Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-02-2022, 01:28 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-30-2021, 08:31 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2021, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,964
Re: Manual wiper
My '29 CCPU was my daily while in grad school 1979-1985. I drove it all year around including cross country (Cincinnati-Dallas-Naples, Fl-Cincinnati) and never missed a motorized wiper. Hand wiper...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-19-2020, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,643
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-18-2020, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,643
How to evaluate a functioning rear axle assembly
I have never had my rear axle apart; I keep oil in it and it's been working fine for many decades. I'm about to start some major work which will include removing the axle from the car: I'm replacing...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-11-2020, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 1,410
Views: 319,972
Re: tell a Model A related story
Woofa, I have to tell you that I have been reading your posts all along and they are one of my favorite parts of Fordbarn. I love them. I'm very sorry that it is unlikely that we will ever meet.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-06-2020, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,923
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-14-2019, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,523
Re: Asking for a favor
I would love to know what information was communicated In the various PM's announced in this thread! Maybe the real secret to fixing chatter?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-14-2019, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 18,346
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-14-2019, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 18,346
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?
Ron rebuilt my engine In '85 and it was so tight that I had to tow the car to get it started; the starter motor couldn't turn it over. The main bearings broke up within a few thousand miles. He...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2019, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 16
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Re: PickUps
Regularly cruised 3 abreast in my '29 cc back in 1980-86 in grad school. I'm 6'. Loved it. Cozy and very do-able. Especially when the person in the middle was a pretty girl.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2019, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,495
Re: Front axle restoration
I've had good luck using drill rod and wrapping one end with enough masking tape to fit tightly in the perch and spindle holes. I space out two rings of tape so that one locates in the top of the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-01-2019, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-14-2019, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,623
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-23-2018, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 6,918
Re: Honing Cylinders
Muriatic acid does not dissolve aluminum. Lye (sodium hydroxide) does. Muriatic acid does etch iron and steel. It removes the aluminum by dissolving a thin layer of iron underneath it that it is...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-22-2018, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,037
Re: Infrared Verses Mechanical Gauge
The infrared thermometers like Harbor Freight (and others) sell are only accurate reading a flat black surface. They have significant error reading temp on any other surface; you have to calibrate it...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-20-2018, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-01-2018, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Pan gasket
The auto industry has gone 100% to silicone as a replacement for stamped or molded pan gaskets during powertrain manufacture. It's applied via a robotic dispenser to the sealing surface prior to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-09-2018, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,842
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-01-2017, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,388
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-10-2017, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,566
Re: What do you think about these temps and why?
......and of course we can trust the HF gauges to be accurately calibrated and consistent instruments! Also, the shinyness of the metal has a BIG effect on IR gauges. BEST way to eval a temperature...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-29-2017, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-23-2017, 05:32 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-20-2016, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,587
Re: Jasper rebuilt engines
I bought a 29 CC PU in 1980 with a fresh Jasper motor in it. Drove it daily for 10 years including trips from Cincinnati to Texas and Florida. I changed the oil every 500-1000 miles but never had...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-01-2016, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,610
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