Forum: Model A (1928-31)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 07:51 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-09-2024, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: rebuild engine
Depends on your machine skills and/or size of bank account. Can you do the work yourself? If not, do you have any experienced machine shops within a comfortable drive distance from you?
Since I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-07-2024, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-06-2024, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,020
Re: Pressure plate adjutant
I don't re-adjust after installation. Someone else said they do that. If you adjust the fingers after installing, your flywheel had better be absolutely perfect. Otherwise, don't readjust. That's...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-06-2024, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-04-2024, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,407
Re: getting into the Rumble Seat
As previously promised, the video showing exactly how to get in and out of a rumble seat published this morning- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rrnqz69Y78
This one was in the works for a long...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2024, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,020
Re: Pressure plate adjutant
Don't get too hung up on that dimension. Here's an easy way to do it- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBsiAZL_0Q0
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2024, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Ammeter showed a discharge
Interesting! A lot to unpack here, and I think possibly a solution.
First, with a 15 amp discharge, the motor will not always run any differently. If it was a hard short, then yes. So, a wire...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2024, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Distributor Question
Time both distributors the same. Preferably, at the same time. One stays installed, the other goes under the seat (or wherever).
Many people, including myself, carry a pre-timed distributor in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-01-2024, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Ford Model A rail inspection car
Yes. There's a pivot in the center. You lower the rear and remove the drive chain from the trucks (leave them hanging on the car axles). Undo the pins and spin the whole car around 180 degrees. ...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-30-2024, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,215
Re: Distributor wiring
The spring between the upper and lower plate is also the primary source of ground for the upper plate. The distributor body was (or is) coated with paint, and the upper plate fingers in the slot...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-29-2024, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,732
Re: Motor Meter or Quail
If someone messes with your car and you deal with them the way you should and need help disposing of the remains, lots of us would help you.
I'm mildly autistic and somehow hard-wired where I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-29-2024, 09:20 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-28-2024, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,188
Re: Help! Metal Valve Stems
The flat side is just regular file like you could use on metal. The top is rounded and raspy. I only use the flat side. They are super easy once you've done about 50 of them.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-27-2024, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 20
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Re: Jazz Age '28 Sport Coupe on Hemmings Auction
Putting the fuel tank behind the rear bumper ensures that you lose your back hair and your mullet in a collision. So much better than losing your leg and chest hair and eyebrows in a collision in a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-27-2024, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,188
Re: Help! Metal Valve Stems
The "How to install metal valve stems" video published this morning- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfJ1cjRKjVw&feature=youtu.be
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-24-2024, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,211
Re: Batteries completely discharging
Do you have a pop-out (original type) ignition switch? If so, it is possible that the switch is shorting the hot to ground when off. Feel the coil after the car is off for several minutes. If the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-22-2024, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,030
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-22-2024, 01:25 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-21-2024, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,986
Re: Distributor Cap Advance Lever Slot
Excellent question, Jim!
I just measured an original cap. The slot is 1-1/32" wide.
Here is an original cap and a good quality repro next to each other. The original is on the right side of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-21-2024, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,986
Re: Distributor Cap Advance Lever Slot
What about if you have one of the repro caps where the opening is not wide enough? The poor repro opening is only 3/4 the width of the factory cap opening.
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