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  1. fxfymn
    They were not uncommon at one time. There is a great example in the Keystone Tractor Museum.
  2. fxfymn
    When you get it out try checking some of the marine supply places for a switch that matches.
  3. fxfymn
    The real issue is most antique trucks are just so damn small and uncomfortable it doesn't make sense to re-power them to use as a driver. I love the A models, but I wouldn't want to drive one for several hours to a show, even if it was powered to do highway speeds and had A/C.
  4. fxfymn
    EV's pay a surcharge in VA at registration to help make up for the lack of fuel taxes.
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    PM sent
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    And it's nick name is "Lucky".
  7. fxfymn
    Ditto. Not being able to see the new pictures you post is like having to start the day without coffee. I can do it, but why would I want to? Thanks again and keep up the good work.
  8. fxfymn
    The sign on my A model says "You must weigh under 200 pounds to fit on this ride"
  9. fxfymn
    Maybe the driver just wanted to ride the carousal.
  10. fxfymn
    If he is using internet explorer try using Google Chrome to get on the site. IE just doesn't work on my computer, but GC does. Nice pics. Thanks.
  11. fxfymn
    I'd check the micro switch under the accelerator pedal first. Not uncommon for them to get gunked up. Disconnect the leads from the fuel gauge at the sender and touch them both to ground. If the gauge reponds it is a bad sendng unit.
  12. fxfymn
    Call the NSA and have them check the satellites. Or better yet start talking about the Russians and the election on the phone and then ask the NSA while they are listening.
  13. fxfymn
    When I went to school to get my A&P certification the power plant instructor told us the reason radial engines are round is so you can roll them to the scrap yard.
  14. fxfymn
    I'd say no more than $5K.
  15. fxfymn
    You are right; the average owner would have been SOL in my opinion. As it was they went round and round before the dealership, and Ford I presume, relented. I had the chance to listen to a work shop done by the person who had headed Ford's lubrication engineering. He recommended the use of Rotella in any antique (60's and earlier)gasoline vehicle as it more closely matched the additives used when they were built. One of the best and most informative talks about engine lubrication I have ever heard. The best comment he had was "use as light weight of an oil that you can without it leaking or being consumed."
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    I can't help but wonder if this is really about making it harder for the customer to get Ford to honor the warranty when a catastrophic engine failure occurs. A friend had the lower end go out of his 6.7 at 46K miles. Ford covered it, but refused to replace the engine, opting to rebuild the existing engine instead. Fortunately, my friend owned a company that had well over 100 Fords in the fleet so the dealer gave him the original purchase price of the truck towards a new truck when he expressed his unhappiness about the rebuild versus replacement issue.
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    $70K for a nice Ford HD pick up and now they want to squeeze the customer to buy their oil as well? I'd have some serious concerns about buying a new Ford based on that.
  18. fxfymn
    My 52 75A is on the front right frame horn, but it could be different for fire apparatus. Jim knows these trucks far better than I do.
  19. fxfymn
    As an owner of an A model I think they are very desirable, depending on the model. They are much rarer than the L models and if they are a 20, 30, or 40 series can be trailered to shows with a pick up. That is a buy if it as described.
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    Fuel pressure regulators are easy to come by and adjust. Put a gauge on it, set the desired pressure, and you are done. Most of the old stuff runs at 3 to 5 psi.
  21. fxfymn
    Check the frame horns on the front of the truck.
  22. fxfymn
    Not really. Mack built the ED from 1938 to 1944 and built 2,686 units during that time. Obviously, the lower the chassis number the earlier it was built. Your best bet is to get the number and e-mail the museum to see if they can take the time to check the production list for your chassis number. Here is a link to a pretty good story on the ED's. http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/12/looking-back-1938-mack-ed-pickup-truck.html Bottom line is that the production year is really not that relevant. An ED is and ED and when it was built doesn't affect the value.
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    I think the big story would be if it didn't happen. I'd be glad spring is here too.
  24. fxfymn
    Most of us just block the port and go with an electric pump.
  25. fxfymn
    I'm out of town right now. I'll look when I get home. Also, contact Matt Pfahl, he advertises here, to see what he has.

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