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Old 07-11-2016, 06:07 AM   #1
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Default Restoration Standards and Service Bulletins.

These are two of the "must have" books for every Model A owner. There is so much good information in each of the books, it's fun to just pick them up at times and page through them to learn new things about the car.

Just 3 examples for the SB are the complete instructions for brake adjustments, overhauling the steering gear, and rebuilding the shocks.

Try to find the full sized edition of the Service Bulletins, rather than the smaller sized yellow book.

Both of these books are very inexpensive.
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Old 07-11-2016, 07:33 AM   #2
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Default Re: Restoration Standards and Service Bulletins.

I have this one it's pretty big in size
I see it's also available on a DVD
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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-US

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Default Re: Restoration Standards and Service Bulletins.

I would add the owners manual. It has a wealth of information about how to drive and maintain the car.
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Default Re: Restoration Standards and Service Bulletins.

Bratton's shows the same SERVICE BULLETINS book for only $16.50 and if you order other parts at the same time you won't be paying for extra postage.

I like the large edition that I bought years ago at the national MARC meet. It's too bad they sold out and haven't reprinted it again.
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Default Re: Restoration Standards and Service Bulletins.

Yes, the judging standards and the Ford service bulletins are excellent reference documents that every Model A person should have. I also highly recommend having the Ford branch letters that were sent to dealers because these letters note what the branch assembly lines were actually doing regarding the cut-in and cut-out of changes.

There are differences between the service letters issued by various branches, so it is good to have all of the different collections, Chicago, Indianapolis, etc. Also, the 1932 through 1934 Ford service bulletins have some useful info regarding the Model A & Model B engines.
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Why duz the bulletins say, "Put ON the park brake before washin' the car"?
UR they AFRAID it will run away?
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Which service bulletin was this in?????

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Dog here,
Why duz the bulletins say, "Put ON the park brake before washin' the car"?
UR they AFRAID it will run away?
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Buster T, I'm not sure about you but I wish my dog had a park brake when it comes time to wash her!!
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Which service bulletin was this in?????

Bush Mechanics Handbook.
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Buster T, I'm not sure about you but I wish my dog had a park brake when it comes time to wash her!!
Doug, Buster T. here,
I'm a BLACK/WHITE Rat Terrier & my hair's SO short, I kin clean myself to the skin & never smell & have NEVER had a BATH!
I even sleep under the cuvers, with Ol' Bill He says I'm like havin' a Self Cleanin' Oven. Asides that, we have NO RATS/MICE & the Cats don't spray on our door!
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