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Gary Gregory · 08-30-2010, 02:25 PM

Just wondering if any of you boys have bought some of those instruction-repair videos.."Brakes" , "Tune-up", "Trouble shooting" that most dealers offer ? Are they worth the money to someone new like me who doesn't know much about the Model A ?

dan · 08-30-2010, 04:07 PM

Speaking personally (and I don't have the Model A videos) I think books are a better bet. I've viewed some how-to videos related to work I was doing on my motorcycle and didn't find them as convenient/useful as a book.

A book you can set on the fender while fiddling with the timing, it won't don't mind if you touch it with greasy hands, and it's easy to flip back-and-forth between pages/illustrations. Try that with your DVD player :-)

I highly recommend the Les Andrews books, though there are times when I wish he would have included a bit more detail.

mot · 08-30-2010, 05:05 PM

I bought the one on shocks,and it certainly had enough information for me to do mine

cardoza · 08-30-2010, 09:43 PM

books w/schematics works for me (I am old school)

Bill in SoCal · 08-31-2010, 09:51 AM

I like both. Reading about a project and seeing a diagram helps a lot, but it is nice to see the job performed, too. I guess I am a visual learner and the DVD help complete the learning for me. If you join a local club they may have a library of both books and DVDs . After your review, you can buy the things that are most helpful to you for your personal library. Have fun, Bill

Mitch//pa · 08-31-2010, 10:22 AM

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Tom Endy · 08-31-2010, 11:08 AM

The video that was done a number of years ago about restoring brakes narrated by Lloyd Kerr is excellent. It covers the entire brake system and has some portions in animated form. I used it countless times the first time I went through a brake system.

The one on carburetors is also very good. I think the title is "Carburetor Carbohides". The Dallas club had something to do with both these videos.

Tom Endy

08-30-2010, 02:25 PM	#1
Gary Gregory Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Maryville,Tn Posts: 302	Instruction Video's Just wondering if any of you boys have bought some of those instruction-repair videos.."Brakes" , "Tune-up", "Trouble shooting" that most dealers offer ? Are they worth the money to someone new like me who doesn't know much about the Model A ?

08-30-2010, 04:07 PM	#2
dan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: McPherson, KS Posts: 197	Re: Instruction Video's Speaking personally (and I don't have the Model A videos) I think books are a better bet. I've viewed some how-to videos related to work I was doing on my motorcycle and didn't find them as convenient/useful as a book. A book you can set on the fender while fiddling with the timing, it won't don't mind if you touch it with greasy hands, and it's easy to flip back-and-forth between pages/illustrations. Try that with your DVD player :-) I highly recommend the Les Andrews books, though there are times when I wish he would have included a bit more detail.

08-30-2010, 05:05 PM	#3
mot Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sacramento Ca Posts: 1,179	Re: Instruction Video's I bought the one on shocks,and it certainly had enough information for me to do mine

08-30-2010, 09:43 PM	#4
cardoza Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 36	Re: Instruction Video's books w/schematics works for me (I am old school) __________________ My A-28 is running but needs work

08-31-2010, 09:51 AM	#5
Bill in SoCal Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Claremont, CA 91711 Posts: 244	Re: Instruction Video's I like both. Reading about a project and seeing a diagram helps a lot, but it is nice to see the job performed, too. I guess I am a visual learner and the DVD help complete the learning for me. If you join a local club they may have a library of both books and DVDs . After your review, you can buy the things that are most helpful to you for your personal library. Have fun, Bill

08-31-2010, 10:22 AM	#6
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Instruction Video's Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) here is a few movies you can check out Model A Movies

08-31-2010, 11:08 AM	#7
Tom Endy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,131	Re: Instruction Video's The video that was done a number of years ago about restoring brakes narrated by Lloyd Kerr is excellent. It covers the entire brake system and has some portions in animated form. I used it countless times the first time I went through a brake system. The one on carburetors is also very good. I think the title is "Carburetor Carbohides". The Dallas club had something to do with both these videos. Tom Endy