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Cant find the original one piston wheel cylinders for a 1963 f100 front drum. Is there a solution by using 64 or later wheel cylinders? The brake shoes have slots for both piston arms.

I'm working on friends f100. the front wheel cyls are shot they are the one piston style. Can not find them anywhere. Can I use the late 63 or 64 two piston cylinders and just come up with a second plunger (slotted arm)? Since the temperature dropped 50 degrees today and colder Wednesday all...

I bought this as backup for my A. Car is sold and now motor needs to leave. It is mounted on a rolling test stand with radiator everything goes. The carb and gen are not Ford but allow it to run. There is a bellhousing with pedals that goes with it. I have run it several times for over 30...

I'm working on a friends car. he has had it for over a year, he has never used the timing lever always driving retarded. he only makes a mile trip to town so no highway driving. the car was used for a wedding sunday and numerous people were in the car, on Monday the motor kicked back and broke...

went to move the A and felt as if something was dragging. left front brake wont release after pedal is applied. I can rotate the brake arm with a wrench and get it to release. the left side releases as soon as the pedal is released. its late and wont tear into it until tomorrow. there is a...

ran my A out of gas today the electric pump ran for a min or so before I shut it off. tried cranking it for another min or so and again when I added gas. on troubleshooting no fuel to carb I pulled the pump checked the filter which was clean and bench checked the pump it makes the same noise it...

I need to have a test pipe made for my spare A motor. I have an old 8n exhaust manifold, can I take this to the muffler shop as I don't want to remove the A's manifold. if so I guess the pipe clamp is the same also. thks

Sometimes things are clearer in the dark. was running the A in the garage when a storm blew up and knocked out he electric. im running a B distributor. I had never noticed before but there was a blue spark line running from the condenser case along the bracket to ground. the holding bracket is...

Does anyone know where I can find the three contact male connector to hook up a headlight? This is the end on the wiring harness. Got rid of my Dietz halogen lights and put back what Henry wanted.

Ive got a stock A motor with a B distributor. having a choice between a model A zenith carb and a model B carb for the same money will there be any noticeable improvement by going to the B? Thoughts?

SOLD this is the complete set of six leather bound books by lorin Sorenson. I purchased them new, leafed through each book once and returned them to their original shipping boxes. this was the first edition published by Silverado. they are all numbered ( they are in storage but I believe...

I purchased a model b dist. found tdc with the cover screw. dropped in the dist and noticed when turning motor over to get timing marks right the rotor wasn't moving. pulled the dist and I can hold the drive shaft still and can turn the rotor. the dist was sold as being disassembled and cleaned...

Looking for a non working (hole filler) oval speedometer. need a ready to drop in model b distributor. looks are secondary, but needs to be electrically and mechanically sound. the timing lever has been removed from my A so the b dist seems the way to go. I will be getting rid of my A dist with...

with the engine running what is the voltage output of the generator? with a fully charged battery at 6.44 volts on the battery side of the cutout (diode) im reading upwards of 12 volts on the gen side. I thought it would be lower.

before reading remember there are no stupid questions only stupid answers. I have never pulled and A dist out. but it appears it goes in one way and one way only to get the hold down bolt in place. has anyone tried to come up with a rotateable dist to set timing while running, rather than moving...

everything was fine. started car today and no charge. jumped the cutout and amp gauge showed charge. I had the battery charger on it a few weeks ago without removing the cables from the battery. was this the cause of the diode popping?

my A came with king bee chrome headlights with 12v halogen sealed beams. they are not hooked up. the A has a 6v system which is what im sticking with. im thinking the pigtail wiring currently in the headlights is too small to carry the 6v lights. what is the proper gauge wire needed? I am not...

whats the recommended dosage of marvel mystery oil in the model a crankcase, and how much should be added to a 10 gallon gas tank? have oil ready to pour, trying to avoid sticking valves.

before anyone replys " on the floor"..... the floor boards have been replaced on my A. where is the foot rest stand located in relation to the gas pedal.

during the once over on an A I purchased I noticed the ford script cut out has the wires reversed hot wire on arm side. I figured the previous owner made a mistake. here is the problem if I turn the cut out around the case covers the arm wire. if I leave the cut out where it is the arm wire has...