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Hi everyone. I haven’t been on this site for a while due to computer and internet connection problems. Now I lost my computer and most of my Model A parts along with both of my nice Model A’s in a horrific house and garage fire. I want to thank everyone for your support and help. Losing...

I can't find the thread where someone had a problem with the door lock, but Vince has a lot of good information on his site. http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/Akeychart.htm

I just did a search for my posting about spring lubrication, and I see photobucket has deleted my posted pictures, so here is what I posted, and someone asked about which Mystick grease I use. The picture shows the grease, which I also buy the same grease in a grease gun cartridge. This has...

I had to fix a couple ammeters and both the original and repro had super tight covers on them, so I had to make a special tool to get them apart. Note the repro is aluminum and has no black paint on the brass inside the case. I spent more time fixing this one than it was worth. The face also...

Does anyone have good pictures of the front and back of a Model T ammeter? Since the Model T is negative ground, I assume the ammeter was different than an A, in that the magnet may be flipped so the needle moves the opposite direction. Anyone know an easy way to spot an A ammeter from a...

I just finished this today. My garage is small and full, and I needed someplace to store my Delco Light Plant and a Model A engine. If I remove the Delco, I think it has enough room for 3 Model A engines. Storing parts under those cheap plastic sheets just doesn't cut it. This is so tight it's...

I just did a Google search for Fleet Farm 6 volt batteries, and they have a 640 CCA 6 volt for $54.99. This is the lowest price I've seen for some time. This is what I have in my Studebaker, and it's over 13 years old, so I'll buy a new one...

I thought I might have posted a picture of this tool before, but a search didn't turn up anything for me. I found this tool a few years ago at the local second hand tool store. Notice under Hall Depth Gauge the label says "For Ford Cars". With this tool you can measure the distance from the...

When I sandblast and paint the rear end plate on the generator, I make a tapered wood plug to keep all dust and grit out of the bearing. I found that if I use a can opener to remove the lip of the empty cocoa can, it will be a perfect fit to the locating ring on the end plate. This keeps the...

If I owned a Model A pickup, I'd want a period load in the box to display and also to make the pickup ride smoother. I always thought a hit and miss engine or such would make the best display item. I've been to several threshing shows, but have never seen an engine like this one. What a neat...

Thanks to the wonderful handling by the post office I just received another generator with a broken pulley. Notice the thick cardboard packing material. The seller used it on three sides, but not on the pulley side of the box. Still any normal handling should never have broken the pulley. To...

Two weeks ago my neighbor called to tell me he was out to eat with his wife and her mother, and he brought me supper in a doggy bag. What he brought was 3 large slabs of fried liver. I called him up and said "you're a funny guy Joe, now I have to find some dog that will eat this." Every rodent...

I have my other car up on my steel car ramps, and I needed to change my oil today, so I just used my floor jack. As an added safety to keep the pad in the air if the hydraulic jack failed, I blocked the lift with a 4 x 6 block of wood. The next time I go to the metal yard I will buy a length of...

This could be more fun than a roller coaster, and scarier than the spook house. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkqz3lpUBp0

Part of braking is how quickly you can react to an emergency. Try this fun reaction time test. https://www.justpark.com/creative/reaction-time-test/

This isn't a Model A carb, but the vacuum pump and epoxy repair can be used on a Model A or just about any carb. Just over a year ago I drove to Tennessee to buy a low hours, like new 1982 Honda lawn tractor. It was on Craigslist real cheap because of a carb problem. After a few seconds of...

I just got my weekly coupon packet in yesterday's mail, and I see the $100 H/F coupon is back again. I bought one of these engine lifts (cherry picker) and it works fine. BTW, I used to pick cherries for a farmer when I was in junior high, so how did the engine lift get the nickname "cherry...

I came across this solution a couple years ago on a motorcycle site, when a guy needed to soften the rubber coupling on his carb. I needed to soften the rubber plunger for the pump on my old Crossman BB gun. Mix 1 part Wintergreen Oil to 3 parts rubbing alcohol and let it set in a closed...

A totally burned up 1960 Corvette just had 99 bids and sold for $5900. Sure sounds nuts to me, but good for the seller. http://www.ebay.com/itm/162396018491?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT BTW, a couple years ago a guy on here had a beautifully restored...

Friday at 5:15 AM I left to pick up the Delco Light Plant, located just west of Scottsbluff, Nebraska. My GPS listed the trip at 840 miles, which I thought was too far, so I checked with Google Maps, and used their directions, which cut the trip to 718 miles. I headed southwest on 169 until I...