'51 F4 project
#47
#48
Well, it's my first old vehicle in a long time. My first car was a '57 Ford Custom. And I once owned a '40 Pontiac 4DR Touring Sedan with suicide rear doors. But I never "rebuilt" either of them.
#49
Rebuilt the carb... idles fine now
I took a bite out of the elephant today. Yes, I'm off work this week, so I hope to get some things done on the truck.
The flatty 6 hasn't idled since I got it. Started every time, but wouldn't idle. I was hoping the carb rebuild would fix that, since the idle mixture screw made no change at all. And it was quite dirty, so I wanted to clean it inside and out. I got a gallon can of Berryman Chem-Dip from AutoZone, printed out the Holley Service Manual, and got to work. The last time I rebuilt a carb, several decades ago, it didn't work, so I was a little leery.
But this time it worked like a champ, and after I adjusted it, the truck runs real nice. I've been grinning all afternoon...
Here's a before shot
And here's an after shot
And here's a link to a video of it running, which probably nobody but me will ever watch, but I'm glad I took it.
The flatty 6 hasn't idled since I got it. Started every time, but wouldn't idle. I was hoping the carb rebuild would fix that, since the idle mixture screw made no change at all. And it was quite dirty, so I wanted to clean it inside and out. I got a gallon can of Berryman Chem-Dip from AutoZone, printed out the Holley Service Manual, and got to work. The last time I rebuilt a carb, several decades ago, it didn't work, so I was a little leery.
But this time it worked like a champ, and after I adjusted it, the truck runs real nice. I've been grinning all afternoon...
Here's a before shot
And here's an after shot
And here's a link to a video of it running, which probably nobody but me will ever watch, but I'm glad I took it.
#51
Yeah, the wing nut is missing... because someone stripped the end threads. I'll fix it, but didn't even notice it until I started making the video. It has been running at such high RPMs until today, that I can't say for sure it was rattling earlier.
#53
Nice work, Joe!
Speaking of air cleaners, here's a little project I did a few months ago that may interest you, in case you missed it. You may have joined after I posted it.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...r-cleaner.html
Speaking of air cleaners, here's a little project I did a few months ago that may interest you, in case you missed it. You may have joined after I posted it.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...r-cleaner.html
#54
Nice work, Joe!
Speaking of air cleaners, here's a little project I did a few months ago that may interest you, in case you missed it. You may have joined after I posted it.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...r-cleaner.html
Speaking of air cleaners, here's a little project I did a few months ago that may interest you, in case you missed it. You may have joined after I posted it.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...r-cleaner.html
Thanks for sharing.
#55
#56
You're welcome, Joe. Glad you found it helpful. And for the record, if I had it to do over again, I wouldn't change a thing. I was very happy with the outcome. (except for the part where it wouldn't fit on the V8 carb.)
#57
The carb was missing the throttle stop screw spring. This was bugging me, and I couldn't find one on the Internet. So I made one out of an old ballpoint pen spring. I had to cut it in half and increase the diameter by stretching it in steps over a series of Phillips screwdrivers, but it works.
I also used the instructions from 52Merc to easily convert my oil bath air cleaner to use a Fram CA568. Thanks again for that tip!
Oh, and I rethreaded the post so the air cleaner lid could be tightened down and the incessant rattling is gone.
And I got lucky and adjusted (tuned) the right horn so it works now. It wasn't working before now, and I thought it was bad until I saw the adjustment in the Shop Manual and decided to try it.
I also used the instructions from 52Merc to easily convert my oil bath air cleaner to use a Fram CA568. Thanks again for that tip!
Oh, and I rethreaded the post so the air cleaner lid could be tightened down and the incessant rattling is gone.
And I got lucky and adjusted (tuned) the right horn so it works now. It wasn't working before now, and I thought it was bad until I saw the adjustment in the Shop Manual and decided to try it.
#58
And now the glove box...
The original glove box was ruined by water leaking in through the cracked windshield rubber. So I removed it and ordered a new one.
When the new one arrived, I tried to install it. But the dimensions seemed really far off.
So I measured it...
I was thinking about returning it when I decided to try to stretch and squash it to make the entrance fit the opening, or vice versa. And what do you know, it fits! Now, hopefully, I have the leaks plugged so this one won't be ruined.
Guess I need to get an Owners Manual to stick in there.
When the new one arrived, I tried to install it. But the dimensions seemed really far off.
So I measured it...
I was thinking about returning it when I decided to try to stretch and squash it to make the entrance fit the opening, or vice versa. And what do you know, it fits! Now, hopefully, I have the leaks plugged so this one won't be ruined.
Guess I need to get an Owners Manual to stick in there.
#60