Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-17-2024, 11:43 AM
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Re: Finding a nice Model A
Have a paint shop do a computer scan of the existing paint that want to match.
Do a test spray with that to confirm the match.
No paint code or formula will match existing old, aged paint....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-16-2024, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 766
Re: Finding a nice Model A
Not the bodies, only the fenders, splash apron, etc., beneath the body.
Andalusite Blue was available for many body styles in '28/'29. It is a very dark blue, almost black. It looks black when not...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-16-2024, 05:06 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-14-2024, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 708
Re: 1929 TwoLite headlamps w/ LED turn signals
The main difference is the brightness of the two. Parking Light is only about 3 cp. Not too bright. Turn Signals need to be bright, like 32 cp or so.
I have seen turn signal controllers that...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-14-2024, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 708
Re: 1929 TwoLite headlamps w/ LED turn signals
I agree with you about the cold blue light from the focused LED headlights, I don't like it. I prefer the warm white of the incandescent bulbs. But I like to see, and you can't beat the light beam...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-13-2024, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 708
Re: 1929 TwoLite headlamps w/ LED turn signals
Joe, you raise some good points!
1. If you want the second socket inside the headlight reflector to serve as both Parking Light and Turn Signal bulb, you need to rewire it with a 2-filament bulb...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-12-2024, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 24
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-12-2024, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 708
Re: 1929 TwoLite headlamps w/ LED turn signals
Here's a video of what the LED amber turn signal bulbs look like in the spot you ask about. They also serve as a 3 cp amber parking light bulb there. This is a 12 volt neg. grd. car.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-10-2024, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-07-2024, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 908
Re: Fluted Headlight lenses?
The TwoLite system was rolled out starting in Feb. 1929, so that's when the fluted lenses started to go away. I have seen flutes on cars made as late as March 1929.
It seems to me like the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-29-2024, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 350
Re: 12 volt battery
What do the dimensions look like for a Group 35? And where are the posts on the top of the battery on the 25 vs. the 35? I find the posts on the 25 in an inconvenient place.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-29-2024, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-29-2024, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 675
Re: Nu Rex ignition switch
This is a great drawing. Very simple.
Note that this is the way Ford originally wired the car. The key switch is installed in the wire that runs from the coil + post (red wire on a stock car) to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-29-2024, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 675
Re: Nu Rex ignition switch
No. What you describe above will not work.
If you want to connect a wire from the junction box to the Batt terminal of the switch, then the second wire coming off of the switch (screw labeled...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-28-2024, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-27-2024, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Secondary Well zenith carb
No. This is addressed in the Ford Service Bulletins (pg. 443). The double venturi carb bottom half really needs to use a double venturi.
If you mix the parts up as you propose, you will have a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-25-2024, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Secondary Well zenith carb
If you look carefully at the position and angle of the 2 main jets in the lower carb body half, you can see the difference between the early dual-venturi carb and the later single-venturi carb. There...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-22-2024, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 22
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Re: Westach Ammeters.
It looks good. The side view photo of the ammeter makes it look much deeper than a stock ammeter.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-20-2024, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-20-2024, 12:50 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2024, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 642
Re: Carb Disassembly Tips
Use hollow ground screwdrivers that exactly fit the screw slot width and length. They apply a lot of torque without “camming out” of the slot.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-13-2024, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: 1929 Standard Roadster
Tighten up the wing nuts on the outside of each stanchion.
Some never tighten up because the stud bottoms out inside the wing nut before the windshield is tight. In that case, add a washer or two...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-11-2024, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: fish eye clevis lengths
If you look carefully at the holes in the clevises, you will see 2 have larger diameter holes. Those are for the e-brakes. The other 2 have standard service brake size holes.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-10-2024, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 660
Re: Rear end remorse
Sorry to hear that, Terry.
It is possible that you put too much preload on the pinion bearings. It really does not need to be much, just enough to take all the slack out of the system.
If...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-31-2024, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 29
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Re: Synthetic oil in a Model A
Attached are scans of 2 pages from my original 1931 Ford Model A Instruction Manual (Owners Manual). It talks about lubrication and oil viscosity.
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