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I bought an explosion/explosive whistle on eBay and had a little trouble tracking down the bits to install it on my truck, so I thought I’d make a post here for the next person to find when they google it. I bought a Buell Explosion Whistle on eBay for around $100. I found a spark plug adapter...

Does anyone know/have measured the height of the CG of their Model A? Google doesn't seem to know. I found a thread from a couple years ago where some had measured the fore/aft location which agreed pretty well with rules of thumb, but not the height. I did find a Model T thread which had a...

My horn sounds fine when the engine is running, but sounds like a dying cow if the engine is off. It's loud, but not definitely not the right sound. Is this normal? I feel like I've heard other Model A horns with the engine off make a much more normal sound. I get 7.2ish volts on the voltmeter...

I pulled the head looking for the source of a large cloud of steam on my '29 pickup. I found a crack in the head, so nice to have some resolution there. But that's not what I'm asking about. While the head was off I noticed lots of pitting in the combustion chamber of #4. There is some pitting...

My Pickup got a bad case of the magic white smoke, which I take to mean I have coolant burning somewhere. I have never had the head off, so I figured this would be a good excuse to do that. Got it off, the gasket wasn't obviously blown and I could not see any cracks in the block or the head...

After putting up with some low speed front end wobble for several years, I figured it was time to do something about it. There was no detectable side to side motion on the wheels before I pulled everything apart, and the kingpins don't have any detectable wear or grooves. I've pulled apart...

Recently, my headlights stop working, so I disassembled the switch. It appears that the rotating bit in the top half of the switch has broken, so it's just floating in the switch casing. As such, there is no pressure holding the copper top half it against the copper in the bottom half, so it...

Hey all, My wife noted that the Model A Pickup was a little drafty, so I've recently attempted to correct that. The rubber sponge that goes into the top of the window was missing from both doors, so I bought some. The description does say closed car, I presume it is also supposed to be there...

Highlights Take a trip from Western Washington over the Cascades to Eastern Washington. Leave Thursday night from Snohomish (about an hour outside of Seattle), drive up to the North Cascades. Camp overnight, and Friday drive to Lake Chelan State Park. Saturday, drive down to Monitor for the 2017...

I went to change the oil in my truck today, and lo and behold there are chunks of shiny metal in the oil plug. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that isn't good. I haven't noticed a knock or anything, but have been going through oil at an excessive rate recently. What's next? Drop the...

This past Sunday my wife & I took our model A on a ~140 mile trip around Whidbey Island here in Puget Sound to kick off the touring season. We left Snohomish at around 8AM in a heavy drizzle by way of the bait & tackle store to get a Discover pass as we couldn’t find our existing one. These...

Hi All, Driving my Model A the last few weeks, I have noticed a new noise that I am somewhat concerned about. When I am coasting at high speeds in third gear, there is a rattling noise that sounds like someone shaking a coffee can filled with nuts and bolts. If I push in the clutch, the...

There is a little bit of play in the steering on my front right wheel. I've traced it back to a little bit of play in the in the spindle arm ball stud (I think that's what it's called?). Basically, if I tighten the castle nut pictured below to take out all the slop then the castles don't line...

On the beach near Neah Bay This past Sunday, a friend was getting married in Poulsbo on the other side of the sound. So, my wife & I used it as an opportunity for an “A”dventure all the way across the Olympic Peninsula. It was in a 4 day trip (partial Friday/Monday, all Saturday/Sunday) of at...

On long drives, I have recently experienced an intermittent overheating problem that I can't find a good physical explanation for. My pickup normally runs comfortably cool as indicated on the MotoMeter, maybe 1/2 inch below the black line. However, after about an hour of highway driving (even...

We got up early this morning to take a hike up Sauk Mountain, about 2 hrs outside of Seattle. This hike is known for its views, unfortunately the weather wasn't real cooperative. However, getting to the trailhead requires going up a 7 mile dirt road full of switchbacks, potholes, and ruts with...

Last weekend, my wife & I took a trip up to the Oyster bar, a nice restaurant about 60 miles away with great seafood and a gorgeous view to celebrate our anniversary. We had a reservation for noon, and google said it was about an hour and a half by back roads. Just in case, we left at about...

I recently finished a several months of Model A down-time while redoing my brakes (mostly related to dragging my own feet. In retrospect, the job was really pretty straightforward!). I can't recommend a brake job enough if your brakes are marginal, being able to stop makes a BIG difference in...

Tonight I noticed that the rotation of my service brake cross shaft is limited by striking radius rods (or the bolt connecting them, hard to tell exactly what touches first). This occurs before the pedal is on the floor, but not that much more pedal than the full brake adjusting stick from the...

Hi All, My truck had been sitting for several months, for the winter/brake job. That's all done now, and the first trip around the neighborhood it got real hot, real fast. In the previous two years, I've never once had an overheating problem, and don't even spit water with a completely full...