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Ah good call! I didn't realize that. I will check that out - thanks!

Hey all - I've got a 1936 Ford Truck with a 1937 or 1938 21 stud flathead v8 in it. It has the original style manual fuel pump. The lines are just kind of rigged up for now. The fuel tank has been switched out year or two ago. Its running OK at the moment (some backfiring after revving it up but...

I've got a cracked head on my 1936 1/2 ton pickup, the cracked one is the one from the drivers side - marked 40-6050-B (iron). Also may need a set of .010 rod bearings. My engine is marked with 'LB' under the intake manifold area at the top of the engine, and has the water pumps on the front...

Thanks all. That's what I was thinking as far as the resistor goes. Now I do wonder if I should have ordered the 3 ohm version of the coil instead of the 1.5 ohm version so it'd be one less thing mounted on the firewall/wire up but I guess it doesn't make much difference. Thanks again for all...

Thank you both!

Ok thanks Ed! And one question on the wiring to make sure I've got it right... does it go... 1. From the 'On' side of the ignition switch... 2. Into the resistor... 3. and from the resistor to the positive side of the coil?

Thanks, I'll give it a shot. Related topic... does anyone know if I still need to use the ballast resister I was originally using with Skip's rebuilt coil now that I'm getting this new coil with 1.5 ohms internal resistance? Or is it that I needed a coil with 3 ohms internal resistance to do...

Hey all, Getting ready to take my truck up to a show this Friday, which I've been looking forward to. I got my original helmet style ignition coil rebuilt and rewound to 12 volt by Skip Haney down in Florida. The bad thing is I've burnt it up by leaving the key on for a while just yesterday...

Hey all, I'm working on a 1936 Ford Pickup, all original. The thing will run pretty well when it gets gas. So I bought a new mechanical fuel pump (like the original) from Mac's and stuck in on the truck along with an new gas tank. I ran the line up there and cranked and cranked but I can't...

Thanks all!

I've got a '36 Ford Pickup I'm keeping pretty well original except I've converted it to 12 volt. I saw Mac's has a wiring harness (68-11647) for the tail lights, headlights and fuel tank and was looking at getting that when I get around to wiring those up. Main question I had was I figured I...

Ok I'll keep playing g with it. Do I need to disassemble the pedal assembly in any way to make it fit or does it come out in one piece after I get it loose?

Hey all, I purchased a rebuilt pedal assembly for my '36 ford pickup and was getting ready to put it in. I got the old pedal assembly loose but it doesn't look like it is going to be easy to actually get it out of there and put the new one in. Has anyone does this before? I was hoping I don't...

Thanks for all the great information guys!

Or perhaps the solenoid is in the foot starter switch...

Ah alright the one being labeled IGN SW SOL threw me off. So these didn't have one originally. Will I need to put one on when I convert to 12v?

I don't have much experience with car wiring, but I noticed that the 36 I'm working on seems to have two solenoids? Is this a common thing? The top one actually is labeled IGN SW SOL, the bottom isn't but they look exactly the same. The bottom solenoid has a wire coming in the from battery on...

Sounds like I should just get it rebuilt, then. There must be some issues with the electronic ignitions for these since it is pretty common advice from what I've seen thus far! For the 12 volt conversion I found an adapter at Mac's that can attach to the top of the original distributor and...

Im looking to either rebuild the original distributor in my 36 truck or go with electronic ignition. Id like to convert it to 12 volt as well. Any suggestions on what to go with if I go electronic? I saw speedway motors had one for the 36 flathead v8.

I've got the intake manifold off, radiator and grill is off. Are there any specifics or steps anyone has for removing one of these? I assume I've got to go unbolt the bolts around the transmission and get it lifted off the motor mount bolts in the front but if anyone has some steps to get me...