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  1. Arthur in AK

    Sand in my wheels?

    After a flat tire during a recent tour, I decided to remove the tire (Firestone 21") from the wheel. Aside from the mess of removing all the duct tape and it's residual goo that was installed by some P.O. in lieu of a true rubber interior liner, I could not help but notice that there seems to be...
  2. Arthur in AK

    Diode Cutout Output question

    After going through 3 sticking cutouts in as many years, I bought the diode from Snyders and installed it into my original Ford cutout. No problems with the installation. My older standard cutouts would usually pump out 10 amps, and then go to and stay at 0 amps whenever I turned the lights on...
  3. Arthur in AK

    Revealing possibly hidden treasure!

    I want to explore the possibly hidden treasures that lie under the front seat of my early Briggs Town Sedan. I've owned the car for twenty years, and have never had a peek at what's under there. I have no trouble lifting and removing the rear seat bottom and back, but I am stumped at how this...
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    No AH but lots of OOGHA

    Many years ago my A's horn used to give out a perfect "AHOOGHA." But over the years, with advent of Old Man Time and a lowered testosterone level that perfect AHOOGHA has somehow been reduced to just an OOGHA. I've cleaned and adjusted the inards, and tried turning the adjustment screw, but...
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    A mystery worthy of Sherlock

    The mystery: My '28 Model A with stock engine, ****** and ignition loves to mightily backfire whenever I shut the engine off. This problem is years old. I have never been able to solve the mystery of it's cause. I have replaced the manifold gaskets (with red permatex), as well as the manifold...
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