Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-04-2019, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Sparking at starter switch
If it is a reproduction switch, that is the problem. The case of a replacement switch is more rounded at the top, and can short out.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-27-2019, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-27-2019, 11:03 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-01-2019, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-24-2019, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,323
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-22-2019, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,323
Roadster Open Car Windshield Gasket
I have a 1930 Standard Roadster and purchased the Open Car Windshield Gasket for that vehicle. Can anyone show me where it goes and how it gets attached? Contact cement? Should the windshield...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-30-2018, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,904
Re: Installing the Rumble Seat Lid
Thank you Randy for your additional information. I just checked, and they did leave out the last screw. Also, when they rebuilt that floor panel, they did square up that corner. Fortunately, they...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-30-2018, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Installing the Rumble Seat Lid
Hello Steve! OK! I found the stops that you mentioned, and now know where the pieces that I have go. It becomes more difficult when holes get filled in with body filler. Thanks all of you for...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-30-2018, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Installing the Rumble Seat Lid
I am still trying to figure out the rumble lid stops. Does any one have a photo of where they go. I may be missing some pieces. It looks like they should bolt to a curved survace, and the only...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-24-2018, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-23-2018, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 10
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Installing the Rumble Seat Lid
I am trying to install the rumble seat lid on a 1930 Standard Roadster. I did not take this apart so I do not know where these pieces go, or how they are put together. I am assuming that the square...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-20-2018, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 7,230
Re: Jerky Runner
I had a similar problem on one of mine (was not running smoothly), but was not backfiring. I tried a number of things, and what finely worked for me was to reset the valve clearance on all the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-21-2018, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 2
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Re: 1930 Standard Roadster
Thank you for letting me know. It is hard to do some things here in Mexico when there are not other cars, or knowledgeable Model A enthusiasts around.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2018, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,375
1930 Standard Roadster
At each upper corner of the opening for the rumble seat, near the rubber bumpers, are small plates approximately 1" x 2". These plates are attached by a counter sunk bolt and appear to be made from...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-28-2018, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-28-2018, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 3
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Installing rear bumpers
I am installing new rear bumpers on my 1930 Model A Standard Roadster. I notice that the curve of the bumper is not symmetrical. When looking down on top of the bumper bars, one end has a sharper...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-11-2018, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 27
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-15-2017, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,967
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-14-2017, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,437
Re: Roadster Tack Strip?
Brent, would an additional piece of heavy sheet metal tack welded to the top of the tack strip negatively affect anything. If not then new countersink holes could be drilled in the additional sheet...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-13-2017, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,437
Roadster Tack Strip?
What is this piece called on a 1930 Standard Roadster? (The rusty channel on top of the belt rail) It appears to have wood inside of it. How did Ford get wood in there? How to I get wood in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-09-2017, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 69
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-09-2017, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,164
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-21-2016, 09:40 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-07-2016, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 349
Views: 170,421
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-07-2016, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 349
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Re: Model A Huckster Group
I agree, it looks like a Martin-Parry, and if so was built near the same time as the chassis, not some years later. Martin-Parry would buy chassis from Ford and put their bodies on them.
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