Recent content by Cracker39

Did you see the one the other day about the guy who tried to kill a spider on the door of his gas cap access by torching it with his cigarrette lighter??? Big ball of flame! They didn't say how bad the guy was burned, but suffice it to say he probably doesn't have any eyebrows. Apparently he...

All of the suggestions are most appreciated. I'll be sure to report back after I try a few.

I get what seems like a sympathetic bounce, from front to rear, on smooth roads at around 25 mph - although it's not specific to just 25 mph. The tires are new and properly centered on the rims. The rims appear to be in excellent condition. I was suspicious of a bent driveshaft or stiff...

Very nice! Model A's make great picnic companions.

For the record, once the nuts are removed the bolts simply slide out. They are not threaded into the uprights or the seat piece. One of my bolts took a heck of a lot of persuasion, with me thinking it was threaded into the upright. WD-40 did the trick but I still had to "chase" the holes out...

My wife often accepts my invitation to ride in the back in our '31 Deluxe Tudor. The rear seat is really like a living room couch and it makes the driver's position far more comfortable without a passenger riding shotgun. That said, the folded passenger seat still makes ingress and egress a...

To clarify - the leaking differential is a problem I could live with indefinitely but, if simply replacing the bolts with a bit of sealer would alleviate the problem or solve it, all the better. Right now, it doesn't lose more than an ounce or so in 500 miles - well within my lubrication schedule.

Thanks to all - but check back to post #15 and let me know if I should simply use silicon, or the Permatex suggested in post #16? If it still leaks after I replace the bolts I'll buy another bag of kitty litter and continue happily on my way.

I went ahead and ordered a new set of "original design" bolts from Snyders. Provided the banjo has never been re-tapped, I should apparently expect a resistance at a certain point, while hand tightening the bolts, that will then require a wrench to finish tightening the bolts to the required...

Does anyone have a photo - or can they describe the physical appearance - of the correct banjo bolts? I want to pull a couple of mine to check - on the possibility that my leakage is due to the incorrect bolts - but without a photo or description I don't know what I'm looking at?

I discovered something today that I'm sure everybody else already knew. It was hot for my afternoon jaunt with Prunella so I decided to swing the windshield open for the first time. I noticed the notch on the operating arms and wondered why it was set where the window was just barely open. I...

Generally speaking, bigger is always better but, I needed an enclosed trailer and the size and capacity I chose fits a Model A just right without overwhelming my driveway storage.

Wow - that's tight - but even with my 8'-6" wide trailer it's snug between the wheel wells. On the other hand, the Model A doors swing out over the wheel wells making it relatively easy to get in and out - and I even have room to work on the engine if need be. I'm equipped with an emergency...

Now we know what our wives felt like trying to squeeze into tight jeans - a long time ago for me, but the memories are still fresh!

I also release the brake and put the ****** in neutral once I'm tied down. I don't want the car bumping back and forth on the gears or the brake parts during travel. Does that make sense?