Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-20-2017, 07:14 AM
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Views: 5,661
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-24-2017, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,281
Re: Got a car now what?
Mike, I am new to the hobby - I bought my first A ('31 AA, actually) last spring and rebuilt the engine. It is a driver, not a show car. I plan to license it for parades and August-only driving...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-22-2016, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 10
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Re: 31 AA - Gas Valve Rebuild Kit?
John, that is how mine is, too. However, I don't know if it indicates original or repro. I'm guessing that external appearance is indeterminate and only the 'guts' provide the indication.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-22-2016, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,109
Re: 31 AA - Gas Valve Rebuild Kit?
Thanks Tom and Bill - maybe I could tighten the packing nut a bit more.
I'm not familiar with the pencil filter. There is not one present now. However, the (Zenith) carb inlet has a pencil-like...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-21-2016, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,109
Re: 31 AA - Gas Valve Rebuild Kit?
I drained the tank in order to disassemble the valve. A descent amount of crud in the gas. The tank had been cleaned and sealed by the prior owner but I guess that doesn't mean it's perfect.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-21-2016, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,693
Re: Late 1931 indented firewall gas valve
John, I am in the same leaky boat.
There is a rebuild kit available which uses a graphite packing ring and some lube. However, it only works with an original, late '31 valve. I will be checking...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-21-2016, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,109
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-20-2016, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,109
31 AA - Gas Valve Rebuild Kit?
Hi everyone.
Now that Al is tucked away for the winter months, I have a few little things to finish up. The shut-off valve, located on the indented firewall, leaks out the end of the tube. Not...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-19-2016, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,606
Re: 31 AA Radiator Cap Blows Water at High RPM
So, yesterday, here in southern Michigan, it was 70 degrees. Today, it's 34 and snowing! Guess which day I had available to finish reassembly? Yup, today.
Anyway, Al is back together and fired...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-16-2016, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,606
Re: 31 AA Radiator Cap Blows Water at High RPM
@100IH: It's the latter part of your final sentence: The seat was not ground concentric with the centerline of the valve guide. The valve is perfect.
That being said, it's ok now. It just took...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-16-2016, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,606
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-15-2016, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,606
Re: 31 AA Radiator Cap Blows Water at High RPM
Got the piston back in and had some time soooo...I had a lap dance with the valve again. And, yes, I feel dirty :rolleyes:
Took another hour of fire starting but it seats now as well as all the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-14-2016, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,433
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-14-2016, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,433
31 AA - Repairing a Cracked Head?
Hi gang.
In another thread, we all learned of how my #3 cylinder became a swimming pool. A shot of the crack is below.
While I have a replacement head I'll be using, does anyone think this one...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-13-2016, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,606
Re: 31 AA Radiator Cap Blows Water at High RPM
:mad::mad::mad:
I lapped enough to burn a national forest. Barely tightened the gap. The valve is uniformly ground but the seat is not. I will contact the machine shop that performed the work...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-13-2016, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,606
Re: 31 AA Radiator Cap Blows Water at High RPM
@Chris: Is it odd that I was able to remove the pump, with fan attached, without damaging the radiator? It really came off quite easily. The radiator, on the other hand, was a BEAR to remove and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-13-2016, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,606
Re: 31 AA Radiator Cap Blows Water at High RPM
@SeaSlugs - Thanks for the advice. Fortunately, I installed adjustable tappets this summer for that very reason. I don't have that kind of patience. :rolleyes: Recalling a bit more, I remember my...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-12-2016, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,606
Re: 31 AA Radiator Cap Blows Water at High RPM
Well, I figured it all out. Yup, all of it. Pretty sure. Won't know for certain till reassembly.
1. Battle fleet glycol smoke screen. Crack in the head. Not sure why I didn't see it when I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-31-2016, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,606
Re: 31 AA Radiator Cap Blows Water at High RPM
Hi Bill. Thanks for the advice.
I had the radiator, which was already in very good condition, professionally cleaned out over the summer. The block and head were also clean as a whistle.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-31-2016, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,606
Re: 31 AA Radiator Cap Blows Water at High RPM
Seems like I'm going in the wrong direction.:(
On 8Oct, I loaded up the bed with a few hay bale seats and drove my extended family (14 of us) to the nearby (1 mile away) cider mill and back. That...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-26-2016, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 984
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-25-2016, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 984
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-18-2016, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,892
Re: 31 AA - Won't Start When Hot
@Tom: I was wondering if this could be used for that purpose. Glad you confirmed. Thank you.
@Dave: I fully rebuilt the carb over the summer - clean as a whistle. Before I began rebuilding the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-17-2016, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,892
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-17-2016, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,892
Re: 31 AA - Won't Start When Hot
If at first you don't suck seed...
I think I resolved the issue. So, last night I reset the points but only drove it today. No good. Still would not start hot.
Next, I replaced the points...
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