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I only have a 20 ton press If I heat the studs cherry red will that work or does it have to be a stronger press?

I picked up a aftermarket exhaust manifold at the macungie pa.car show yesterday.it is called a haydees flash it has a fitting at both ends and a internal tube that terminates at these fittings.the internal tube is burnt out near the middle and a brazing repair was done near the exhaust end of...

I salvaged the engine about 20 years ago it had about 75 thousand miles on it I am trying to get it to run now.I found that the rotor moves back and forth a good inch I researched the problem and found out there is a clip missing.I ordered a clip and it will be delivered soon does the clip mount...

There were 19 model a's there on sunday one was a beautifully restored double "a" with a rack body.i made a video i can send out a few,shoot me a p.m. And i give it a try.frank.

The first year after being canceled for covid for two years and it is a rainy weekend.6/8 sunday (mothers day) is for antiques and it not suppose to rain, i'm coming up from jersey with my ccpu it's about 90 miles on back roads a nice leisurely trip.there is no charge for model a's because of...

We all knoiw the may rhinebeck meet was canceled due to covid now i see they are going to have the big fair and the covid is still ragging i guess they don't want to loose all that revenue,any thoughts on the matter?

What is going on with the macungie show and swap meet,gets less attendance each year? Possibly the covid? Flea mkt.vendors disappearing main field was empty.

I purchased the parts necessary to change the column mount on my 29ccpu.the info from tom endy shows the 3/8 steel plate mounted on the gas tank flange but i will have to remove a existing bolt to mount the plate to the flange,from what i can ascertain the 3/8 plate is under the tank...

For you jersey guys the englishtown show and flea mkt.dates are 4/16 to 4/18 reg. Gate #3 from 8 to 11:30.

Any news on the rhinebeck n.y.meet?

I like to start the A periodically and in the winter on the coldest day as an ongoing experiment to see if she will start with no problem.Today it was 13 deg.F and with heavy oil it started on the first attempt.I consider that darn dependable it still has the 6 volt system my 54 Ford that I had...

1929 Ford ccpu the beauty is in the eloquent description.

DAS AWKSCHT FESCHT canceled,basically show summer is over cry now or cry later!

Just for spite no rain today for the model "a" at rhinebeck,n.y.it was cancelled on account of the virus.rained last two years!:

There is a show on netflix called lawless,depicts several a"s one sedan has whitewall tires and a stoneguard.coker tire history of whitewalls states ford introduced whitewalls in 1934,car might not be period correct and was a stone guard available back then,any view points on this?

After getting the low compression problem solved The engine still would not idle,when you came to a stop it would want to die.I had downloaded Tom Endy's directions on cleaning the passage ways in the Zenith carb with a paper clip.I followed the directions and blew out the areas cleaned with a...

The bargain rebuilt motor I purchased a couple of years ago has low compression on number one cylinder,it measures 40 lb.The other cylinders have 60 and 70 lbs.I lapd the valves in and adjusted the tappets,pulled the piston and replaced the .080 rings and honed the glaze off the cylinder wall.I...

working on the a valves and when I went to install the exhaust and intake with the gland rings and a one piece metal clad gasket the rear port would not line up with the gasket.I assume the back of the manifold drooped,I hate to use repro parts but are the new manifolds any good or should I look...

I found a few of the lock nuts loose on the adjustable tappets,I doubt if they were properly tightened down.I found that I was not able to get a wrench on the machined part of the tappet because it did not come far enough out of the lifter bore,I removed the head and valve springs to be able to...

On returning from a 60 mile ride whenever I stopped the engine would die,checking it out at home I could hear a miss in the exhaust pipe and a crackling noise at the carb.I took a compression test and found only 40 lbs at number one cylinder and 60 to 70 on the others.I pressurized #1 cylinder...