Recent content by mebeached

Thanks Tom i had just printed your 17 page Carburetor restoration tips. Good stuff to know. I had a big back fire like a shot gun went off when i took my car for a short drive after a carburetor rebuild. I did not see a drip b4 i started after i stopped I saw a little drip.

th anks guys for the info . In vol 1 of LES ANDREWS MODEL A FORD MECHANICS HANDBOOK HE SAID TO REMOVE AND DISCARD THIS RING. BUT OT IS A GOOD BOOK AND USE IT A LOT. guess you can not get it all correct.

does anyone know if that ring at the end of the GVA valve needs to come off or stay on. I have seen it both ways in the books. dont know why it is on the GVA when you buy the part.

thanks for the reply

what is a correct temperture for the model A engine and radiator ? i bought a temp laser gun from Harbor Freight and would like to know what temps should be running. Hope to find out if it is the radiator or the motor water jackets blocked. thank you guys! for any advise on this. I need to...

Thank you Tom for the info I will check for a bad head gasket.

Thanks Bruce i think I will get a temp gun Harbor Freight is near ! It is good to know uust how hot it is getting. Sure dont want to fry the motor. I live in N.C. near the beach so temps are moving on up here.

just running water

tube is toward the back of the car . I fill it to just over the cores now it is spitting it out in streams about a gallon i would say. It is steaming out around the radiator cap also. I got the cap off and put a temp probe in radiator and it checked 210. i am not running a thermostat.

I fill it right over the top of the core. I am loosing about a gallon it surges out in streams.

yes Bob I do!

HELLO EXPERTS I NEED SOME HELP! I have just finished restoring my Cabriolet and it looks great. It is funny I can rebuild the car but can not fix the overheating. My problem it that water is surging out the overflow tube like a garden hose full streams surges. It does not take long about 15...

thanks for all the info! something has to work. thanks again mebeached the car is a 1930 Ford Cabriolet

WICK ! How much evapo rust did you use? How did you keep it in the block? I am thinking you did not put it in the radiator.

Sounds like my problem ! I had the radiator flushed and now when get over 35 it blows that redish water out on the hood. I have finished restoring the car that I have been working on for the last 3yrs. I have 150 miles on the car now but am thinking may need to clean the block don't know if...