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Group, Oil and grease on the underside of my Tudor. Besides a steam cleaning, any ideas for a way to clean for a homeowner ? Marc

Group, My Model A runs fine with a Tillotson carb. When I stop the car does not stall and the GAV is out about 1/3 turn. When I install my Zenith carb, the same car will stall after a stop and the GAV has to be out almost one turn. I live at Sea Level near the ocean. The Zenith was rebuilt...

Gang, My 1931 tudor runs but have many problems I need fixing. I'm looking for a general garage shop in the New England area that can cover many different Model A problems. For example, king pins, brakes, exhaust , carb fixes. If I were living in Colorado, I would drive to Berts. Marc

Group, Here on Cape Cod, we are often hit with strong winds off the ocean. I drove the Model A on route 6 while the winds were strong, hitting the car broadside. The other cars were O.K. at the speed limit of 55 mph, but when I tried to get up to 45-55 the car was all over the road. My car...

Group, The GAV brass holder leaks where it screws into the Zenith carb. This is the part that the GAV needle valve screws into. Can I use Teflon tape on the threads to stop the gas leak ? Its a very small leak. Marc

Group, Many past comments have stated that heating the Tillotson carb to remove warp is the best way to fix the problem. I have a gap between the halves of the carburetor over the float bowl section. The various repair books state that you should not heat the carb to fix the warp, rather file...

Group, I'm rebuilding my Tillotson XF carb. After I remove the throttle plate, does the shaft just push out ? The choke shaft came out easy, but the throttle shaft is not moving with a simple "push". Should I use a penetrating oil on the bushings ? Also, the plate that connects to the...

Group, I have been going back and forth over the next steps for my car. It's in "good" condition, but it could be much better. I.E. the interior is worn, but useable. The engine is good, but could be better. The brakes are good, but...well you know. So, if I have the car really fixed...

Group, Down the road, I'm thinking of installing a different water outlet that has a drilled hole for a water temp probe. Since I just replaced the head gasket, I'm wondering if I will have a problem with my head gasket if I remove the front water outlet nuts and replace with a new water...

Group, My Tudor fabric roof has a black finish that has turned somewhat dull. Is there a material to freshen up the color and re-fresh the fabric against the weather ? Marc

Group, When you install the Stone Guard support bracket to the radiator shell, do you have the end of the bracket under the headlight grommet next to the radiator shell or between the headlight cable and the grommet ? Marc

Group, In another post, I had talked about having the GAV turned out almost 0ne turn to run O.K. I had looked into the needle\holder of the GAV as a possible problem. Since then, I have found the real problem (I think). The total problem was : If I set the idle with the GAV open around 1\4...

Group, I have just replaced the head gasket on the Model A. As such, I have been told to re-torque the head bolts after a short time, and then later after 500 miles. The instructions from the garage was to re-torque, by first backing off 1/8 turn, and then torque to 55 lbs. per foot. I have...

Group, A well worn subject, but slightly different. I have found that the idle performance on my car (rebuilt Zenith in the past) is good with the GAV out 3/4 turn after it "warms up". I do not have a thermostat in the car at the present time. The engine temp is around 150 F. I have tried...

Group, One of the clips that holds the edge of the stone guard has broken. This clip connects where the wire from the headlight passes into the radiator shell and then connects via a bolt to the stone guard. Are these clips for sale ? I couldn't find them in the Model A catalogs. Marc

Group, I had replace my carb with new rebuilt Zenith carb about 6 years ago. The car ran O.K. as far as I could tell after I replaced the carb. I have just replaced the head gasket (other post) and while re-torqueing the head, I thought that I would check over the carb as the GAV seemed...

Group, I have to increase my range for shops that service Model A's from the Cape Cod area out to New England. Any experience favorable with repair shops in New England ? I'm looking for head gasket repair\brakes\king pin repair. Marc

Group, I have a blown head gasket and I need to fix it. I tried some standard methods to remove the head but as I 'm on my own and do not have many tools, I'm stuck. Is there a local Model A person around the Cape that can help ? I'm located in Dennis, Massachusetts. Marc

Group, Car started to idle\run rough without any reason. So, I checked the fuel flow, was O.K. Next, I checked the timing, O.K. Shorting out Cylinder 1, the engine slowed. Shorting out 2, the engine slowed. Shorting out either 3 or 4, NO effect. Nice spark though on all cylinders. Would...

Used a UHaul car transport to take my Model A from Minnesota to Cape Cod. Worked O.K. even with the narrow tires and the wheel strap method used by UHaul. Had a number of people give me a thumbs up as they passed me...also, I had some people take pictures as they drove by. One guy on the New...