Recent content by Ron Lachniet

We visited Alaska three years ago and went through the Fountain Head Car Museum and CarlG is right. It is a must see museum if you are near Fairbanks.

In my steering box I mix corn head with gear lube so it will just pour and it has been in steering box for three years and 20 thousand miles and it works great. John Deere formulated corn head grease to cling to the gears and yet be fluid enough to flow back if it is flung away from the gears. I...

I am running a Marvel with the built in pump and so far I am very happy with it's performance. I also do not know how the pump functions except that when vacuum is applied to one spring it allows an opposing spring to open a valve in the bottom of bowl. Also be aware that the vinton tip from...

I used duct tape when I put new tires on last year and after about six thousand miles I haven't seen any problems. The reason I put the tape in was that after powder coating there was still some rough areas inside the rims.

Be aware that the needle that Steiner sells does not fit all of the Marvel Model A carbs. I ordered one and it does not fit my carb. Marvel had two different thread sizes on their valve seats over the years. I believe mine is 5/16 dia.

You do not have to remove the motor. You just have to remove the wires and three bolts and out it comes. You do need a extension on your socket to get at the back bolt but it is an easy job and should not take more than a few minutes.

I live in Michigan and with the way you are planning to drive your car you would be very happy with Hagerty. I had a claim after I broke an axle last summer and hagerty paid for all of my body damage with speed and very friendly service. They are the best.

Thanks Tom.

I have one more question. I looked at the Bob Drake site and it says that their u-joint has sealed bearings. Would that mean that I would not have to pack the u-joint housing with grease?

Thank you for your input. I looked on e-bay but a used one may not be any better than the two that I have now so I am going to order one from Bob Drake.

I am looking for a new u-joint. I tried to order one from Snyders and they said that they were having trouble finding a quality product. Is anyone selling a good reproduction?

I shortened my pitman arm and converted a 1954 F11 steering box and it steers like power steering and I do not see any difference in steering radius. I think Ford went to a shorter arm shortly after the model A.

Re: Maevel Carb users Steiner is a tractor supply store and many tractors in the 40's and 50's used marvel carbs. The marvel parts that Steiner carries are for tractor carbs and they are a different carb completely. This float seat is probably about the only part that would be interchangeable.

I did not get a picture of it, but it is not a valve tool. The fingers that capture the spring are in line with the knob that compresses the spring. The knob is about 4 inches in diameter and maybe too small for the amount of tension on the tower spring. It also looks like it has about an inch...

I was at a consignment shop today and saw what looked to be a tool that would compress the spring on a model a transmission shift tower. It had an upper and lower set of fingers that would separate with a turn knob on top and was about 1.5 in. in diameter. If such a tool was made I would like to...