Virgil & Sue Klein
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January 22, 2015 at 6:59 am in reply to: 63 Mercury Monterey 390 FE Engine Question about Lifters #4050
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterI contacted my nephew, Eddie Klein, who is quite familiar with these engines for help with this. The hydraulic lifters are not adjustable and will be noisy if the engine has been sitting for awhile. The “ticking” noise is not uncommon in this situation. He suggests using Rislone oil treatment and a lighter weight (thinner) oil for awhile. Assume you have changed the oil and filter.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterTry the folks at smsautofabrics.com
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterGive the folks at SMS Auto Fabrics a call at 503 263 3535 or go to their website at smsautofabrics.com They were able to help me with leather for my ’87 Cougar and I know they have material for older cars as well. Good luck.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterContact Gary Richards in Southern California. You can look up his contact info on the member directory on this website. Best to phone him. I don’t want to post his info for the general public.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterMy shop manual for ’54 shows that only the station wagons have the Dana 44 rear end. All of the others have a standard Ford differential. The gear ratios for the Monterey with overdrive would be 4.09 (45-11) as the standard rear gear or 3.91 (43-11) for the optional rear gear. You no doubt have the Ford differential as they remove the entire assembly from the front of the housing once you remove the axles. Don’t know why the bibliography would show anything different.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterI would suggest you call one of the vendors and ask them. I looked at C&G Early Ford Parts website and they show only a single number for each patch panel and do not differentiate by Ford or Mercury. They seem to know what works on each brand and how they interchange. Give them a call, or give the guys at Macs a call. They will know the answer to your question. Good luck.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterLet me begin by saying that I have no personal knowledge of transmission removal on an X frame ’49 Merc. I did speak to someone who is experienced with ’40 Ford (also X frame) transmission removal. You do not need to remove the engine to remove the trans. When you take the transmission rear mount from the cross member you will find that the transmission can be jacked up and the trans mount (cross member) can be removed. The mount must come out the top so lift one side up and rotate to clear the output shaft. You can then lower the engine/trans assembly down so the transmission can clear the X frame. Be sure to support the back of the engine in this process. Good luck.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterGuess I should add that I used the epoxy to hold the original retainer in place behind the emblem.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterI used two part epoxy on my ’55. No effect on the paint.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterFog lights for the ’54s were a factory option. They are a rare option and a pair of fog lamp assemblies in excellent condition can fetch upward of $1500.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterWelcome to IMOA, Gareth. Great cars those ’70 Cyclones GTs. May I suggest using a feature of the IMOA website that allows you to find other members who have cars similar to yours. Simply click on the “access the member directory” line towards the upper right of this page. By clicking on 1970 in the “year of car” section a list of all our members who own 70s Mercurys will open up. You can then contact them directly by phone or email for help in locating parts, or rebuilding help.
Best of luck with your project.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterCheck at faxonautoliterature.com I looked at their website and they show shop manuals for a ’66 Monterey/Galaxie.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterThat is interesting. I looked everything up on their website so assumed it was current. Wonder what the deal is. The B5A is an old Ford part number so maybe they are using some kind of new SKU system. Seems like you will get the proper switch no matter what. That is a good thing.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterAn addendum if you don’t mind. Dennis Carpenters lists the switch as a B5A 11572A. Their price happens to be $13 less than Mac’s if that matters much.
Virgil & Sue KleinKeymasterI went and looked at the Mac’s post as you did. I don’t think there is one iota of difference between the two switches for a couple of reasons. 1st the photos of the switch look identical, 2nd the alt part# is the same for both as B5A 11572A. But to be sure I would call Mac’s and ask them what the difference is.
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