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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 #13 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 15 2000 Volume 04 : Number 013 ======================================================================= 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 - Valve Guide O-Rings Damage FTE Pre61 - Re: pre61-list-digest WHINING NOISE FTE Pre61 - Re: Reply to vo-lar-e...whow-o-o-o, volare, o-o-o FTE Pre61 - drums only? FTE Pre61 - what year flathead from #10 digest FTE Pre61 - re: My Truck is Whining FTE Pre61 - Re: Truck Whining FTE Pre61 - Book reviews FTE Pre61 - Gas Tank Sending Unit FTE Pre61 - Re: POR-15 FTE Pre61 - Transmission Coolers FTE Pre61 - Reproduceing Parts Re: FTE Pre61 - Transmission Coolers ======================================================================= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 07:46:16 -0600 From: rturner SPP.ORG Subject: FTE Pre61 - Valve Guide O-Rings Damage Members, I am reassembling my 1950 F1 Ford 239 cu. in. Flat Head V8, finally. I have been trying to insert the intake valve guides without shearing off a piece of the rubber o-rings that fit on the intake valve guides. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong or have suggestion on how to do this without damage to the o-ring? HELP!!! Randy Turner rturner spp.org == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:30:22 EST From: Rwilson50 aol.com Subject: FTE Pre61 - Re: pre61-list-digest WHINING NOISE DON NEIGHBORS, I THINK I KNOW YOUR PROBLEM. MY TRUCK MADE THE SAME TYPE WHINING,SCREECHING NOISE THE FASTER I WENT THE LOUDER IT WAS. I REMOVED MY NEIGHBORS CAT FROM THE FAN BELT AND THAT DID THE TRICK. EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL, NICE AND QUIET AND THE CAT JUST SITS ON THE PORCH IN BANDAGES. HOPE THIS HELPS. RUSS WILSON 49 F-1 ( STRIVING TO BE THE MAN MY DOG THINKS I AM) == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:30:31 EST From: VegmanOCF aol.com Subject: FTE Pre61 - Re: Reply to vo-lar-e...whow-o-o-o, volare, o-o-o In a message dated 01/14/2000 2:53:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, owner-pre61-list-digest ford-trucks.com writes: > Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:32:52 EST > From: A61fordtruck aol.com > Subject: FTE Pre61 - vo-lar-e...whow-o-o-o, volare, o-o-o > > Hey everybody, > I'm back in the US from europe and began to tear apart my '61 stepside today > > for restoration and... I pulled the truck out of the shed where it had sat > for 2 years, put in a hot battery, and it fired up on about the 4th try. > the > clutch was stuck, but it broke loose after about 10 feet of cranking. (Try > that with a 90's truck sometime!) > > I am thinking of installing a Volare clip and have a serious question. why > does everybody notch the frame? would it not be more easy to use the 4 > stock > mounting points, fabricate some brackets and bolt it all in? why all the > cutting and welding? Please somebody inlighten me. > > Greg Schnakenberg > 61 stepside, soon to be "ex ugly" "ex airforce" work truck > 65 custom cab (for sale to good home) Great question Greg. Do you already have the Volare' clip? I need to put power steering on my '52 F1 and am also considering the Volare' option. Do you know the hub-to-hub width; is it the same as your '61? I'm also interested in hearing from anyone else who has made this swap. Phillip > == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:39:13 EST From: A61fordtruck aol.com Subject: FTE Pre61 - drums only? In a message dated 01/14/2000 5:53:51 AM EST, owner-pre61-list-digest ford-trucks.com writes: << I have a set of cherry drums, brakes and backing plates. I had just done the job and then rolled my truck off a cliff. I saved the drums. I then went on to restore a 1/2 ton that I bought as a parts truck. John >> I hope the drums were not all that was left..... == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 07:10:56 -0800 From: Marilyn Boese Subject: FTE Pre61 - what year flathead from #10 digest Ken, the "59" means originally 45-48 passenger and 45-47 truck. Red == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 07:23:54 -0800 From: "Hunter L. Wimmer" Subject: FTE Pre61 - re: My Truck is Whining Don: For what it's worth, mine does the same thing in first gear (only)--with the clutch engaged and disengaged--when going more than 10mph. I have heard it described as trouble from others in the group--but I'm really unclear what it is or how to fix it... Hunter 53 F100 == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:25:42 EST From: HDMel95 aol.comSubject: FTE Pre61 - Re: Truck Whining In a message dated 1/14/2000 3:53:51 AM, you wrote: < Subject: FTE Pre61 - My Truck is Whining The last few days I've been hearing a noise develop in my truck that is getting me concerned. It is a dying bearing kind of noise that I hear when the truck is in motion. The noise begins when I release the clutch pedal, and seems to be related to engine rpm. The noise does NOT occur in neutral. I have a gut feeling it's inside the transmission, but I'd love it if somebody could tell me otherwise. - - -- Don Neighbors>> Don, my guess.....throw out bearing or pilot bearing. Mel 53 f100 34 5w 34 Roadster 70 El Camino == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:39:13 -0500 From: Abe Stauffer Subject: FTE Pre61 - Book reviews Fellow Ford Truckers: It is time for my annual Ford truck book review. Thanks to Santa (read wife) I got two new books this Christmas. The first is Don Bunn's new book, "Ford F-Series Pickup Trucks - 1948-56." I recommend it. It has lots of pictures, both of restored trucks and vintage Ford ads. There is a whole section on custom trucks. It has lots of stats and figures throughout plus an appendix in the back. It lists options and accessories for each year, colors ,etc. It deciphers VIN codes. It should be very useful for any Ford truck owner. It is easy reading. It is listed for $21.95. The second is the Specifications Features Manual that you see in the catalogs. I got the '54 year of course, but it is so informative I am thinking about buying the other years too! An example of its helpfulness: since I joined the FTE List about 2 years ago I have been searching for the original color of the grille. I eventually found out, through friends here, that it was "probably" beige/ivory. Well, in this manual the grille color is listed as "a nuetral Sungate Ivory paint which blends with any of the standard colors." It lists production numbers for the various models for that year: pickup, stake, panel, etc. These two facts alone are worth the $10 price! Even the Ford Museum in Dearborn could not tell me these facts! Have a good Y2K and happy reading! Abe '54 F-100 == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jan 2000 14:08:28 -0600 From: Randy K Selby Subject: FTE Pre61 - Gas Tank Sending Unit I know that this has been addressed before, but I couldn't find the info in my archives. I am ready to put some power to my '50 F-1 and need to know if I need a special voltage reducer for my gas tank sending unit. I have installed a new harness set up for 12V neg ground. I put a voltage reducer in-line to my gauge feed, but I have seen other postings pertaining to a "special" reducer needed for the gas tank. Also, the truck that I bought was a basket case, so I don't know for sure that the sending unit that I have is 6V. I did not see any markings on the top of the unit. How can I tell the difference between 6 and 12V? The voltage reducer that I installed was sold to me by the same company that produced the harness. It is a ceramic coil-type reducer. Will it be enough to supply the stock dash gauges and the tank sending unit? All help will be appreciated. Thanks. Randy Selby selbyrk npoint.netselby_randy_k cat.com== FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 19:31:37 -0700 (MST) From: Darcy Lee Davis Subject: FTE Pre61 - Re: POR-15 After some deliberation, I chose to use POR-15 on the frame of my truck. However, I wasn't about to trust it without doing some sort of rust test. So, I took a chunk or rusted sheetmetal from an old running board. I cleaned one side of the metal with a wire brush, then coated both sides with POR-15. First off, I checked things like resistance to a glancing blow with a hammer, resistance to abrasion(wire brush), and its flexibility. As I recall, it was the toughest stuff I've ever seen (in my somewhat limited experiance), yet it was still flexible enough that I could bend the sheetmetal several times before it began to crack. Then I dumped it into a cup of saltwater and let it sit... and sit. I don't remember the time period, but at somewhere around 7 months I gave up. The side that had been cleaned was absolutely untouched. The other side was inconclusive, because I'd painted right over flakes (worst case scenario), so I couldn't tell whether the POR-15 was bubbling or not. Though it is costly, I completely endorse it. I have heard fairly good things about Corroless, but have no experiance with it. Darcy == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 22:02:55 -0800 From: "sam fugate" Subject: FTE Pre61 - Transmission Coolers I'm looking for an alternative transmission cooler. I have a C-4 tranny bolted onto the back of my Flatmotor (51 Ford F1)and I don't want to use the conventional method of putting a cooler in front of the radiator, I'm planning on adding air later. Any suggestions? Sam In Mt.Sterling == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 21:02:51 -0600 From: "MARK AMES" Subject: FTE Pre61 - Reproduceing Parts I am looking into reproduceing the Shield shaped tailight lenses with the = raised Mercury letters on them. These lenses were used on the mid-50's = Mercury pickups. I have found a trade school that is willing to made the = mold. But first I need to contact Ford Motor Company to see about the = legal aspects of doing this. One thing I would like is to have this a = "Offical liscensed Product of Ford" that is seen on some of the ads for = reproduced parts.. Does anyone know the phone number of who I would need = to contact at Ford Motor Company to check this out.=20 Thank, Mark Ames 56 F350 Big back window 56 M100 57 C750 77 F150=20 == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 23:59:43 MST From: "Jeff Thomas" Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Transmission Coolers Hi, Sam, During my search for a trans cooler, I found in the Summit catalog a line of coolers that have small electric fans on them. Theoretically they should be mountable almost anywhere. I would call Summit's tech line for more info. Hope this helps. Jeff T >From: "sam fugate" >Reply-To: pre61-list ford-trucks.com>To: "list" >Subject: FTE Pre61 - Transmission Coolers >Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 22:02:55 -0800 > >I'm looking for an alternative transmission cooler. I have a C-4 tranny >bolted onto the back of my Flatmotor (51 Ford F1)and I don't want to use >the >conventional method of putting a cooler in front of the radiator, I'm >planning on adding air later. Any suggestions? > >Sam In Mt.Sterling > >== 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 ------------------------------ End of pre61-list-digest V4 #13 ******************************* +- 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/ ----------+.... To access the rest of this feature you must be a logged in Registered User Of Ford Truck Enthusiasts
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