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From: owner-pre61-list-digest  ford-trucks.com (pre61-list-digest) To: pre61-list-digest ford-trucks.com Subject: pre61-list-digest V4 #6 Reply-To: pre61-list ford-trucks.com Sender: owner-pre61-list-digest ford-trucks.com Errors-To: owner-pre61-list-digest ford-trucks.com Precedence: bulk pre61-list-digest Saturday, January 8 2000 Volume 04 : Number 006 ======================================================================= Ford Truck Enthusiasts - 1948 - 1948 truck and vans Visit our web site: http://www.ford-trucks.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, send email to: majordomo ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe pre61-list-digest" in the body of the message. ======================================================================= In this issue: FTE Pre61 - Re: Sandblasting Re: FTE Pre61 - 52 Merc COE - Ray C might like this FTE Pre61 - Jack & tire iron, and reflector flares Re: FTE Pre61 - 52 Merc COE - Ray C might like this FTE Pre61 - Exhaust Manifolds FTE Pre61 - Another COE Re: FTE Pre61 - Randy-Exhaust Manifolds FTE Pre61 - Transporting trucks FTE Pre61 - ADMIN: FTE 3rd Anniversary and a chance to ask Ford! FTE Pre61 - 289 in a '48 FTE Pre61 - Vacuum wipers Re: FTE Pre61 - 52 Merc COE - Ray C might like this FTE Pre61 - sandlasting Re: FTE Pre61 - 52 Merc COE - Ray C might like this FTE Pre61 - Fuel Injection on Flatty ======================================================================= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 09:31:01 -0600 From: Mark Hendricks Subject: FTE Pre61 - Re: Sandblasting I've read and have been told that your typical 33 gallon compressors just won't do the job, but, if you chain two of these compressors together (a simple T connect on the hoses), they work great. So maybe you could borrow a friends. 1950 F-1 (driving to OK in Feb. to pick it up) == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 08:45:40 -0800 From: "Kreig McBride" Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - 52 Merc COE - Ray C might like this Does it matter if there is rust? A 52 Mercury COE is not what i would consider a common site. Kreig in Bellingham, Wa - -----Original Message----- From: Scott To: Pre 60 List Date: Thursday, January 06, 2000 9:17 AM Subject: FTE Pre61 - 52 Merc COE - Ray C might like this >I've found a 52 Mercury COE for sale about an hour from my place. I >might go look at it today or on Sat and I was wondering if anyone could >tell me where these big boys are prone to rust. It is just cab and >chasis. The guy told me that there was only a small rust hold on one >of the fenders about 1"x2". So if anyone knows where I should pay >close attention to that would be great, I know that Ray C has had at >least 1 COE and I would really like to here what he has to say. Or if >anyone is interested in it, being that it is a Mercury let me know and >I'll get you the details. >Scott >52 F1 >ps, I'm gonna take lots of pics of the truck! > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. >http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://im.yahoo.com >== FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html > == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 12:05:01 -0500 From: Abe Stauffer Subject: FTE Pre61 - Jack & tire iron, and reflector flares Speaking of Jacks: Does anyone know with certainty or have any hunches what the jack and tire iron looked like for a '54 F-100. Did '53-'56 all use the same one, did the '59 use the same one as My59F100 asked yesterday? These were sold as dealer accesories so is it possible that they could have been different in different parts of the country? I have a tire iron that came with my truck (I am the 2nd owner). It is flat iron with a box wrench on one end and a sharp edge on the other end to pry off hubcaps. It has only one marking that says like "Pat. pending". What did the jack look like? I would like to have one. The literature I have says the dealers also had a "reflector flare set with flags and flagstaffs". I have one of these in a red tin box. It soes not have any "Ford" markings on it. Is this an original Ford accessory? Abe '54 F-100 == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 09:31:08 -0800 (PST) From: Scott Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - 52 Merc COE - Ray C might like this I know it's rare, but where do the COE's rust out. I need to know where to pay close attention to. I expect it to have surface rust. Scott - --- Kreig McBride > Does it matter if there is rust? > A 52 Mercury COE is not what i would consider a common site. > > Kreig in Bellingham, Wa > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott > To: Pre 60 List > Date: Thursday, January 06, 2000 9:17 AM > Subject: FTE Pre61 - 52 Merc COE - Ray C might like this > > > >I've found a 52 Mercury COE for sale about an hour from my place. I > >might go look at it today or on Sat and I was wondering if anyone > could > >tell me where these big boys are prone to rust. It is just cab and > >chasis. The guy told me that there was only a small rust hold on > one > >of the fenders about 1"x2". So if anyone knows where I should pay > >close attention to that would be great, I know that Ray C has had at > >least 1 COE and I would really like to here what he has to say. Or > if > >anyone is interested in it, being that it is a Mercury let me know > and > >I'll get you the details. > >Scott > >52 F1 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://im.yahoo.com == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: 07 Jan 2000 11:44:47 -0600 From: Randy K Selby Subject: FTE Pre61 - Exhaust Manifolds Truckies, I need a little help. I am trying my second set of exhaust manifolds and the second oil pan on my '50 239 V-8. Can't seem to get the right combination. Dipstick will not clear manifold. The manifolds came from a co-worker, and are the last set that he has. Could they be auto instead of truck manifolds? I am putting a rear-sump pan on now, and would rather use it. Does anyone have a picture of a stock driver's side manifold? Randy Selby selbyrk npoint.net selby_randy_k cat.com As my wife claims "The leading Midwest Dealer in junk '50 F-1 parts." == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 09:55:40 -0800 (PST) From: Scott Subject: FTE Pre61 - Another COE When I was searching for that 52 Merc COE I also found a 54 Ford COE for sale. The 54 is an ex furniture truck and is located in Creston B.C. Please e-mail me off list for more info. Scott __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://im.yahoo.com == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 13:27:22 EST From: PWPTRUCK1 aol.com Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Randy-Exhaust Manifolds Randy, Check out this page on my website. I have several engine pics on it that shows the exhaust manifolds. The dipstick is on the drivers side. http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://hometown.aol.com/pwptruck1/engine.htm Good luck, Paul 52 F-3 == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 17:19:51 -0700 From: "Loren Kowalchuk" Subject: FTE Pre61 - Transporting trucks Hello again, I haven't posted here for a while, mainly because I'm spending most of my time still looking for a replacement cab for my 57. I've come close a few times, but there's always been something that killed it. I have now found a complete 1960 effie in Northern California that looks to be exactly what I'm looking for. The problem is getting it up here to Edmonton, Alberta Canada. The shipping costs are a killer. Is there anyone out there who knows of a company that will do it cheap. I really don't want to drive down and get it myself. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Incidentally, if anyone knows of a cab that is in good restorable condition and is a little closer to me (Northwest USA or Western Canada), then let me know please. Once I get a cab, it's clear sailing after that. (Yeah, right.) == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 22:44:13 -0500 From: Ken Payne Subject: FTE Pre61 - ADMIN: FTE 3rd Anniversary and a chance to ask Ford! FTE will soon be celebrating its 3rd Anniversary as a web site. (It was just a mailing list prior to that). We have several things planned for this. Among them is an opportunity for you, the FTE user, to have your questions answered by Bob Masone, F150 Product Manger for Ford Motor Company! Post the question(s) you would like to have asked, and we'll hash them out here. I'm going to present 5-10 questions to Bob in an interview and post the transcripts on the web site and to the mailing lists. There are a few minor guidelines.... 1. No questions about unannounced future products. 2. Keep in mind that this isn't a mechanic's chit-chat. 3. It may be best to use this as an opportunity to discuss Ford's involvement with the enthusiast community. Ken Payne Admin, Ford Truck Enthusiasts == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 23:06:15 EST From: JDay2536 aol.com Subject: FTE Pre61 - 289 in a '48 I have a 289 in a '48 F-1. Simple fabricated motor mounts and most any cross-member (mine is FMX auto). I am still using the original radiator from the flathead V8. I'm not sure how it would work out in a '59 model, though. Don't forget to consider things like throttle linkage, conversion to alternator, etc. Most of my stuff for the swap came from the donor vehicle, a '68 Fairlane. Good luck. == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 23:13:51 EST From: JDay2536 aol.com Subject: FTE Pre61 - Vacuum wipers I've been pretty satisfied with my old vacuum windshield wiper. Aside from making sure that there are no leaks, here's a tip from my uncle who grew up with these things-lube every part of them that can be reached with WD-40, especially around the shafts. When I drove mine regularly, I would give it this treatment every few weeks and the wiper always worked like new (except on a hard uphill pull). JDay == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 20:49:10 -0800 From: "Ray Cardogno" Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - 52 Merc COE - Ray C might like this Hi Scott and FTE'ers, I got a 54 COE. The only place mine had rust is on the steps and on the cab corners it was bubling a little bit. The 52 is a little different. Don't know where the favorite rust spots were. It would be nice to have another COE around! Keep us posted. Ray C - -- On Thu, 6 Jan 2000 08:52:26 Scott wrote: >I've found a 52 Mercury COE for sale about an hour from my place. I >might go look at it today or on Sat and I was wondering if anyone could >tell me where these big boys are prone to rust. It is just cab and >chasis. The guy told me that there was only a small rust hold on one >of the fenders about 1"x2". So if anyone knows where I should pay >close attention to that would be great, I know that Ray C has had at >least 1 COE and I would really like to here what he has to say. Or if >anyone is interested in it, being that it is a Mercury let me know and >I'll get you the details. >Scott >52 F1 >ps, I'm gonna take lots of pics of the truck! > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. >http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://im.yahoo.com >== FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html > Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.angelfire.com == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 23:02:36 -0600 From: "Don Chandler" Subject: FTE Pre61 - sandlasting You received good advise regarding the pressure pot. There are some other things, that you may or may not know, that are super important. BTW, you can get a small pot from Harbor Freight for about $89 if you watch their catalogs. The price goes up and down. Use fine sand, I get mine at the lumber yard, they call it #3 sandblast sand. The industrial sandblast supplies call it #5 "sugar sand". Do not blast with the nozzle perpendicular to the surface, use a glancing angle, about 30' from perpendicular. Keep the nozzle back from the surface 8-10 inches and keep the pressure reading on the gauge on the pot down to about 80 psi. I have just finished blasting all of the pieces for my 50 F-1. I disassembled and blasted inside and outside, everything came out perfect. I primed with epoxy primer. If you use too much pressure, blast at 90' to surface, keep the nozzle in one place, you will generate heat in the metal and your parts will come out warped up. I have seen many hoods, doors, roofs messed up because of this. my compressor is a 7.5 HP with a 100 gal tank. == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 21:05:00 -0800 From: "Ray Cardogno" Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - 52 Merc COE - Ray C might like this Ray C here again on this one, Lift up the floor mat and check near the kick plates. Check under the cab where it mounts to the frame on the hangers. Wear grubbies and climb under it with a good flashlight and a screwdriver to poke with. - -- On Fri, 7 Jan 2000 09:31:08 Scott wrote: >I know it's rare, but where do the COE's rust out. I need to know >where to pay close attention to. I expect it to have surface rust. >Scott > >--- Kreig McBride >> Does it matter if there is rust? >> A 52 Mercury COE is not what i would consider a common site. >> >> Kreig in Bellingham, Wa >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Scott >> To: Pre 60 List >> Date: Thursday, January 06, 2000 9:17 AM >> Subject: FTE Pre61 - 52 Merc COE - Ray C might like this >> >> >> >I've found a 52 Mercury COE for sale about an hour from my place. I >> >might go look at it today or on Sat and I was wondering if anyone >> could >> >tell me where these big boys are prone to rust. It is just cab and >> >chasis. The guy told me that there was only a small rust hold on >> one >> >of the fenders about 1"x2". So if anyone knows where I should pay >> >close attention to that would be great, I know that Ray C has had at >> >least 1 COE and I would really like to here what he has to say. Or >> if >> >anyone is interested in it, being that it is a Mercury let me know >> and >> >I'll get you the details. >> >Scott >> >52 F1 > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. >http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://im.yahoo.com >== FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html > Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.angelfire.com == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 00:55:57 -0500 From: gary vandergrift Subject: FTE Pre61 - Fuel Injection on Flatty I was talking to my local speed shop about buying a 4 bbl carb as recommended by someone here. He started talking about how he sold Fuel Injection to a guy with an old Packard and how happy the guy was with it. I called Holly to talk to them about puting some Throttle body F.I. on my '52 239ci Flatty and they said that they didn't have any thing that small. Do any of you know if there is a setup what will work on this engine? The stuff they had that was equal to the size of my engine had specific requirements like it would only work on a GM system or it was only for a 6 cylinder Jeep, etc. Now the 4 BBL will work fine I am sure, but... . . FI would be as cool as a 350 ; -} ..I mean a 351C! Don't want to start any of that *H**Y *H** again. Gary V in CT '37 with a '52 == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ End of pre61-list-digest V4 #6 ****************************** +- Ford Truck Enthusiasts - 1948 - 1960 Trucks and vans --------------+ | Send posts to pre61-list ford-trucks.com, || List removal information is on the web site. | +---------- Visit Our Web Site: http://www.ford-trucks.com/ ----------+.... 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