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I started getting pop-ups from Ecklers. I saw an item for my A, and ordered it on the 3rd. I decided not to pay for express shipping and the invoice said delivery in the 8th. Still no parts. Is this normal for them? Anyone have similar issues with Ecklers? I got an update yesterday saying the...

Howdy. Been away a while, parked Ole Edgar about 2 years. Got him going again. I have about 1500-2000 miles on these spark plugs, decided to pull them and take a look. Note, I had cleaned them with a brush before taking pictures. My question is about the insulator surrounding the...

Anyone know what it is? I know it's not a T, but maybe Ford's earlier car? Thanks.

I have a bone stock 30 Fordor. If I went with the 6.0 head, how much of a power increase would I see? I'm talking about using existing carb. I don't want a radical alteration. Thanks. I apologize if it's been covered before.

On the A side every month or so someone asks about how fast their model A should drive. This leads to lots of different opinions and comments. But I dont see that coming up here on the T side. Dad said he bought a T for 20 bucks, and it would run about 20 mph, wide open. This was after WWII...

Put bluntly, the OEM headlamps SUCK! I checked out several videos and Paul Shinn tried a set from Newton Wells; the soft white set. I followed the link and found them on Ebay. They were in my hot hands a week later. I installed them and nothing could be easier. The difference is amazing...

The metal sediment bowl on my sedan hasn't been opened in 50 years or more and is locked up tight. Before I put pliers on the 4 winged nuts is there anything other than PB blaster to try? I'd like to see how much crud it's caught since the 70s.

I heard this conversation at Kerrville. I'm not talking about back-ordered or hard to get parts, what parts, big or small, aren't currently being made for the Ford Model A?

I wanted to make the whole week, because I figured it'll never be that close again. But commitments kept me away until Tuesday evening. I made it to the civic center and got to see some gorgeous points cars, (I think that's what they called them). I met some very friendly people, a big...

When my friend bought the 30 Fordor in 2019 the seller told us he'd packed the bearings. Now the Fordor is mine and I decided to look at the brakes and bearings. I pulled the front hubs and the brakes look in almost new condition. I started to measure them but you'll have to take my word...

I ordered the knock off wheel puller from Snyders for my 30 Fordor and tried to use it yesterday. It's too small for the threads on my axle. The axle threads were 7/8", or 1 1/16 wrench size, which Andrews book says is right. Is the model T axle smaller? Did Snyders send me a Model T puller...

Since 2019 the 30 Fordor would leak a little water from out around the packing nut, and I'd tighten it with a screwdriver. Looking into the future I ordered some packing material, and was surprised it came in what looks like original Ford parts packaging. The pump hasn't leaked in a couple...

I'm looking at new switch plates from Snyders for the 30 Fordor. It currently has a worn On Off plate, but I'm looking at the Switch Data plate for the pop out ignition. This car has been rebuilt at least once, and the ignition isn't a pop out, but looks like one. My question is did all...

Hey all, the '30 Fordor didn't have a wiper arm or motor when Edgar bought it, just a small hole in the windshield frame. When I asked someone at the club about it, they told me to just turn around if it starts raining! I think the '30 had a vacuum wiper, but I could be wrong. The car has...

The light switch on the steering wheel of the Fordor has how many positions? On this car the top is off, second from top is off, next is high beam, bottom is low beam. Is this right? I know one position should be the cowl lights, which is it? Thanks all.

Yesterday I crawled under the 30 Fordor to tighten the brakes a bit before bringing it home. Not a Brake job, just tighten them up to get home safely. The rear driver side clicked as expected when I used a Crescent wrench to tighten it 3 clicks. I moved to the passenger side, no clicks, just...

Cranked up the 30 Fordor yesterday the first time this year. The radiator was almost dry, glad I checked it before starting. I filled it before parking it in November. Was looking at motor from drivers side while running. The bottom hose looks like it had been wet, and it may need tending...

The speedometer on the 30 fordor doesn't work. It has the tripometer which seems to be frozen as well. Someone at the local club said to unhook the cable from transmission and use a drill to see if it will break free. My thoughts are to remove the speedometer and send it off for repair. Thoughts?

A friend and I were talking, and he asked why does the model A have Twice the HP of the T, when they both use a 4 Cyl inline motor? We discussed it, and I am FAR from be an expert on the subject, so I brought the question here. I see where the T had 177ci and the A had 201, but no way could...

My friend's 30 Fordor isn't having radiator issues, but I'm wondering how to tell if it has a 2 or 3 tube radiator. I've been told you can tell by looking, but without removing the shroud I don't know how to tell one from another. Also was told to use a slender metal object and measure how...