Recent content by fgray

Yes I could see the water rise as it got warmer and then go out the overflow.i have to leave it alone today as we have company coming down the road. Sturgis rally going on..I don,t think the previous owner did anything to the car as he stated he was not a mechanic and really couldn't,t get...

Not too sure what you mean. The overflow tube comes through a hole in a piece of metal in the rad.

Didn't see any bubbles while it was running. The water just expanded when the temp went up. It has never gotten hot with me. Of course I just acquired the car a coulpe of weeks ago and I am still finding stuff that wasn't address before I got the car. Will let you know where the water level...

I hope you are right but doubt remains. I topped up the rad earlier and it took 1 1/2 gallons.

The water appears to be going out the overflow. Let it idle in the garage until it puked out the over flow tube. Tube is pointed to the front don't know what good it would do to point it to the rear as some have suggested on other posts. Help

I am losing water, not at a rapid rate but losing it none the less. I have searched high and low and can find no place that it is going, The engine oil looks good the engine runs fine and I don't see any spurting out when running. Any ideas.

I think my problems are solved. Did several things among them, wheel balance, tire pressure set, wheel bearing set, toe in set, test ride went smooth, happy camper. Thanks again for all the suggestions. Fred:):)

Then should I follow the instructions in the Andrews book, and set the toe with the front end jacked?

Rechecked the toe in with the front end jack up and got a different measurement. It measured just 3/8" toe in. What am I missing? Which is right, I really thought the measurement would be the same both on the ground and jacked.

Did some checking and found a few questionable things. The right spindle arm where it goes into the spindle was loose. The radius rod appears to be secure, but the toe in is 1 and 1/16 inches, a bit much I think as the book says 1/16 to 1/32". The left wheel bearing was a bit loose, and the...

Thanks, will appreciate any help I can get. Fred

Thanks again, I have the Les Andrews book and two new catalogs with the third one on its way. Will try and tear into it today if the temperature will go down a bit.

Sounds like the old school methods are still in vogue. Thanks for the input.

Thanks for the input. Unfortunately there are no clubs close to me. Custer,SD is in the Black Hills of SD, we are thirty miles from the WY border and sixty miles north of the NE border. I'm fairly mechanical spent my early years playing with cars and when I joined the Air Force worked on B-36...

I am new to the Model A so be gentle. I just purchased a 31 roadster PU and the truck goes pretty smooth to about 45 mph, however anything over that it get pretty shaky up front. The tires were new when I got the truck and have balance weights on the wheels. A friend who is familiar with these...