Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 05:30 AM
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Re: GAZ Goodies
https://oldtimergarage.eu/gb/vehicles-for-sale/6046-gaz67b.html
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 51
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Re: sign of the times
You were born right handed to hold a steering wheel. The left doesn't need to do much.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 07:32 AM
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Re: Dust bowl AA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM8Q1e95VbY
Most of the photos seem to have an Essex cut down.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-12-2024, 07:58 PM
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Balance beads
How they work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZQXPLfOPXc
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-11-2024, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 12
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Re: Tight crank gear
There has already been one Burtz engine shredded a cast crank gear. Photos should be on the Facebook page.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-10-2024, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 18
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Re: New Stipe Camshafts
The British royal family just had a deluge on social media during a communication vacuum as well.
Your web site is down.
Are you going to make other parts, or just cams?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-09-2024, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 40
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Re: Cleaning the radiator
A bit of a discussion about using Evapo-rust.
https://forums.aaca.org/topic/333382-evapor-rust-as-cooling-system-rust-remover/
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-05-2024, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 29
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Re: Sticking valves?
" I forgot to mention that I did fog the engine with MMO after I did the vacuum test. Made no difference yet."
I don't have that patience either.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2024, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 13
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Re: Henry and Edsel
I was brought up on milk straight from the cow. Didn't cure anything. Thought I would just let you know that.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2024, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,778
Re: Sticking valves?
Take the plugs out and squirt some penetrating oil at the valve stems. Start it up outside ...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-28-2024, 08:24 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-25-2024, 06:35 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-24-2024, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 7
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Re: 28/29 vs 30/31 phaeton top irons
As a start, google "fordbarn phaeton top irons". There should be links to old Macs photos. The deluxe irons for 30/31 would be strap, compared to the standard cones I think.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-01-2024, 04:10 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-30-2024, 04:44 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-28-2024, 08:05 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-27-2024, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 28
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Re: Electric Model A's
The guts of it come from a Smart car by the looks of it. Very small battery.
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/reviews/2018-smart-fortwo-electric-drive-review/
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-25-2024, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 19
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Re: My new Ford.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Ec8eBNduA
The Ford Rangers are designed here, and built in Thailand (the ones we get here anyway).
Max Tran is the Ranger chief designer....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-24-2024, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,260
Re: My new Ford.
>>No way can I ever get lost and it tells me where to go, in a polite manner.
Has anyone ever been lost in New Zealand?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-17-2024, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Ecklers hydraulic brake conversion kit
The Aussie A Model facebook page had a story a while ago by Les Winter about the backing plate press being scrapped and a photo of it.
"This week we got to visit fellow hot rodder, Terry Warren...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-12-2024, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 17
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Re: New tube shocks
>>There has to be some gas in there to account for expansion of the oil with increased temperature.
It has more to do with the piston rod being forced into the oil chamber on compression. There...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-12-2024, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Fluted Headlight lenses?
I think I read that with the depression hitting, France upped the required local content. We also had strange rules to do with window glass etc. to make it harder to import vehicles, up until fairly...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-12-2024, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 17
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Re: New tube shocks
An update to what I said previously, it seems monotube shocks are usually high pressure and twin tube are low pressure. Not sure why.
With the high pressure ones, like Bilstein, the initial...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-08-2024, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 17
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Re: Why a fabric roof?
Going to school in the same town as the Ford factory here, a circulating story was that a guy at the factory was stamping out pieces day in day out.
One day the press didn't come down.
So he...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-08-2024, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 37
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Re: New Radiator Opinions
A modern repair shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz_XxNE6DO0
I bought a Bergs just before they closed, after talking to this countries expert. Cost an arm and a leg to get it here.
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