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I find the MS more responsive then the other 2 carbs. I've been tearing up west Michigan all summer with my Roadster and have been very happy, in fact I drove it to work this morning! On a tour with my wife this summer we got around 17 mpg. I drive the car for pleasure not fuel efficiency...

you should be able to get shim stock from MSC industrial reasonably priced and in a day or two.

I put in a new float last season only with the supplied gaskets in the kit...no leaks yet!

if you can't get your original one to seal, be aware the reproduction fuel shut off are not very good. I picked a new reproduction one up at a swap meet and it leaked worse than the original one! I ended up polishing the seat of the stock one in a lathe. works great now.

I crimped the flats of mine it the vise just enough to get the washer off. when I put the new float on I crimped it flat in the vise again. My train of thought is that I'm not actually removing any material. Once the material is gone, its gone. I was done in minutes and the float is still...

My A was bought by my grandfather in April of 1963, then put into storage when my dad was drafted in 1968. I joined a local club in 2021 and got the car on the road last year. Since then I have put 2500 miles on it and drive it to work several times a week when the whether allows. I'm 44 and...

I feel safe at 50-55 give or take actual MPH. that's with an app on the hand held computer. my speedo reads faster than the phone. I also went through the front end complete last year so everything is tight. I usually cruise at 45. don't forget in most tours you'll only travel as fast as...

I am newer to Model A's and curious as to what the advantage of a dual point system is?

I installed Logo lights in my '30 roadster exactly as Paul Shinn describes in his video. I also followed his direction on focusing and I am extremely happy. I can't recall but it seems like the bulb socket are keyed into the reflector so the "only" way the bulbs will mount is with the aluminum...