Recent content by Rob Doe

Well...this just upset my barrel of apples. Two totally opposing views from well respected Model A owners/mechanics. I'm a novice Model A mechanic. What I am well trained at is how to read and remember what I have a passion to know. I've read about this question in many places including online...

There are two flaring angles. 37 degree and 45. 37 is generally for aircraft???? 45 for automotive, the appropriate nuts for each needs to be used. You might check that. If your new sediment bowl is 45 and the A is 37, or vice versa, this could be the issue. Measure the angles by drawing lines...

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GFMJ7iiWiI&t=28s

I had a similar, but somewhat tamer adventure right after high school in a 31 coupe. Thanks for sharing.

If your car is wired correctly, (with the November 1929 Service bulletin applied) the opening and closing of the ignition points during engine cranking via starter motor is displayed on the ammeter as an -3 amp flicker. Applying the bulletin takes less than 5 minutes. The ammeter is your best...

Ditto Mr. Daut's comments. I can't speak for jet engines, but every piston engine aircraft I am familiar with uses a priming technique before cranking the engine. Cold weather or not, but a much heavier in cold weather.

Mac, I've one more idea for you. I've had this issue bite me more than once and learned to be careful about falling victim to it. The video "How to Stop on a Dime" shows the narrator installing the rear shoes and springs in a specific order. He installs them by hand and it looks easy. It is...

Mac, reading your last post, I wondered if you had left the cam out of the camshaft. But your last comment that forward movement of the lever with the hand was stopping the wheel makes me wonder if your service brake rod is connected to the cross shaft. You should not be able to operate the...

I suggest that all Model A Brake mechanics, especially the DIYer types, watch this video 10 times and then revisit it often. It is clear, concise and thorough. There is no stammering, stuttering or wasted words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GFMJ7iiWiI&t=8s

You may know all of this, but just in case: Your hub may be fretting on the axle. The axle key is in the axle, correct??? You had to use a wheel puller to get the rear wheel off originally, correct? You washed until clean and dry, the tapered section of the hub and the tapered portion...

Brent, so do you recommend the fiber gear or if using the aluminum one, be sure to check the amount of lash in the teeth of the two gears???

X2 on the intake leak issue description in post #12 above. What were the ambient temperatures when starting? How old is the fuel? Check for weak but still present spark and old fuel in combination??? Turn the lights on, crank the engine with the starter. If the lights go dim or out, the...

Exhaust leaks???

The timing of this thread is, to me, germane. Just yesterday I stumbled across the fact that Exxon / Mobil has a new Mobil 1 full synthetic 10 W30 with 1300 ppm ZDDP in it. This synthetic oil is designed specifically for classic car engines that are flat-heads or are ones with overhead valves...

As far as the safety fuse goes, there is more than one design. Our coupe came with the flimsier one. We drive our car whenever the roads are dry and the weather reasonable. It logs several thousand miles a year. The ends of the fuse holder slowly worked loose and failed. I have seen multiple...