Recent content by fins2nv

Don't forget "Stick Shift" by The Duals. I bought this 45 rpm record back in 1961. I still like it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CNcehcJayc

I have taken a couple rear view mirrors to my local paint and glass company and they did a really nice job.

I believe you will need about a one-quarter inch wheel spacer on each wheel.

Thanks George. I have a new condenser waiting in the wings should I need it.

I just corrected the mistake in my first post.

Sorry Mitch. I get it now after looking at my original post. I mistakingly said that I set the gap on the "plugs" at .019. What I meant was the "points." My plugs are at .035. Thanks for catching that.

Mitch, I thought I had read that .018 to .020 was the range to set the point gap. Is .035 the best?

Stew, the carb was new this spring from Dave Renner and has been running great.

Thanks for the advice Stew. I had been running the GAV between 1/4 and 1/2 open since that setting, and easing my foot off the gas, seemed to help cut back on backfiring when I shifted.

I wrote recently about my '30 coupe sputtering and losing power a couple of times. As noted in my other thread about temperature and humidity, I pulled the fuel sediment bowl apart and found a lot of fine rust powder that came out with the gas. I cleaned it out and ordered a new filter, which I...

Thanks Mitch. Good advice.

This afternoon I decided to check out the filter in the fuel sediment bowl. I hadn't looked at it since I got the car a year ago. Lots of chunks of crud came flying out. The filter screen is clogged in some spots and I tried to scrape the stuff off, but it wouldn't budge. The screen seems to be...

Thanks for all the good info guys. I had the coupe out twice yesterday cruising around town and no problem. The temperature was in the low 80s and the humidity had dropped considerably. I do run my coupe with the hood sides removed so it should be getting plenty of air. Also, I don't take the...

Thanks Mitch, I'll try that if it happens again. I just read the vapor lock for non-believers thread. Very interesting.

I have had my 1930 Model A coupe for a year now and it runs great. Last week I was cruising around town for awhile and it started losing power and sputtering. I got the car home and pulled the spark plugs. They didn't look all that bad. One had some carbon build-up. I cleaned them and the next...