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Got a new hollywood wolf whistle and installed it to intake manifolld and no high pitch, barley hear it above engine noise. Anyone have this installed ,called the dealer and guy said he would have tech guy call but still waiting....

Just replaced my 6 volt group 1 battery with a new one and found out that a lot of suppliers don't stock them any more, found one at Battery plus. Looks like they are being fazed out.

Are Model A parts supply getting low on stock because of the world situation, sad times. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Suddenly the A developed a loud exhaust noise coming from the manifold area so I order a new muffler pipe connector and copper seal (fell apart , discarded it) for the manifold connection to pipe and installed them along with gasket sealer in tube and made a tight fit, improved the flange on the...

Replaced original shut off valve with a repro about 10 yrs ago and now it is leaking. The repro looks same as original and how is it to rebuild? leak is very small.

I have rebuilt many Zeniths carbs. this one has me. After I rebuild them I test them on my original 31 model A. I bolted it on, turned the fuel on and in about 3 seconds she floods gas out without even starting, leaks when running also. I changed the float valve to a new one that does not...

I live on west coast Fla. and in Summer the heat inside the Model is unbearable, so I installed a sound/heat foil faced insulated mat under the carpet and up fire wall some. It cut down on heat and is better. I thought about a muffler shield that Mike's sell but I am concerned that the heat...

I have rebuilt a few double venture Zeniths and I have one in process now that has a steel choke lever that has a D stamped on it and it has a steel throttle lever that has D on the back with an F inside, the throttle lever is molded the same as the brass and also the choke lever, never saw...

Done with American collectors Insurance for reasons I wish not to disclose only that they are incompetent .What is a good reliable insurance company for antique autos..JD

I made the mistake of not using water pump grease for the water pump and found oily gunk when checking radiator, did not pump much in it. Bought water pump grease and will use it now on, (only one pump). Changed engine oil at same time and did not found any water in old oil. Cleaned the gunk out.

I installed a new gas tank strain in the filler neck as my A didn't have one. Its a 31 and the strainer does not have threads or clips it just lays on top of flange and is a lose fit, maybe causing a rattle. Is this the way they fit? thanks ...

Is this a correct model a screwdriver? Thanks

I have the drill bits to resize jets if they are too small but what is the proper way to resize them if they are to large? Thank you, JD

What size container (in CC) is use to measure the amount of flow when testing zenith jets and where can it be bought? Thanks...

In process of restoring an double venturi Holley carb. and need to know if the inverted cap jet was used? The one that has the indented opening first on thread side. I haven 2 of these in my collection. I was able to save the original double venturi. Thank you, JD

I am rebuilding a early '28 carb that was meant to be a double venturi but it is missing. Can a single venturi be used and will it still perform well? The jets are in line and are close together.

I have an Holley carb. that I am going to restore and after I broke it down I found that instead of having a removable secondary well, it has one that is machined into the casting. The inside dia. looks to be the same as the removable, smooth and no threads. I saw this after sandblasting...

Are parts available for the side bowl ? Filter , petcock and gaskets Have done a search on web and parts supplier , no luck....? Thanks

I installed a new fan belt on my 31 A and I grounded out the battery lead on the cut out witch caused the fuse to blow while in process. I now have the amp meter showing 0 when it was 8 amps charging before and the battery is a little low. It shows discharge when I turn on the lights so I don't...

Are the gland rings for the manifold required ? I am using a two set copper gasket with bolt holes and read if using this no rings required. Bratton's are out of stock. Sorry, My last post on this subject. Thanks, J.D.