Forum: Model A (1928-31)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 01:00 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 12:48 PM
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Re: Trying to figure out the Month of my Model A
Ford Motor Co, practice on serial numbers was to start with serial number A1 and continue till the end of model A engine production.They approved numbers by the lot to go to Cork Ireland and Dagenham...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Ignition Coil ballast Resistor
The 6-volt systems worked well with the 1.5 Ohm can type coil and had no need for a ballast resistor. In the V8 era things changed. Mallory and Ford developed the coil/distributor combo that was used...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 11:06 AM
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Re: batting, cotton for spring seats
The 27" is a normal width for car seat cushions. A person needs the wider batting for padding the top materials. Cotton or polyester batting is basically a choice of authenticity but the polyester is...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 500
Re: Diode type cutout getting really hot!!
Power diodes, such as used on 3-brush generators to replace the OEM type mechanical cut out relays, can fail by burning out to an open circuit condition or they can start to leak current through the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 809
Re: Ford Tool Identification
Ford hand tools all have similarity from the model T era through the N-series tractors. In the 50s somewhere FoMoCo replaced the Ford script on tractor tools. Ford supplied the small hand tools till...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
Today, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 3
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Re: 🎬 VIDEO: How to rebuild your coil box
Pardon me, but I should have been more specific on the coils I mentioned previously in reference to the magneto. I meant the magneto coils that pick up the current from the rotating magnets on the...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
Yesterday, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 124
Re: 🎬 VIDEO: How to rebuild your coil box
If a person in running off a battery then it can be used to see if there isn't fault with the magneto system. The magnets can lose gauss over time and the coils can have insulation deterioration. The...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-21-2024, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 655
Re: 1955 Thunderbird 292 won't keep running
A lot of modern electronic distributors have to be tuned with respect to the amount of advance they are capable of. It should be adjusted to match the needs of the Y-block. It should have come with...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-21-2024, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 349
Re: Ignition Coil
I would favor an Echlin 3-Ohm primary type coil. I think the IC27 has screw type terminals. Some folks like the Bosch Blue Coil and others like the Pertronix 3.0-Ohm flame thrower.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-21-2024, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Subrails for a '30 Commercial Cowl?
The forward pieces are the sub rail extensions. The cab also had sub rails from those extensions back to the rear end of the cab. They likely had a few cross rails as well but it all may have been...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
06-21-2024, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 3
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Re: 60 mph??
While some speedometers were purpose built, the aftermarket types just needed to be able to indicate a top speed with some added capability for reasonable possibilities,
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-21-2024, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 588
Re: Early wheels
A trailer certainly isn't as much like a car when it comes to cornering with loads inside the car. I guess it depends on how much weight a person totes around in there. Lighter loads might be OK. A...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-21-2024, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 680
Re: Crimp Wiring Tool
As was previously mentioned, the reproduction terminals are solder cup type. They are too hard for crimping. This link shows the three wire ends for the headlight in a completed harness from...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-21-2024, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 263
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-21-2024, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 315
Re: AA pickup
That might be the front from a bus body. Several companies made the bus bodies and they used wood. The frame was shortened like a Doodle Bug. Folks did all sorts of modifications on model As in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-21-2024, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 520
Re: Model A-B Float A motor fit.
The real early 1928 cars had a different motor mount set up than later cars. The front was a solid bolt up to the front cross member and the rear mounts were different than the boxy types that came...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
06-21-2024, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Parking brake adjustment bolt?
Lang's sells a bolt & nut that are listed for all years. Here is a link.
https://www.modeltford.com/item/3403.aspx
This is another interesting link....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-20-2024, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 382
Re: ignition problems
First a person had to carefully remove the cover on the back. There is a procedure to remove the lock cylinder and switch mechanism. The early types (1928/29) were easy to remove the armored section...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-20-2024, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 680
Re: Crimp Wiring Tool
The problem with a lot of the reproduction bullet and headlight terminals is that they are machine made in brass. The originals were generally tern plated copper or formed brass sheet which lend...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-20-2024, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,655
Re: !!! I'm blind !!!
Most of the cars from that era had a single chamber brake master cylinder. They also had a basic emergency brake. It's pretty obvious that the E-brake was removed. I just wonder if it had a stock...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-20-2024, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 655
Re: 1955 Thunderbird 292 won't keep running
The 4R203 for the new carburetor doesn't come up on a basic search. The original carb would be one of the ECJ-9510 types according to Holley List Numbers. As previously mentioned, any other...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-20-2024, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 680
Re: Crimp Wiring Tool
4-way crimping tools are available. A person would need to know the diameter of the terminal and make sure it will fit into the crimping tool.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-20-2024, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 382
Re: ignition problems
Does this 31 commercial still have an Electro-Lock pop out switch or does it have a conventional key switch? A modern key switch can be set up to open and close either the power side of the coil...
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