Forum: Model-A
05-09-2017, 06:33 PM
|
|
Replies: 1
Views: 1,411
|
|
Forum: Model-A
05-09-2017, 09:02 AM
|
|
Replies: 1
Views: 1,411
1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
1929 Ford Model A roadster pick up. 65,000 original miles, good tires, new tubes and spoke protectors. NC tile. Engine has new pistons .080" over, new valves and lifters and valve job. New radiator...
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-30-2016, 02:43 PM
|
|
Replies: 33
Views: 7,837
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-05-2016, 05:29 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 2,504
Re: Overheating
i'm only 60 years old, so still hitting it for now. Wife has me remodeling the kitchen. Also have a daughter who lives close, she had to help the old man unload the rock. Loading the rock was easy,...
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-05-2016, 04:41 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 2,504
Re: Overheating
I asked him if he rod out the radiator, he said that the radiator is so old and if he ran into problems he said it could cost more to fix then a replacement. I understood that because i have run into...
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-05-2016, 04:38 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 2,504
Re: Overheating
If i have the skill to remove the top tank i would have. I have never taken a radiator a part before, i have spoken to other people who have and they said you can loosen up the solder joints on the...
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-05-2016, 04:33 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 2,504
Re: Overheating
Shell fit perfect. Also my A is all original (as possible), some would call it a rat truck.
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-05-2016, 04:31 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 2,504
Re: Overheating
I resisted at first cutting open the radiator, (so many other projects in the works). After doing the flow test it look good, 3-4 seconds, even the radiator guy thought it flowed well. And if the...
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-05-2016, 01:12 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 2,504
Overheating
Thought I would share my issues with my model A overheating. I tried all the suggestions on the web, vinegar
, muriatic acid, flushing the system, flow testing (I believe I ran the 38 gals through...
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-25-2015, 08:04 AM
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 1,660
New old wood for the bed of a 28 pick up
What a score on the new old wood for the bed of the model A. Got it from our neighborhood lumber yard that has gone out of business due to the man (home depot and Lowes). This lumber yard is circa...
|
|
Forum: Model-A
08-05-2015, 01:43 PM
|
|
Replies: 0
Views: 1,185
Rear leaf spring spreader
I purchased this leaf spring spreader so i could change my rear shackles. I used it one time only and it work perfect. I no longer have a need for it. The weight of the package is 17lbs and shipping...
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-28-2015, 06:41 AM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 4,208
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-25-2015, 02:03 PM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 4,208
Re: how to build your own roadster top
Tops all done, ended up using some of the tacks, nails, screws from the old top just to keep some originality. Also reused the metal trim on the hidem.
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-08-2015, 01:29 PM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 4,208
how to build your own roadster top
Further progress on building my roadster top. Fitted the windshield water deflector and the main top, a few mistakes on sizing, but this is a Rat Truck. Amazed on how many staples it took and I'm not...
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-02-2015, 05:25 PM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 1,918
Re: Water pump not pumping?
i put the radiator in, the plug was in the recess of the inlet, you could not see it from the outside of the neck.
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-02-2015, 03:47 PM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 1,918
Re: Water pump not pumping?
All fixed, sorry to bother anyone, took off the upper radiator hose to fine the radiator shop left there plug inside the inlet.
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-02-2015, 01:35 PM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 1,918
Water pump not pumping?
29 roadster pick up. I cannot believe i'm posting this, but for some reason my water pump does not seem to be pumping? No blockage in the radiator, good flow through the engine. If you turn the pump...
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-30-2015, 06:10 AM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 4,208
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-29-2015, 07:21 PM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 4,208
Re: how to build your own roadster top
this is what 1928pickuppain wrote;https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75206&highlight=top+irons+wood+replacement
He show photos also in the thread. It worked for me like a charm.
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-29-2015, 08:13 AM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 4,208
how to build your own roadster top
I could not find anywhere photos of anyone building their own roadster top. My guess is most people just purchase the kits. So I thought I would share some of my experiences of building my own top....
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-04-2015, 05:48 PM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 1,371
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-04-2015, 04:30 PM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 1,371
Recovering the top on a Model A roadster pick up
Looking for anyone who may have done this in the past. Looking for hints, how to’s, ETC…I have already watched the video from lebaron Bonney, many times. I just did the seat covers in the pickup and...
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-19-2014, 05:54 PM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 2,473
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-19-2014, 05:41 PM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 2,473
|
|
Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-19-2014, 05:09 PM
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 2,473
Zenith B carb leaking gas from the intake
Need some help on a Zenith B carb leaking gas from the intake. I have rebuilt this carb, set the float level with a gauge and it's perfect. Had it on the bench for hours and gas does not leak out....
|
