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Like many others I've been plagued with a leaking Zenith carb that has been driving me crazy trying to fix. I looked back at the numerous threads on this subject, even my own from 2017 when I had the same problem with another car. Like almost everyone else I figured it had to be the needle and...

I'm stumped. My horn only goes "OOOOG" so I dove into it. I have determined that it is not getting a good ground thru the horn button. The horn works perfectly if I ground directly to the chassis. I took the horn button out, carefully as someone suggested, and cleaned everything up to insure...

What's with those damn ads that are popping up in the middle of my screen when I'm reading a thread? They pop up almost faster than I can click the "X" to get rid of it. VERY ANNOYING It's gotten so that we can't even go to our favorite forums, not to mention the gas pump, without being...

If you own a Model A and work on it yourself you must enjoy the feeling of accomplishment that comes with a job well done like I do. Here's a small project that is not hard to do and will make removal and replacement of the shift handle safe and easy. There are a number of good videos on the...

I looked back through old threads on this subject and found reference to shims between the bell housing and the engine block. I want to start with the simplest solutions first but I need a little guidance on this. How thick are the shims supposed to be, and do I understand that they go on the...

Let me preface this thread by slaying that I know only enough about electronics to be dangerous. I’m looking for an electrical engineer’s guidance. I seem to have a lot of directional and headlight bulbs blow out, most recently both directional bulbs on one side at the same time. To me there...

Has anyone figured out how to stop a 7 Tooth steering box leak? I rebuilt my box and can't stop the oil leak. It comes out quickly. One thing I found is that mine does not have the part called "steering box oil seal retainer" as shown in the attached picture as number 26. Did that part come is...

I want to remove my fenders and kick panels below the doors for repaint. Can someone please give me a little guidance on how to go about it? It's a 1929 Tudor.

I only know enough electronics to be dangerous so I'm wondering if we have any electrical technicians who might be able to help with something I've been wondering about. My horn works perfectly with the engine off or at idle giving off the desired 3 step response; AHH OOOG AHH. But at road...

I was trying to figure out an easy way to check the toe-in on a friend’s model A to see if we could stop the “Death Wobble”. So I watched a couple YouTube videos and came up with an idea to make an inexpensive and simple to use toe-in gauge. I’ve attached a few pictures so it should be pretty...

I wonder if lead shot from a shotgun shell would work, or maybe BB's (if they will fit) ? Seems like they'd be easy to get and easy to put in.

I had to take my oil pan off because the threaded ring for the drain plug was spinning and not allowing the drain plug to come out. I've got to fix that, but I'm wondering how the oil pan baffle comes out of the pan. It appears to be just held in by "bumps" on the sides of it that fit into...

This may be of value to someone else. I was having an issue with my 1929 sedan overheating. I was losing water but it wasn't obvious where it was going. After some investigation I found that it was going out the overflow tube in the radiator neck as I was driving. I found this by running the...

Has anyone found a cure for tires with flat spots from sitting for years? I've got 4 beautiful whitewalls that have only about 500 miles on them, according to the guy I bought the car from, but the car sat in one spot for years. He had jack stands but didn't bother using them. Now the car hops...

Does anyone know of a reliable radiator repair shop near Venice Florida? Looks like mine will need to come out for a leaking tube caused by an errant fan blade.

I finished putting in a new pitman arm and drag link and tie rod parts so I wanted to try it out, naturally. Everything went fine for about 10 miles or so. Then BANG!! Something broke and the car started to shake. I was going about 45 MPH. Thinking the worst, I pulled over and got out to see...

I just got a new drag link and new innards for it. Does anyone have a picture showing how the parts go in. I can't use my old one for reference because parts were missing. I think I see how it goes, but I'd like to make sure. The parts kit came with two small cups and two cups with a "stem" on...

Does anyone have a trick for tightening new hubcaps onto the wheels? I took a punch and hammered each individual tang on the inside of the wheel and they're still loose as goose.

I got a bunch of parts that I have no use for with a sedan I just bought. There are a lot of good usable parts for someone who needs them. There's a complete front axle that looks very good, a few distributors, a couple wiper motors, some new wheel bearing cups, some rear axles, a drive shaft...

This 1929 Special Rumble Seat Coupe was found in a garage two years ago after sitting for 40 years. It's got new tires, wiring harness, brakes, plugs, modern points and condenser, distributor cap and rotor, fan belt, battery and cables, fuel shut-off valve, door handle mechanisms, radiator hoses...