Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-14-2024, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 518
Re: Setting the timing
Well, I did hand crank it after replacing the distributor and it started right up. I checked the timing the normal way and it was spot on.
Rob, the reason you can not see the picture is your...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-14-2024, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 518
Re: Setting the timing
For me close is good enough. I use the spark lever to fine tune the timing. With the engine warmed up and at idle I retard the lever all the way. Then slowly move it down. The engine speed will...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-14-2024, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 518
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-14-2024, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 518
Setting the timing
On a recent tour I had a problem with the distributor. Rather than trying to figure out the problem on the road it was quicker to just swap out the distributor. I borrowed a spare distributor from...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-04-2024, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 319
Re: Adjusting timing
If the engine runs you can use the spark adjusting lever to figure out the timing. With the engine idling move the lever up all the way. The engine should slow down. Now slowly pull the lever down....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-11-2024, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 389
Thermocure
I have used Thermocure on several radiators and it worked well for me. After the system is clean I use a rust inhibitor to keep the rust from coming back. I use Napa 1300.
Bob
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-07-2024, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 700
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-23-2024, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,211
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-23-2024, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,211
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-28-2024, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 720
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-23-2024, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 647
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-14-2024, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 592
Re: exhaust gasket
I have tried the green ones but the two sets I used blew out after a few hundred miles. I will not use them again.
Bob
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-10-2024, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,076
Re: Flow testing a carb
My flow tester is very simple. Just a 1 gallon milk container connected to a rubber tube with a paper clip at the bottom. There is no need for a pump. The water level will drop less than 1/2" during...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-10-2024, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,697
Re: Cash Value/Sale History of Red Grow's "Betsy"?
The winner can take the car or $15,000 in cash. There is a $36,000 minimum for the sweepstakes. If they do not get at least $36,000 in donations the car will not be awarded. In that case the winner...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-03-2024, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 666
Town Car picture wanted
Here is a picture of Joan Crawford and her Model A Town Car. It is not the picture that is well known. It appears that it was taken at the same place and time as the well known picture. Does anyone...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-22-2024, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 728
Re: 1929 Model 'A' Toolbox (Wooden Kind)
The Model As did not come with a wooden box for the tools. There was a Tool Bag made from rubber cotton fabric, top material, whipcord or artificial leather. The wooden boxes you see today are used...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-02-2024, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,422
Re: Downhill, Deceleration Vibration
This might not be what is happening with your car. I had a similar problem. The cause was the engine mounts. When I installed the engine I tightened the rear engine mounts with the front of the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-27-2024, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,216
Fan catastrophe avoided
This fan was loose on the water pump shaft and was making lots of noise.
We removed the fan to figure out what was causing the noise and that prevented a disaster.
Bob
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-10-2024, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 569
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-07-2024, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,072
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-06-2024, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 879
Re: Looks like Lou
Here is the movie on You-Tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK03l0gW6Ao
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-03-2024, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,340
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-31-2023, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 878
Re: engine splash pans
Plans were in the March-April 1966 Restorer.
http://www.modelahouse.com/images/engine-pans.jpg
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-29-2023, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 884
Re: Wood bleach (oxalic acid) rust remover
Auto parts stores use to sell a 2 part radiator cleaning product. The first part was Oxalic Acid which you put in the radiator with plain water. Then you ran the engine for about an hour. The second...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-24-2023, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,559
Re: DeLuxe pickup
We are trying to correct some in the next revision of the RG&JS. One interesting one is Firewall, Ford called it the Dash Assembly. That one we did not change because it would cause too much...
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