Recent content by Timberview

I figured it out! It was the the top of the spark plug.

I found this under the motor in the garage. I’m not sure where it came from.

Is brassworks better than the HD radiator Snyder’s sell?

I am new to Model As and have spent the past two months getting the family’s running. With that being said, I did say that Snyder’s sells a sight gauge if you wanted to go that route. It doesn’t look difficult to install, and would be easy to return it back to stock, if needed.

I did. I think I might need to try to retime it, though.

Yup. I have gone over all those.

Sorry for the long post. In a way, I just wanted to get in writing what I have done so far to be able to reference if needed. It sat with an empty fuel tank and radiator. I started with the radiator and did a a back flush. Despite quite a bit of rust at the bottom of the pipe between the...

You have no idea how glad I am to hear that! I did not try to start again. I wanted to make sure I wasn’t going to break something or do any damage. Unfortunately, I am out of town for the weekend.

I tried to start the model a finally after having spent the past month or two trying to make sure it was ready to wake from its 15-20 year slumber. It sound like it was going to start when it made a noise that I have not heard before. Granted I am new to model a and don’t have a lot of...

That was going to be my next step. Right after posting, I went out on my lunch break pried on the flywheel and saw a little movement from the fan! It’s still a bit hard to turn by hand, but I think sitting with MMO for another 24 hours will make it a little easier. Anyone else ever asked for...

I started to work on the family Model A that has been sitting in the garage for 15-20 years. I tried to turn the motor by hand with it in neutral, starter off, spark plugs off but no luck. When I dropped the pan, the motor looks SUPER clean. I don’t know what would be most likely reason for it...