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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-17-2024, 07:47 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 613
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Spark lever position at idle and temperature sensitivity

Also if the edges of the butterfly valve are worn near the throttle shaft it will cause the butterfly angle at the idle fuel ports to be wrong, the idle port get covered more changing the mixture...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-16-2024, 02:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 613
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Spark lever position at idle and temperature sensitivity

how much wiggle in the throttle shaft, if worn the the throttle may not close at the same position every time
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-11-2024, 04:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 471
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: 40 wt synthetic hydraulic fluid

Tractor hydraulic oil, I have started using Kubota hydrostatic multi viscosity in my original shocks
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-11-2024, 04:46 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,429
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Synchronized Transmission

Proper oil in transmission
Low idle speed
Learning to match engine speed to road speed for that gear
Shift earlier
Sometimes double clutching can help shifting timing
Read owners instruction...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-09-2024, 09:03 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,114
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: LED headlight bulbs

14 amps, headlights dual tail lights panel light, ignition
stock wiring,switchOne night I went out with battery at 5.8 volts,came back at 6 volts, am at positive 1 amp driving with lights on.
on...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-09-2024, 07:05 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,114
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: LED headlight bulbs

i have halogen bulbs with generator good defined beam
lights up signs 8 tenths of a mile away, no blinding oncoming cars.
ammeter shows a + 1 amp with lights on with a 14 amp charge rate, generator...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-08-2024, 07:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 322
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: dead spot on starter and sticking bendix

Take the cover band off and rotate the commutator with a stick , look at the surface of the commutator where the brushes rub, it should look even all around .
Sometimes the commutator wears in a...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-07-2024, 12:56 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 3,914
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Value of an Un-Restored Model A Engine

There was a engine without head a few booths away at Hershey a couple years ago, every I ever I walked by it called to me ( I don’t need more engines) I looked at it several time, the bores were...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-07-2024, 12:24 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,356
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: cleaning spark plugs: Process

Using anything metal on the porcelain that is not glazed ( the combustion chamber side can transfer metal causing a conducive electrical path
And has been said, if you have to clean them because of...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-04-2024, 09:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 513
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Roll out knob

most likely— push back escutcheon look for pin , push out pin
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-04-2024, 06:33 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,094
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: 28-32 N.O.S. shocks

Post a picture of the boxes, originally they had glycerin, later on oil, the style of the box can give idea of era of manufacture date.
It will be interesting to see the shocks and boxes.
If the...
Forum: Model T (1909-1927) 03-03-2024, 06:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 619
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: I need a place to start. The basics of a Model T

A couple years ago when I was at Hershey there was a T motor on a engine stand and I was looking at it, the guy said make me a offer —- I said 5$, I was pulling a box of generators, he got me to 12$,...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-02-2024, 06:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 877
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: How I did it.

My friend has a 36 Packard, it was having starting issues and dim brake lights, came with every kind of brighter brake light bulb and none were bright.
I started to trace the brake light issue and...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-02-2024, 09:46 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 920
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Klein Tools

Digital meters can get upset with the ignition system on a running model A engine.
When I tried my snap on vantage on my running model T it locked up and started crying, had to take out the battery...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-01-2024, 06:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 565
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Speedometer Cable- A Grease Pump?

some cables are “ wound” in the wrong direction and can act like a pump
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-01-2024, 12:23 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 605
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: 1936 ANTENNA-PLEASE HELP! Where can I find radio antenna for 1936Ford series 68 c

With trunk ? There was a reproduction running board antenna available in the past.
Otherwise the spare tire mount was insulated and the bracket and rim was the antenna
The lead in wire fo spare...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-01-2024, 12:17 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 700
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Towing Capacity?

How much water do you plan on carrying?
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-29-2024, 07:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,032
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: rotor cap

A larger rotor gap works to fire fouled plugs better, a bandaid for improper mixture same as all the playing with sparkplug heat ranges to cure the black carbon from too rich of a mixture.
It takes...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 02-29-2024, 08:36 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 426
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Petcock

sometimes they have to be taken apart,cleaned and lubricated with cock grease, a tube of it is $$ but enough to last a lifetime, Langs model T parts sells it.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-28-2024, 09:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,032
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: rotor cap

Where did the .025 gap specification come from??
The only specifications from the era thatI have found is .005” in a radio installation instructions article— that said to reduce it to create less...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-28-2024, 09:05 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,113
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Blowing Starter Safety Fuse Help Please

The brush end of the field housing has a taper as does the end plate like the 33-34 type of generator., usually the front is also die cast aluminum or unknown similar metal for the 33-34 type, in...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-28-2024, 09:07 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,113
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Blowing Starter Safety Fuse Help Please

That’s a later generator that style just had 2 wires coming out of a grommet instead of the threaded post one for power out, the other is field ground or attached to the oval cutout.
That style...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 02-27-2024, 02:16 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 630
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: 1935 21 Stud engine

I would think that a warranty would be hard to use on a engine from USA — the freight return would probably be more than fixing any problem locally
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 02-27-2024, 02:13 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 857
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Is this a normal wear pattern on oil pump idler cover plate and block mating surf

the pin is at a angle, or the bushing is worn allowing the gear to run crooked previous wear is showing in the shadows that the gear was making full contact in the thrust area
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-25-2024, 06:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 806
Posted By Kurt in NJ
Re: Left Lights On By Mistake

I left the ignition switch on and the battery sat totally dead for a while,
Because I have a diode cutout anything the generator made went into the electric system, could get 4 volts hand cranking,...
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