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I'm glad I heard from you two before I attempted this. Thank you both.

I have found an OEM King Seely fuel guage sender that tested good but it has the different model float rod than the tank I am using. How hard is it to change float rods? It looks like it has a a sleeve at the end that might could be pryed open and reused with the rod I need.

Good to know Woodie I'll look into that.

Thank you all for the good info

I changed spark plugs on Edmunds aluminum heads. I had a steel spark plug insert come out with the plug. Am I right this was put in to repair a stripped plug hole? I tried getting the insert off the old plug with solvent and heat but can't without buggering up the threads. Where can I get...

Thanks for your quick responses.

I'm getting ready to mount new tires on stock Ford 16" wheels. I'd like to know if the lead wheel balance weights will interfere with me using trim or beauty rings. on them. I was thinking of using the balance beads but the tire shop guy says the lead weights work much better.

You are right, the code 3 means 3 speed manual. Confirm the vin number on your title matches the vin number on your frame . If you haven't already you need to get a Mid Fifty F100 parts catalog. They have new data plates if you send a copy of proof of your ownership but will change engine,trans...

OK, thanks. This motor is in a 53 F100 and it has the wider belts on it but I guess it would have the same bearing/shaft assembly as the cars.

I discovered top of the fan pulley on my 53 8BA is cocked about an eighth of an inch toward the radiator. Am I right in thinking it being that far out of plum might throw the belt? I know Vanpelts has parts to rebuild these but only up to the 52s. My 53 does not have the oil filler screw. The...

Fordy, That's the answer I was hoping for. Thanks for the reassurance.

I learned on here to use vinegar to clean out rust inside of my 8ba block. It does work well. But I've become a little concerned about possible harm I may have done to my aluminum heads and water necks when I ran the vinegar through the block. The reason for this is recently immersed an...

If I remember right, didn't they used to make 18mm adapters the 14mm plugs would screw into. I had a flathead Harley that had them. I pretty sure.

Mark, does a 272 out of a 56 F100 have a high mount water pulley? If so, I have one.

Larry, since you live in Tulsa, you might want to check out Mar-k pickup beds in Okla. City. They are close enough for you to drive and pick up and save a bunch on shipping cost.

Be sure to not scrap your 53 V8 bell housing. They just made them that one year. There is always someone needing one. Flathead Ernie, a valuable contributor to the Hamb, associated with this site, and a contributor here on this site needs one. I have one but he lives in Florida and don't want...

If you can't find a T85 truck OD, which was OEM optional from 1953-56, you can use the later T86 OD truck trans, which are easier to find. It bolts right up to the 53 flathead bell housing. Thats what I did on my 53 F100. The only modifications needed were to shorten the driveshaft and make a...

OK thanks, I'd never heard of having to do it before. I just needed some confirmation before I did something wrong.

Have any of you had to trim an intake gasket? I am installing a Dennis Carpenter gasket an the gasket overlaps the ports in some places as much as 1/8 of an inch. The ports have been ported and polished so I guess that is why. But I guess that is the way to proceed, trim them as close as I can...

Grumpy, I have a few extra sets of those hubs. I'll sell you a set for $50.00 if you help take the brake drums off to get at them. I'm 9 miles west of you just off hwy 352 accross from Pick a Part. Phone no. 479 647 6325 Jim