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Hi all. Long time off the site but now with social distancing, I am starting to look at replacing the roof that I started 25 years ago but stopped because the sunroof was more appealing than driving in the rain. I have searched for threads or books showing instruction. I have what I consider a...

Can a Westchester member give me the location and start time of Sundays tour from Thornwood NY

At the Beardsley Cider Mill show this past weekend, a conversation started about the proper orientation of the hood latches. After looking at a number of A's at the show, about 60% had the latches facing what was determined to be correct.....that being the flat side towards the engine...

I was reading the story of your trip to Vermont when you discovered an oil leak from the head gasket while on the Thruway. My computer lost service and now I can't find the thread. I got to the point where your in Al's garage, the head is removed and then......... Please forward to me or tell...

Anybody count how many A's were at the show today. Nice to see some of the cars that the frequent Barners' have displayed today. I was surprised nobody wanted to park next to the " Pirate " Coupe. The Pirate drove 152 miles round trip with no problems. Sorry I had to leave early before all the...

Guys I've already read previous threads and books. Question What is the design clearance between the crank shaft and the cross member that the front motor mount sits on. I ask because mine appears to be between 1/8"-1/4". All the parts in the 3 point front motor mount appear to be correct...

Guys I have attached 5 photos showing the top of the king pins in relation to the brake adjusting nut. On the passenger side the clearence is about a 1/4 ". On the driver side I barely have room to get dental floss through. 2 pictures are close ups and 2 are the overview of each side. This for...

To all Horn experts 20 years ago i had a short in the horn and the wires to the commutator fried the copper. Now i'm tring to correct some of my foolish fixes of years ago. This Steward Warner horn is in good shape and was working until this problem . i havn't been able to find anyone able to...

My question is simple.... Extreme cold coming and I'm protected to -10 on the antifreeze engine and radi ator. To play it safe, I opened the petcock on the low radiator tube to hose. Drained all the fluid that would come out. Is this enough to protect the engine. The reason I did this is because...

I'm looking for the definition of a " daily driver". Maybe we can get an interesting story line on what some people do with their A's on a daily basis. I put about 15 k on my work car a year and I've read stories of people putting 20 k on their A' s in a year. Who is the most northern daily...

Is there a source of 600 W gear oil other than the antique auto vendors we normally use. I have not been able to find it at local vendors ... Pep Boys , Napa, etc. Or is there a substitute oil that can be used for the gear oils and steering box that I can just drive to the store and pickup.

In fairly cold weather.....5 to 20 degree range... This has now happened 3 times and I'm not sure what's going on.The 30 coupe is in an unheated garage and when the outside temperature is in this range, I have antifreeze come out during a period of sitting in the garage for a few days. This...

I have been through past threads about the tie rod rubbing against the drag link rod. I have slight signs of these rods rubbing on my A. I have a stock pitman arm. I was looking for the measurement that these rods were apart when new. Also I am interested in the measurement that will tell me...

I want to change out my radiator hoses but just want to purchase them from a local auto store. I have the lengths from the regulars.....snyders... but nobody lists the I D. I was looking to buy before I remove, but can not find a site or previous threads that has that size. Can anybody give me...

GuysAre the threads where the gas line screws into the zenith and tillotson the same. 9/16 hex 1/2 ..20 threads. ? I see that in Brattons page 59. 2013 edition Thanks Tom

GuysI am struggling to get a good connection between the muffler and the exhaust manifold . In the past I have tried some of the ideas in the catalogs. Between Bert's, Snyders, Brattons, and Macs , there are a lot of ideas on how to make this connection leak free. Before I take this apart one...

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Hopefully I have attached 2 photos. The shocks I have on this coupe which I have owned for 35 years didn't have the links on or attached. I know I need the grease rubber, the retainer and the grease fitting When I connected the link,it's not vertical Is this the correct shock, and if so, is...

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At a recent show in Westchester NY, a 1930 Modal A sport coupe was without the side engine pans. When I talked to the owner, he said that these were dealer options so therefore they were not needed to be on and when this car was judged, they never took points off for not having them. My question...