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11-03-2015, 09:42 AM | #1 |
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Model a----a simple car
The Model A is a somewhat SIMPLE car.
Maybe we could share some SIMPLE ways that you all have found, to DIAGNOSE/REPAIR problems, in a SIMPLE/QUICK WAY Bill W.
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11-03-2015, 09:47 AM | #2 |
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Car will not start!
Solution: Turn on Gas you idiot!
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11-03-2015, 10:42 AM | #3 |
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Don't forget to turn on the ignition switch too.
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Re: Model a----a simple car
You mean something like this?
Lights switch on/off while turning: Possible/most likey: Horn rod bent Headlights or cowl lights will not switch on, but bulbs. wiring, battery are good: Possible/most likey: Bad spider gear, spider gear mis-alinement Gas leaking from dash panel: Possible/most likey: Bad gas gauge gasket, loose/bad (stripped) gas gauge nut
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Re: Model a----a simple car
use a straight screwdriver and a hammer to work on a model A.
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If your tires look low, add air.
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Re: Model a----a simple car
Only if you are looking to buy the car. (or if they are whitewalls.)
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11-03-2015, 01:40 PM | #10 |
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Post # 5 : "use a straight screwdriver and a hammer to work on a model A."
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11-03-2015, 04:17 PM | #14 |
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already referred to, kinda......make sure fuel pump is working
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11-03-2015, 04:22 PM | #15 |
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Make sure the warp drive has plenty of dilithium crystals.
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11-03-2015, 05:20 PM | #16 |
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Use a Robertson screwdriver and a hammer on a Canadian built Model A.
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11-03-2015, 05:33 PM | #17 |
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Buy Les Andrews Books And Study them and ask questions on the barn. And remember what Bill told me there is no dumb question. Don down on the corner
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11-03-2015, 05:56 PM | #18 |
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Indiana A...the only logical, honest answer. The cute joke responses are useless and getting old.
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11-03-2015, 06:16 PM | #19 |
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there has been a call for a serious answer so I can muster one up. I am not sure there are, in fact, always simple answers to repair issues to a very old car. we have repair issues that original owners and early used-car owners never faced, due to pure age. further, since they had access to factory parts, or high-quality NORS, they did not face the repro problems we contend with.
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every answer was meaningful
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