Forum

hudtruck
@hudtruck
Registered
Trusted Member
Joined: Sep 13, 2012
Topics: 4 / Replies: 64
Reply
Circuit breaker question: 1953 Hornet Hydramatic.

Actually there are 2. One(25amp) is in the headlight switch for them and the other aux CB(20 amp) is above the steering column on a support rail behi...

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
Headlights for 6V

Nothing like answering my own question. The halogen bulb will produce a whiter light and 10% more lumens than an incandescent bulb of the same wattage...

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
Headlights for 6V

Today at 9:25 AM David, when you say 12amps that is the standard 1930s "projector" bulbs, not halogen, right? I have a Model A Ford(193...

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
Headlights for 6V

That's great. I'm curious, what is the generator(dynamo) capacity in amps on the Essex?

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
Headlights for 6V

I agree with Jon. I put a relay on my 53 a few years ago and that maintains the lumens at idle, when idle falls below the cutin speed for the regulato...

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
Choke setting on 53 Hornet TTwin H 308

That's exactly what I do, Frank. It is a pest in AZ., because the night temps can be 40 degrees F lower than late in the afternoon temps. So if I set ...

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
1953 Hudson Hornet 308 twin H power

Do you mean gaskets for the Carbs to manifold? Try Fel-Pro 60269 I have 'em on mine. They are for Ford but work well. Just slightly ream the bolt hole...

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
Tubeless tires

Kerry, I believe that Hudson used tubes until the 54 models when Goodyear offered them. However the rims were made to use tubeless years before that...

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
Jump starts with mixed grounds

Robert, why do you use a yellow top Optima? That is a deep cycle battery. It's for things such as an outboard motor that does not have a generator /al...

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
Jump starts with mixed grounds

No problem. As long as you go pos to pos , neg to neg.

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
Jump starts with mixed grounds

I'll go on a limb, if you take a battery and jump it with a another battery with the poles reversed, I believe you will increase the voltage. Example:...

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
Jump starts with mixed grounds

Do not leave the DONER car running. Any kind of fault like accidently touching a cable or polarity cross, or whatever, can cause a surge or "short" to...

12 years ago
Forum
Reply
Windshield and gasket for 1949 Hudson Commodore

Thanks Doug, are you preparing a catalog of the products that you will have available? I presume that the gasket is presently on backorder. What is th...

13 years ago
Forum
Reply
Windshield and gasket for 1949 Hudson Commodore

A lot of folks have been searching for the backlight gasket for quite some time. I believe Metro Molded in Minnesota made the rubber for KGap years ag...

13 years ago
Forum
Page 4 / 5