Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-10-2013, 03:53 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,451
Re: New Cast Aluminum Fan
Just finished filing off the surface on my original water pump housing in order to install the repro aluminium fan. I put a spring washer under the nut - is this OK?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-09-2013, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,318
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-06-2013, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,915
Main bearings, here I come
Have spent the past few days lying on my back as I wanted to see if I could find the reason for that knocking sound in my engine bottom half that is by now loud enough to be commented by wife,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-04-2013, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,752
Oil pump knock?
Spent the sunny afternoon today lying underneath my 1930 Tudor, listening to a fast knocking sound coming from my oil pan. Sounds is as if you put a nut into a metal can and shake it, or like a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-05-2012, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,729
Re: Removing Undercoating from Fenders
Removing undercoating is one dirty job. Heat the undercoating with some sort of flame, as you do so it softens and can be scraped of with some sort of scraper or a dull chisel. You may want to do...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-29-2012, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,641
TuDoor problem
Hi,
Body is off the frame on the 1930 Tudor that I am restoring, and I notice that the door in passenger side is not closing as it should. The top of the door above the window makes nice contact...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-20-2012, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 1
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Tudor panel forming?
Hi,
I will be spending some time trying to repair the rusty parts on the body of the 1930 Tudor that I am restoring. Welding gear etc. has been brought home for the job. Now, One of the problems I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-03-2012, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,110
Champion spark plugs?
Hi,
I just took a look at the spare engine that is sitting in the corner of my garage and which has not been running for the past fourty years or more, and discovered a nice set of spark plugs, of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-20-2012, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,982
Re: Spring woes
Could anybody direct me to a good picture or drawing of the correct spring for my car ? (1930 Tudor). Top spring bar on my spring is just short enough to fit between the two U-bolts, is this correct?...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-19-2012, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,982
Re: Spring woes
yes, I drew the u-bolts down into the top of the frame. Bolt centered nicely in hole, head of bolt up through hole. I had completely forgotten about the different types of rear spring, which might be...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-19-2012, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,982
Spring woes
Hi,
Spent the day struggling to install my newly assembled rear spring on my freshly panted frame. installed the lower spring leaf to the axles, and then proceeded to assemble the spring layer by...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-02-2012, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 10,241
Re: Upper radiator hose leaking
Talking about radiators, I would like to ask if there is any good advice that I need to know about filling a radiator. I just pour water\coolant innto it until it is about an inch from the top of the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-02-2012, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,251
Valve adjustment?
Hi, my 1930 Tudor has the original, non-adjustable tappets. This seems to me to be a somewhat bizarre design as I would think that valves will have to be adjustable. I was told by somebody to file...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-01-2012, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,012
Re: Engine knock (oh no,)
This may be too far out for any expienced Model A owner, but here it comes: would it be possible that the end of a conrod can actually hit the splash pan? Thanks all of you for your help,
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-31-2012, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,012
Re: Engine knock (oh no,)
I dismantled the engine down to its smallest bits, until I held the cranckshaft in my hands, gave it new piston rings and valves. Of course I took great care to arrange shims on rods and main...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-31-2012, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,012
Engine knock (oh no,)
Hi fellow A owners, new guy in town doing his first post on this forum. Found the A of my childhood dreams (1930 Tudor) and brought it back to life after more than fourty years of silence. Did...
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