Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-26-2017, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 344
Views: 66,949
Re: Just wondering : what's your year of birth ?
I'm writing all the names and birth dates down in my journal. Can you guys please include the last 4 numbers to your social security cards so I can complete the requirements to earn my official Boy...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-24-2017, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,792
New museum name change for Ford
Anyone know the real reason behind the name change after so many years? I know what the article says, but usually there is more to the story than what a Director may state.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-14-2017, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,064
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-14-2017, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,064
Re: Should I get my air bag inspected?
I had a PT Cruiser a few years back and the glove box to it was a classic example of "truth in advertising" in that it really only held one singular glove. :-)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-13-2017, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,064
Re: Should I get my air bag inspected?
There is maintenance required on a Model A Ford? Gosh, by the way the previous owner treated mine before I bought it, I never would have remotely even guessed. :-)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-13-2017, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,064
Should I get my air bag inspected?
I noticed that Takata just got fined 1 billion for faulty air bags. I was checking mine and I am worried that it may be faulty, but I am not certain that it is original equipment or not as the car...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-12-2017, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 9,241
Re: Classic Car Insurance
Actually it is a fairly common practice. Same thing happens at USAA when you try to insure a motorcycle and are directed to Progressive. It has nothing to do with what vehicle is related as you...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-04-2017, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 10,012
Re: Daily driving suggestions.
The tools you will need will always be the very ones you left on that workbench in your garage.
I drove the wheels off my '30 tudor as a daily driver and work vehicle for years before selling it....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-29-2016, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,690
Re: gas gauge rebuild
A bit off topic for this, but I bought an old crock pot at a thrift store for a couple of bucks. It does wonders for removal of rust on hinges and bolts and such by simply dropping in some water and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-12-2016, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,558
Re: Hand wiper for a 30 closed car
Removed the second photo and edited my reply. I have some photos in my phone of the bracket installed in a pickup, but, unfortunately, I have no clue as to how to email them to myself so I can post...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-12-2016, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,558
Re: Hand wiper for a 30 closed car
The hand-held wiper assembly shown at Mike's Affordable in the previous photos posted would require a bracket if it is similar to the ones used on closed cab pickups. I believe that there is a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-25-2016, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,502
Re: Light switch question
Put Vaseline onto the base of a light bulb and you won't like the results afterwards.
CorrosionX would do the same as dielectric grease. They make a light bulb grease sold at AutoZone and such...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-23-2016, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,871
Re: Car stalling at sudden stops.
This may sound odd, but my '30 tudor used to stop every time I drove a few hundred yards and came to a stop sign out in my street near work. It would then crank right back up, but it did this several...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-20-2016, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,717
Re: Repo ignition switch plate questions
Well, it appears that the disc is cut too large for the trim ring. I had a couple of different trim rings and it would not fit properly in any of them, no matter what I tried. Decided to chuck it...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-20-2016, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,717
Repo ignition switch plate questions
This is a bit difficult to explain so I hope you understand what i am asking:
I have an OFF and ON ignition switch plate which I am replacing on my '30 ccpu. The original one was missing when I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-18-2016, 02:53 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,744
Re: choke rod grommet
The richpin06a Model A videos on YouTube show a '31 choke rod grommet set being replaced. Not sure if it will apply to the earlier models or not, but it may be worth a look to see. I am not sure as...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-17-2016, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 10,835
Re: backup camera
Me, I am like Kathy Bate's character, Evelyn Couch, in the movie Fried Green Tomatoes when she smashed into the VW of those two brat gals, backed up and did it again and again. "I'm older and I have...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-17-2016, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 10,835
Re: backup camera
https://pearlauto.com/comparison
Anyone tried this one out?
Bill, my license plate probably conveys about the same idea. Not sure if I need to put it on the front or the back though. :-)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-17-2016, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 10,835
Re: backup camera
It would be nice if someone who is choosing to add a back up camera in the future would do a video of the installation as they put it in a Model A. ... And hey, be sure to film it with your camera...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-08-2016, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,182
Re: Dying art
We did like this in the attached photo, but with the skate wheels as you mentioned. We steered with our feet or a rope back then. :-)
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-08-2016, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,182
Re: Dying art
I read a similar article just recently about Bowing and the problems with staying on. Seems the guy in the article used as an example had maybe 37 years with the plant. My brother-in-law did the same...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-08-2016, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,182
Re: Dying art
We were at a car show and Sorghum Festival in Wewoka, Ok. a week or two back and stopped into an antique mercantile store. The place was full of artist goods and loaded with some art made out of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-06-2016, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,067
Re: gastankfillerscreenwoes
Will a long pair of forceps help at all? I have seen them at auto shows and at local hardware stores. Many have curved tips to them. Harbor Freight has curved nose pliers which may work to retrieve...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-04-2016, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 17,693
Re: Positive vs negative ground
In the early 70's I worked for Montgomery Wards (Monkey Wards) in their tire and battery department. Being inexperienced, young and stupid, I had an old Nash come in one day (Don't see them about...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-02-2016, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,393
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