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Saw these at a antique shop in Superior Wi. Not sure if they are for a model A . They have some kind of a clamp and a spring actuated arm along with a actuating latch. Has anyone seen one before? It seems as though it would be just as easy to stick your arm out the window to signal a turn as...

While removing the engine from my 28 RPU I found a solid mount to the front cross member, it looks factory, but unfamiliar to me. Was this standard for a 28 car or truck? Thanks Tim

Looking for a gas tank to replace the rusted out tank on my new 28 RPU I came across the car in the attached pictures, but I'm confused buy this configuration. The tank is covered by the cowl. It looks the same as my 28 tank, but being covered by the cowl I don't know if it is the same. Is this...

Made the trip to Montana to purchase the Roadster pickup discussed in this thread last month http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=200774 . Got him home and cleaned it up a little, looks much better now. The body is in decent shape with nothing rusted through. A look in the gas tank was...

Found this on a recent trip, The owner thought it was a 28 closed cab pickup with the top cut off, but it looks like a roadster pickup to me. The drivers door and tailgate are there but the bumpers and horn are missing along with the left lower hood panel. I can find only surface rust with...

Just curious, at what clearances do rod and main bearings start to knock?

I have a electric wiper that the drive gear on the output shaft slips. I'm wondering if putting punch marks on the shaft or keying the gear and shaft would be a fix. It seems as though it is a press fit so if the wiper is obstructed this is the safety to prevent a motor failure, so keying it...

Having pulled these pistons from a motor I'm working on I was wondering if .015 over is a common size for an overbore. Does anybody have any info on the maker of these pistons? Just curious. Thanks Tim

I received a Model a block to use as a replacement while I do some work on my engine. I had no history of this engine, after tearing it down I found good babbitt and cylinders, but someone had butchered the head bolt hole for the drivers side water outlet. I would like to put it back together...

On our recent Model a trip to Montana we found this interesting story in Roundup Mt. In 1932 17 year old David Comstock built the Pietenpol from scratch using a model a engine. Here is a link to the story http://www.mvhm.us/pietkids.pdf

while I was building my trailer for our Montana trip, I wondered about the angled side boards on the top and their purpose. During our trip I noticed that they deflected any mud that the fenders missed from the load. Anybody know what their real purpose was, or is this it? When I found...

after 2112 trouble free miles we finished our Montana trip yesterday.:) http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Proctor-Family-Takes-Cross-Country-Road-Trip-In-Mode-A-Ford-273850211.html.

I have had conflicting information on installing the rope seal on the front for the crank. Do I trim the rope seal flush with the pan and timing cover or leave it long?

Trailer is just about done for sept trip to MT, should add some fenders and rear corner braces, but have been working on the car also, rebuilt the water pump, 2 distributers, steering column, carburetor and replaced the radiator. Now I have to dive into the timing gear which reared it's ugly...

Changed oil yesterday and found what appeared to be parts of fiber gear teeth in the drain plug hollow, so I removed the timing gear side cover and low and behold the tops of the timing gear teeth are rather chewed up.:( The motor was rebuilt in 1992 before my purchasing the car, but I have no...

Looked into the valve chamber today and found double lock lifters and it looks like the lifter guide towers have been machined down to facilitate adjusting them. now the question, is the top nut the adjusting nut and the middle nut the lock nut and do you lock it against the lifter?

My 29 Tudor has a locking handle on the passenger side, but no lock on the drivers side. What is used to lock it?

I rebuilt my water pump with a stainless shaft with impeller installed and replaced my fan with a aluminum one and now the engine is running hotter. The old shaft was worn and I couldn't keep it sealed. Any thoughts on why it is running hotter?

The thermometer on my repop Flying Quail cap has developed a gap in the red alcohol, is there a way to repair this without replacing the thermometer? :( Thanks Tim

World’s second-most-valuable Ford Model A to cross block Don't know if this has been posted yet. World’s second-most-valuable Ford Model A to cross block - See more at: http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/auction-news/worlds-second-most-valuable-ford-model-a-to-cross-block#sthash.M9HrxJJF.dpuf...