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I'm just curious to see how many Model A owners also have a T. (I'm thinking of getting one.)

This is really weird: I've been driving my '31 Model A all summer. Last time was 4 days ago. I get in the car tonight and it started to turn over for a split second and then stopped. I thought the battery was dead but light are good. I then, with the brake off, I then tried to rock the car...

So I am finishing up my solo clutch job and I get to the interior floorboards... Inside my bag with the floorboard screws I find this extra long clevis pin and cotter key. I do not know for the LIFE of me where this goes but clevis pins are important things! I double checked all my brake...

Part # A-4513-A (it is the equally spaced-type spacer) 1931 Model A

Here's a good one for everybody: My car is missing the Inner Universal Joint Housing!! I am wrapping up my clutch install and I was pondering the TWO universal housing gaskets... I've been driving around without this part since before i did my clutch job. It is a bit...

Hello! I have a Jno. W. Brown kerosene tail lamp. I'm in the process of finishing the restoration of the lamp but I needed a replacement rubber seal that goes under the burner. Are these available from any secret sources??? I found a few parts on modeltford.com but not the seal. The...

Hello! I've been into A's forever and am now itching for a T. I had a question for the professional's though: Does the A traditional style transmission and rear driveline easily adapt to the Model T frame? Do they make an adapter belhousing to allow directly bolting an A transmission to...

So I go to measure/adjust my pressure plate fingers on my '31 Tudor and for a moment I thought I was holding the wrong tool. My fingers were a whole 1/2-inch out of adjustment (low)! Needless to say I consulted the repair manual again a few extra times and sure enough, 5/8" is the standard and...

Hello! So, I started taking my transmission apart and the main shaft seems to be worn. Where it slides into the Main Drive Gear it is worn around the edge of the roller bearing (see next to tip of screw-driver in picture). The Main Drive Gear also rocks all around in it's ball bearing (see...

So...I'm doing the clutch and am now at the point of loosening the radius rod socket...when I ran into THIS: Although the radius rod pin is intact one of the bolts just spins when trying to remove the nut on the bottom. It is if the head of the bolt is sheared and, therefore, not engaging the...

So...I am finally doing the clutch job on my new (to me) '31 Tudor I bought this last summer. I have pretty bad shuddering when letting out the clutch. I have also always had a decent engine oil leak through my cotter key hole that demands investigation. So far I am having a complete riot...

Well, I'm finally doing the clutch job in my '31 Tudor I promised this summer! Things are going swimmingly: After only about three hours of work I got everything disconnected and am ready to pull the suspension out the back. (Pictures forthcoming...) Big question though: After I jacked-up...

I just got the Fun Projects generator regulator/cut-out in the mail and had a question. My original cut-out has terminal lugs on each side to which the wires are tightened down with a little screw. The Fun Projects cut-out has a lug only on one side and a split spade type connection point on...

So we go out to the local watering hole and on the way home I flip on the lights and the car slows down. I turn them off and all is fine...flip the switch again and car slows down. So I press on the gas and I get the biggest backfire EVER. My wife almost fell out of the car it was so loud so...

Interesting thing: I checked any and all play in my steering per the manual and things are mostly good to go. Here's what happens though: I still have a bit of play in the wheel but it's not at any of the tie-rod or pitman arm connections. (I replaced all my tierod end springs, etc...) When...

So I unbolted the front engine mount yoke in preparation for replacing the front engine mount springs... I was only able to jack the engine up about an inch (before the whole car started to come up) which wasn't enough clearance to get the yoke out of the car. The protruding stud out the...

I can't believe it. I got a new Air Maze filter (the wire screen kind) two weeks ago and yesterday I look under the hood and the screen filter is GONE! I made sure it was tight...I just can't believe it. It does not appear that one can buy just the wire mesh filter housing or the tightening...

The moral of this thread is that there are no magic bullets to Model A repairs...just methodical checking of all components as has been done for 80 years: So I had a wobble from Day 1 of owning my (new-to-me) '31 Tudor. It would come and go and get worse at certain speeds, etc... So, as I...

A buddy of mine came over this last weekend with his original Bullit Mustang and I noticed that Model A engine green is suspiciously close in color to Mustang Bullit Green...

I have a seized tir rod end plug (the threaded end that screws down against the inner spring/ball). I am currently cutting out the plug and want to chase the inner threads before installing a new plug. What is the thread size? It appears to be fine pipe threads but I could be wrong...