Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 07:11 PM
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Re: Homemade Radiator Mascots
I've seen everything from Kangaroos and Koalas to lighthouses and Michelin Man, windmills to propellers. As I type, I'm waiting for my 2 part liquid silicone mould making material to be back in stock...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-23-2024, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Real Wheel Noise?
IMO, anybody who hasn't seen how the hub wears at the axle nut end hasn't taken a rear hub off and apart. That wear allows the hub to "wobble" on the axle and will eventually lead to the axle...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-22-2024, 05:52 AM
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Views: 4,996
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-21-2024, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 848
Re: Rebuilt Engine Options
It's because the higher compression results in more efficient combustion. That shows up as more grunt and less wasted energy (heat).
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-21-2024, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,996
Re: European Classic tires
Just confirming those tyres are radials. What price for radial tubes to go with them?
Do you really mean shipped to my door??
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-21-2024, 10:58 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-21-2024, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,430
Re: sign of the times
When we are on a rally, I have to keep my eye on my wife or she will be in the driver's seat demanding to drive the next section.
One of our clubs runs an annual event strictly for women drivers. We...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-21-2024, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 848
Re: Rebuilt Engine Options
I run a 6:1 head on my Burtz engine and made a stop I screwed to the side of the distributor (with a screw like a throttle stop on a carburettor). The stop restricted the advance to 22° which was...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,430
Re: sign of the times
The great Italian racing driver of the 1920s, Nuvolari grew tired of refining the car his team gave him to use only to have it taken from him at the last moment and given to his "team mate". In an...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,009
Re: Well used A
I recently saw a sign on the back of a Model A which read "Save the planet. Drive a car that will last 100 years."
IMO, that is a perfect answer to those who criticise us.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 06:28 PM
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Views: 799
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 733
Re: cam lube
I believe Henry burnished the bearings in his motors by driving them with an electric motor. They knew when the job was done by watching the current being drawn by each motor. Only then were they run.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 432
Re: Henry Ford Line 1
They did. Canadians I know say that Robertson disliked Americans so didn't allow any American manufacturer to use his screws. That remained the case till a guy by the name of Philips came along, they...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-19-2024, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 562
Re: Aaaa
If the driver sits in the middle, is it RHD or LHD????
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-18-2024, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,077
Re: New Coupe
My advice is "Don't work on more than say, four things at a time." That way, you will be able to keep track of what is happening and where they are. Once an item is done, put it aside and start...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,430
Re: sign of the times
I've driven RHD cars for so long, I can't imagine how I would go changing gears with my right hand. Might as well put the accelerator on the left. At least that is a constant.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 733
Re: cam lube
I've always thought the same thing about assembly lube being a temporary resident of the camshaft (or any bearing) but I figure it will contribute its benefit till the oil came through on the first...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,430
Re: sign of the times
We have all updated our skills as we go. When we were kids, who would have even in their widest dreams imagined that there would be such a thing as the internet yet here we are using it to talk from...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 595
Re: leg room 30 roadster
People were much shorter and no where near as overweight as many are these days so what might appear to be cramped to us was quite roomy for them.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 733
Re: cam lube
Nulon gearbox additive (basically a teflon paste) for me.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 35
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Re: Phaeton top rest question
OK, so now, all I have to do is find some way of getting them. I haven't had an account at Snyders for at least 10 years. When they updated their system, leaving everyone to create a new account, I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 51
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Re: sign of the times
I wonder if the traffic cone in the background is the result of one of those guys driving a manual car.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Engine will not crank
If it were, the driver would hear the starter spinning but there would be action. From the OP, I think he got no action at all which leads me to suspect the pinion is jammed in the ring gear.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,007
Re: Phaeton top rest question
Thanks Jim. I note that some of those components are for a Model T. Did they carry the same design forward through 1928/9?
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