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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-16-2024, 03:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 551
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Wind Wing installation

I'm with Wick on this. My '28 and '34 roadsters have wind-wings and I've had a lot of trouble losing and reinstalling them and It's a 2 person job. Two sided automotive tape has solved these problems...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-11-2024, 11:34 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 870
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Hagerty Roadside Asssitance

Many thanks, I'm sure glad that I read this thread.
I've had Hagerty insurance on my old Fords for decades and had my '37 flat-bedded about 4 miles to my workshop/garage about two weeks ago. I just...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-10-2024, 03:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,136
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Water in gas

I wrote that I would report back so here goes.

My 16-year-old great-grandson volunteered to help me with my car. We started yesterday morning. The first thing we did was to double check the...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-04-2024, 06:03 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,136
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Water in gas

Thanks for all of your thoughtful and helpful suggestions.

I’m quite sure that I don’t have an ignition problem because I get a good spark when cranking the engine with one of the sparkplugs...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-03-2024, 09:40 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,136
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Water in gas

Many thanks for your helpful responses.

I found my 1937 Ford book and it shows on page 5-8 where the drain outlets are located on the carburetor and fuel pump. I plan to drain both as soon as I’m...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-02-2024, 01:33 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,136
Posted By Robert/Texas
Water in gas

About a year and a half ago I filled the tank in my original, unrestored 1937 Ford Fordor Touring Sedan with Shell Regular. I’m 89 years old and came down with some medical issues shortly after that...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 12-07-2023, 08:03 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,866
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Remember Pearl Harbor

Bob MH
We did that too but I don't remember getting paid for it. I was in the Cub Scouts and later the Boy Scouts and we went on scrap drives on weekends and collected paper, scrap metal and other...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 12-07-2023, 05:09 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,866
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Remember Pearl Harbor

I was 7 years old when that happened. I don't remember much of that day but a lot from Monday, the 8th. I lived in NJ and was in the second grade. While waiting for our school to open the 6th graders...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 11-19-2023, 09:31 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 4,244
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: My First Flathead! 35 Standard

I installed a Mallory crab type distributor on my '34 some years ago because I couldn't get the original one to work. I bought that distributor from Patrick's in Arizona. After 5k miles or so the...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 11-12-2023, 06:55 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 839
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Recognition well deserved...

I'm 89 and was a cold war draftee. I spent most of the time in Germany. My wife found my old OD army jacket yesterday and I tried it on but it didn't fit. I really respect those who fought in the...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-30-2023, 06:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 608
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: 32-34 Tie Rod End Repair Kits

I use E-Z Steer Teflon repair kits on both of my '28 A's and my '34 roadster. They make the steering much easier for this 89 year-old.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-10-2023, 06:15 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 541
Posted By Robert/Texas
Timing Problem

I took my ’28 roadster for a short drive last week. It started right up and ran well. The next day I backed it out of the barn and shut it off while 2 passengers got in it. I restarted the engine and...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-17-2023, 06:23 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,476
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Remember 9/11/01

I will always remember 9/11. I lived in Houston and my wife and I were “glued” to the TV for hours. I also remember Pearl Harbor. I lived in NJ then and was in the second grade. On Monday all the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-03-2023, 08:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,795
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: "New Engine" driven to Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay), Alaska

Dave, your trip absolutely amazes me. Some years ago, my wife and I drove our 2005 Chevy Avalanche about 20 miles or so to a primitive RV park around 20 or 30 miles north of Coldfoot. We were...
Forum: Model T (1909-1927) 09-03-2023, 08:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,353
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Thinking of getting a Model T

Another choice could be Liliker's in College Station, Texas. He did a great job rebuilding the engine in my Model A roadster around 15 years ago. mrmodelt.com
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-07-2023, 06:08 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,432
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: How Old Is Too Old?

I'm nearly 89 but I still drive my T's, A's and early V8's. All are stock with no mods to make them easy to drive. They are kept in a rural area and only driven on back country roads. I had my left...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-01-2023, 07:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 919
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Rough running Car

My '28 roadster was acting like that last year. It turned out that the brass screen in the sediment bowl was stopped up with some hardened black stuff which I couldn't get to dissolve even with...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-29-2023, 05:54 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 701
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Dash grommets for choke and throttle

I've used Silicone Spray for this same problem and they slip right in without making a mess.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 07-20-2023, 06:05 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,611
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Gas shut off valve options

I have 4 or 5 of those leaky, hard to turn valves in my junk collection. The handle on the "no leak" one that I bought from Snyder's around 3 years ago is still easy to turn and it doesn't leak. I...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-15-2023, 06:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 802
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: 1938 Deluxe Spare Wheel Clamp Device.

C&G catalog, part # 78-1492
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-03-2023, 08:40 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,820
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: 32-34 Tie Rod End Adjustment

I installed E-Z Steer Teflon seats in the tie rod and drag links on my '34 roadster and both Model A's around 10 or 15 years ago. I grease them regularly and they make the cars much easier to steer....
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-02-2023, 09:53 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,820
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: 32-34 Tie Rod End Adjustment

Bratton's catalog shows the tool, part # 4590 @ $5.25. I use one of these on my Model A's and early V8's.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-29-2023, 11:36 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,232
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Trailering Model A

nrholmes

Check your private messages.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 05-22-2023, 06:56 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,439
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: Back from a tour, the Victoria was mis-behaving.

I have two each, T’s, A’s and early V8’s. The closest place to me to get gas is an icehouse about three miles away. I had been buying gas there for many years. About six or eight years ago all the...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-14-2023, 06:36 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 31,090
Posted By Robert/Texas
Re: what was your first car and how much did you pay

I bought my first car, a '37 Ford Fordor Touring Sedan in 1950, two weeks before my 16th birthday. I paid $175 for the car, a lot of money back then but new and used cars were still in short supply....
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