Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 10:56 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 03:55 PM
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Re: sign of the times
I remember learning to double clutch my mom's '56 Chevy column shift manual with non-synchro low to get back down into first gear....don't think I did any damage, it always worked OK :)
My dad...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 03:46 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 09:43 AM
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Views: 1,207
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-15-2024, 08:45 AM
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Views: 1,207
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-15-2024, 08:44 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-11-2024, 04:29 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-11-2024, 04:28 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-11-2024, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 846
Re: Thank You
Is that a hi-po 289 solid lifter Fairlane there in the back ground too maybe?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-09-2024, 11:54 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-29-2024, 06:31 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-14-2024, 03:54 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-14-2024, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,093
Re: engine slows when advance timing
nkaminar.....if the crank is 360 degrees out, the rotor would be 180 degrees out I am guessing.
That was the first issue I had, but got that resolved and timing dimple was visibly and tactically...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-14-2024, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,093
Re: engine slows when advance timing
Thanks, Paul....distributor in there has an original upper plate that it always ran well with.....but suddenly shut down idling in my driveway.
The cam screw would not loosen so had a local pro...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-14-2024, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,093
Re: engine slows when advance timing
Thx, Fullraceflathead.....it looks the same (or similar) as others I've seen on line, the tab is offset for example, wonder how one would tell if it's one of the bad ones?
Bought it from one of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 02:46 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 02:40 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2024, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,093
engine slows when advance timing
Start the engine, slowly take the choke off and let it warm a bit, slowly advance timing from full retard to moderate advance.....and the idle speed starts to slow down and almost die out.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-03-2024, 08:57 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-01-2024, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Separator
Or even a weighted plastic margarine bowl or similar over the fuel cap.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-31-2024, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Model Tree
Maybe that truck was a fertilizer hauler......which helped the tree to really grow :)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-28-2024, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,598
Re: Model Tree
I remember a friend bought an old Cadillac that was in a garage, and a large tree had grown up in front of the garage door and had to be cut down to get the car out.
But that pic "takes the cake"...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-27-2024, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,035
Re: distributor swap out question
Thanks, Gary.....the slot was pretty "hogged out" when I got the distributor, and I've applied what feels like roughly 20 ft/lb of torque to break it loose thru various means, and don't have a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-27-2024, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,035
Re: distributor swap out question
Put a new condenser in the original dizzy that caused the car to lose spark. No change.
Put in back up dizzy and now have spark with plugs removed when cranking, just can't reset timing due to...
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