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I bought my '30 Sport Coupe from New York, and it didn't have a title as New York doesn't title cars as old as this. To register it in Ohio, I had to show the VIN number to the DMV, which meant showing them the number stamped on the engine.

You, as the driver in the car, see the lights come on, and illuminate things in front of you. An observer on the airstrip doesn't see the lights come on, or any illumination.

Last year we had a warm day on Dec. 10th, so we went out and brought home our cut tree in the Sport Coupe. That's a photo of the car parked on the town square in Painesville, OH all decorated for Christmas. This month's newsletter from our local club, the NEO chapter of Penn-Ohio included this...

Sorry if this hijacks the thread, but is there any difference in value between a dual and single venturi carb?

"OL" on a modern meter typically indicates "Over Load" or "Out of Range". Be sure that if this is a multi-meter, that the DC Voltage mode is selected. Next, if it is not auto-ranging, set the appropriate scale for the 12V system; that may be 20V. Or better yet, set it to the highest range...

Back when I owned a sail boat, the marine batteries were always more expensive, and were characterized as "deep discharge" batteries. The idea was that they could supply the electrical needs on the boat (lights, radio, navigation, etc.) when the engine wasn't running and when shore power wasn't...

Found a colorized version here: https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/lg9eow/bankrupt_investor_walter_thornton_tries_to_sell/

This is the reason I try to only use 100% gasoline (no ethanol). The alcohol dissolves the cork.

Happy Birthday Wayne!. Yes, getting old can be a pita, but it beats the alternative.

Note that he added water to his "petrol", not ethanol. For a gasoline/ethanol mixture, there is no separation. Only if this mix is contaminated with water will it separate; this is known as Phase Separation...

Re: Oh man. Now I can’t even get my A to start or make a noise. AAzz44, I'm not sure that I'm clear about what you're describing. You say that the car won't "turn over", but later say that "engine will crank by hand but I have never been able to turn it over by hand". When I hear "won't turn...

Based on the recommendation of a club member who owns a Sport Coupe (as I do), I bought this...

Maybe I'm missing something, but because the crankshaft makes two revolutions for one four-stroke-cycle, the dimple will indeed indicate TDC on both compression and exhaust stroke. 180 degrees off isn't quite the correct term (360 degrees off?), but the basic issue is the same; yes?

Here's an alternative some have used... https://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150569

There are crankshaft hp/torque tables for a stock Model A engine and engines with different mods at https://www.modelaparts.net/dynosheets.htm/dynosheets.html