1930 Model AA Cant Get Her Over 25 MPH

sturgis 39 said:
Some modern truck drivers consider high gear in a four speed as third gear. Some four speed shift nobs have first labeled "LO" and the others labeled as 1,2,3. He might have us all confused.
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I thought of that possibility too. I wonder why he hasn't come back to clear it up?:confused:
 
sturgis 39 said:
Some modern truck drivers consider high gear in a four speed as third gear. Some four speed shift nobs have first labeled "LO" and the others labeled as 1,2,3. He might have us all confused.
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Sturgis, Ghost here!:eek:
Bill W. was born "CONFUSED,":confused: and has spent 76 1/2 years trying to get his s**t together!:D Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha!:D Bill W's GHOST
 
1932BB said:
Did anyone mention checking for the brake dragon?
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Nobody has heard from him for days. I hope he is not mad at us. He might think we are not overly bright. Is a brake dragon different than a fire belching dragon? I think, I have seen both but it was a long time ago.

An intake manifold leak will make it run lean and slow.
 
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Tom Wesenberg said:
Did you really have it in 3rd gear?
4th gear is to the right and back and is straight through, just as third gear is in the cars.

As mentioned to check the rear end ratio, jack up one rear wheel, shift to 4th gear, and count how many engine revolutions it takes to turn the rear wheel exactly two full turns. It takes two full turns because one wheel is on the ground and the differential then turns the loose wheel twice as fast.
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Guys I'm stupid not retarded. lol. 4 Speed. 1st - left 'n up, 2nd - left 'n down, 3rd - right 'n up, 4th - right 'n down, reverse - flick the thumb switch 'n right 'n back. Am I missing something?
 
holy crappy, I just realized there are like 12 posts I missed on here. I get notified by email and had got nuthin. Something must have glitched. Sorry guys, for dissapearin, but thought nobody cared about me anymore. lol. Let me read the missed posts and I get back . I Redid all the timing, gap etc, and she's running way better. hit the elusive 35 MPH, but thats it. Pretty happy bout that though. Think I need the higher gear set..........
 
juke joint johnny said:
As Kane keeps saying 3rd gear!!! Could he have an earlier AA with the 3 speed transmission? Maybe the paperwork calls it a 1930, wouldnt be the first time
Can we see some pictures ?
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Sorry I misprinted there a bit. Was getting only 25 MPH in 4th not 3rd. Meant to say that she was not at high rpm in third but just blah, then shift to 4th for lack of something better to do and slug only to 25MPH. Again timing helped and she's now at 35 MPH. So better but must be the low geared girl.
 
ctlikon0712 said:
Check to make sure that your advance lever on the collumn moves that advance plate in the dist. all the way advanced to the counter clockwise position...... looking down from the top. The advance tab lever should be all the way up against the stop in the distributor's window.
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Check. Did it.
 
BILL WILLIAMSON said:
Tip # 17-Just in case it an exhaust flow problem, hook up a vacuum guage and slowly keep speeding up the motor and see if the vacuum gage gradually goes to zero. Sometimes even carbon deposits in the muffler can cause restriction. If mouse nest or carbon is suspected, lean the complete exhaust system, outdoors of course, on a 45 degree angle, wih tail pipe up. Slowly pour diesel into tail pipe unil it trickles out header pipe. Light the diesel at the lower end with a piece of newspaper. Once lit, it will "draw" like a chimney. Keep adding diesel from upper end until the whole thing is glowing RED! Cool it off and put it back on.
Roar the engine & you'll be surprised how much soot, scale & crap comes out that has accumulatd for 80 something years!! A friend did this and increased top speed from 52 MPH to 62 MPH! It's kinda' like when we're sluggish and have to resort to a laxative! Bill W.
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Hmmmmmm. Interesting.....
 
sturgis 39 said:
Nobody has heard from him for days. I hope he is not mad at us. He might think we are not overly bright. Is a brake dragon different than a fire belching dragon? I think, I have seen both but it was a long time ago.

An intake manifold leak will make it run lean and slow.
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Oh Ya I also replaced the intake and exhaust manifold with a Nice matched surface set I got from a buddy.
 
KANE MCAFFER said:
Guys I'm stupid not retarded. lol. 4 Speed. 1st - left 'n up, 2nd - left 'n down, 3rd - right 'n up, 4th - right 'n down, reverse - flick the thumb switch 'n right 'n back. Am I missing something?
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Ok sorry, now that I went back and read all the posts I see how I caused all the confusion. lol. Again the help is more than unbelievable, and you all are the best. Only reason I disappeared was I got no notifications of post like I usually do and had no idea this conversation was still goin on!!! Im working on getting a couple pics of the AA up here so you can see what the hell it looks like.
 
There should not be a switch on the shift lever. There might be a lever on the shift lever. The little lever is for reverse. We thought the diesel fuel in the exhaust pipe might have put you in orbit.

Looking forward to the pictures. Be sure to set your camera on low setting. If they are to big they will not post. I set mine on the second lowest setting.

We are all glad you are not stupid, It sound like you have the shifting pattern correct. Glad you are back.
 
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sturgis 39 said:
There should not be a switch on the shift lever. There might be a lever on the shift lever. The little lever is for reverse. We thought the diesel fuel in the exhaust pipe might have put you in orbit.

Looking forward to the pictures. Be sure to set your camera on low setting. If they are to big they will not post. I set mine on the second lowest setting.
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haha, ya I meant lever......... Didn't try the muffler thing yet, gotta think about that one a bit more......... and all the pics I have are huge so ill have to take smaller ones tomorrow.........
 
Here's my next problem....... fuel mileage is el super crappo it seems so far. I fill her up and the gas gauge seems to work perfectly. but as far as that says it only took 12 miles to rip thru a 1/4 tank. Whaaaaat!?!?! What kind of mileage can you expect to get on an AA? Way worse than an A? The carb is leaking a bit but wow. I know i sound like a dork but this is the first model A/AA i have owned that is on the road. My other is a '31 roadster hot rod I'm still building and it has a flathead v8 not a 4. So bear with me, I'm learning, and love it.
 
You need a shut off valve and carb needle and seat the actually stop the gas flow. My 29 Tudor lost a full tank of gas in a few months because both the shutoff valve and carb leaked a bit. I took them apart and polished them with toothpaste so they stop ALL gas flow now. It doesn't take much of a leak to loose a lot of gas.

On a similar note, when I worked at the GM dealership one of the new cars came in off the transport with the oil pan drain plug not fully tightened. Over a few days the oil dripped away and when the lot boy started it to warm it up, the engine ran dry and was ruined. A very costly simple mistake for the company.
 
Tom Wesenberg said:
You need a shut off valve and carb needle and seat the actually stop the gas flow. My 29 Tudor lost a full tank of gas in a few months because both the shutoff valve and carb leaked a bit. I took them apart and polished them with toothpaste so they stop ALL gas flow now. It doesn't take much of a leak to loose a lot of gas.

On a similar note, when I worked at the GM dealership one of the new cars came in off the transport with the oil pan drain plug not fully tightened. Over a few days the oil dripped away and when the lot boy started it to warm it up, the engine ran dry and was ruined. A very costly simple mistake for the company.
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I do have a fuel shut off valve at the tank. I should check it to make sure it is functioning correctly. As far as the carb needle and seat, what are you saying, replace, clean? Toothpaste? Not sure what you mean there....
 
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