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40 F ,morning ...pump pedal twice , turn ignition key , motor running in park or neutral same thing happens as rpm is correct ,timing correct , vacuum guage from base of carb tapped into wiper vacuume hose reading 18 hg.steady I put vehicle in gear within the first 30 seconds as to not trip...

rear main seal/ diaper go to squarebirds . com (ALL SMALL CASE LETTERS )for exact instructions on 20 things you can do your self to your bird. lots of step by step instruction. goo luck with that.

rear main seal any reliable shop can lift engine with the trans cooling lines detached from right side bracket on engine just foward of the right motor mount and take out the oil pan and install the "rope" seal kit avail. on internet. and instruction is on how to do anything to a ford , 312 ci...

cotterpin shift rod lift hood on driver side , bend foward , look down at engine ,look towards brake resavour at fire wall ..then below that resavour (where you would put in brake fluid some day), there in that area find the "turn buckle" is the correct term for this "fork " that I keep...

there's got to be a" rim" that will bring tire a little closer to the" frame" available. not researched this yet ...try( tire clearances .com) or simular site...internet knows all the answers these days...endless knowledge available..getting the (google site) wording is the trick. good luck...

what did I pay 58 bird. good advice. this bird I have now is fine now with relays to beef up the additional #1003 ,lamps added to the existing " reflectors " pre-factory drilled 5/8 holes( rear 4 reflectors at rear of car).. sockets installed now , in the existing holes they never put in at...

if you put new rings in a weak engine ..( "babbit rod ,s) at the crank area " the pressure from the compression will hammer at the old weak babbits..so all is relative from spark chamber in head ..to "force "to crank like a train...get a nice rebuilt 352 ci or what ever your ,s is swapped...

trans linkage/jump out of park pull the cotter pin at brake reservour area end of shift linkage and remove the clevis pin going thru the fork that is attached to the shift link threaded shaft......(not the throttle/gas pedal link shaft in close proximity , ...) ... and turn the 1/2 inch...

service manual advice my service manual from pat wilsons t birds 1 888 262 1153 is the most valuable book I own (next to our bible) , AND IF YOU GET ONE YOU GET STEP BY STEP WARNINGS (DISCONNECT BATTERY FIRST ETC.) FROM IT ON HOW TO DO THE WHOLE CAR SAFELY WITH THE DETAILED PAGES. BY THE...

see article in classic car magazine #august 95 book. available at 1 800-227-4373 page #78. or on line at Squarebirds- 1958 1959 1960 Thunderbird Shift Lever Detent Plate. to see step by step BIRD "columb repair" without the hassle of columb removal. get a magnetic screwdriver for the two...

GO TO Squarebirds- 1958 1959 1960 Thunderbird Shift Lever Detent Plate And reference to your problem see also.. there is from the august #95 issue of CLASSIC CAR MAGAZINE available at 1-800-227-4373 (page 7 8 ) see shiftless squarebird story. there's a good tech. article detailing these...

getting it done. thank you for the story. our family enjoys all this car classic related infro. we hope all criminals get bit by the( guard dog )at our town's car shows. I' m installing the magnetic switches at our home to the doors and they will report to the main relay which turns on the 102...

low oil pressure an engine rebuild shop can determine if you have a weak pump (tolerances) or is your guage not accurate,,,in any case your presssures are not up to spec"s and at this time it is a priority to get it checked as engine failure could leave you stranded...interesting...

float disaster coming!! my float did that leak thing probrably from corn ethanol gas as inspection showed softer than usual rubber tip at float seat assy. so immediately resolve this problem or face possible consequences of a babbit motor rebuild as this weakens your oil pressure and starts...

important (right part for the right car) vin # or not , wait till you find out that the 1958 t bird you bought needed a simple water pump and poor BIRD NEST IN CALIFORNIA ... has to ask are you sure that's the original block motor under the hood....and you find out by engine # that it it in...

blue bird at the beach. saw your "garage picture" on forum. lucky you...at the beach...(we got no beach here in god's country) so having been here (cookeville,tn ) as a transplant from dana point beach calif. (as an old reference spot) , the wife and I visited dana point as we could break...

mr.transmission is the name of the shop. MILEX on the recipt.( phone # 931 520-4004) and "casey" is the tech. who performs this special service.. Service scheduleing person at front desk will let you talk to casey if you insist kindly..tell him that robert 's 1958 bird was done here or the...

$10,500 Cash To Local Neighbor Who Told Me It Was Driven Around Town Before Being Placed In His Barn....got It Home On His Flat Bed....all Brakes Were Cylinders Rusted And Locked Up , When Window Switches Were Cleaned With Contact Cleaner The Windows (3) Broke As They Were Brittle From...

If It Is The Right Rear (use Motor Off Grab Rubber Boot Of Plug And Pull Off That Cylinder) ,re- Start Car.) Method ...is Knock Gone ? Yeah Well If It Is Then That Is The Same Cylinder That Only Doe's It Till Warm Up On My '58 352 Ci Engine. The Re-builder Says Thats The Way They All Sounded...

I am presently on my third needle and seat in my 4100 ford '58 carb. knowing gas is the reason I only use non- ethanol now.... from a shell station in baxter tenn. and a sunoco station in cookeville tenn. as they post a huge sign at front of store "no- ethenol or how ever you spell it ...