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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-09-2024, 12:26 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 825
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Cleaning the radiator

This will be my second round with the vinegar. I did us dish washer soap before I started the last time. Didn't see signs of grease in the water this time. Last time it was a real mess until I got...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-07-2024, 06:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 825
Posted By daveymc29
Cleaning the radiator

Filled it with three gallons of distilled white vinegar. Plan to drive it for about three weeks, drain, rinse with tap water then refill with distilled water and a cup of baking soda for week or so,...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 12-22-2023, 06:20 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,516
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Model "A" Goals For 2024

Getting rid of the on/off electric switch for my 31 coupe fuel line. It was okay but now it is way too hot to touch and fails often, shutting the engine down at the $%^& times. Bypassed it and car...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 12-04-2023, 01:43 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 12,669
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Classtique Upholstery

So maybe, and it seems obviously true to me, instead of worrying so much about leaving a better word for our children, we should concentrate on leaving better children for the world.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-07-2023, 03:43 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 988
Posted By daveymc29
Re: amp meter question

So my amp meter is defective? I thought that and luck has it that I have several. So, short of hooking them up and starting the vehicle, is there a quick test to determine whether they register or...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-07-2023, 03:26 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,038
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Embarking on a Laycock-overdrive odyssey

One could run a "pilot light" to tell you when the O/D is energized. This would also let you know if the lockout switch fails to operate. I avoided doing that as I felt one advantage to the Lay-Cock...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-07-2023, 12:23 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 988
Posted By daveymc29
amp meter question

my amp meter is showing a constant charge, I'd guess about 6 amps, but that is all it does, key on or off, motor running or not, the needle fails to change position. This in a negative ground, 12V...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-07-2023, 12:05 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,038
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Embarking on a Laycock-overdrive odyssey

The easiest part to do is wiring the Lay-cock so it won't get the solenoid energized when the transmission is in reverse, which will destroy of badly damage the O/D unit. Looking at a transmission...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-03-2023, 09:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 506
Posted By daveymc29
29 steering to gas tank "U" shaped mount

I sold my 29 with the 30/31 mount and promised I would look for the "U" shaped piece I had taked off the bottom end of the steering column where it meets the tank. Couldn't find it so ordered one...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-29-2023, 10:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,122
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Bouncing coupe

What type of shocks?
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-18-2023, 04:33 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,023
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Brake Drums - Advice Regarding Their Use

Synchro Yes, and it isn't all that hard to do' I bought two bushings from a local hardware store to fill in the gap between the size of the front shafts and the rears. It was bronze and I did spin it...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-17-2023, 05:52 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,023
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Brake Drums - Advice Regarding Their Use

Following what another member of this forum did, I bought two rear brake arms and replaced the two fronts on my Coupe with the taller rears. I haven't tried to see how much better they are with a...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-12-2023, 11:15 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,415
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Welding Rear Springs

You can replace that main leaf for about @150.00 in California, with a new leaf. Take the old one with you to the spring shop. Get the same thickness and length. I just did a front and had the eyes...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-09-2023, 09:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 625
Posted By daveymc29
Re: finding more foot/leg room in the 31 deluxe coupe

Brent and Cliff. I sure do appreciate the amount of time and effort that you spent answering my questions. I will probably opt for the package rack rebuilding. I understand you dont take the tongue...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-08-2023, 07:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 625
Posted By daveymc29
finding more foot/leg room in the 31 deluxe coupe

I am a bit short in the leg for my height, now down from 5'11 and 7/8", but I still have my size 12 shoes to try to maneuver into the coupe past the door opening to the front and the seat to my heel....
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-05-2023, 10:48 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,387
Posted By daveymc29
Re: How Old Is Too Old?

Sorry, I thought I was being addressed but it appears to be for a gentleman in San Antonio.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-05-2023, 10:45 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,387
Posted By daveymc29
Re: How Old Is Too Old?

Marshall, I bought it from Allan Funt of Candid Camera fame. The man I delt with, Paul Sund told me it came out from Chicago on an open transport in the dead of winter with no type of covering over...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-04-2023, 08:54 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,387
Posted By daveymc29
Re: How Old Is Too Old?

87,COPD, congestive heart failure, AFIB, asthma, Allergies to several trees and grasses,
almost constantly out of breathe, tired to the point of falling asleep if I sit still very long. That's the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-01-2023, 06:26 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,547
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Signs, back in the day

When I was a kid we lived in the buildings that had been a "Toll Gate." If some local asked where we lived we said "The Tool Gale." Out of area plate or accent we would say "Healy Toll Gate." Didn't...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-01-2023, 05:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,007
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Borg Warner OD No Reverse?

I wired my hot lead to the overdrive to a lock out switch that I created on the rear of the low/reverse shifter rod housing, that is the right hand tube of the shift tower as seen from the drivers...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 07-31-2023, 02:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,007
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Borg Warner OD No Reverse?

The cable as mentioned above. It may be that it has slipped a bit and the mechanism is really not in reverse. Mine is mounted on my shift lever for the tranny and it seems to creep down the cable...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 07-31-2023, 02:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,133
Posted By daveymc29
Re: Bushing Removal Tool

Funny, I've never thought of needing a tool for these. I use my vice and two sockets. one just smaller than the hole the bushing is in and one that is just a tad larger than the bushing, to push the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 07-19-2023, 10:54 PM
Replies: 13
A/c
Views: 1,184
Posted By daveymc29
Re: A/c

I may have spoken too soon. This after noon as I put the "A" away for the evening I found the conderser motor was once again resting even though the unit was again just a fan, I took the red wire off...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 07-17-2023, 10:54 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,666
Posted By daveymc29
Re: New to A's...

Like most things Model A, this has been for me, the most meaningful site I have come across. That and joining the Local Model A Ford Club of America, and/or the Model A Restorers Club will get you...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 07-17-2023, 10:20 PM
Replies: 13
A/c
Views: 1,184
Posted By daveymc29
Re: A/c

Thanks for the help everyone. This time I'm taking all the blame, the wire to the condenser connect with one clip standing horizontal and the other being vertical, if you will. I got up close with a...
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