Recent content by 1912Minerva

Thanks all for your suggestions. I think Redmodelt was closest with his suggestion of the shoes coming out of the tracks as this is what seems to have happened. I think as I pulled the drum off, it has dragged across the surface of the shoes and pulled them out of the tracks. When I put the...

Hello All, I thought I'd pull off my rear hub and drum assembly and check that it was ok and pack the bearing with grease. I did that but when I replaced it, I found the hub is now very tight. The wheel turned nicely before disassembly but now is almost too tight to turn by hand. I can't see...

Hello Model A'ers, Just an update on my problem. I changed out the terminal box and am pretty sure my problem is fixed. I haven't been able to test on a long journey on a hot day but on short drives and letting it idle in the shed for long periods, it seems to start much better. It always...

Oh forgot to add - will also check the battery performance when it's hot. Thanks for that suggestion 1930 coupe.

Thanks for your replies everyone. I will try swapping the coil next time it happens and see if that fixes it. Someone else suggested that the junction box *might* short out to the firewall when it gets hot. Kinda hard to believe but I pulled the junction box off anyway and it is definitely a...

Hi Ray, Thanks for your reply. I have a stock ignition system and wasn't aware of the heat-resistant condensers. They sound like they might be a good idea! Regards, Andrew.

Hello Everyone, I have has an intermittent problem with my A Model for a few years where it won't start when the motor is hot. It now happens all the time. The symptoms are that it will start cold no problems at all (first hit of the starter). After running for 20 minutes or so, if you stop...

Hi Everyone, Thanks very much for your replies - looks like I'll be replacing the coil (and if that doesn't fix it I'll look into the junction box theory). And yes my coil is oil filled and mounted "upside down". But hey, I'm in Australia, so maybe it's really the right way up!! Thanks...

Hi All, I took my A Model for an outing today and a problem that I have had numerous times happened again: I had been driving for about half an hour when I stopped to get some fuel. After paying for the fuel and messing about for about 10 mins I went to start it and it wouldn't fire. This...

Hi Patrick L - yes I do own a 1912 Minerva. Someone else here asked me a similar question so I posted 2 pics in an album on my profile page if you are interested... Thanks to everyone else who has provided advice. Our local vintage car club is having a run this Saturday so hopefully I will...

Thanks for your comments guys - I didn't think to restart it when cool - hopefully everything will be OK...If not, looks like i will be dropping the pan! Dave in Australia - our ute is Australian bodied - the full side body. What sort of A do yo have? Cheers, Andrew.

Hi Everyone, This is my first post... I started our 28 pickup (what we call a "ute" here in Australia!) for the first time in about 2 months. It is our winter here so fairly cool. The motor made a rattle for a couple of minutes after starting. I thought to myself "It's probably the valves...