Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-12-2014, 09:44 PM
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Re: '31 roadster windshield anatomy
In the Sept/Oct 2012 issue of The Restorer magazine there is a photo on page 5 showing the installation sequence of the windshield hardware of a '31 roadster...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-22-2014, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,394
Re: 31 roadster hood help
On my '31 roadster the welting had a metal hook riveted to each end that fit into a slot at the bottom of each side of the cowl...stand the hood up on its cowl end as it's steadier in that position,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-15-2014, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,280
Re: Lube for gas shut off valve
We used a cock grease in the Shell oil refinery I used to work at that was gasoline proof as it wasn't hydrocarbon based...we ordered it from a company here in Houston called "Val-Tex"...I'm to call...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-09-2013, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 8,545
Re: insurance advice?
Hagerty works for me too...had to have my '55 Chevy flatbedded to my house after my coil dropped out...excellent service...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-07-2013, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 8,692
Re: Head Studs
When I replaced my engine head gasket last year I removed all the old studs with a stud removal tool and then cleaned off the top of each piston and the engine deck itself. Then I chased the threads...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-30-2013, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,765
Re: 31 roadster dash rail
This is what I'm calling the dash rail...on my '31 Roadster it's rivited to the body as part of the structure of the body...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-30-2013, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,765
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-30-2013, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,473
Re: Pictures
Thanks gtcoupe...I was able to post a picture of Daisy Pearl our '31 Roadster...hope she doesn't get mad and quit running 'cause I misspelled her name the first time...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-30-2013, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,473
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-07-2013, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,632
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-11-2013, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,639
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-04-2013, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,378
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-27-2013, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,297
Re: 29 Roadster seat belt issue
I looked at the seat (curtain) pans for the '29's and the '31's and they're the same so you'll have to cut some of the seat pan away to reach the body to frame mounting bolts for the outer seat belt...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-26-2013, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,297
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-26-2013, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,878
Re: Bubble in floormat
I think it's kind of obvious that the hump in your floor mat is caused by the lady just to left in your avatar leaning over the fender...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-26-2013, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,297
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-25-2013, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,174
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-25-2013, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,174
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-25-2013, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,142
Re: Model A Ford
Would you want try doing it yourself? MAFCA site...Technical Q & A...Electrical...Horn rewiring...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-25-2013, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,128
Re: sediment bulb clean out
Joe just like others have said you cannot be too safe working with gasoline. Don't do this above a hot engine to avoid spilling raw fuel on the exhaust manifold...have shop rags available...always...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-16-2013, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,014
Re: 31 roadster can't GO
If you don't mind email me at [email protected] and I'll forward you some email that I've exchanged with a sales rep from a local lube vendor here in Houston pertaining to the 680 gear oil that...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-26-2013, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,142
Re: Engine stalling around corners?
That happened to me last Wednesday...after a recent cleaning I've been chasing water out of my fuel tank so I only keep maybe a quart of fuel in the tank. I thought it would be a good idea to drive...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-05-2013, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,847
Re: 1933 Gasahol
Yeah...I think someone posted this picture awhile back along with a couple of others from the '30's...interesting though....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-02-2013, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,317
Re: Square peg in round hole syndrome....
Thanks for your answers...I am thinking that the body on a roadster may be unique since it doesn't have a solid top. The bulkhead between the engine and the tank and the dash rail are all riveted to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-02-2013, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,317
Square peg in round hole syndrome....
I removed the fuel tank on my 1931 roadster for a good cleaning and my grandson and I pretty much had to pry out the tank to remove it. I'm going to be reinstalling it in the next few days and I...
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