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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-05-2024, 11:28 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 3,913
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Value of an Un-Restored Model A Engine

Good Morning...You might advertise them in the two national magazines at moderate prices...folks within a days drive of you might come and purchase them...We see that happening in Arizona...Ernie in...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-27-2024, 12:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 522
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Radiator Leak

Agree...Drain some coolent out of the radiator and use a dremell tool or some such to slightly expand and clean out the crack. Use JB Weld and let it sit for a couple of days, then put the coolent...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-22-2024, 09:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 321
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: 30 tudor floor boarss measurments

Arizona Model A has them in stock. Well made 3/4" Plywood suitable for paint or stain. I've had a set for a good many years. Sammy Guthrie 480-782-0266. Ernie in Arizona
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-20-2024, 07:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 879
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 01-30-2024, 05:33 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,406
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: spark plug recommendation needed

Hello Syncro...I wonder NGK plugs of yours are a Knock Off of some type made deep in jungle in some part of the world that is way, way off the traveled trail! Ernie in Arizona
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 01-21-2024, 12:19 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,202
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: pulling engine?

Amen...Engine only! Ernie in Arizona
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-24-2023, 08:17 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,104
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Claim of 25% HP bump true?

Good Evening...Ad a Model B intake and Carburetor and the 5.0 head or higher and you will be right on the edge of 50 HP. Ernie in Arizona
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-14-2023, 05:36 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 822
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Kingpin Locking Pin

Amen...Ernie in Arizona
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-25-2023, 12:02 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,148
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Fuel Filter issue

Good Morning...Our Model A has a glass filter on the firewall. I put a big magnet from Ace Hardware into the glass bowl. I can see when I need to open the filter and clean the gunk off the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-30-2023, 05:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 645
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Spark Plug Gap

Good afternoon all...I have a 1931 Tudor with a 5.9 head and a strong engine by John Cook in Chandler, Arizona. For years I have run W16Y plugs and lately they have started to miss on excelleration....
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 07-18-2023, 04:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,034
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Tight correct headlight connectors, still shorting!

Good aftrernoon...One approach would be to look carefully at all the head light wiring very carefully for a spot of wear...a place where the insulation has rubbed a hole after 13 years of...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-22-2023, 12:55 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 17,686
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Ugly Copra Drab

Damn! Ernie in Arizona
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-14-2023, 05:13 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 6,621
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Mitchell overdrive.

Good Afternoon...Yes they are worth the wait. We've had ours for 17 years...still going strong...At that time, Sue Mitchell agreed to make a longer shift handle so that it would be the same as the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-14-2023, 05:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,750
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Quality New Front Leaf Spring

Understand...The Packard looked like it was about to sit down when we purchased her. The new springs put her back on her lines...she shares the garage with our 31 Tudor! Ernie in Arizona
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-14-2023, 04:35 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 6,094
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Thermostat

Good afternoon...We also use the Vintage Precison unit. It is the best of the possibilites on the maket in my view. Ernie in Arizona
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-13-2023, 08:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,750
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Quality New Front Leaf Spring

Good Evening...I purchased a new set of rear springs from Eaton Detroit Spring and they fit perfectly on our 1949 Packard. They ride well and the car sits as it should. They were produced on time to...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-12-2023, 08:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,192
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Assuming Electrical (No power to Starter or Car)

Good Evening...Check carefully the little fuse holder at the starter. The old ones can get loose and not conduct. I had one that was loose and the car would not run. The fuse checked good. ...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-07-2023, 05:17 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,773
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Pulling my head out...

Good afternoon...I would think that you might well need one of the head pullers that works by putting downward pressure on the head bolts...available from the usual suspects...have often seen a block...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-04-2023, 02:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,575
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Oil pressure

Good afternoon...It sounds to me like you have a stock oiling system which would record almost no preasure with the engine at operating temperature. You state that your engine does not overheat...so...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-24-2023, 02:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,515
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Type of clear coat for wood grained trim

Good afternoon...I've done a few cars and I've used Minwax Tung Oil finish...seems to work pretty good. It's been on my 49 Packard for 10 years. The car lives inside except when I drive it, which...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-20-2023, 12:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,030
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Shell Rotella T6 15W40 vs Mobile One 10W30

Good Morning all...Jim is correct. The original owners manual...which was written by folks in Detroit where it is cold in the winter and warm/hot in the summer, calls for 20wt in the winter and 40wt...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-10-2023, 06:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,697
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Engine Noise

Good afternoon...You might consider trurning the engine over with the starter, while the ignition off, for a minute or two in order to get oil moving. Then turn the ignition on and fire the old girl...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-07-2023, 11:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,298
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: New Engine Update

Good Morning Terry...Just curious...How many engines have you guys manufactured so for? Ernie in Arizona
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 04-06-2023, 12:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,753
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: Dipper tray lose

Good Morning...I would think that the dipper pan was NOT installed properly the last time the pan was cleaned or the engine worked on. If popped into place, as it should be, those trays are a pain...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-28-2023, 10:23 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,673
Posted By Ernie Vitucci
Re: engine ticking

Good Morning...Just a thought...With an engine that original could the problem be warn valve springs with less tension than they should have? Ernie in Arizona
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