New Guy

[William Kelchner]

Hello, just joined the forum which appears to be a treasure trove of information. I own a 30 Roadster and a 64 Impala convertible.

Bought the Model A years ago and been fiddling with it ever since--had overheating problem among other problems. To date I've installed a new radiator, fixed the speedo, new speedo cable, replaced the small gear at the transmission to accept the new cable, new water pump, new exhaust, has hydra brakes, new carb (Zenith), replaced the radiator shroud with one I found at Carlisle, Pa. auto show for $40 (had two minor cracks at the bottom and no dings, the cracks are completely hidden by the stone guard - could not believe the luck in finding this buried in a pile of parts.

Now the overheating appears to be under control. I just installed new plugs and retimed the machine. The only thing I cannot fix is after cruising around it backfires one time about 10 seconds after turning off the ignition. If I run the carb dry no backfire. I presume this is a rich condition but I've tried everything with the carb without success.

Any suggestions. Thanks Bill