Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-10-2021, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 713
Re: pops, slips, drops out of second gear
Hi Bob,
my car had exactly the same problem. Much tried: New shift forks, tower rails, shiftin' balls and springs, thick ATF oil. The problem didn't go back. The cause was an inclined plane on...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-02-2021, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,303
Re: What is this on my Model A firewall?
Hallo und gutes Neues Jahr an alle! -
In the meantime I caught a Bermuda Bell on US eBay. Can someone please say something about the age? I found out that "Sutone Corp." opened in 1962? In...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-27-2020, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 985
Re: Plates Model A Club
That's my version. (The last owner - Armond - lived in California, 'Summerland' or 'Sunland'.)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-20-2020, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 625
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-19-2020, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 625
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-14-2020, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,898
Re: Head gasket?
Guten Abend Brent,
I didn't understand everything correctly because of the foreign language. But if a newly ground C-head still seeps a little past the composite seal, then a stronger torque...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-14-2020, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,898
Re: Head gasket?
Guten Abend lieber Dave.
If you retighten the Z-head screws repeatedly, do you only use the same torque or do you loosen every single screw a little beforehand?
Your copper spray irritates...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-13-2020, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 575
Re: Touch up Paint for 1930 model A
Hallo Lou,
a year 2500 mls ago I installed a modern composite head gasket. I am dissatisfied. Despite being tightened several times with a torque wrench, water sweats out all around the seal...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-12-2020, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,021
Re: Steering wheel paint
Hi Herb,
I used a two component primer. Then came the 2-component epoxy paint that is also used in this country for trucks. The result is still good after 1 year.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-03-2020, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,119
Re: Model A's & Airplanes
Yes Katy,
that's a Hugo Junkers "Tante Ju" 52. It is placed in Moenchengladbach and should be able - perhaps - to fly again in 2022.
Next picture is a Fokke Wulff "Stieglitz" (Goldfinch)....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-03-2020, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,119
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-01-2020, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 700
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-01-2020, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 749
Re: Horn
Guten Morgen,
it is also important that the copper collector and the motor brushes are free of grease and smooth.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-27-2020, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,303
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-27-2020, 05:47 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,303
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-18-2020, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 577
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-14-2020, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,047
Re: Mountig Spotlight On Roadster
Guten Abend!
I grabbed a spotlight cheaply in the bay. I made and polished the holder for it according to the example in the link above. (Thanks for this hint!)
Unfortunately, the nameplate...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-06-2020, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 862
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-02-2020, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 449
wrong / worn axle shims
Guten Abend!
About 3500 ml / <2 years ago I revised all the brakes. Since the rear brake drums were too loose on the axle cone, I used the thin spicer / cone / axle shim.
Today I installed...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-24-2020, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 519
Re: 28 7 tooth Steering gear
Tinbasher,
have you adjusted correctly the end-bearing play of the lower plate with several brass seals tightly? If that has too much space (1/100 "), then it is more than 3 finger widths on the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-19-2020, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,351
Re: Tighten the 21" rims straight
Hallo und guten Tag!
I have tried the miracle pills in the meantime, although I don't believe in miracles. The result is interesting!
The wheels almost always run much better without...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-19-2020, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,618
Re: 1st gear is slightly jammed
Guten Tag!
Yes that's right. I swapped everything around the outside but the problem persists.
I also tried to find the cluster as a good used part, but unfortunately couldn't find anything....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-09-2020, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,155
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-07-2020, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,618
Re: 1st gear is slightly jammed
2. gear jumps out (As written before, the 2nd gear jumps out.)
Today I tried an interesting experiment:
I noticed that the 2nd gear jumps out faster on poor paved roads than on a smooth...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-07-2020, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,155
Re: Fumbled a piston
Guten Abend Dave.
If it were my engine, which I would drive a lot in my car in the future, I would take four new oversized pistons and with cylinderliners grinded and honed.
Yes, the piston...
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