Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 10:15 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 08:30 AM
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Re: Model A engine in a 32 Model B
I know a guy up in VA who has at least one B engine, maybe two. He says he isn't going to need them and was trying to get me to buy them. I believe they're in running condition. If VA is close enough...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: testing horn
Yes, just connect a 6V circuit with one lead on each terminal. Polarity irrelevant.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-01-2024, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Winfield Head Paint
Found this in the summer ‘09 issue of “Hot for Hot Fours.” The photos are B&W, but I sure don’t see any contrasting logo paint. ...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-31-2024, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 490
Re: Winfield Head Paint
I did a fair amount of research on this question a couple years ago for my Winfield red head and I never turned up any positive evidence that the logo was painted a contrasting color.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-31-2024, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 481
Re: Distributor rebuild.
I have no idea what that is and it doesn't show up anywhere else in Moss's catalog. Maybe call them and ask?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2024, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,341
Re: model a engine
In my book, a "rebuild" means modification (grind, rebore, etc.) of major parts due to wear: crank journals, bearings, cylinder bore, etc. A valve job is not a rebuild, nor is the replacement of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-29-2024, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 26
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Re: Move A By Yourself
Here's a somewhat cheaper one you might be able to adapt to work.
https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Electric-Trailer-Capacity-Adjustable/dp/B0CGLWPXFZ
I think you could attach the mounting bracket to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-28-2024, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,295
Re: Move A By Yourself
They make hitch adapters for riding mowers. Here's just one example for inspiration:
https://www.amazon.com/ELITEWILL-Lawn-Towing-Hitch-Husqvarna/dp/B0855NDVZM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-28-2024, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,291
Re: Distilled water
Technically correct but only important if you are using water by itself... which you shouldn't be doing. Antifreeze contains additives, specifically sodium molybdate, that supply the ions to balance...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-28-2024, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,291
Re: Distilled water
Rain falls.
The water percolates as groundwater through rocks before it flows into the reservoir.
Calcium (and other salts, but mostly calcium) from the rocks dissolves into the water.
Water...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-27-2024, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Crank hole cover rivet
I had a loose cover and I fixed it - at least for now - using a small o-ring. Took some work to wedge the ring under the rivet edges on the back of the shell, but it’s holding for the moment.
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Forum: Model-A
05-23-2024, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 0
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Original ammeter
Listed on eBay. Works but needs cleaning, new bezel.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/226159025482
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Condensor fiber washer
Puts a non-conductive layer between the bus bar and the distributor casting, in case they accidentally make contact.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-19-2024, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Clutch Plate Bolt question
Wouldn't make sense to use steel on a flywheel anyway. Steel is for tensile strength. A flywheel just needs to be big and heavy.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,503
Re: sign of the times
I didn't know how to drive stick before I got into antique cars. Now I do. It's not a big deal. In the big scheme of learnable skills, driving stick is somewhere down around "make an espresso" in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-13-2024, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,987
Re: Snyder's New Catalog Came...and a Warning!
If you look at the way Burtz designed his block, they started not from the spec sheet but by laser-scanning a NOS block. That gets a lot of the work out of the way. Then you correct errors and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-11-2024, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,111
Re: New Coupe
I would start by creating some written documents. Divide the car into categories and then check everything in each category. Write down all the problems you find. Start figuring out whether you'll...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-07-2024, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 806
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-07-2024, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 806
Re: Front Leaf Spring
Got this last month for my phaeton and was literally sworn to secrecy regarding where.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240507/ce60cf50ee8bda36c7f0e683046a1a46.jpg
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Forum: Model-T
05-07-2024, 02:44 AM
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Model T lamps and other parts at Luray
I normally do Model A stuff, but I'm helping to disperse an estate containing some Model T parts: head lamps, side lamps, tail lamps, steering wheels, tools, tire pumps, and more. Here are a few of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-06-2024, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,423
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-06-2024, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,987
Re: Snyder's New Catalog Came...and a Warning!
An interesting sidenote is that the cars themselves have not appreciated in value once you account for inflation. I was just looking through an obscure hobbyist magazine from 1984 (A Model News,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-06-2024, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,987
Re: Snyder's New Catalog Came...and a Warning!
The most straightforward explanation for this is declining employment in trades where someone would learn how to do that work. The peak of US manufacturing employment was 1979. Between 1979 and 2010,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-06-2024, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 759
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