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Excuse this long post. It is a summary of a few years. About 3 years ago we bought a Ford Model A. As you can see from my signature line, we have a lot of experience with older (but nothing as old as a Model A) cars. My wife and I do all the maintenance and keep all of them in top notch running...

I'm getting confused over my working on my Model A (late '28) and the engine. When I got the car, it would only go 25 mph and backfire. My wife and I have been slowly going over everything to fix it. But have stalled in our efforts to make it a reliable driver. Thus far: Ignition system...

I've searched the threads and many describe similar effects but not describe the same noise. My starter has been working fine and turning over the engine reliably since I've owned it. However, the car would not reliably start. Spent all day tracing problems using this forum. I was not getting...

I've been having some ignition trouble. Lack of power and backfires. Using this forum and Les' book, I've think I've got a problem with my condenser. As this is an older restoration that I bought and it was done 15 years ago, the condenser is a highly likely suspect. I've done all the timing...