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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #525 on: October 23, 2013, 09:50:30 PM »
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In other news, I picked up an adjustable digital timing light.  Other than finding TDC on the crank pulley and advancing the timing light 10 degrees forward to match the factory timing, I'm not sure what I can do at this point.  Ignition timing is 10 degrees BTDC.  If I advance the timing light ten degrees, it SHOULD line up with the TDC mark.  That's the only thing I can think of that I can use.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #526 on: October 27, 2013, 08:28:11 PM »
I got all the spark plugs torqued correctly, replaced all the wires in the correct order, and set the choke on the carburetor.  Damn thing fired right up and ran perfectly.  No stomping on the gas or stalling and the stumble seems to be gone.

I didn't take it for a drive since I removed the instrument cluster.  I spent the rest of the day wiping off the hackberry crud with a wet, soapy towel.  I forgot there was a car under there.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #527 on: October 27, 2013, 09:20:35 PM »
I got all the spark plugs torqued correctly, replaced all the wires in the correct order, and set the choke on the carburetor.  Damn thing fired right up and ran perfectly.  No stomping on the gas or stalling and the stumble seems to be gone.

I didn't take it for a drive since I removed the instrument cluster.  I spent the rest of the day wiping off the hackberry crud with a wet, soapy towel.  I forgot there was a car under there.

Cool glad you got it running smoothly,and got the timing mark sorted.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #528 on: October 27, 2013, 09:32:53 PM »
Cool glad you got it running smoothly,and got the timing mark sorted.

I didn't quite get that far yet, but I'm hoping replacing the spark plug wires will help.  I wonder if I mixed up one or two of them with the last set of wires I put on.  I found out at the last minute that the #1 plug is already marked on the distributor cap.  I was 180 degrees off.

I have a new problem.  The motor seems to run smooth and quiet but something on the front is loose and causing some shaking.  Maybe a belt or I loosened the crank pulley while messing around with it.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #529 on: October 27, 2013, 09:43:03 PM »
Yea a loose pulley or harmonic balancer would give you a slight shaking. If its the balancer I would not run it till that is torqued back to spec....will cause devastation if it comes loose.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #530 on: October 27, 2013, 09:45:00 PM »
I'm trying to get into the habit of using a torque wrench when re-installing anything.  I paid for it, I might as well get some use out of it.

There's no harmonic balancer on this motor, only a belt pulley.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #531 on: October 28, 2013, 06:56:07 AM »
Balancer would be good.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #532 on: October 28, 2013, 07:44:18 PM »
I'm trying to get into the habit of using a torque wrench when re-installing anything.  I paid for it, I might as well get some use out of it.

There's no harmonic balancer on this motor, only a belt pulley.

I torque all bolts on a car if the spec is available or I can figure out what size the bolt is...i have charts for most threads/bolt size (yea weird I know). Is your motor one of those strange internal balanced jobs? or is it just missing the balancer?
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #533 on: October 28, 2013, 08:46:01 PM »
I assume it's internally balanced.  Everything on the motor looks stock... I don't think this motor came with a damper/balancer.

If I put one on, I'm changing out the camshaft as well.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #534 on: October 29, 2013, 06:14:25 PM »
Hackberry Celtis Occiddentalis





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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #535 on: October 29, 2013, 06:22:57 PM »
Hackberry Celtis Occiddentalis





:mad:


WOW LOOK THERE'S PAINT UNDER THERE!!!!!!! :lmao:

far cry better then some of MY rides  :rotf:
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #536 on: October 29, 2013, 06:26:33 PM »
I think the cold weather may have finally killed off all the aphids. 

Didn't have this problem last year.  I drove my MGB all summer and it stayed perfectly clean.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #537 on: October 29, 2013, 06:26:50 PM »
Damn. That crap looks lethal.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #538 on: October 29, 2013, 06:28:12 PM »
Once you hose it down, it wipes right off.  It's not super-sticky... it's just bug poop.  A lot of bug poop.

You should see the Honda behind it.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #539 on: October 29, 2013, 08:50:39 PM »
Hackberry Celtis Occiddentalis

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I had to do a double take on those photos.  I thought you had bought another car, and was giving it its first bath.  :rotf:

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #540 on: October 29, 2013, 09:01:56 PM »
Told you it was nasty.  If you have one of these in your yard, chop the ****er down.  Unfortunately, those trees are between the garage and the dog pen.

I could probably take the first two down.  The tree stump would make a nice picnic table.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #541 on: October 30, 2013, 08:42:11 PM »
I hate this time of year.  By the time I get home from work, I've got about an hour of daylight left.

I might get some extra daylight after the DST change next week.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #542 on: October 30, 2013, 08:57:18 PM »
I hate this time of year.  By the time I get home from work, I've got about an hour of daylight left.

I might get some extra daylight after the DST change next week.

Um, Fall Back. You'll lose that daylight after work. 

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #543 on: October 30, 2013, 09:42:24 PM »
Um, Fall Back. You'll lose that daylight after work. 
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #544 on: October 30, 2013, 09:47:35 PM »
You need a garage or at the very least some really good lights.  :-)
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #545 on: October 30, 2013, 10:08:29 PM »
:overreaction:

I know, right?

I sure need that extra hour of daylight in the morning so I don't have to use my car's headlights.   ::)

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #546 on: November 03, 2013, 06:19:08 PM »
I'm having a hell of a time finding 13-inch tires on Tire Rack. 

My next choice would be to upgrade to a larger steel wheel with matching hubcaps or maybe some chrome dress rings.  After conferring with some parts-counter goons, I spent the $50 on a replacement voltage regulator since neither one I have seems to be working correctly.  There's a plastic re-chromer in town and I think they'll rechrome the instrument cluster for under $100 (their minimum order is $45).  Got all the crud washed off and made some progress on the new weatherstripping... I took them out of the box and read the instructions.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #547 on: November 03, 2013, 08:43:48 PM »
I'm having a hell of a time finding 13-inch tires on Tire Rack. 

My next choice would be to upgrade to a larger steel wheel with matching hubcaps or maybe some chrome dress rings.  After conferring with some parts-counter goons, I spent the $50 on a replacement voltage regulator since neither one I have seems to be working correctly.  There's a plastic re-chromer in town and I think they'll rechrome the instrument cluster for under $100 (their minimum order is $45).  Got all the crud washed off and made some progress on the new weatherstripping... I took them out of the box and read the instructions.

Yep 13's are hard to come by. I got 15 Corrado steel wheels and tires for what 13' tires would have run me on the VW. The up side to all this is if I need tires in a remote place I have a better chance of getting them right away than having to wait for a special order.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #548 on: November 09, 2013, 07:25:48 PM »
I'm having a hell of a time finding touch-up aerosol paint for this thing.  Ford used the same paint code/shade (B4) up until 2003 on the Taurus, F-150, Crown Vic under different names (Chestnut, Autumn Brown).  I'm replacing the weatherstripping around the doors and some of it needs to be sanded back and repainted. 

It doesn't have to be perfect.  I'll settle for very close but PaintScratch.com wants $25 a can.
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« Reply #549 on: November 09, 2013, 09:07:37 PM »
I'm having a hell of a time finding touch-up aerosol paint for this thing.  Ford used the same paint code/shade (B4) up until 2003 on the Taurus, F-150, Crown Vic under different names (Chestnut, Autumn Brown).  I'm replacing the weatherstripping around the doors and some of it needs to be sanded back and repainted. 

It doesn't have to be perfect.  I'll settle for very close but PaintScratch.com wants $25 a can.

Do you have an O'Reilly's around you?  Some of them have paint stores inside that can mix up colors in rattle cans.