Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 09:30 AM
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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)
Today, 09:25 AM
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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)
Yesterday, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 25
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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: 20
Views: 889
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: 20
Views: 889
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: 15
Views: 742
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: 15
Views: 742
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
Views: 357
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
Views: 310
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
Views: 482
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: 2,465
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: 3,952
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: 1,092
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: 798
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-07-2024, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 798
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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Replies: 0
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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: 3,408
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-06-2024, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,952
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: 3,952
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: 752
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2024, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,952
Re: Snyder's New Catalog Came...and a Warning!
I think there's a point at which the collection becomes so large that it's actually more likely to be junked. Whoever is saddled with it has to either scrap it or dedicate some huge number of hours...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2024, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,287
Re: Opinion Re Differential Gear Ratio
Just for clarification, the gear sets sold currently are 3.25:1, not 3.27:1. I believe it's due to a change in the tooth numbering. The old sets were 36:11 and the new sets are 39:12.
The current...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2024, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,287
Re: Opinion Re Differential Gear Ratio
I think the Burtz head and cam would be solid recommendations. Carbs are much more about your personal taste. If you want to keep the original profile, converting to a Model B carb and intake is a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2024, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,043
Re: Exhaust manifold intake bolts broke
Always worth repeating that most original exhaust manifolds, including every swap meet manifold I've ever seen and possibly your current manifold, exhibit the characteristic droop on the cylinder 4...
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