Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-24-2017, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,933
Re: Side Curtain question
Mac's catalog shows door edge protectors for 30-31 roadster for $92.95 a pair, fasteners included. Obsolete and Classic Auto Parts shows door edge protectors for 89.95 a pair, fasteners included.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-09-2014, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,907
Re: MAC's bought out
My experience with Mac's has been mixed. I ordered two U40 fasteners. These fasteners attach the side curtains to the body via the body sockets. They were out of production for a long time and I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-11-2013, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,214
Re: side curtain fastener
Mac's has repos of those fasteners. They are UF40 and there is a tool to install them. The tool is UF40T. The price for the UF40 is $8. I ordered one with the tool, but when I installed it, the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-24-2013, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,631
Re: Engine Splash Pans
I removed a seven tooth gear from a 29 roadster thru the engine compartment without removing the splash pan. I did by following the directions given in Les Andrews book with a modification.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-14-2013, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,980
when to drop the pan?
How do you decide when to drop the pan and take up the mains? I have looked at a lot of threads about how to take up the mains, but nothing about when it should be done.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-21-2012, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,893
Re: Adjusting Hood body gap
I had a similar problem with my 29 roadster. My car had the gap on the drivers side. I shimmed the right side of the radiator with some fender washers. That moved the forward hinge to the left. ...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-18-2012, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,136
Re: Transmision and Rear End Fluid question.
I have the Lucas Hub Oil in my car. I am well satisfied with it. It shifts easily on the upshift and downshift. The tranny is pretty stiff at first on cold days but it will shift ok if I shift at...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-04-2012, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,349
Re: No power going uphill
Check that the throttle fully opens when floorboarded. The arm on the firewall that pushes the throttle open was bent on my car. It ran just fine, but had no power when climbing a hill.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-31-2012, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 8,496
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-31-2012, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 8,496
Clutch/brake pedal shaft question
I remember reading a post that the bell housing had to be removed so the clutch/brake pedal shaft could be removed from inside out of the bell housing.
I just wondered if anyone has been able to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-05-2012, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,714
Re: Light switch / horn rod removal
If you expand the photo you can see that Randy's problem is that the part of the light switch that fits up into the steering gear and mates with the spider on the end of the horn rod is stuck on the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-27-2012, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,509
Re: 7 tooth steering lower oil seal
I decided to go with the tube, but then found it was too large for the steering shaft. I had a local machinist bore out the shaft to fit the tube. I bored out the rubber gasket so it would fit over...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-19-2011, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,998
Re: zddp oil additive
The Continental engine that I described was a C145, the predecessor of the O300. This is a low compression engine with a fixed pitch propeller. The failure occured in the late 1970s when we...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-17-2011, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,998
Re: zddp oil additive
I have an airplane with a Continental engine. It developed a dead miss while in flight and blew out all but 2 qts from an 8 qt sump. The problem was that the ring gaps were aligned. The piston has...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-25-2011, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,003
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-25-2011, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,003
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-21-2011, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,058
Re: Model A Humor
There was an old man who had a wooden leg.
A ride he couldn't steal, a ride he couldn't beg.
So he got himself some wire and an old tin can.
He built himself a Ford and the darn thing ran.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-02-2011, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,764
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2011, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,624
Re: choke rod grommets
The large grommet is not like the one that goes in the terminal box with the ignition cable running through it. The terminal box grommet is a long tubular thing that resembles the spool that thread...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2011, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,624
choke rod grommets
I bought my first A two weeks ago, a 29 roadster. There were no grommets on the choke rod. I bought a set of grommets, but there are no directions about the order and direction they go on. ...
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