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Forum: Model A (1928-31) Yesterday, 10:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 271
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Gas Station

I rest the gas nozzle in the neck as high as it can sit and set the gas nozzle at the lowest notch. Flame arrestor screen taken out too. Pump always clicks off right about at the full mark on the gas...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-26-2024, 01:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 439
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Leak on top of carb...

I see where it looks like its coming from the throttle shaft. It looks like its wet up above the throttle shaft, or is that just a shadow?

The only thing I could think would be fuel flowing out of...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-21-2024, 02:45 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 925
Posted By Banditorama
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-19-2024, 12:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 561
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Aaaa

"the driver sat in the center of the cab and used one brake and one accelerator pedal, but shifted both transmissions independently with two different clutch pedals."
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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-19-2024, 10:58 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,429
Posted By Banditorama
Re: sign of the times

I have a DSG in my other car. Anyone could get into a car with a DCT, put it in drive, and go. There's not much difference in operation, you might notice it's a little jerky until you get used to it....
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-18-2024, 01:06 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,429
Posted By Banditorama
Re: sign of the times

Unless the guy is missing a leg, there's no excuse. Anyone can learn to drive stick in an afternoon, it's not rocket science. I would think one of the qualifications of being a professional car mover...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-12-2024, 12:16 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,218
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Removing stuck distributor and lower shaft

It soaked all night before I made this post in PB blaster. I used a propane torch to heat it up and more PB blaster and ever so gently used a pry bar on either end of the distributor. I repeated that...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-11-2024, 08:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 504
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Electronic vs. mechanical 6 volt turn signal flasher

CP = candle power

It's an archaic form of measuring light intensity. We don't use it here in the states anymore either, we use lumens now. We also don't call them globes, we call them bulbs.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-11-2024, 04:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 504
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Electronic vs. mechanical 6 volt turn signal flasher

Send them back. My old "Chinesium" flasher relay I bought off Amazon a year ago is still kicking. None of the vendors seem to give any kind of info on the flashers they have, they should provide a...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-11-2024, 12:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 504
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Electronic vs. mechanical 6 volt turn signal flasher

What flasher unit were you using? Were the bulbs you had in there LED or incandescent?
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-11-2024, 11:37 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 561
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Tight crank gear

Contact whoever you bought it from and get them to replace it for you

Alternatively, take it down to your local shop and have them bore it to the size you're looking for
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-09-2024, 04:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 633
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Temperature Gauge Issue

Put the sensor end in a pot of boiling water and see what it reads. Should be 212f
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-06-2024, 01:11 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,906
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Snyder's New Catalog Came...and a Warning!

If I was paying someone hourly labor to do all the work I've put into mine, I couldn't justify owning it. I'd probably be $20k to $30k deep in just labor costs. My car wasn't even in bad shape. Its...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-03-2024, 08:45 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,906
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Snyder's New Catalog Came...and a Warning!

Speaking of hoarding parts, not Model A but Willys Jeep story...

When I was a kid my dad was into old Willys jeeps. We used to buy parts from this old man who had several acres of shipping...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-03-2024, 11:36 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,218
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Removing stuck distributor and lower shaft

She's free!!

Looks like I got the one piece shaft in there. Time to clean everything up and paint it. Thanks everyone for your help/suggestions!
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-03-2024, 10:12 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,218
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Removing stuck distributor and lower shaft

As far as it being that one piece shaft, I'm not sure. This is the first time I've opened up the engine. It is possible that it is the one piece shaft.

I can't bring myself to just leave it (as...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-03-2024, 10:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,218
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Removing stuck distributor and lower shaft

It is completely out and came out in one piece
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-02-2024, 05:30 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,218
Posted By Banditorama
Removing stuck distributor and lower shaft

Pulled my cylinder head to replace the gasket (what an ordeal). After battling a few rusty studs to get the head off, now I've got the distributor stuck in the head and the lower shaft rusted to the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-01-2024, 08:53 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,906
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Snyder's New Catalog Came...and a Warning!

The problem with getting into the manufacturing game is the high cost of entry (tools, materials, space, etc..)

How does an enterprising young man afford the startup costs and compete with Chinese...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-29-2024, 08:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,307
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Jazz Age '28 Sport Coupe on Hemmings Auction

I would take $50k in a heartbeat, wouldn't have to think about it. I paid $6.5k for mine and have spent several hundred hours getting it running right. I can't imagine that I have anymore than $2k in...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-29-2024, 05:20 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,307
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Jazz Age '28 Sport Coupe on Hemmings Auction

Car just sold for $47k plus 5% buyer's fee, so $49,350 total. I thought the price was high at $26k, $50k is absolutely absurd. I guess there is plenty of money to be made in restoring these cars...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-26-2024, 08:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,307
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Jazz Age '28 Sport Coupe on Hemmings Auction

That's a lot of money for such a heavily modified "A"
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-26-2024, 08:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 925
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Water pump

If it has the sealed ball bearing, then no.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-26-2024, 04:35 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,964
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Motor Meter or Quail

All it takes is one time. Plus you know if it isn't getting hot enough. If it's under 65f outside mine won't get much above 120f. I have two different sized cardboard blockoff plates I painted black...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-23-2024, 03:43 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,266
Posted By Banditorama
Re: Carburetor leaking

There's several different carburetors that fit on the Model A. You may have ended up with a float that was made for a different carburetor.
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