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I got a new exhaust manifold for my 1931 Model A Roadster from PVFord, it came in unfinished metal oiled. it was suggested that I paint it to prevent rust. This is not for a show condition car, mostly function (authentic within reason). Anyways I was told the engine will get up to about 1200...

Thanks for all the helpful advise. I did stop in a Meineke and showed them a picture of the flange and the response was that if it was a straight section of pipe the fix would be simple, the flange makes it difficult. I'll probably take it off and take in another mechanic for a 2nd opinion...

I just took off my muffler clamp and noticed part of the muffler flange broke off, as shown in attached image. I was about to replace my manifold seal when taking this off - maybe this was the source of the noise to begin with. I see a new muffler will cost me $155, which I can pick up...

Thanks for all the replies - that make a lot more sense now, glad I asked, I thought all those adjustments were on the ends. I'll give this a try ..and glad I won't have to take the wheels on and off several times like I thought.

I'm about to do my first toe in adjustment on my 1931 Model A Roadster. I took apart the tie rod and drag link and replaced springs and cups, cleaned them up, reassembled, and greased. I've read through existing threads (http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30825&showall=1) ...

Thanks everybody for the great advise.. I'll be giving this a try this upcoming weekend, and now I'll have a clue as to what I'm doing. I couldn't find any of this in the books.

After posting this and looking closer at the 2nd picture, I realize I probably need to lift the floor boards up to get at those two nuts, remove the entire linkage, install, then put it back. Right? This is a late 1931 Model A Roadster, by the way.

I found that the spring that pushes my gas pedal back up was broken, so I got a replacement and tried to install it by slipping over the rod, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to hook it up. First image below shows before and after pics of the old spring before I removed it (on left)...