Recent content by REdington

Mike, That is what you want it to do. After the engine starts and you are rolling, hold the clutch pedal in and burp the gas pedal a few times and see if the clutch plate will break free from the flywheel. Most of the times, it will break free after a few times of doing this. Rodney

Here is a quick drawing Rodney

There is two basic types of electric current. DC (direct current) that uses a battery and AC (alternating current) that we use in houses. I'm pretty sure DC flows from the + (positive) to - (negative) . Rodney

I'm not in anyway a electronic nut but I will try to explain it. When you push the starter pedal, it make a complete circuit from the battery cable from the battery to the starter. The other side of the battery has a cable that goes to the ground on your car. The starter is grounded to the...

If I understand your question right, the battery cable handles the power for the starter. The ground to the block makes the complete circuit for the starter and the yellow wire powers everything else for the car. Rodney

Another one sold for $21,000 and was almost a match to the first one. Both had been converted to 12 volts and had alternators. Rodney

I will get a different housing and buy a plate kit for it. Thanks for the help Rodney

Well I got the shaft out by grinding one end of the pin off and taking the pin out. It looks like the housing is broke but probably useable. Don't know if I will be able to get the screws out and remove the bottom plate. I will have a lot more questions soon about firing this old engine up...

Long story short is that I found this site and I'm getting "Model A" fever again. 13 years ago I bought a 28 frame (#1781) with a re-stamped engine in it for $50. The engine was stuck, the trany stick froze, but it does have the later (30-31) steering column. When I drug it home, I covered the...