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I thumb through the Car Kulture and Hot Rod Deluxe magazines in supermarkets looking for Barn member cars. I knew I'd have to eventually see Frenchy's deuce. Congrats and well deserved!! Lonnie

Excellent point. If the trans was brute force bench pressed in and left to hang by the clutch hub before stabbed into the pilot bushing/bearing it will likely bend the disc hub. Lonnie

Honestly, I don't know. I've never dealt with spark control valves but it works great for power valves! Lonnie

If you really want verify function and value of the power valve, this is a good investment... https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-62295?seid=srese1&cm_mmc=pla-google-_-shopping-_-srese1-_-moroso&gclid=CjwKCAjw7tfVBRB0EiwAiSYGM1FSVbJSMmaHZq4SQfiuqkO_jeBpnui-9CV_l9MVYs-hF3WshLVYBBoCOskQAvD_BwE...

As crazy as it may sound, if your engagement is now in the upper part of your pedal travel, readjust it to begin engagement 1" off the floor so it is fully engaged at half pedal travel. Lonnie

Mart, the harness crosses over in that channel on the backside of the radiator under the tubes. It's held in place by the folding tangs. Lonnie

I've only done it once but I called a large nation-wide broker with my from-and-to and they gave me a nice low price. Their fee is flat rate off your credit card with the rest in cash to the driver. After three weeks of nothing I called to ask "what's up?" and was told no "hits" on my haul which...

Installed valve spring seat pressure. First off, Ol' Ron gets full credit for this method to measure installed height pressure... With fully installed valve assembly resting off the lifter, measure the spring from the bottom of the guide to the top of the retainer with a divider or dowel...

Try this... file:///E:/Side%20Window%20Glass%20Install.htm Lonnie

And don't think the guys rebuilding those engines in large factory-authorized shops weren't putting in ford cranks and slipping the mercs out the door during a smoke break. Lonnie

When I say "earlier" I mean '49 and '50 engines had the long springs with single piece retainers. When the timing issue is solved, the valve issue comes down to installed height. With a stock cam and long springs like you have installed, you'll need 2.125" which will be stock spring pressure. If...

Looks like the valves, springs and retainers are not compatible. 1. Those are not flathead valves with that much stem sticking out below the retainer. 2. The springs are upside down and are the longer springs for earlier engines without rotating type retainers. These springs will likely bind...

Here's one of Ol' Ron's posts that I have in my recipe book... "Take a 258ci with 39-41 "A" heads, that's 8:1 CR. Add a 2GC or Holley 2110 carb from a 55-6 truck and you have axle breaking torque." Lonnie

Here's a form from the Virginia DMV... https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/pdf/vsa22.pdf I hope your car has an aftermarket frame or really looks like it is. Virginia is super strict on titling anything sketchy. I brought my "lost bill of sale" pickup here from Montana and couldn't find a...

So from here-on, verifying the cam position is best done when the mark on the 8BA pulley is aligned with the pointer at TDC on the EXHAUST stroke where you can see the valves rocking like Mart described in post #8. Here's an excerpt from Walt Dupont from a long-ago post that walks you through...

If you want a permanent tarnish experiment with this on another chrome part to see if you like it...

Check the wear of the piston and condition of leather on the piston in the distributor. If the piston is loose it will vibrate in the bore and make a ringing sound. Lonnie

Here is Brian's earlier problem with the crank... https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=226600 Lonnie

Probably more for sound reduction. The vortex from the leading blade tip will cause a pop when the next passes through it if they're the same size. Lonnie