Thanx ! That's a good lookin' " Brand F " even if it does have a silly lateral valve engine in it..... :rolleyes: . I love Elvis' early...
O.K. , Now : Go DRIVE IT , open road , like out to dinner not just 'round the block , get it good and hot & the built up carbon will flake off in...
Dodge FlatHeads Later than that Bill ~ I used to work on a 1967 Military Surplus Power Wagon with a flat 6 and in high school my buddy's...
Stock Vs. Mods You know Russ ; You're one of the very few Hot Rodders I know who actually knows how to build things right but , I'm a...
Quiet Valves Are NOT Happy Valves ! :eek: . Ignore this basic and simple adjustment at your peril .
Neat ! Whatever it is , it's not a 1948 Dodge....
Valve Adjust http://www.speedprint.com/deves50/valveadjust.php O.K. , here's the one I worked up for Deve some time back , follow it to the...
Tune up Sorry this should be the second post but , I'm still searching :...
6 > 12 Volt Conversion Well ; I guess it depends . If you're going to want a fancy stereo , then _maybe_ . Keeping the truck in a good...
Frame Color No , they were originally glossy black , not overly high gloss but glossy none the less .
Running Well O.K. then ; Magneto ? . Remember : the magneto's magnets need to be timed , then you adjust the ignition timing , a separate...
The Rules No , you just made that up your ownself .
Various Reasons I figured I'd wait to see the other answeres first... :rolleyes: GM was , as usual WAYYYY ahead of the pack in trends , yes...
Bendix Brakes They're very good on your '54 ~ they were used up to the late 1960's so parts are cheap and they're very reliable , have good...
Wow I've not seen one of those since the 1960's ! .
First Things First You'll find these old Stovebolts can run very well indeed even with only 65 # or so compression but , you need to address each...
Your Engine ? you have a Hydromatic equipped pickup truck ? . You lucky dog .
Vintage Spark Plugs Aren't these the same as the brand'F' A Model spark plugs ? Champion still makes those , any partshaus can order 'em up for...
Tuning Old Engines Break out the dwell / tach and timing light , set points to 33° dwell then timing to dead nutz ball on pointer @ 500 or lower...
'49 3100 f.s. Your choice ~ $6K -or- teardown , de rust and re paint of my '69 C/10 , no mechanical works needed but careful re - assembly to...
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