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  1. Allanw

    Head Gasket questions and coolant in oil.

    I suspect we have a head gasket issue on our 29 Tudor. I am concerned it may be a crack in the valve chamber too though!!! :eek: Symtoms: 3 balls of coolant in the "Rear Main Janitor", about the size of my thumbnail. 3 tiny balls of coolant in the sump - maybe 1/8" (for you imperialists :D)...
  2. Allanw

    Front left brake locks on!

    Hi All, Input required PLEASE!:( Ever since we got our 29 Tudor (RHD), it had a shudder when applying the brakes cold - it was on the left side front, and generally only did it the first or maybe second time the brakes were applied. On gravel it would lock the wheel, on seal the car shuddered...
  3. Allanw

    Glad I took the fan advice!

    Friday just gone, I sorted out a few bit's on the "A", including the new cast aluminium 2 blade fan. The original 2 blade was a worrying sight, after we scraped a little paint off! Sorry for the poor pictures! Only had my phone at the time. I'm VERY glad we changed it now! The other blade...
  4. Allanw

    First crank start!

    Started the "A" for the first time with the crank today! We have been doing some small jobs, and the battery had run down while it wasn't used for the last month or so. We had the charger on, but not for long enough. We set everything up, pressed the starter button and Rrrr Rrrrrrrrr was all...
  5. Allanw

    Our First Parade

    :D Me Driving, and Dad enjoying the ride: The Parade was for the opening of the new harbour crossing in the town I live in, Whangarei, New Zealand:
  6. Allanw

    Another Transmission ID :-)

    Hi All, I don't know what the difference is between a multiplate clutch trans, and the single plate. I'd quite like to buy a spare trans for our 29 Tudor. Can anyone say if this is multi or single? It's advertised an an AR trans... I've hunted around, but the differences elude/confuse...
  7. Allanw

    Smooth gear changes?

    Hi again, We took the car out for a bit of a cruise over the weekend, hoping to master the gearchanges! I drove it most of the way, and had some very good changes, but with a couple of "notchy" ones. I wanted a couple of pointers before trying again! I double clutch both up and down. Going...
  8. Allanw

    Radiator coolant level?

    Hi guys, Since you've already been so helpful to me, I have a number of probably quite simple questions I'll ask over the next few weeks! I've tried searching, but maybe using the wrong terms etc. I flushed out the radiator on our 29 Tudor, got lots of rusty gunge out! No serious chunks or...
  9. Allanw

    New Kiwi Member

    Hi all! My Father has wanted a Model A for YEARS, so we finally got one to share. He's not the computer kind, plus I'll be doing all the work on it anyway! I've had many old VW's, so I not unfamiliar with oldish cars and think the Model A is awesome. It's a 1929 Canadian Tudor, presumably...
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