Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2024, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 333
Re: Ammeter showed a discharge
So I took the inspection cover off and there's plenty of meat on the brushes, I went to move the wire on the third brush to see if insulation had chafed off, and wouldn't you know, the wire fell...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2024, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 333
Re: Ammeter showed a discharge
I never considered that! I'll take a peek and let you know. This could also explain why it was back to normal after it cooled down. Could be that something expanded in the generator while it was...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2024, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 333
Ammeter showed a discharge
Was driving my Fordor the other day. It started and ran fine the whole trip, but a mile or so from home the ammeter suddenly showed a 15 amp discharge. It normally shows about a 4-6 amp charge when...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2024, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 304
Re: Distributor Question
Once you set the timing of a distributor you don't have to re-time it as long as you do not loosen and move the cam. You can remove and replace the distributor without re-timing.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-30-2024, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,080
Re: Distributor wiring
The only issue with the lower plate is the pigtail connector that flexes as the upper plate moves with the spark advance. Over many years, the insulation can break and the pigtail can short out...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-14-2024, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 778
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 778
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-07-2024, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,483
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-07-2024, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,829
Re: Vacuum advance dist. for Model A
I never understood the need for vacuum advance until I researched it yesterday after seeing this thread. I always figured an engine develops its highest vacuum when the throttle is closed or...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-07-2024, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 459
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-24-2024, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,301
Re: Luck Selling on this Site?
Someone listed something I was interested in so I sent a private message with some questions. He never responded. Not even a sorry, it's been sold. If you're going to list something, be a good egg...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-23-2024, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 647
Re: Model A
The repro starter switch contacts are made from copper, which isn't as springy as the original, which were made of a brass alloy. Sometimes a spark will arc between the stud on the starter and the...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
02-18-2024, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 856
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2024, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,229
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-16-2024, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 591
Re: horn wiring. '31
That might be a bandaid fix when the horn is weak when the engine isn't running. When the engine is running the horn is wired directly from the generator cut out, so it would be getting full voltage...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-16-2024, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,980
Re: Backfire
Are you running a Tilotson carb? The pot metal used in the Tillys tends to warp. Heat exacerbates the warping. You may be opening up a gap at the mating surface between the carb and intake...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
02-14-2024, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,223
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-02-2024, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,127
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-31-2024, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 693
Re: mixing brake shoe linings
I have two Model As, both with cast iron drums. One has bonded, one has woven. I can lock up the rear wheels on both. The one with the woven linings has a somewhat softer pedal feel. That's...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-31-2024, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 693
Re: mixing brake shoe linings
It doesn't make sense. If adding one in place of the other lining type makes the brakes work better, wouldn't two of the same that made it better make it betterer? (as Derek Bieri would say)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-25-2024, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 649
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-23-2024, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,072
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-20-2024, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,375
Re: pulling engine?
In the other hand, removing the engine and trans together means having to remove the shift tower, disconnecting the brake pedal from the rods and probably removing the pedals too to be safe, undoing...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
01-11-2024, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 609
Re: Part ID Help
The first two are from an early 1928 Model A that has the complicated multi piece brake actuating cross shaft.
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
01-06-2024, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 509
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