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Assembled a “T” from parts without help from anyone and a terrible restoration book. I had never heard one run until then. A fun time.
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1. More lies are told about the size of fish, especially ones that got away.
2. More lies are told about the yields of crops. 3. more lies are told about THE SPEED OF MODEL A's
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Maybe that's true "over there", but on this side of the pond the shift pattern used on the Model A was the norm for many cars for many, many years.
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A four cylinder L head engine of 200 cubic inch displacement is capable of producing the power required for todays driving conditions,gearing will give you the road speed.
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These are my understandings, would wait for possible corrections/added info from others before making changes to post 1. Quote:
FYI - more info on this site, also has been thoroughly discussed on the Barn. http://www.fuel-testers.com/review_g..._products.html Note as an FYI - It is my understanding the sediment bowl and sediment bowl screen, and the carburetor filter will keep damaging trash from getting into/damaging the carb. |
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One thing that I found that surprised me was that the only fuel filter that doesn't come back to bite you, other than the screens that were stock, is the little pencil filter that fits into the fuel shut off valve. All others I have tried eventually gave me troubles with the engine starved for fuel when I wanted it most. Busy intersection, winding , very narrow road, steep hill, etc.
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"17)" for fan information "18)" for radiator hose information "19)" for anti-seize compound on the spark plugs and distributor Please post if corrections need to be made. Last edited by shew01; 05-23-2020 at 08:20 AM. |
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[QUOTE "19)" for anti-seize compound on the spark plugs [/QUOTE]
I don't see any need for anti-seize on spark plugs. [QUOTE] counter intuitive things [QUOTE] IMHO a lot of the things on your list are not counter intuitive, they're just good ideas.
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If you have an aluminum high compression head it's highly advisable to use anti seize on the spark plug threads.
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I don't see any need for anti-seize on spark plugs.
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Hmmm... I’ve had problems with stuck spark plugs on other old cars. That’s the reason I listed that one. My Model A is in good shape, and I haven’t had issues with anything stuck except the distributor so far. On a recent Model A work day, we gave up on a distributor after some folks banged and pried on that car’s distributor for several hours. I’m surprised that didn’t break off the distributor collar in the head. I agree some of the current list items are not necessarily counter intuitive. The original list started out as counter intuitive items, and I’ve added other things that I have learned as a newbie that seem to be useful to pass on to other newbies. There is a LOT of knowledge on this forum. It would be nice to consolidate at least summaries of common questions/issues into a single place. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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