Recent content by stewwolfe

I was trying to avoid a 12-month wait.

It’s time to put a new top on my Deluxe Roadster. Unfortunately, finding one is difficult at best. Everybody appears to have retired, or gone belly up. Who’s still making Model A tops? Any suggestions are sincerely appreciated.

I would suggest getting someone with a larger press to swedge them. You really don’t want anything to go wrong there. If you were closer to Richmond, I would have you bring them over to our club, we have a 30-ton press, and the gear to do the job. Check with clubs around you, they may have...

I'm one of those they who are most at risk, according to the talking heads (emphysema and asthma), so I'm not going to the store, or anywhere else. That said, my Roadster has been getting some mileage this week. I fill up at my own tank, don't stop anywhere, except stop signs and red lights...

Whatever lug the rotor is pointing to when the points open is going to receive the charge. I agree with Master a Cylinder, the only thing that matters is when the points open in relation to the piston position. All the rotor does is direct the charge to the appropriate plug.

I bought one from one of the Model A parts houses a few years ago (I don't remember which one) that attaches to the back of the exhaust pipe.

I used mineral spirits to clean mine.

Ryan, I frequently drive my Model A's throughout the winter, when weather permits, but I remember that I used to place an oil soaked piece of paper between the contact point faces on my motorcycles when I laid them up for the winter in Mass.

I have no idea what metal it's made of. I always assumed (I know what that does to you and me) that it was pot metal (did aluminum exist in 1928?). I just did a magnet test on my spare and it's non-ferrous.

Love the jack stand, but I don't think I would get under it.

I've seen more problems with the point block (not holding the adjustment screw tight, not staying tight against the upper plate, etc) than I have the points. I always carry a spare point block in my troubleshooting kit and have probably replaced four or five of them for people over the past 20...

I tried the "modern" plates in my Roadster and ran into the problem that the new points were junk, so I went back to the original ones. I have had original points close up on a trip (1,700 miles), but regapped them in about a minute on the side of the road and kept on going. You can't do that...

I spoke with Jim Layman (the organizer) this afternoon. They are talking with National about postponing the tour until May. They will be making a decision tomorrow, but he told me that it was 90% sure to be postponed. I'm just hoping I can cancel my hotel reservations without penalty.

I was at an Elementary School yesterday morning and was showing the kids now to crank start my Cabriolet, something I had never done before. Nobody was more surprised then me when it started on the second pull. The teachers and kids were impressed!

I have a Berg radiator in my Roadster (2011), and a BW in my Cabriolet (2015) and both are good products. While I agree that for the price we pay for either of them they should be right, sometimes our other repop parts don't fit too well so we have to make adjustments. That said, a friction...