Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 10:38 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,683
Re: sign of the times
The great Italian racing driver of the 1920s, Nuvolari grew tired of refining the car his team gave him to use only to have it taken from him at the last moment and given to his "team mate". In an...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 812
Re: Well used A
I recently saw a sign on the back of a Model A which read "Save the planet. Drive a car that will last 100 years."
IMO, that is a perfect answer to those who criticise us.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 373
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 602
Re: cam lube
I believe Henry burnished the bearings in his motors by driving them with an electric motor. They knew when the job was done by watching the current being drawn by each motor. Only then were they run.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 174
Re: Henry Ford Line 1
They did. Canadians I know say that Robertson disliked Americans so didn't allow any American manufacturer to use his screws. That remained the case till a guy by the name of Philips came along, they...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-19-2024, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 478
Re: Aaaa
If the driver sits in the middle, is it RHD or LHD????
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-18-2024, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 976
Re: New Coupe
My advice is "Don't work on more than say, four things at a time." That way, you will be able to keep track of what is happening and where they are. Once an item is done, put it aside and start...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,683
Re: sign of the times
I've driven RHD cars for so long, I can't imagine how I would go changing gears with my right hand. Might as well put the accelerator on the left. At least that is a constant.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 602
Re: cam lube
I've always thought the same thing about assembly lube being a temporary resident of the camshaft (or any bearing) but I figure it will contribute its benefit till the oil came through on the first...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,683
Re: sign of the times
We have all updated our skills as we go. When we were kids, who would have even in their widest dreams imagined that there would be such a thing as the internet yet here we are using it to talk from...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 529
Re: leg room 30 roadster
People were much shorter and no where near as overweight as many are these days so what might appear to be cramped to us was quite roomy for them.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 602
Re: cam lube
Nulon gearbox additive (basically a teflon paste) for me.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,677
Re: Phaeton top rest question
OK, so now, all I have to do is find some way of getting them. I haven't had an account at Snyders for at least 10 years. When they updated their system, leaving everyone to create a new account, I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,683
Re: sign of the times
I wonder if the traffic cone in the background is the result of one of those guys driving a manual car.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 540
Re: Engine will not crank
If it were, the driver would hear the starter spinning but there would be action. From the OP, I think he got no action at all which leads me to suspect the pinion is jammed in the ring gear.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,677
Re: Phaeton top rest question
Thanks Jim. I note that some of those components are for a Model T. Did they carry the same design forward through 1928/9?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 547
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 615
Re: rebuild speedoeters
I have just installed a "reconditioned" round face speedo in my 1930 CCPU. I don't know who did the job but it is no better accuracy than the one I took out. The previous one read very low, this one...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 547
Re: Model B Block Boss on side of block
Thank you for that picture but what is that thingy on the front of the engine near the generator? The switch on the starter looks to be backwards too.
I wonder whether a vacuum assisted clutch never...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,677
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-14-2024, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 654
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-14-2024, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 455
Re: Blown exhaust gasket and rough idle?
I just fixed one today for a lady friend of mine and my wife's. New copper gaskets properly installed and she couldn't believe how well it went. I was pleased too.
It sounds like your leak is as bad...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-14-2024, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 379
Re: charging
IMO, those digital meters are about as useful as fly screen on a submarine. Throw them in the trash.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-12-2024, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,354
Re: How many miles should spark plugs last?
The missing one is the one where there is only a hole in the head!!!:)
Seriously, the usual method of shorting out one plug at a time won't work because you are obviously driving (and under load)...
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