Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-06-2021, 11:09 AM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-06-2021, 05:30 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 690
Re: Starting Troubles
Ditto on points.. if it ran before there can't be much wrong with it ....If you now suspect it may be a fuel issue ...take off bottom half of carb, empty any fuel in the bowl. Pour fresh fuel into...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-05-2021, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 6
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Re: Carb Assortment
lots of advice about carb cleaning on this forum... do a search for a plethora of opinions!
In the centraal pic the chip is well above the fuel level so you may be OK, but wise to thorughly clean...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-31-2020, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 758
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-30-2020, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 758
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-30-2020, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,361
Re: 12v from 3 brush Ford generator
Er, are you on the best forum for this question? magneto? carbide lights? as has been said ...yes the 6v ford 3 brush can put out enough for 12 v systems, most people don't have a regulator ...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-30-2020, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,941
Re: Troubleshooting advice
everyone's having twopennyworth here so here's mine...what happens if you disconnect each plug lead in turn? have you tried squirting neat fresh fuel via the s/plug holes into the cylinders and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-23-2020, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,022
Re: Rutherford Head
according to an email received from Kem Robertson ".... McKee .. was a big help to me in my research effort when I started. The #43 on the valve cover is the pattern number, but there were several...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
12-23-2020, 04:36 AM
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Replies: 0
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Rutherford Head
I know this is a Model A engine but we need the help of the T- boys!
Can anyone provide evidence that cylinder heads by Slim Rutherford (see pics) were produced pre 1931 (or pre any date for that...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-22-2020, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,022
Re: Rutherford Head
here's a picture of the car some years ago.. looks rather smarter now but very much still Empy racer
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-22-2020, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,022
Re: Rutherford Head
Ali or cast iron? not sure, I'll come back to you on that .. The owner is a fellow club member... . hopefully he'll come onto Fordbarn with better details. Thanks for sending the article...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-22-2020, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,022
Re: Rutherford Head
Thanks Alexiska.. Do you think could you send a screen grab of the article as the site won't let me in being UK based. Thanks very much.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-22-2020, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,022
Rutherford Head
Can anyone provide evidence that cylinder heads by Slim Rutherford ( see pics) were produced pre 1931 (or pre any date for that matter!) perhaps a contemporary advert anywhere? or invoices ? or...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-13-2020, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,023
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-12-2020, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 2,366
Re: Does Your A Start Right UP?
Here's my method...
From Cold.
No hurry, we want the petrol vapours to get into the combustion chambers so take your time.
1. Turn on petrol tap.
2. Open choke 1½-2 full turns.
3. Ensure...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-23-2020, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 552
Re: 'AR' Multiple disc clutch
Just done mine .... The AR multidisc has specific flywheel and specific bellhousing,
The flywheel cover is the same . The AR transmission has a nut on the end of the input shaft for themultidic...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-15-2020, 04:23 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,143
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-13-2020, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 956
Re: Assembly plant vs manufacture plant
Yes, lots of import tariffs and restrictions around then as always.
Maybe it was classified as "manufacture" when value of locally sourced parts reached 50%. And Ford shifted figures around as...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-13-2020, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 956
Re: Assembly plant vs manufacture plant
Well, that's open to intrepretation ... Trafford Park in Manchester started as an assembly plant but was categorised as manufacturing plant by Ford themselves as early as 1912.
Wilkins and Hill...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-13-2020, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,143
Re: Tudor variant
Info was from Ford Amical France Club.
The photo perhaps does not do it justice. On examnination of the vehicle the standard of work indicates work by a professional, but whether at the Asnieres...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-12-2020, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 956
Assembly plant vs manufacture plant
Would someone like to hazard what was the difference between an assembly plant and a manufacturing plant? In Wilkins and Hill American Business Abroad (1964) it gives 1925 as the start date for ...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-12-2020, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 550
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-12-2020, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,143
Tudor variant
Anyone come across one of these before?. It is a 1928/29 LHD Tudor ( with small bore engine). We have been told documentation exists stating that some Fordors came out of the French factory like...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-11-2020, 04:39 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,371
Re: clutch problem
If the soluttion is not on any of the above posts next thing is remove the inspection plate and have a look-see whilst pushing the clutch pedal
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-10-2020, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,371
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