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Over the past 5 years I have replaced the fuel shutoff valve with a new replacement once and rebuilt the valve twice. It is starting to leak again as I am getting a very slow drip on the garage floor. I notice that the valves are brass on brass. Clock experience always puts steel against brass...

I came across this clip on YouTube this evening. I am reassured in my belief that modern motor oil technology has progressed almost beyond comprehension in the last 70 years to benefit the vintage car community. Watch "Is Oil Good After 70 Years? Let's find out!" on YouTube...

Hi All, I would like to rebuild my 7 tooth steering box. I have a lathe and would like to experiment with eccentric bushes to minimize the sector to worm backlash. I found a company on line selling oversize bronze bushes which I can turn down...

I had been frustrated for sometime with stalling of my '29 Tudor when pulling up to a stop. I have performed all the standard tests and remedies including checking ignition , fuel flow and removed and examined the carburetor to no avail. I finally bit the bullet and decided to carefully and...

It is not clear to me why Ford dropped electric wipers in their cars from 1930 to about 1960. I don't think it was a reliability thing. Maybe the vacuum motor was smaller than an electric motor?

It has always bothered me that the front wheel bearings are not protected with additional hub caps. I suppose the wheel hub caps should suffice. I saw these in a surplus store and I tried putting them up to the front wheel hubs to see if they would fit. It appears I would have to increase the...

Hi All, I recently bought two new 21" inner tubes for my '29 Ford from a respected supplier we should all know in this forum. One was to replace the one in the spare tire and the second to be kept as a spare. The old inner tube appeared okay and held air but I was concerned that it was at least...

Hi There, I am new to this forum. I have acquired a '29 Tudor which had sat for some 20 years. It needed a few months to bring it to mechanical order and now is providing enjoyment on the road. As with any car bringing it to a better degree of reliability on the road, I have a question about...