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11-03-2015, 08:41 PM | #21 |
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Personally I like the humor that everyone has shown with their answers.
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11-03-2015, 10:31 PM | #22 |
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If something electrical isn't working & you suspect a bad connection in the loop up to the ammeter & dash light, put a jumper across the junction box wing nuts. If it then works, the problem IS IN THAT LOOP. Study it in the WIRING DIAGRAM.
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you can use a bicycle pump to inflate a Model "A" tire.
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A couple of years back a friend and I were at a meet and he unfortunately experienced two flat tyres in quick succession which left him without a spare. As the second appeared to be a slow leak we decided to add some air via a 12 volt pump which he was carrying.
While we were inflating the tyre we noticed that the air was leaking from the valve passing between the inner metal part of the valve and the rubber outer layer. As a temporary fix we tied an electrical Zippy cable tie around the base of the valve to slow the leak and to our amazement it not only slowed the leak but stopped it all together. A quick inspection of the other valves on the car showed that all were failing in the same way to some degree. All showing some air pockets rising up from the base of the valve. Cable ties were applied to all valves and a couple of years later the ties were still there with no further leaks. The one tube that had failed initially was replaced.
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11-05-2015, 04:48 AM | #28 |
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I like that with a few screwdrivers and handful of basic spanners you can work on 95% of an A Model
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11-05-2015, 07:02 AM | #29 |
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Take one step at a time... Never change more than one part at a time esp. Electrical.
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If one tire always gets LOW, spit on the end of the stem & see if it blows a "bubble"--Then re-tighten it.
For the guy that was a pain in the ass, we'd put a TINY pebble in the valve cap, tighten it, & in about a day or two, it would go FLAT! Bill W.
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Ok, now that's useful! You older fellows have a responsibility to make sure the next generation knows all of those practical jokes too!
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I ordered a wiring diagram from one of the big suppliers and it shows the junction box sitting vertically, with no reference that tells you which is driv- er/passenger side. very helpful. would it have taken a lot of forethought to show the box in its true position? |
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Wiring diagrams usually don't show stuff in it's true position, a schematic, usually does. Bill W.
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11-06-2015, 10:00 AM | #38 |
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Print out a wiring diagram & follow the current flows, like a ROAD MAP. It'll help you understand that electrical stuff ain't SPOOKY or hard to understand.
Just understand CIRCUIT, from the root word, CIRCLE. The body, frame, & ALL the metal stuff, is your SECOND wire, returning the current to the ground cable at the crossmember & back into the battery. Fiberglass contraptions & boats, have to run a mess of individual GROUND wires, to complete THEIR CIRCUITS! Bill W.
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