Recent content by ocpd44

Good idea to drive it around awhile. My dad and I drove ours for a year before we had any serious work done. Finally had the front end and brakes Rebuilt. Drives like a new car but we sure had fun with it first.

That's what I figured, too. We used all new hardened hardware to install it. We've been using it to haul my father-in-law's scooter on a platform and it works great. I plan to put a riser receiver on it in order to raise the platform. I also have a small tagalong trailer from Harbor Freight that...

I bought the one Mac's sells for our '31 Coupe. It replaces the strut. Took about an hour to install. Not technically a trailer hitch, it's billed as a flag holder. We use it to mount a platform for my FIL's power scooter. It sits a little low but does the job. It looks sturdy enough to haul a...

I've tried it both ways. I'll stick with double clutching.

Exactly. And, when I first got my A, I had it down to the mechanic. He was positioning the car for a tow back to the house (it ran but wasn't drivable). When he shutnthe engine off, the cutout did not switch and, before we knew it, we smokedman ammeter. Since then, I learned about power fuses...

When the parts guy only charged me 8 dollars for the ammeter, I assumed it was of questionable (ie; stale). So, when I get the occasional one that the pointer falls off, it's no real surprise. I would rather burn up an 8 dollar inferior ammeter than a thirty dollar "quality" part. The fact is...

Been there, done that.

Geez, I'm sure glad I live in Southern California. The temperature rarely gets below 50 degrees in the winter time.

Nothing better than an eight dollar ammeter. Keep one on the shelf for when you burn one up.

Some of us enjoy the history and solving the "mystery". I'm currently trying to track down the build location of my 31 Coupe. For some of us, it's the fun of it. Regards,

When my dad and I installed a new speedometer cable on our '31 Deluxe Coupe, the speedometer whined like a banshee. I put up with it for a couple of months until it just became unbearable. Yesterday I pulled the speedometer (a Northern) out and pull off the casing. It was pretty clean inside...

Man, if you drive like that around here, you'll get run over. So far, I appear to be getting 10.5 mpg, stop and go (mostly stop) traffic. Regards,

Gas has always been higher in Europe than the U.S. The trade-off is better mass transit and intra country transit. I've never driven a European road but, from the looks of them on TV, they look in good repair. I guess that's what comes from high gas prices. Regards,

So, I gues the next question is, how do you know it's running right. I notice a difference from a full turn to only a quarter turn open but not much (if any) between a quarter turn open and fully closed. Regards,

Just remember, this is the company that dumps gas in the ocean every few years. Can't complain, though. Their stock made me a ton of money when I was an employee. Regards, Jeff