Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 07:18 AM
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Views: 120
Re: Upholstery question
I don't know but suspect not. I know that restorers would stuff newspaper in the doors to make them sound better. Nowadays the available sound dampening material would be better.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 131
Re: Shipping ....again
Yesterday, after UPS sent us a notice that my new generator would arrive before 9 AM, my wife stayed home to sign for it and missed a hiking date with her woman's hiking group. It never came and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 218
Re: Removing engine/transmission
Start with your lifting ring screwed into the third spark plug hole. You will need to tilt the engine with the aft part lower to get it out. Remove the shift tower and cover the transmission to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 198
Re: wiring question?
The alternator is no different than the generator except that it does not have an external cutout. One wire will go from the alternator to the light switch to power the lights and the other will go...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-23-2021, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,193
Re: Snow Chains
Here is a picture that the person I bought my car from supplied, along with the rope in a box along with other parts and supplies. I don't drive my car when it is wet or where there is salt on the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-23-2021, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 773
Re: Lake Ice Saw
What fun. Danger with a capital D, plus a shower of ice cold water. If that saw blade caught the machine would run over the operators and likely cut something off on the way across the lake. ...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-23-2021, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,078
Re: Dynamite!
1930 California plate (tag) on a 1929 car. There is a story there.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-22-2021, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,728
Re: Birthday present
For my Model T I installed a dash cam (camera) mounted to the windshield that I used to record touring events and even a tour of my neighborhood. I kept it and will install it on my Model A. It...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-21-2021, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,075
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-21-2021, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,336
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-21-2021, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,214
Re: Synthetic Oil for Model A
100 years ago, the standard recommendation when changing oil was to fill the crankcase with kerosene and run the engine until all the sludge was dissolved. Then drain out the kerosene and fill the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-21-2021, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,078
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-21-2021, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 423
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-21-2021, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,336
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-21-2021, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,336
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-20-2021, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 861
Re: Compression test results, opinions please.
Why do cast iron cylinders glaze? Cast iron has a lot of carbon between the iron grains. The carbon will cause the grains to smooth over and the cylinder to glaze. Among other reasons, this is...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-20-2021, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 524
Re: 28 roadster steering wheel
There was an article a few years back in the Restorer magazine about how to fix the broken column. It showed how the break starts as cracks. They used a section of an exhaust pipe connector as an...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-20-2021, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,728
Re: Birthday present
Sorry to see that. It happens to me in my modern cars all the time in parking lots.
My suggestion is to take off the fender and take it to a body shop and have it straightened out and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-20-2021, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 479
Re: LED Turnsignals
If you are using the same LED bulb for the brake light and the turn indicator then, while braking and indicating a turn, one bulb will stay constantly on while the other will blink. For that to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-19-2021, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 449
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-19-2021, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 861
Re: Compression test results, opinions please.
I will go with what CW in Pasadena said. It could be that it is not entirely broken in and needs to run a bit longer. But, if you are curious you can take the head off and look at the cylinder...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-19-2021, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 319
Re: Assembly of steering column
You may have thought of this already. The suppliers sell a bottom plate with a little tube welded to it that extends to beyond the oil level to keep the oil from seeping out of the steering box. ...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-17-2021, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 424
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-17-2021, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 878
Re: Engine Stalls at Stop Signs
I guess the other option is not to stop at stop signs, like my grandfather. He died peacefully in his sleep, not like the other screaming passengers in his car.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-17-2021, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,417
Re: Model A Aircraft Kit
Nice video. I really enjoyed it. The chase plane was nice too.
I guess the question of why anyone would fly an antique airplane with a Model A engine in it is like why would anyone drive...
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