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I've been there quite a few times. Great show, typically 75 to 100 Model As and a great flea market. I'll miss it this year but try to make it every year.

If the positive battery terminal is considered 'hot' and the positive is connected to the chassis then the entire chassis is 'hot'. As an experiment disconnect the negative battery cable from the negative battery post, use a volt meter and connect the red positive lead to a clean chassis bolt...

I had a similar charging problem with my generator. The issue for me was poor ground at the generator mount point. Cleaning this area up took care of it.

My 29 Tudor came with a Tillotson carb, ran well. I swapped it out for a Marvel carb and have improved performance as others have reported in this and other threads. To answer Synchro909's question on fuel economy I believe the Tillotson was more fuel efficient. The car performs better with the...

I had a similar problem. I found that the nut and washer that holds the cutout on the generator output post had a layer of rust making poor connection. After cleaning the rust the generator is charging properly.

I had the same experience with Hagerty as PC/SR in post #33 here in Pennsylvania. Called Hagerty tow twice in 6 years. Excellent service, much better than AAA. No complaints. Also my policy is not limited to Club Functions. I can drive my Model A for pleasure usage which includes running to the...

I had the same thing Last weekend with no headlights unless I reved the motor. I have a stock 29 Tudor, 6v positive ground. Three weeks ago I installed a new battery and cleaned up ground connections after which the ammeter showed 10 amps. To keep from over charging the battery I ran the car...

Your battery may have a poor ground connection. Try cleaning the battery post connections and especially the ground connection to the frame. That took care of a similar starting issue I had.

I'm not sure if your 30 Tudor has a vacuum windshield wiper like my 29 Tudor does but if it does check the condition of the rubber tubing that runs on the outside of the windshield between the metal tubeing connection and the wiper body. If cracked it will change the air intake to the carb.

Hi Mike in Texas. My 29 Tudor came with a Tillotson so I cannot compare to a Zenith although I have been told and reading of better performance with the Tillotson. A year ago I swapped it for a Marvel. I noticed a nice improvement so now the Tillotson is my spare carb. That's my experience. Paul

I was running a Tillotson when I decided to switch to a Marvel. Like 1930artdeco mentioned I did not have to change the fuel line. I was able to make the fuel line bend. You will need the adapter to match the Marvel fuel input.

The flasher is on the steering column near the turn signal unit. I read about the RF interference that could occur but no resolution was ever mentioned. I'm not sure how far away the flasher would need to be to not pickup the interference. Being electronic and not thermal it could be...

I hooked up the ledlight.com -6v electronic flasher and have the signaled 900 like mentioned above. The turn signals worked perfectly while car was not running. With the car running the turn signals would stay lit up solid and not flash. I heard these flashers are susceptible to RF coming from...

I agree with Duke36 on using the M.E. Miller Black Tire Paint. I have a nice set of Firestone's that had a mustard brown color that I could not clean up or remove, seemed embedded in the rubber as a permanent stain. I used the Miller Black Tire Paint and it made the black tire look new again. If...