauge on one side of the face and the needle on the other? Can I just pull the needles off the...

I would like to finish the interior of my 41' pickup this winter, but I have no idea what I'm doing. I want to stay stock and I have some of the interior pieces I need, but I don't know what I'm missing and I have to idea how to install it. A google search was useless, or at least the way I...

OK, just like any other project my new one is testing my resolve. I figured out today that the front shocks are bottomed out, LITERALLY. The front shocks are completely compressed at ride height. I'll try and attach some photos later. I've never owned a vehicle with a dropped leafspring...

I just purchased a 41 pickup and have only driven the truck around the neighborhood. I've noticed when turning right the front right hub makes a scraping noise. This is a metal on metal scraping noise. I can here a scraping noise when turning left on the left side too, but its not as loud as...

Well, I'm tackling the first problem on my 41 pickup, no emergency brake. The truck has the original brake lever in the cab, but it has a ford 8" rear. I was wondering if anyone has solved this problem before and how you did it. I found the following e-brake cables from Lokar...

I asked a few questions about a 41 pickup I was looking to buy in another thread. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=284734 Thanks for all the replies. Well, I bought it and brought it home to Virginia from Maryland yesterday. I took the family around the neighborhood last night...

I'm looking at purchasing a 41' Ford F1 and the owner has shared several pics of the truck. One thing that has thrown up a red flag is the installation of the coolant hoses on top of the engine. They have been installed with a bow in them. There's a high spot in the middle and the hose is...