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I was driving the car today when some nice gentleman in a Jeep informed me my rear driver's side wheel was wobbling. I got home and sure enough, with the rear jacked up it had about 1/4" of in and out play. I took the wheel off and the axle nut was extremely loose. With the nut tight enough to...

Pulled my cylinder head to replace the gasket (what an ordeal). After battling a few rusty studs to get the head off, now I've got the distributor stuck in the head and the lower shaft rusted to the distributor. I've been soaking it in PB blaster and tried heating it up with a propane torch...

The crud in my tank took out my shutoff valve and my carb started leaking (with the float height set correctly). So, I got a new float valve and seat for the carb, shutoff valve, and decided to try polishing the fuel to avoid pulling the tank I am ecstatic to report that it worked! No more...

Do I just cut the old throttle shaft out and remove it to install the new one? Or is this the wrong part? Going into a marvel carburetor

I have two questions: 1. How far down do you put your spark lever when you're idling? 2. How sensitive is your car to temp swings day to day? I'm trying to get that nice low classic Model A idle and avoid gear clash when putting it into first when stopped. I'll get it set nice one day. Then...

The oval Speedometer was in rough shape originally when I first got the car. I took it apart, cleaned it, lubricated it, and re-stickered everything. After a few hiccups I've got the odometer, trip meter, and speedo "working". But, the speedometer wheel itself is wobbly as it scrolls up and...

I guess I missed it when I cleaned the carb out the first time Why would someone do this to the idle mixture screw? It's. 030 shorter than it's supposed to be, so someone intentionally reworked the shape for some reason. It's way sharper than it's supposed to be and the taper on it is uneven...

I've got a fairly excessive amount of back and forth play in my brake lever arm on the driver's side. It rattles pretty bad while driving and it's developed a sharp lip that's worked its way over the top of the rod that it resides on My first question is where can I find the arm? I called...

I have a 1929 with the push button style emergency brake lever. Not too long ago, the button itself on top developed a rattle while driving down the road. The button itself feels loose. If you gently rest your thumb on it, the rattle goes away. Any tips on how to fix the issue? This is a new...

Five months after driving this beauty home from the auction house and I've finally feel like I've got her sorted out. I've been putting around town for a while before this, but never ventured more than a few miles from home. Last week, a grocery store 12 miles away across the river started...

I'm hoping this is the final chapter in my quest to get this GD speedometer working. I rebuilt my speedo, got it restickered and working. Worked fine on the bench, but not in the car. Spun fine running it off a drill via the cable, so I opened up the assembly on the transmission side Gear were...

The car runs great at any RPM in first and second gear The problem is shifting into third gear at what I consider a "comfortable" RPM out of second there's a slight (but noticeable) stumble. If I ride out second gear longer I avoid it. But I feel like I should be able to shift into third sooner...

I'm slowly whipping this car into a stock (drivetrain-wise) driver. I had an Ebay aluminum radiator that I just swapped back to the original radiator after having it repaired. PSA: the fitment on those cheap Ebay ones is junk, avoid them at all costs 85*f out today and it holds steady at...

I re-stickered, cleaned, and lubricated my oval speedo. The problem is where the cable hooks in is rounded out and it doesn't work in the car. It's fine on the bench when operated with a drill I cannot find this part, Google keeps showing me parts for the transmission side of the system. Anyone...

Getting down to the nitty gritty on the repairs on my new (to me) Model A. Cooling system, brake system, lighting, drivetrain, and general fit/finish have all been gone through and adjusted/repaired Now I've got to get the speedometer working. Everything moves freely and the spring is good...

At least it was a nice day for a walk.. Finally got the turn signals done and decided to take the Model A down to the gas station to fill her up. Before I left, I decided to strap my 5 gallon Jerry can to the rear cargo rack to fill that thing up too I always go to the gas station on the other...

I just got my new (to me) Model A roadworthy today and took her on her maiden voyage. This is my first foray into antique cars and I'm not quite sure how much NVH is to be expected with a car this old Either way, that thing put a giant smile on my face. I've never worked on or driven any...