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Hi Paul. I don't have an owners manual for the radio - maybe it's in the workshop manual. However - the method you suggested may work. I'll give it a go. Cheers, Lloyd

Hi there. Does anyone know how to set the preset stations on a 1950's Town and Country radio? I've set these on many other similar styled push-button preset radios, but this one seems a little different. Cheers!

Hi. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I've had that problem with fuel as well. We don't have the 10% ethanol here, but our petrol generally goes off after 3 to 6 months of sitting in the tank. I can smell (and taste!) that it's off. It goes a bit caramel in colour and doesn't have...

Hi. My T-Bird is behaving very similarly. Mine's a 312ci V8 in a '57. I've replaced the coil, distributor cap. Plugs and leads aren't very old. Carburetor is a brand new Holley 600. I was driving along and mine started backfiring and farting a bit. Then it went away for a while and now...

Hi folks. Just rebuilding my '57's brake booster. I understand the general principle of how the vacuum provides power assistance, reducing the pressure required at the pedal, but I'm not sure of what the control valve(?) does. There's a bypass tube from the back of the main diaphragm chamber...

I tried spraying water around the intake near cylinder #8. No real response. I may try something more volatile when I get time later today. I re-ran compression tests on all cylinders - all got within 135-140psi, so pretty good. I've checked tappet clearances, screw adjuster positions, etc...

Tricky doing accurate measurements, but I did use a rule across the tops of the rockers and eyeballed the travel of each rocker at the spring side. It all looks good. Cranking the engine over for about 20 seconds didn't wet any of the plugs on the right bank (where #8 is) but wet a couple on...

Hi Steve. I pulled the rocker cover off yesterday to see if there was anything obvious amiss. I will take some measurements this morning to see if clearances are ok and lift is sufficient. Although I have fuel, there doesn't seem to be an easy way of seeing whether fuel is getting to...

I've checked the gap on the cam lobe associated with cylinder #8. Everything looks good there. Gap looks fine. Of course there is spark at plug lead for cylinder #8. My idea of rotating the dizzy body and shifting the leads accordingly is a means of checking the cap, but of course I end up...

Thanks for your suggestion. That sounds like a possibility although if the cam lobe on #8 had an issue, then I shouldn't get spark at the plug. Following on from what you said, I could also verify this by moving leads on the cap. I think there's enough play in the distributor rotation to...

My '57 T-Bird 312ci has a problem I can't identify. If I pull off leads one at a time at the dizzy cap, the rpms drop about 40-50rpm, except on cylinder #8. I've changed the lead, swapped leads with ones that I know are good, swapped plugs, bought new plugs, etc. I've also replaced the...

Hi Paul. I'm not convinced as yet. I'm no strongman and it seemed quite easy to steer with the p/s disconnected. The p/s on my TBird seems like a power assist setup on a manual steering box. I may be wrong.

Hi Yadkin. Thanks. I'm aware how to disconnect the pump and/or power steering. I guess I just wanted to know how heavy the steering would be. Would it be a comfortable steer without the p/s? And of course the answer to that is, "try and you'll find out". I was surprised how light the...

I've got a '57 TBird with OEM power steering. I've replaced all hoses and put a seal kit through the ram. I thought I was ok until yesterday (only its 2nd drive since rebuild), I put the car to full lock to get into a parking spot, when I heard the wooosh and spray sound of something giving...

My '57 T-Bird's power steering ram (hydraulic cylinder) leaks when I turn it to full lock right, but not full look left. It leaks where the stainless rod extends from the ram. I guess there might be a seal there. At full lock right, the ram is full extended. Is this likely to be the relief...

Hi Paul. Thanks for the info on the puller. I've ordered one. Cheers, Lloyd

Hi folks. Stripped my 57 TB down a few weeks ago for a paint job. While the engine was out, I thought I'd deal with a problem with the fuel pump eccentric (it's loose) and paint the engine up. The timing cover is loose and ready to drop off, except I can't remove the crankshaft pulley. I...

Think I nutted it out. Found an excellent reference: The Borg-Warner Overdrive Transmission Explained- FORDification.com All I need is a kickdown switch and a relay and I'll be fine. It all makes sense after a good read. Cheers, Lloyd

Hi fellas. Last year I purchased a 1955 Tbird (manual with electric overdrive). I've only recently got it registered after some mechanical and body repairs. My overdrive is not connected up. It has an underdash cable actuator and numerous unconnected wires disconnected under the car that...

All sorted now. Obviously need a good parts manual as suggested. Cheers, Lloyd