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I have recently accuired a Marvel Schebler Carburetta which is in very nice condition. I have tested it on an engine which is on a stand and it appears to run quite nicely other than it seems to be running a bit too rich even with the GAV turned all the way in. I would like to test the flow rate...

The other night I was thinking about all the miles I have driven my 1928 Phaeton since I restored it some 23 years ago. I jokingly said to my wife we have probably driven it around the world. This got me thinking, so I Googled up the circumference of the Earth. The circumference is 40,075 km...

I just picked up an early 1928 engine (engine number 15,???) and couldn't wait to tear it apart to see what I got. The engine has the early Beaver tail crank, the connecting rods are the ones that have the cross section shaft. Rear main has the smaller drain tube. The whole thing is in very good...

What are these? I found the first one in the water jacket at the rear end of an engine block, which had the head removed when I found it and consequently did not pay to much attention to it as I thought that somehow it got in there by accident. However, some time later I removed the head off...

On a recent thread I commented on how adventurous Aussies can be, well seeing is believing. This trip was undertaken in 1979. Not sure if you would call it adventurous or madness.:eek: Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2OHXaQEebo&feature=youtu.be

Came across this and thought it quite interesting. Is it fact or fiction?:confused: DID YOU KNOW THIS? This comes from a FORD training film There are 36,500 oil drops in a quart of oil. A gasoline engine uses 1/1100 th of a drop on every power stroke, and that equals 1 quart per 1000...

What a cool looking truck. Certainly would have been an attention grabber in it's day and I guess still would be today if it has survived. Not sure if had been previously shown here but thought I would share.

Just like to share these two photographs of Henry Ford & Edsel and Henry Ford with Henry Ford (11) These two original photographs were purchased on Ebay from Historicalimages-market who are selling thousands of original photographs which were being held in the archives of the Detroit Times...

OK, here in Australia when we say we're going for a drive around the block we are not referring to your normal block in the residential suburbs. What I'm referring to is the big block. "Yes, the big block called Australia" Starting at Mackay on the North-East coast of Queensland we will travell...

I need some help from the experts please, I am installing a new set of rings into my motor. I opened the box and removed the rings and the instruction sheet. I incorrectly assumed that the instruction sheet would give me all the information I would require. "wrong assumption" As you can see...

Can someone ID this type of transmission case with this type of reverse idler shaft. I havn't seen this type before. What Year?:confused: I have the Les Andrews book which gives details of transmission case changes but this does not appear to be listed. Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi all, sorry if this question has been asked before. I did a search but couldn't find the answer. Looking for advice regarding fitting a B Model Flywheel to an a stock Model A motor. B Flywheel being lighter by approx. 18 lbs (using bathroom scales when wife was out of the house.) Questions...

I'll start another thread so as not to hijack 29er's thread. I have had my Model A on the road for quite some time now and it is used on a very regular basis. I have run up in excess of 70000 (Seventy Thousand) miles since restoration. All this mileage has been done without Shocks, and before...

The recent post by Rubatoguy "Is there a trick to getting a head on" to which he admitted to an embarassing obvious oversight on his part got me thinking, how many of us have done something rather embarassing while restoring or servicing our beloved Model A's. I'll be the first, so here goes: On...

Here in Australia, most of our engine numbers are prefixed with a CA followed by the numeric and a star at each end. I have just been given this A engine (*CAU8511*) but the number is somewhat unusual (to me anyhow) It is prefixed with CAU, This is the first I've seen with a CAU prefix. Does any...

I am about to undertake a 4000 km journey in my 1928 Ford Model A. travelling form my home town of Mackay to Ipswich, Queensland to attend the 22nd National Model A ford Meet from Mar 26 to Mar 31 and will be returning home Via Winton and Longreach for a total distance of some 4000 km. As we all...

I have removed the starter motor from a recently acquired Model A ford and was surprised to see that the drive assembly is unlike any I have seen before. Can anyone throw any light on this type of drive assembly. It appears to be fitted to the earlier half inch shaft.

Can anyone tell me what the advance curve of an original 4 Cyl Model B Ford Distributor with centrifugal weights should be, also any recommendations for altering the original curve to better suit modern fuels.:confused: Runnerbun :rolleyes:

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some information regarding Mallory Distributors for the Model A. I have a 1928 Model A with a Model B engine fitted and running a Mallory 2301105 single point distributor. I note that Mallory also make and supply a distributor for the Model B engine which is...