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Jerry - you wrote "Standard Ford High" and "Ruckstell High" are the same thing. Did you mean to say Ruckstell low? Meaning the T transmission is in high and the Ruckstell is in low range? Yes - I originally refered to the T trans in High and Ruckstell in Low as Ruckstell Low, but what Norman had pos...

You've all given me a great place to start my work through. To clarify one point, based on Norman's latest post, the car runs rough in standard Ford High and runs well in Ruckstell High. I can now understand why my original terminology may have caused some confusion. I appreciate all your responses ...

I was running full throttle in both gears. It does idle smooth when warm. It does accelerate smoothly at full throttle on level ground. I'm stumped why it ran so well in Ruckstell low

My tank was about 3/4 full for both hill climbs, the only difference was that in Ruckstell low it pulled fine, but in Ruckstell high (which is how I usually run) it has issues. I have not tried to back off on the throttle, but will try that. But that does not explain why it runs much better at full ...

For the last few years I've noticed that when I climb a hill at 25+ mph the engine tends to run rougher the further I go, and I lose climbing power. I can start a hill at 35 mph and by the time I reach the top it drops down to about 20 mph. Today I was out for a morning drive, and being still half a...

Jim, That's what I thought.Thanks for the quick response.

I'm getting a pair of brake drums ready for installation on rebuilt wheels. I'm painting this outside but I'm not sure what to do with the inside (the surface which the brake pads rub on.) These surfaces are primed but one of the drums accumulated some moisture and has some minor surface rust. I'm a...

Thanks for the info. I will not mess with this until winter.

Wayne, if I wanted to go back to a stock set-up, can I just remove the mechanism and reattach the steering wheel? Or have some of the stock parts been modified and need to be replaced?

I haven't taken the additional mechanism off yet. There is a screw through the casing at 12:00 and 6:00 (you can see them in the pictures) and it appears if I run them both out I can twist this off the steering gear case attached to the column. I was hoping to learn a little more about this from the...

Finally took a close look at my steering gear case and it is definitely not stock Ford. But is it an aftermarket? or a backyard fix? The steering wheel is bolted through the steering gear cover to a curved metal piece. That metal piece then fits into a curved slot in a metal plate that is in the add...