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Originally Posted by Kevin in NJ
This may come out wrong but.....
Les certainly has been around the A hobby for a while, but do not believe all he says.
His books have errors and certain lack of details. If you followed what he says in his books you would not have a drivable car. A quick example is the steering sector shaft diameter is wrong. You would throw away a new sector. His book also does not give you enough information to correctly determine is parts are worn past usability.
I also wonder if he does not make money on pushing the V8 point plates. He certainly talks them up a lot and has a lot of bad things to say about the original points. Kind of sounds like guys selling alternators.
That all being said. Les's book has wonderful illustrations and is a must have for your library.
Keep in mind all the books on the A have errors and they need to be used in combination. The other manual on the A is good because he has lots of Ford prints that can be used to determine actual wear. His text is kind of tough to read through at times.
Personally, I look through both manuals and I try to dig up original prints. You have to ferret out the correct information to do the project right. It is a constant fight when you first start tackling projects. After a while you a stash of correct info and it gets easier.
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I've got to mostly agree. I am having a good laugh. I agree that if you followed all of the instructions you probably wouldn't have a drivable car. Don't forget the part about brake rod length, I mean REALLY.. The pictures are ok. I really prefer Brattons catalog, it has the exploded diagrams, wiring diagrams, threads per inch and size of most of the hardware, head torque sequence engine specs and you name it . Its also free.