Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-03-2018, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 11,833
Re: MARC ballot and Constitution change
Brian, I hear ya and this could have been presented better - sorry it wasn't. Next time around your No vote might count without an explanation - but it will likely go into the "No" vote bin and die...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-02-2018, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 11,833
Re: MARC ballot and Constitution change
For clarification: A "No" vote for the changes to the Constitution will NOT invalidate your vote for Board members.
One more time: A "No" vote for the changes to the Constitution without the reason...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-28-2018, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 11,833
Re: MARC ballot and Constitution change
Gentlemen - calm down! My name is Joe valentine and I'm the former secretary who is responsible for the text in the Constitution changes. They were handed to me in draft form in 2014 and our Board...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-29-2017, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,439
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-28-2015, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 9,825
Re: The Model A Members Album
The benefits of owning the member album are no less than buying a T shirt from Atlantic City or Disney World. It's a souvenir photo album of the membership of your club at a point in time. I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-28-2015, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 9,825
Re: The Model A Members Album
Well, it seems there's a negative vibration regarding the MARC members album. Although the announcement timing could have been a lot better, the book itself is very much like the one published about...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-01-2015, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,288
Re: Timing and vacuum
FWIW: I run a vacuum gauge in my coupe and at idle it reads about 15"Hg with the spark fully retarded and about 17"Hg lever down (it dithers a bit). There are a few hills around here that my car...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-22-2015, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,539
Re: gasoline
Gasolines are made up primarily of aromatics (toluene, xylenes), paraffins (isooctane, butane, heptane, etc) and olefins. Aromatics and paraffins are very stable but olefins are like molecular...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-21-2014, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,895
Re: Rumble seat fatalities????
Kevin in NJ (and others): It's not much but I use a piece of round split foam that's made to insulate pipes on my rumble seat rails. Like I said, it's not much, but it could save some facial surgery...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-11-2014, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,349
Re: Bizarre problem, that's contagious...
FWIW, I agree with Mitch. Ethanol has been around long time and it's not going away any time soon thanks to an out of control EPA (but that's another issue). Because of the oxygen, ethanol...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-07-2014, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,127
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-22-2014, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,260
Re: Kerosene and Gas?
Kerosine, or K1, is a middle distillate and has an end boiling point (~550*F) between gasoline (437*F) and diesel fuel (640*F). Essentially, kerosene is jet fuel (Jet A) and becasue it's nearly all...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-16-2014, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,148
Re: Not Model A but important about gas
This video's been around awhile and I wouldn't put a lot of worry into it. Not to side with EPA (perish the thought!), but with a nickname like "The Car Coach" working for that world-renowned...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-12-2014, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 9,988
Re: MARC enforcing Region membership requirement
Will, you are correct in that final decisions have not been made yet (sorry about the dancing). It would be very difficult to police the membership requirement, and in the end I suspect MARC (and the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-12-2014, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 9,988
Re: MARC enforcing Region membership requirement
Will, the MARC Constitution requries all Region members to be MARC national members. Our Region (Hudson Valley) has always required MARC membership in its Bylaws so that all new members came in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-11-2014, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 9,988
Re: MARC enforcing Region membership requirement
Good discussion. As you may be aware, there are significant changes coming within MARC regarding liability insurance. A good part of the Board of Directors meeting in St. Louis was spent on insurance...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-08-2014, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,760
Re: Camping 2014 National Meet in French Lick
Wow! Great idea. As a co-chair of the 2016 MARC National Tour in New York's Hudson Valley, we'd love to see campers attend our meet. I'll make it a point to bring this up at our monthly meetings and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-06-2014, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,514
Re: Rhinebeck 2014
Tom, we judged only 1 Open Model A (Class 4), 16 Closed (Class 5A), and only 3 Commercial (Class 5B). I thought there were more than 20 Model As, but maybe folks left their hoods down because of the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-20-2014, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 6,422
Re: What oil on fresh rebuild?
Captain j, I suppose you should go with what your rebuilder recommends as long as you trust him enough to re-rebuild the engine if it fails. This assumes he doesn't put the blame for failure on...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-16-2014, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,962
Re: Model A Tech support by Ford
I purchased a clutch disc from Walt Bratton a couple of years ago that fit an '80s Eeger Beaver (spelled correctly) wood chipper. It has a Pinto engine but takes a Model A clutch disc and pilot...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-26-2014, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,829
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-26-2014, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,805
Re: Engine rebuild in NY?
Several members of our club have used The Babbitt Pot (www.thebabbittpot.com (http://www.thebabbittpot.com) or 518.747.4277) in Ft. Edward somewhere near Lake George. They all liked his work. Ask for...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-07-2014, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,197
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-01-2014, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,209
Re: Ethanol and Tern Finish inside Gas Tank
Great response, MikeK!
While not a "front burner" concern, there are a few issues that deserve some consideration. The take away from the article in the Model A News should be: 1. If phase...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-06-2013, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,434
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