The Ford Barn

Greg out west · 09-08-2012, 12:01 PM

Hi Guy's

Way back when I first got my A in 69,,,You were on our "own" as far as working on the old A...I got more bad advice on how to do stuff on the car back then...Such as how to adjust the bearing in the engine..

One guy told me to remove shim's till you could just move the crank by standing on the hand crank......Then start it up...Ya,,,ran for about 1 minute the locked up !!!! Now I know what was the problem ? The crank was probably ground off center as I found out reading here on FordBarn..it had a dull knock no matter what the bearing were adjusted too !!

Or here's a real good one,,,This fellow told me to put a magnet in the tranny..I was just a kid back then & I didn't realize the magnet I put in the drain plug was too small...Was Ok till I reved up the engine.Then "BOOM" as the magnet went between the gear's.. Never will forget the bottom half of the tranny case laying on the ground !!!!.

Or how about the guy that said the A could do a burn out if you dropped the clutch at a signal... Was great till I broke the pinion gear !!! Aw those were the day's "Young & Stupid "

So here's to all the good guy's here on Fordbarn, A big "thank you" for all the correct advice over the year's...

God Bless you guy's,,,

Greg out West

c125bob · 09-08-2012, 03:44 PM

You are right Greg. I'm a REAL newbie and I have received so much help and advice from this forum by asking and searching. Heck, nobody even made fun of my whitewall tires that came with the A. Good folks !!

Jack '29 Sport Coupe · 09-08-2012, 04:28 PM

You're right greg.......got my first one in '62 and there was virtually nobody to help
me when I was a 21 year old newbie. To make matters worse, none of my pals my
age had any interest in cars from the Model A era. The first time I drove down
highway 101 in California I did so with the spark lever all the way up and the GAV
wide open. God it was awful with backfiring and smoke all over the place---and no
one to tell me what was wrong. I finally got it to a Texaco station and the owner
showed me the basic settings. I was amazed at how smooth it ran after that.

Jack

Junior · 09-08-2012, 09:21 PM

Have only been a member of this forum a few weeks, but here is what I know so far: This site is and the quality of folks here willing to help and pass on the knowledge they have is top notch and invaluable. I too would like to personally thank all those who have helped me out so far and let's not forget the site master and moderators. Hat's off to ya.

Chris H · 09-08-2012, 10:09 PM

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

I have to agree with all the above. I have read just about every thing that I could find about the Model A. Most of it, before I even purchased one. But the books don't have it all. Some how you have to read between the lines, and this is just about the best place that I can think of for what is not in the books. Thanks to all the "A" Good guys on the Fordbarn!

Chris

09-08-2012, 12:01 PM	#1
Greg out west Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So. Cal Posts: 249	"A" Good guy's on Fordbarn Hi Guy's Way back when I first got my A in 69,,,You were on our "own" as far as working on the old A...I got more bad advice on how to do stuff on the car back then...Such as how to adjust the bearing in the engine.. One guy told me to remove shim's till you could just move the crank by standing on the hand crank......Then start it up...Ya,,,ran for about 1 minute the locked up !!!! Now I know what was the problem ? The crank was probably ground off center as I found out reading here on FordBarn..it had a dull knock no matter what the bearing were adjusted too !! Or here's a real good one,,,This fellow told me to put a magnet in the tranny..I was just a kid back then & I didn't realize the magnet I put in the drain plug was too small...Was Ok till I reved up the engine.Then "BOOM" as the magnet went between the gear's.. Never will forget the bottom half of the tranny case laying on the ground !!!!. Or how about the guy that said the A could do a burn out if you dropped the clutch at a signal... Was great till I broke the pinion gear !!! Aw those were the day's "Young & Stupid " So here's to all the good guy's here on Fordbarn, A big "thank you" for all the correct advice over the year's... God Bless you guy's,,, Greg out West

09-08-2012, 03:44 PM	#2
c125bob Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Chattahoochee Hills, Ga Posts: 143	Re: "A" Good guy's on Fordbarn You are right Greg. I'm a REAL newbie and I have received so much help and advice from this forum by asking and searching. Heck, nobody even made fun of my whitewall tires that came with the A. Good folks !! __________________ Bob 1930 Tudor Chattahoochee Hills, Ga

09-08-2012, 04:28 PM	#3
Jack '29 Sport Coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 798	Re: "A" Good guy's on Fordbarn You're right greg.......got my first one in '62 and there was virtually nobody to help me when I was a 21 year old newbie. To make matters worse, none of my pals my age had any interest in cars from the Model A era. The first time I drove down highway 101 in California I did so with the spark lever all the way up and the GAV wide open. God it was awful with backfiring and smoke all over the place---and no one to tell me what was wrong. I finally got it to a Texaco station and the owner showed me the basic settings. I was amazed at how smooth it ran after that. Jack __________________ Cincinnati, Ohio

09-08-2012, 09:21 PM	#4
Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Valdese, North Carolina Posts: 85	Re: "A" Good guy's on Fordbarn Have only been a member of this forum a few weeks, but here is what I know so far: This site is and the quality of folks here willing to help and pass on the knowledge they have is top notch and invaluable. I too would like to personally thank all those who have helped me out so far and let's not forget the site master and moderators. Hat's off to ya. __________________ Learning the A at the Ford Barn, so I can pass it down do the next generation.

09-08-2012, 10:09 PM	#5
Chris H Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wood River, IL Posts: 119	Re: "A" Good guy's on Fordbarn Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I have to agree with all the above. I have read just about every thing that I could find about the Model A. Most of it, before I even purchased one. But the books don't have it all. Some how you have to read between the lines, and this is just about the best place that I can think of for what is not in the books. Thanks to all the "A" Good guys on the Fordbarn! Chris