Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 852
Re: Dropping the oil pan
I had an engine in the car and dropped the oil pan to clean out the moderate sludge, then did likewise for the valve chamber. When I disassembled the engine a year later I found the oil channel to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Edsel in a 28
Wasn’t the first one off the assembly line a roadster? And if so, could this be it?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 376
Re: 1931 model a engine
Since you have the head off, this would be a good time to get a good straightedge and check the head and block for flatness. I use 0.002" as my standard. Check it with the straightedge going both...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 191
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 565
Re: Rebuilt Engine Options
Anyone have a recommended source for the diaphragm clutch for a Model A? I have a Burtz flywheel that is drilled for a V-8 pressure plate.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-21-2024, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 441
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-21-2024, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,195
Re: sign of the times
When I was in college (early 70’s) I had a Volvo sedan (long story) with a four speed. My girlfriend didn’t have a car, so I had to teach her to drive the four speed. She was game, did well, and her...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 641
Re: Gas r up
Gotta soak those folks returning rental cars. It’s the same around every airport I’ve flown into/ out of.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 641
Re: Gas r up
Here on the SF Peninsula right now the majors are asking on the order of $5.69-$5.89/gal for unleaded regular. No-name is around $5.19-$5.29/gal, but I've seen it a bit lower as well. Around...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 454
Re: Eaton gas cap, original or aftermarket?
Okra - I have not had good luck with repro 30/31 caps, they've either been too tight to rotate to seal (had to bend the tabs on the cap) or too loose to seal properly (had to fiddle with gaskets). As...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-19-2024, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 441
Re: Steering Column Anti Rattler, 31 Cabriolet
If you mean the rubber insulator that goes around the column in the tank bracket, I put the seam on the bottom after trimming like 852. I put a coat of ArmourAll on the rubber to make it slide easier...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-18-2024, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 441
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,195
Re: sign of the times
My son had an early ‘90s Toyota pickup with a stick and lived in Los Angeles. He told me that he never worried about it getting stolen, none of the crooks knew how to drive it. Finally drove it...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 678
Re: cam lube
Lubriplate 105 assembly lube for me, including lifters and lobes. It’s kinda heavy white grease.
Back in high school we were taught to dip everything in STP during assembly. Including all...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-15-2024, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 692
Re: Fuse size
As Jim says, the fuse (or circuit breaker, in my case) protects from a dead short, which would be hundreds of amps. The increase in protection from say a 20A fuse will be minuscule compared to a 30A,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-13-2024, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 678
Re: Grease in 2-tooth
Thanks, Randy. I've never run across this before, mainly because I don't recall ever seeing a requirement for a specific NLGI grade. "Waterproof wheel bearing grease" is about as specific as I can...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-13-2024, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 678
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-10-2024, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 795
Re: Thank You
Looks like a real survivor! Have fun with it. Ice cream and kids in the rumble seat - what’s not to like about that?
Oh yeah, wife too.
Is that about a ‘64 Fairlane (or whatever they called it...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-10-2024, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 292
Re: Front bumper arm help needed
The best thing you can do is to remove both brackets from the car, then lay them on top of each other and check that the curvatures match. It’s not so important what the curvature is, but that they...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-10-2024, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 510
Re: Tight crank gear
For applications like this, I wait until my bride is elsewhere, then heat the oven up to 450-500 and put the gear/race/bearing/whatever in for a half hour or so after the temperature stabilizes....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-10-2024, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 650
Re: New Shocks vs Rebuilt Shocks
I attempted to rebuild the shocks for my ‘30 Town Sedan and it was a humbling failure - they leaked like sieves. I sent them to Brentwood Bob and he rebuilt them for me. Smooth action, they look...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-10-2024, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,586
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-08-2024, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 546
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-08-2024, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 695
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-08-2024, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 594
Re: Lifting 30 Tudor body
I lifted my 30 Town Sedan body off the frame starting by jacking as Marshall did, then 4x4s under the body. I then ran slings from the 4x4s to an overhead gantry crane, then lifted the body using the...
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