Recent content by debra nanlu

The cutout is the stock mechanical type. 6volt battery with positive ground. Thanks, Debi

Hi guys, Thanks again for all of the previous help. Once again I'm in need of your advice and direction. As you may remember, my husband is in a wheel chair so I'm now the chief mechanic around here. The problem:I put a charger on the Model A battery today but upon starting it I noticed that the...

Dennis, thank you this really helps. After reading your post I'm going to take your advice and get a Model A guy over here. Thanks everyone for your responses, Debi

Hi Guys, It's 9:30 pm here and I'm still trying to start the A. I noticed that the fuse on top of the starter is blown. My husband told me to just replace it with a piece of wire in order to get the car started. When I put the wire in the fuse block it immediately got super hot, so hot I could...

Hi guys. My husband is in a wheelchair so I'm now the model A mechanic and things are not going well. Today I hooked up a low amp. trickle charger to the battery, which was very low, but for the first five minutes I had negative wire from the charger on the positive post of the battery and the...

Thanks guys. I'm a female and depend on my male neighbors to keep the 'A' running. They are pretty good mechanics but don't know a lot about model As. The electrical system is 6V stock model A. I will try all of the suggestions you have given me. Thank you so much. Don't know what I would do...

I start the model A after it has been sitting in the garage for a week. It starts right up. I drive it to the mall, three miles away, and after the car sits while I am shopping, the battery is down so low I have to use jumper cables to start it. I drive it home, let it sit for three days and it...