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I put a new head gasket on my 1930 engine, using Snyder's 'Premium Head Gasket'. I gradually tightened all of the head nuts to 55 f/p. When I turn the engine over 'by hand', it seems there is very little compression. I can hear air being pulled through the carb. I haven't tried to start the...

Hi guys. I'm a Model 'A' guy myself, but I saw this in our local paper. I thought you might enjoy... https://www.themountaineer.com/news/canton-police-have-high-hopes-to-restore-77-year-old-cruiser/article_0a552152-af7b-438c-a4d6-59d637f09b12.html

I've got a JC Whitney light switch from the early '70s. Should the contact, that the horn rod touches, be extended out of the body of the switch more? This one seems flush with the rest of the switch, and the rod appears to ground against the sides of the switch, instead of the contact...

I know this is a long shot, but my Dad bought a horn, and a light switch rod, from JC Whitney around 1970. The horn was a 'single wire' type, so he set up a simple switch on the steering column to run power to it when needed. I'd like to buy a new Snyders horn, with the two wires, and use...

Who in the 'Barn inherited, through parent's death or as a gift from them, a Model A that they STILL OWN? I did, so I'll start as '1'..... Thanks

My '29 Tudor had 30-31 headlights when my Dad bought it in the late 1960s. I think it's an October build, so should have had the 'bullet' style lights. I've heard the headlights had the same 'peeling nickel' issue that the radiator shells had, so I assume a previous owner swapped out the...

On a recent trip out west, wife and I took the Durango scenic train trip up to Silverton. There was a nice 1931 Coupe sitting in front of a restaurant, with some odd holes in the hood, around the louvers... Any ideas what these holes were for? Thanks

Driving the ‘A’ by the golf course this morning, I noticed an old Spitfire. The first car I owned was a ‘69 Mark III, like this one. Note 40 years of auto evolution ('29 to '69)…. (of course, split rear bumpers are timeless).

Below link is to a July 1928 San Pedro, CA newspaper article on Ford's view of the Model T. It claims nearly 1/3 of the Detroit production capacity was still devoted to making Model T parts. .....which I find hard to believe...

My Grandfather, and his brother, both lived in Polk County, NC. And both owned Model A's in their later years. My grandfather, Sam McCarter, owned a 1930 Tudor, as well as several rough Tudors that he salvaged from the immediate area. He never got around to working on those, and his 1930 was...

If I could only afford, for now, two shocks on my '29 Tudor, where should they go? 1-front, 1-back? Two-front? Two-back? Or am I just asking for trouble by only having two? Thanks

Does anyone have any instructions, or a website to visit, for installing a 30-31 type 'door check' on a 29 Tudor? The original 'door strap' is forever coming loose, and takes up a bit of the limited floorspace.... Thanks

Is there any SIMPLE way to run the headlights ONLY when the ignition switch is ON? I say SIMPLE because my electrical skills suck. Thanks

The 'Deluxe' models are for sale by then. It's interesting to note the price difference. A GOOGLE inflation calculator says $1.00 in 1931 is worth $16.39 today, but that was such a different era, I'm not sure you can really use that.... Lousy, tiny pic, so here is the link -...

Seems like I've read posts where folks have had to 'compress' a new Drag Link spring, in order to get the steering ball wedged into the Drag Link. Any ideas on how I can compress the spring, and still get it pushed into the Drag Link? Thanks

I've got a 1929 Tudor, with its 1930 engine with alternator, that's standard in every other way. After driving at least ten minutes and stopping, it will not crank back up. At first, it will fire over once, then nothing else. After three or four of these, it won't fire at all. When I take...

I know some of you guys have used HIDEM welt on your Tudors, instead of gutters for the sides and steel bands for front and back. I put the hidem ALL the way around, all four sides. It doesn't look great, but I'm no metal-worker. So now I need some HIDEM metal tips that can handle welt from...

My camshaft gear striped, and I've read that is not uncommon. It looks like a replacement 'fiber' type. I say replaced, because the connector bolt has chisel marks where someone has removed it in the past. My problem is that the gear seems very dry. I've tried to understand the oiling...

Does anyone have a nice picture of just where the firewall date should be stamped on a 1929 Tudor? Hopefully that is some consistency in where it is stamped, between the different assembly plants. I've looked over my car (Charlotte NC plant) and can't find it.... Thanks!

This has probably made the rounds before, but it was new to me.....