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Chrome is peeling off and some rust.

Original one just about crumbled . Ordered new one from Mac's and it is back ordered. Can I run with wires connected directly to post on generator as long as I disconnect when car is not running? Only doing this until I get the balance of the order.

Been running good for about 1 year. Yesterday ran idle up in garage and I heard a pop and now no spark. Changed coil and condenser- still no spark. Could the generator gone bad? Battery is good. Jumped fuse on top of starter to eliminate that. If generator is bad , will they still run?

I took my car for a 50 mile ride this weekend. Great ride- no problems. Next day I notice a rather large oil spot on the floor- looks like at least a half of quart. Took a quick look underneath and it is not the oil drain plug leaking. It always leaked, ( or marked its territory), but...

I can not figure this out. Car runs great with lights off. Lights on ,car starts to run very rough. Just put new battery in and problem still exists. Take all bulbs out and turn lights on and no problem. I assume that means no shorts. As I put bulbs in car starts to spit and sputter. The...

Car starts and runs fine for 10 minutes. After it gets hot it's done. It's getting gas, no spark. Checked distributor and all looks good including all wires in the distributor. Could it be the coil? Seems to be fairly hot but not sure if that is normal.

The tail lights on my car only work when the switch is in the high beam position-4 o'clock position. At 5:00 o'clock position I have low beams with no tail lights. Brake lights work fine. DO you think I have a problem with the contacts in the wiring mechanism at the bottom of the steering...

What would make my car run good when the headlights are off and run like it is cutting off or out of time when the headlights are on?

Want to buy a cover for my 1930 roadster. My car is garage kept but want to protect from dust and pollen. I see a lot on line starting at next to nothing and going to very expensive. Any recommends?

I have been working on my car for the last two months trying to get it to run properly. First it was the gas tank, then the carburator , then the distributor, and last but not least got it timed properly. Left out the valve job to unstick two exhaust valves. Finally got it running like a...

When I pull the little lever out to turn it on it goes all the way over to the driver 's side but will not return until I push the lever back in. What's up with that?

1930 model. Pulled the distributor shaft out as I was having problems keeping car in time. It is a one piece shaft, not a lower and upper shaft. The shaft was just touching the drive seat and actually jumping out and not turning. Is this one piece shaft a modification by former owner who is...

Decided to check new plugs tonight and 3 looked perfect coffee color and one was all carboned up, 2nd one from the back. Checked too see if there was any compression just by putting my fingers over the plug hole and there was none. I did not have a fitting big enough for my compression gauge...

First off, I'm a new owner. Car sat for 10 years and original owner died so I don't have him as a resource. 1930 car. I replaced the plugs, distributor cap,points, and condenser . Also rebuilt the carb. Car is now idling and running great up to about 30 miles per hour. If I go out on the...

I just bought a 1930 Ford roadster. I rebuilt the carb, timed it, cleaned out the gas tank to the best of my ability without removing it, and it runs great almost. I have a steep hill close to my house. If I don't go up the hill no issues. Last night I was feeling brave and went up it...