Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 06:40 PM
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Re: Shortened pitman arm
Politics, sex, religion and which oil to use are definitely subjects to avoid in polite society. :)
M.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 981
Re: Shortened pitman arm
Wow! Has the landscape in the Model A world changed since 2000! Back then, the "Ahooga" website was THE Model A discussion forum, visited by well-experienced Model A people. One discussion I recall...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: 1931 Tudor Phaeton
Take a magnet to the body to be sure it is metal. Fiberglass bodies were made at one time and can fool the most knowledgeable of us. If the body is fiberglass, the selling price should reflect this....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: rod nuts...why the odd size?
I seem to recall using a 19mm socket that was just about perfect. Most guys have metric socket sets given to them by well-meaning family members for Christmas and 19mm is a standard size included in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-31-2024, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 430
Re: Oil pump
I agree on allowing the oil pump to drop down with the oil pan during removal. Depending upon how the pan gaskets had been secured - with Gorilla glue or something equally binding - the pan can be a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2024, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 430
Re: Oil pump
By the way, don't use a regular bolt screwed into the side of the block to hold the oil pump! Those are pipe threads in the block and a bolt screwed in will damage the threads. Use the special little...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2024, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 430
Re: Oil pump
Temporarily disconnect the oil filter feed line's elbow and use the oil pump bolt to hold the pump in place while you install the oil pan. When the pan has been bolted up, remove the set bolt and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2024, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,085
Re: Move A By Yourself
David -
Somehow I missed the part about the motor not being in the car. 'Sorry. Poor reading skills or poor reading glasses? Well, if you ever need to move the car WITH the engine in place, you now...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-29-2024, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,085
Re: Move A By Yourself
Some additional information to my previous post: the cylinder head on the Model A that I moved last via the starter has a 7:1 Super Brumfield milled to about 8:1. If that extra compression didn't...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-29-2024, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 981
Re: Shortened pitman arm
Ford recognized the advantage of a shortened pitman arm and began installing them in the 1932 Fords. The steering box design was different, granted; but the principle of the shorter pitman arm in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-29-2024, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,085
Re: Move A By Yourself
Some here may howl, but it works: use the high torque of your starter to move the car short distances in 1st gear and back in reverse. Temporarily back off the brake adjusting wedges three or four...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-29-2024, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,392
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-29-2024, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,392
Re: A perplexing oiling problem - A new one to me!
New bushings, driven gear and relieved shaft should do wonders for this pump. Sad as it was before, it did still pump oil, just not as much as I would have liked. So, with these new parts, I should...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-28-2024, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Can't replace hub after replacing brake pads.
OOPS! I now see in your picture that the brake rod is just barely visible in the corner of the photo. So, you have already thought to remove the brake rod. Oh, well. Maybe my suggestion will help...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-28-2024, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 410
Re: Can't replace hub after replacing brake pads.
Disconnect the brake rod at the actuation arm by removing the clevis pin. It might be that the brake equalizer shaft is not adjusted to the neutral position for all four service brake rods and the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-27-2024, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,392
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-27-2024, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,392
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-26-2024, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,392
Re: A perplexing oiling problem - A new one to me!
Yup. Everything is shutdown and partially disassembled. I'm ready to drop the pan tomorrow and examine the oil pump. The valve chamber passageway from the distributor/oil pump drive is clear. I just...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-26-2024, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,392
Re: A perplexing oiling problem - A new one to me!
Neat idea for the driver car! Here's a thought: If you placed the plastic hose at the top end of the tube instead of at the bottom, the exhaust manifold would obscure it so that its presence would...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-26-2024, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,392
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-26-2024, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,392
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-26-2024, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,392
Re: A perplexing oiling problem - A new one to me!
All pins are o.k. when I assembled the engine, not sheared. The tang on the drive gear is good, too. I just examined that the other day when the valve cover was off. I am beginning to think that the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-26-2024, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,392
A perplexing oiling problem - A new one to me!
I have freshened up a previously-run engine with rings, new valves, adjusted bearings, etc. This was done on an engine stand, not in the car. I poured new oil down into valve chamber through the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 439
Re: Henry Ford Line 1
If you loosen the clamp that secures the speedometer cable to the inside firewall (near where the choke rod is) and pull the cable out from underneath the clamp, you will gain about an inch up where...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-19-2024, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 943
Re: Rear main options
Yup. I have heard of Model T owners "back in the day" doing exactly the same thing just to make it home - and probably for a while longer during the Great Depression when money was tight. I have also...
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