Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 06:54 PM
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Re: Newbie with '29 RPU
Not to nitpick your nice truck, but you'll need the correct hood. The one that is presently on your Model A is from a '28-29 Fordor Sedan or a 1929 Town Sedan/Town Car/Cabriolet. Fortunately, the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 495
Re: Car Is Shrinking........
Try removing some padding from the front seat. That will lower the height enough to make it easier to get in an out. Older LeBaron Bonney interior kits ended up being too high in this area if you...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 860
Re: Second gear
The 600w we are obliged to buy today is not the same stuff Ford used 100 years ago. It may stink the same, but its lubrication qualities are not up to Ford's standards, which is why we need to...
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Forum: Model-A
04-15-2024, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 285
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 590
Re: generator output
"Try moving the third brush up to increase the generator output."
Actually, to increase the generator charging rate, you move the third brush DOWN towards the ground (in the direction the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 982
Re: Car will not start
"To check whether the timing gear is stripped, there is no need to undo anything. Take the top off the distributor and watch the rotor as you crank the engine. If the rotor does not turn, the gear is...
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Forum: Model-A
04-13-2024, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Model-A
04-13-2024, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 285
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Forum: Model-A
04-13-2024, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 247
Re: 1928-29 Drum Taillight Brackets, L & R
This is less than half price for the identical pair from vendors. If you plan on using your taillight for turn signals, you will need the right side taillight base, too. Cheaper for this pair than...
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Forum: Model-A
04-13-2024, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: New Price: 1928-29 Sidemount complete, NEW
Snyder's is out of stock for this 1928-29 sidemount. Who knows when or if they'll be restocked? Once this new sidemount assembly is sold, that's all I have. If you think you are going to need this...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 860
Re: Second gear
And when you examine the shift tower, ensure that neither of the two shifting forks is bent. That can happen when someone panic downshifts too hard. A twisted shifting fork will make sliding the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 860
Re: Second gear
Will it go into 2nd gear with the engine off? If not, then the problem is definitely inside the transmission or in the shift tower. Was it like this since you bought the car or did the problem...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-12-2024, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 860
Re: Second gear
For starters, lower the idle speed and use a heavier lube in the transmission. I like a 50-50 mix of 600w and STP oil treatment. Make sure the clutch is adjusted properly.
Marshall
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-11-2024, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 135
Views: 8,898
Re: Misfire mystery
"Anyone think the timing gear could be a tooth off and still run ok?"
A Model A engine will run with the timing gears one tooth to the left or right of the index marks. But all is not well if...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-11-2024, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 982
Re: Car will not start
"I would think that the car would start even with bad gaskets. Am i wrong?"
Manifold gaskets: I recently installed a manifold set on a Model A engine that was in a box with other parts...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-10-2024, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 982
Re: Car will not start
Check to ensure the intake manifold ports are sealed or else fuel will not be sucked up into the cylinders. Remove #1 spark plug and either spray some starter fluid into that cylinder or dribble some...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-06-2024, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,342
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-05-2024, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,342
Re: Frustration aligning doors in a Fordor Body
Boy-Howdy, did I need to see THAT, Larry! If I didn't see a different background through the body's window openings, I would have sworn your photos show the body I am working on. Compare your photos...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-02-2024, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,156
Re: Model Tree
The owners probably wouldn't sell these cars way back when because they were going to restore them someday. Well, "someday" came and went and look at what the passage of time has wrought. 100%...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-02-2024, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,342
Re: Frustration aligning doors in a Fordor Body
Thanks for the kind words of encouragement, Larry. This whole restoration has been a nightmare. As you well know, every once in a while you get a difficult restoration like this where seemingly the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-31-2024, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,342
Re: Frustration aligning doors in a Fordor Body
Thanks, Larry. After more hours of frustrating shimming, I have settled for lining up the outer mid-door mouldings so that they match from the front door past the middle pillar to the rear door in a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-30-2024, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,342
Frustration aligning doors in a Fordor Body
I have spent a couple days trying to shim and get the doors aligned in a 1929 Murray Town Sedan that I am restoring. When the body was removed for paint two years ago, I didn't notice any shims when...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-29-2024, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 135
Views: 8,898
Re: Misfire mystery
You wrote that you installed new spark plugs. Are the metal gasket rings in place beneath the plugs? They seal the cylinders. If one is missing or a plug hasn't seated all the way against the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-29-2024, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 552
Re: Ring gear replacement
By the way, don't waste your time and acetylene heating up the old ring gear. Just hack saw it in one place and the gear can then be tapped off easily. Use the heat to put the ring gear ON the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-29-2024, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 552
Re: Ring gear replacement
FORWARD! It can't go backward because of the stop ledge on the flywheel. Be sure to put the new ring gear on with the beveled teeth facing towards the REAR, or the Bendix drive won't be able to...
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