Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-17-2017, 10:33 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-29-2016, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 9,666
Re: Bypass ignition switch
For an emergency "get home" you can use a T coil, hooking into the center of the distributor cap. Bypasses everything that can go wrong.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-28-2016, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,342
Re: Speaking of "Leg Room"
Some room in pickup is obtained by replacing back springs with foam. Two inches back you sit lower also. You do sit a little more vertical.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-25-2016, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,431
Re: Colony Cargo Trailers
I've hauled different cars on different trailers with different tow vehicles for many years. My first caution is weight distribution. Ten percent of the total weight of trailer and car goes on the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-25-2016, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,994
Re: Shifting transmission
My pickup got so that going into second on occasion was like hitting a solid wall. New forks, shafts, etc, fixed it. Could try a good tower from another car.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-25-2016, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,989
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-15-2016, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,625
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-18-2016, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,343
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-04-2016, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,191
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-23-2016, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 15,400
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-10-2016, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 12,606
Re: Model A spark plugs
My favorite for many years is C 16 C Champion. I don't know if they are still available.
(Running 5.5 comp and Simmons )
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-29-2015, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 9,193
Re: Driving an "a" in snow..?
In the '50s I ran a '28 open cab several winters around Ithaca, NY, which is very hilly. Roads were plowed but not salted except the worst hills. outside the city the roads were very hard pact snow...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-26-2015, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,056
Tire wear
In 65 years of driving Model As I've never bought a full set of new tires. Can someone tell me the wear sequence: which corner wears out first and which last? I've bought a full set of used ones and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-23-2015, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,504
Re: Model T Related
I can't think of anyone else who carried a 1908 design for 20 years. They served a purpose. If not for the T, where would the average family have been?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-23-2015, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,750
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-16-2015, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 8,812
Re: Anyone received their GAV Deep Socket
I've received mine and I'm completely satisfied. I'm sure that Mr. Haag is giving a lot of his free time to make them available to us, and I appreciate it. No one paid ahead of time, so what's to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-28-2015, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,434
Re: water outlet problem.
I've broken ears torqueing with thick copper gaskets but never with no gasket. I file flat and use a thin film of Permatex.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-11-2015, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,236
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-08-2015, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,836
Re: Model A Engine Installation
I always R & R the engine and transmission as a unit. One person, except a second person to shake things while lining up the u-joint.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-01-2015, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,894
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-31-2015, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,512
Re: Distributor Rotor Adjustment ?
I can't find distributer bodies that properly fit the distributer housings. Likewise I can't find rotors that aren't sloppy on the cam. It the rotor to body clearances aren't equal, the ignition...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-28-2015, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 9,777
Re: The Model A Members Album
I would enjoy having a roster of members in areas I travel. Shouldn't cost much. Or how about one I could print off. Or how about one in paperback form like a black and white magazine? Some of us...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-27-2015, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,145
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
10-19-2015, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,394
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-19-2015, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,185
Re: Hershey traditions
I was at the first Hershey meet in '54 but missed quite a few since, but still vend there. Harold Gilbert from Dansville N.Y. vended there in '54 and never missed a year until , I think, 5 or 6 years...
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