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pre61-list-digest Tuesday, November 2 1999 Volume 03 : Number 317



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In this issue:

FTE Pre61 - Bed Wood Refinish
FTE Pre61 - Re: 55 F-100 Fuel Capacity
FTE Pre61 - Re: pre61-Cause of a Dead Distributor Cap?
FTE Pre61 - RE -spare tire for 52 F-2
FTE Pre61 - Re: pre61-list-To Steve Delanty
FTE Pre61 - good block= good engine

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 05:58:01 -0500
From: "Howard H. Tarnoff"
Subject: FTE Pre61 - Bed Wood Refinish

Looking at Effie yesterday and doing an evaluation of what it needs for next
year it looks like the bed wood could stand some attention. Has anyone
sanded and "patch finished" without taking the bed offing and doing a
complete refinish?

Any suggestions, I dont have a small army of assistance this winter and dont
want to try to pull the bed off myself.

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 10:56:19 EST
From: MichellHC aol.com
Subject: FTE Pre61 - Re: 55 F-100 Fuel Capacity

Here is another solution to your fuel problem. Use a tank from a F-500 or
larger 53 to 55 Ford truck. Those tanks were 20 gallon capacity. Why not go
for the largest that will fit the space if you are going to change it anyway.

Michelle
Chelle's 56 Hauler
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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 08:41:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Dan Lee
Subject: FTE Pre61 - Re: pre61-Cause of a Dead Distributor Cap?

Dan,
1-6-5-4-8-2-3-7 is the same as
2-6-5-4-8-1-3-7 with 2 and 1 reversed.

Dan Lee
'53 F100
400C-4V

>I think I found a significant contributor to my
>ignition problem--self
>destructing cap aside. The firing order was
>completely wrong. When I
>changed the wires I kept the same order that had been
>on the cap (and
>working fine) since I had the engine--I didn't even
>think about
>it. Yesterday it became clear though--here was my
>firing
>order: 1-6-5-4-8-2-3-7. And the #1 wire was 180 off
>(the distributor
>wasn't 180 off, just the wire's placement on the
>cap). Once I set the
>order to the correct 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 and moved #1 to
>the correctposition I
>lost all my backfiring and other weird problems. The
>timing is nowoff,
>but what do you expect? How did the engine even run
>firing like that,let
>alone run smooth and make good power for 3 years?



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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 08:43:29 -0800
From: "Vierra, William BGI SF"
Subject: FTE Pre61 - RE -spare tire for 52 F-2

Ken from what I have been able to find out for my 51 which I believe would
be the same on a 52 the spare could be located in three places. I will list
them by order of popularity (with Ford not necessarily with owners):

Under the bed on a support that is horizontal to the frame
rails hanging from clevis bolts (lots of fun to get the spare out).

In the bed behind the passenger seat attached to the bed
side by one bolt.

On a mount out side the bed behind the drivers door with a
indentation in the drivers side rear fender to make room for the tire.

I like option three the best but have only seen two pictures of trucks this
way one in book about trucks and one from a picture on the web site. I have
never been able to locate the bracket to hold the tire. On my truck the
spare was originally mounted in the bed as near as I can tell. When I get
ready to repaint the truck I am going to make a mount for the side.
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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 21:51:30 EST
From: VegmanOCF aol.com
Subject: FTE Pre61 - Re: pre61-list-To Steve Delanty

REPLY TO: Steve Delanty ~ thanks for sharing your knowledge. I know of
several people who have built regulators off your plans; relatively easy to
build, cheap, and work great. Many Thanks, Phillip
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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 21:00:56 -0800
From: Marilyn Boese
Subject: FTE Pre61 - good block= good engine

> > > At 07:16 PM 10/28/1999 -0700, Alan S. Finch wrote:
> > > >I'm new to the restoration stuff. I'm trying to find a good V-8 block to
> > > >start on a 48,49 F-6. All my blocks have cracks in them. Can these be
> > > >repaired or are there places that I can find a good block or engine?
> > > >Thanks. asf bentonrea.com
> > >
> >Alan,
> >We have good used flathead engines for sale, if your block is not
> >repairable. You'd get most of the accessories too. These are from
> >orchard windmills and they are block checked.
> >Red reds-headers.com
> >


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