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Perform a complete restoration of the speedo taking it apart, cleaning everything and put in new lube. There is a good article on this by a guy named Fisher floating around on the net. Sooner model a club site?

Moto-Meters or Quails were optional and dealer installed. - However - The Judging Standards says : - Quail - "Almost a million Quail ornament caps were produced for the Model A" - Motometer - "was the most common Ford authorized accessory" - from this we can infer that there must have been...

I gave up on my 68-B frame, and purchased what probably was the last of Gene Bunces new plated frames. I started out by filling pinholes om my original frame with silver solder, but every time I had the solder ground smooth a new little pinhole would appear, which would have to be re-soldered...

You should join the Facebook group "Trico Vacuum Products fan group" I have posted a lot of technical tips there on how to go about restoring these wipers. With the wiper that you have got there, the gasket and paddle seal kits sold by the model A suppliers should work, although they are not...

I am being told that my battery will go into production this month. - I ordered Dec. 11th last year…

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Ivan, can you tell me exactly how that washer at the valve stem mounts and dismounts from the gage? Can it be pryed off?

Got the bezel off by prying with a trim knife and two mini-screwdrivers. -the bezel is not threaded, it snaps off. Very helpful to have the gauge securely fixed when doing this. Made a fixture for that. Now I am working to try to get off the pointer. I have been told that it is pulled off, but...

Bought this one the other day. Looks good but doesn't work though, so I would like to rebuild it. Q1 : Has anyone got photos of the internal workings so that I know what to expect when opening it, and has anyone got tips or instructions for the rebuild? Q2 : How does the pointer come off ...

Please post some more photos anyway. Has the wiper got any markings on the top lid ? Also, it would be interesting to see the mechanism inside if you pull off the cover that is facing us in the picture that you already posted.

I think the reason is that some people who don't understand what's going on in an electrical circuit thinks that chassis ground has to be absolute 0 Volts, and also do not understand that the battery just puts out a voltage on one terminal relative to the other terminal. They might think that...

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Want to buy ORIGINAL Stant or Jarvis quail radiator cap for 1930-1931 Model A. Good restorable condition without major cracks or breakages is appreciated

For the adjustable seat : according to page 150 of the deAngelis Frances Henry book : yes For the fixed seat version, I modified seat riser from a sport coupe. I do remember that I researched that quite extensively and found that the only difference was to adapt to the difference in profile of...

I bought one of their kits and it worked very well. - And, I got to learn a new practical skill which is basically the better part of what I'm in the car hobby for With a 1930 Town Sedan it should be the "stipple mahogany" pattern from Grain-It Technologies that you are going for. IMO that is...