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My shut off valves leak, drips at the shut off valve. I replaced the old reprop valves with the new “leakless” valves sold at the A vendors and it now also leaks at the valve dripping into the car. I tried to remove the valve from the gas tank and the new valves are two piece. As you un thread...

I know a person in So. Cal that built a Burtz motor for the owner of roadster and the owner did have an automatic put into the car. PM me and I can probably get a name for you of that owner.

Berts fills online orders on Mondays. They do not answer the phone on Mondays. No longer open on Saturdays

The 30-31 Deluxe Roadster windshield chrome wiper motor mounts on the frame using a bracket and the wiper blade shaft is on top of the frame. When I put down the car top, I snapped off the wiper shaft. The motor has two small screws on the top by a “face plate” that you see when looking at it...

During a recent 1300 mile trip from Idaho to Northern California and back through Oregon the door striker on my 30 roadster jammed in the latch and I had to get out of the car on the passenger side. In order to get the door open we stuck a screwdriver into the latch and applied pressure. The...

1930 roadster I recently installed new bonded brake shoes and cast iron drums. I bought the drums and shoes from Randy Gross in So. Cal. Randy fits the shoes to the drums. In our area there are a lot of round a bouts at intersections. As I am driving in the round a bout turning to the left, I...

I had a similar experience years ago and switched to Sierra and no foam. Sierra is no longer available at the parts stores in our area. The last I needed I had to order through Amazon. If I am on the road and need more I would only be able to find the normal brands. Sierra is a different type...

Does anybody know the torque specs on the Burtz head? I would think same as the snyder or original heads? UPDATE: I found in the Burtz Builder Guide torque is started from the back of the motor and work forward. Loosen 1/8 turn then torque to 55 lbs.

I talked to Shaun at FS Ignitions. He is telling me that the Burtz 6.5-1 head should be run at about 18-20 degrees.

A friend of mine recently drove to the Florida Keys from Idaho in one of his Model A’s. While coming home in Arkansas he experienced failure of inner tubes that he had purchased through Coker when he had also replaced tires before his trip. He had taken spare tubes with him but quickly found...

Thanks for the info guys. Looks like I need to weld in a piece to each bracket.

I bought a 30 roadster with a rear mounted spare and a luggage rack and trunk. Attempted to remove the spare from the mount and there is not enough room to pull the tire out of the space without having to remove the trunk and the rack. The rack is chrome with wood slats. The vendors sell...

Did a 29 day road trip on a Goldwing MC about 8 years ago from Idaho to Anchorage and back. Rented a motorhome in Alaska for a week and toured a bit when the wife flew up. Would love to do that trip in my Model A. Good idea for the extra fuel tank. Buy gas when you can as it can be long...

I believe the left post on the terminal box is the driver side of the box. Is that correct ?

Truck starts and runs great. I grounded the battery at the frame by the battery and an additional cable to the top of the transmission and scraped off all paint under the cable at each location. Thanks for the suggestion.