Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 07:26 AM
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Re: radiator splashing
old31 -
Thanks for the thumbs-up! 'Been there many times in the past during my Model A learning curve. I speak from painful (and messy) experience. :( There's almost nothing better an owner can do...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 333
Re: Source for dome light wood???
SUPER, JayJay! Thank you so much for these diagrams. They will save me re-inventing the wheel and making lots of mistakes. I see that according to your drawings, the mounting board goes into the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 279
Re: radiator splashing
From your description of the problem, I'm guessing you have a fancy split Flying Quail or Moto-Meter radiator cap. These caps are attractive, but are notorious for allowing hot coolant to surge out...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 333
Re: Source for dome light wood???
I just measured my bows and they appear to be 1" thick. A friend just dropped off a jig saw, so all I need now is a scrap piece of 1" thick wood, probably pine. I'll wing the hole pattern, checking...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 333
Re: Source for dome light wood???
JayJay -
Thanks for the photos. They help. How thick is the mounting block? I am assuming it is the same thickness as the top bows where it attaches.
Marshall
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 383
Re: Photo request: Page 11, "Model A News"
Thanks for the supporting comment, rackops. I was beginning to think I'm being too anal about a detail that not 1 in 50 Model A owners would notice or even know about. I was not aware of this obscure...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 333
Re: Source for dome light wood???
Thanks for answering my questions, Bob. Mike's "A" Ford-able still has these wooden blocks for sale on his website, but as I was told yesterday on the phone with them, they can't get them anymore....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-30-2024, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 383
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-30-2024, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 383
Photo request: Page 11, "Model A News"
I am installing replated bumperettes in the rear of a 1929 Model A under restoration and need to see the photo on page 11 of the recent MARC "Model A News" that supposedly shows the black sprayed...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-30-2024, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 333
Re: Source for dome light wood???
By the way, Bob, what is the distance between the two bows, where dome light wood is located? If it's 8", then the wood from your year and body style will also work. But Mike's doesn't seem to stock...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-30-2024, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 333
Re: Source for dome light wood???
Unfortunately, Bob, I don't know exactly what the pattern is supposed to look like for my 1929 Murray Town Sedan. I see your pattern shown on Mike's website, but it is listed for the 1931 models like...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-30-2024, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 333
Source for dome light wood???
I am looking for a source that can supply wood for mounting the Murray Town Sedan's oval dome light, which is different from the Briggs pattern. The distance between the top wood bows is different =...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-29-2024, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 929
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-28-2024, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 929
Re: Interested Dash information
The very first Model A I looked at to buy in 1966 (a 1931 Coupe) in answer to my classified ad in a local newspaper had a similar black, splotchy pattern over the instrument panel's ribs. The older...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-25-2024, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,023
Re: Grease fitting on exhaust pipe
I've posted this before, but it's been a while. So...
Q: Why don't the English make computers?
A: Because they haven't figured out how to make them leak oil.
So there!
Marshall
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-24-2024, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 766
Re: New to me
The fact that the starter's Bendix drive has probably jammed itself against the ring gear teeth would not create the loss of lights and horn. I think you have two problems going on here.
1. The...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-21-2024, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,006
Re: Newbie with '29 RPU
For a couple years, Lebaron Bonney made complete folding top irons for the '28-29 Open Cab Pickup Truck. They seemed relatively expensive at the time, but look darned cheap now! You might try...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-18-2024, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,006
Re: Newbie with '29 RPU
"I was told that the hood with the bead roll is from a closed cab pickup??"
You were misinformed. The pictured hood on the truck belongs only to the body styles I listed in Post #4. A '28-29...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-18-2024, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,006
Re: Newbie with '29 RPU
Not to nitpick your nice truck, but you'll need the correct hood. The one that is presently on your Model A is from a '28-29 Fordor Sedan or a 1929 Town Sedan/Town Car/Cabriolet. Fortunately, the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-18-2024, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 2,766
Re: Car Is Shrinking........
Try removing some padding from the front seat. That will lower the height enough to make it easier to get in an out. Older LeBaron Bonney interior kits ended up being too high in this area if you...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-18-2024, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,638
Re: Second gear
The 600w we are obliged to buy today is not the same stuff Ford used 100 years ago. It may stink the same, but its lubrication qualities are not up to Ford's standards, which is why we need to...
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Forum: Model-A
04-15-2024, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 324
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 707
Re: generator output
"Try moving the third brush up to increase the generator output."
Actually, to increase the generator charging rate, you move the third brush DOWN towards the ground (in the direction the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,541
Re: Car will not start
"To check whether the timing gear is stripped, there is no need to undo anything. Take the top off the distributor and watch the rotor as you crank the engine. If the rotor does not turn, the gear is...
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Forum: Model-A
04-13-2024, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 349
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