Recent content by Ken Timmerman

I know this is an A forum. That stated my question is somewhat related. Having had great success with vinegar flush followed by distilled with Mac's Anti-rust has met with great success over the years! My question, will this routine work with modern engines? The distilled with Mac's would be...

I purchased my LED bulbs from www.dynamoregulatorconversions.com. Have been satisfied with results. A 6v 5w filament bulb uses o.85 amps (nearly 1 amp). LED equivalent 6v 5w LED bulb uses 0.025 amps. So, you would need to light FORTY 5w LED bulbs to use the same current as ONE 5w filament...

After flushing use distilled water & anti-rust solution. Some anti freeze foam.

Thanks guys. I will proceed until resolved. Ken

Thanks for ideas. Update-I have been getting this A running for road for 90 year old friend. The vehicle had set in his garage for 12+ years. I have gone thru $1300 in replacement parts. Put in five gallons of gas when restore was started 6 weeks ago. Last Saturday I took it out for its final...

Carb was operating fine. Today the carb throttle arm/shaft/plate is stock solid. If oil or PB Blaster is applied to shaft, it frees up and work OK. The next day it is stuck solid again. And I did not apply anything to carb.

Mine measures 72". You will enjoy this model of Ford's A. Ken

The answer from Les was described in a July 2013 article (with pictures). All it took was a piece of string and ruler. I will try to email article if you do not have Restorer mag.

Thanks to all who replied. My wife often says 'you spend too much time on that Model A' And I admit that on occasion I make an adjustment \ that ends up causing additional repairs. However, the A needs my attention now and then. I had just run out of things to do. So... Ken

Recently I decided to measure the operating temperature across the engine head. I bought some 3/4 plastic cane tips. These tips fit snugly over the 11/16 head bolts. I applied the tips on the engine bolts. I then made a two hour trip at 50mph where the engine got fairly warm during the 98°...

I found the problem with oil in the differential. Seems the 600W oil being put in the trans was really not 600w. A club member supplied me with 600w. The oil was thick and black. A 300 mile trip with the 'real' 600w and no more oil in the differential, all the oil stayed in the transmission!

i had the same problem, i changed the high speed jet to a smaller diameter one, worked great. What is the 'high speed' jet. I only find Main jet, Cap jet, and Idle jet. By the way, nice looking truck (just like mine incl'd paint) Thanks, Ken

Thanks again. But I am a little confused. I found the two baffles. 7040 listed in the Snyders as both front (#7) and rear (#41). But then Henry put out a service bulletin (which Marco included in his reply) where front=7080 and rear=7040. I am wondering why Synders lists both 7040 & 7080 but...

Thanks to all who replied. First, let me correct my statement 'empty'. I should have said, my little finger did not find oil. Second, I misspoke should have said 600 not 800. Finally, I confess that, a mechanic I am not. So, I will start looking through SNYDER's after investigating with the...

Just recently replaced gears in a noisy transmission. Filled transmission with 800+STP. Ran for about 300mi. Then decided to do 500mi service (trip coming up). When I pulled differential plug a 'large' amount of oil flowed out. Then I found transmission 'empty'. Anyone have a clue as to what...