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07-20-2015, 01:56 PM | #43 |
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OH!! Ya!! forgot about that, cut off the blades to remove a four blade to get the water pump off to put a two blade back on with new water pump attached, eliminates removing radiator. Of course that was just an idea, I didn't actually do it but I was glad to see my brain was still in a creative mode....I did run it by all the experts here, Mitch, Larry, Bill, Wayne, etc and they said "Fantastic Idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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07-20-2015, 02:42 PM | #45 |
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That's right, you have a better memory than me, just cut off the fan at the shaft!!!! and the water pump just slides out, Damn!!!! all the money I could save by just doing the repairs meself!!!! I'm a Model A genius!!!
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Ur you a parts HOARDER TOO? Iffin' Po' Old Bill needed sum TEETH fur his RUBBER CHICKEN, would you mail them? If so, would you cough up a scarce part & mail it to me in a COFFEE CAN? If you pack it in ground COFFEE, it won't get BROKE Whin we "GO", we cain't take our $$$$$$$$$$$$'s with us, that also applies to our PARTS STASH! Sumbody?? sed we CAN take our CARS, if we give the BATTERY to sumbody & Drain all the LIQUIDS into an APPROVED CONTAINER & take it to PEP-BOYS & buy a green AIR FRESHENER, while you're there Po' Ol' Bill W.
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There must surely be a clever way of installing a new gas-tank float via the filler cap, without having to unscrew the guage and remove the whole thing?
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Soak spark plugs that have stains and yellowing on the porcelain in Oxalic Acid (Wood Bleach). It will make the porcelain look like new and also take any rust off the body of the plug.
Paint the metal body of your spark plugs with Penetrol (it's clear) to protect them from rusting. Penetrol will also keep your head studs and nuts from rusting and brass parts from tarnishing.
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I have seen this done by a Model A owner!!!!
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07-20-2015, 06:16 PM | #52 |
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The book TINY TIPS for your model A. Has 250 not so secret tips. Lots of the even work.
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On the serious side, I did put a lot of my tips in a small book that can be previewed 100% at no cost at blurb.com. Just search "Model A Ford Tips and Hints". No need to buy it. jack
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I use the heaviest socks in the drawer to cover the blades so they do no damage.
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JUNCTION BOX: I've run into 3 junction boxes, with poor connections, ALL the nuts were very tight & NO visible signs of CORROSION! Added 4 star washers & all was well. Junction boxes are simple, JUST a convenient junction point, between the dash & engine room wiring.
That's the best I can do, on ONLY 1 cup of COFFEE! Bill W Bill W.
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I had some roof nails that were loose. Then I put a small piece of blue painters tape, with a hole in it, then pulled out the loose nail. ThenI dipped a toothpick in Gorilla glue, and inserted it into the loose nail hole. Then I cut the toothpick off with dikes, and put the nail back in (it was tight now). Once the glue cured, I removed the tape, and now it is perfect.
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When we were much younger, Mercury Charlie showed me that when you have a stuck nut and fearful of snapping the bolt, try to tighten it slightly just to break the tension, then loosen it.
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Beside Bill's nail in the radiator this is my all time favourite. I take no credit for this tip as it belongs to A. E. Granville and was published in the June 1930 issue of Popular Mechanics.
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A large paper clip seems to work to unclogged my clogged grease fittings.
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