Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-30-2024, 02:39 PM
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Views: 928
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-24-2024, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 981
Re: car transport
Jim at trulyvintage knows what he's doing. I've used his services and was very impressed by his professionalism. I would be very surprised if he ever put a scratch on any of the hundreds of vintage...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-21-2024, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 905
Re: beneath the'31 PU floor mat is???
Thanks rotorwrench, I may try some of that "flex-seal" or other types of coating on the felt padding. Sorry Kube, didn't mean to hijack your thread.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-20-2024, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 905
Re: beneath the'31 PU floor mat is???
Not sure, but I seem to think the very early '28's with the brake handle on the left side had some kind of a boot. All the later A's had no boots on brake handle and shift tower.
They sell them and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-20-2024, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,807
Re: dead battery
Many of the older battery chargers did not have a fuse. The transformer windings were the "fuse" and would burn up if a short occurred or hooked up in the wrong way.(6 or 12 volt). Some had a cheapo...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-20-2024, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,377
Re: Cheap Gas
I remember those ultra cheapo orange plastic horseshoes Keith. Can't remember who gave them out.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-15-2024, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 860
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-14-2024, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 495
Re: Fairfield Garage
A really cool comparison picture! Look at all those gas pumps! Quite a few for those days I think, and that BIG old tree behind the end of the building wasn't even there in the old photo.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-14-2024, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,075
Re: 16 Day transformation of 30 pickup.
Good job Wick! It takes me 16 days just to THINK about a big project that needs to be done. Did you paint the radiator shell or actually have a half-ton pickup shell? Those are super hard to find a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-01-2024, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 8,782
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-01-2024, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,075
Re: War years
Shortages and manufacturing cut-backs or suspensions didn't really get serious until late '42 into '43 and for the rest of the war. There would be no problem getting tires in '40 or '41. Shortages of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-26-2024, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,119
Re: rotor cap
Be careful if you try and bend the rotor tab. I broke the re-pro rotor doing so once. I think the re-pros are plastic, maybe different than an old rotor, maybe Bakelite(?). The solder-on tab makes...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-26-2024, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,649
Re: Pre Osha
There was no OSHA present back when I was installing paging antennae on the rooftops of Boston's prudential tower and Hancock tower on the out edges of those roofs. No harness. Often thought about...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-15-2024, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,237
Re: Blocking manifold heater tube
As mentioned, a can lid of perfect size, painted firewall color, a dab of GOOP to stick it on. It would look a bit more 1930-ish than a rubber ball.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-03-2024, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,045
Re: Fan catastrophe avoided
Breaking fan blades is not just a Model A Ford problem. Any old car similar to our Fords age is liable to throw a blade. I also have a '25 Dodge Brothers and on the AACA website whereas a man just...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-31-2024, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,045
Re: Fan catastrophe avoided
One can only imagine how big the Ford Model A "service bulletins" book would be if Ford kept it going for 90 years! The things we all have learned or even brought to light for others on this website...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-24-2024, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 615
Re: Window Sticker Price
I guess radio, newspapers and magazines mostly and at each salesroom. I do recall seeing a very early sticker, quite small, on the window, but I'm not so sure it was on a Model A, but it was from...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-21-2023, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,429
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-12-2023, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,486
Re: Neat Photo You Might Like
It may be a '29 Ford Std. roadster behind the Caddy, The other roadster driving away to the right may be a '29 or '30 DeSoto.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-12-2023, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,215
Re: Weird bolt in engine block
Possibly a bullet hole patch? Might be some JB Weld around it for any cracks under all the paint around the bolt patch? I've seen fairly clean bullet holes in old, abandoned sawmill engines out in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-14-2023, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,761
Re: Aluminum radiators for Model A
Such a shame Gary Bergbower retired (Berg's Radiator). I do wish someone out near him could take over his business. I've had excellent results with one of his cores about 8 years ago, still going...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-14-2023, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,724
Re: New to me
Good move! That's a really nice Tudor to do a restoration as you please on it. The Les Andrews "Model A Ford mechanics Handbook" (red one) may be a big help for you. Get to know the basics of a Model...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-08-2023, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 850
Re: Rubber protection against suns radiation
Napa Sil-Glyde, 765-1351, Claims it will do what you need it for. For use on belts, brake pads, V-belts, weather stripping, window channels, speedometer cables, hood strips and pads and rubber...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-08-2023, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 441
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-30-2023, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,553
Re: At a lost here
"What Brent said", other than that, I doubt it's a cam bearing, could it be from an earlier engine re-build whereas these pieces could have been overlooked and caught in a "sludgy" corner that...
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