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Just bolted one of these on my flying Budd cab pickup .It starts and idles fine but not road tested it yet .Just wondered who made it and why . The makers invested in production so must have seen a profit . John in damp raining Suffolk County England . Happy Birthday to me today !!! 87 and...

I have seen several fleeting views of the car most attention being on Edisons no i phaeton and quite rightly so .The phaeton can be clearly seen to have undergone an American restoration as English features been removed ( in all innocence ) The fender lamps have gone and replaced by cowl lights...

Just watched a 3 yr old video where a long shaft was fitted . I just dont like these as it assumes the head is perfectly aligned to the block which I would bet could be a couple of thou out . The short shaft top and bottom slots are offset to each other so act as a sort of universal joint . When...

I thought I would investigate why the horn earth circuit fails . I removed the horn button and unsoldered the bottom end , this is a flat brass washer . The contact housing is a hard black phenolic nipple . The nipple stood the soldering iron heat if done quickly . Pull on the steering wheel end...

I have a bunch of "dead" rods no continuity end to end . I thought to see if I could easily make a repair .This is how I did it . This was on 30/31 unit . I lifted the tabs and tapped out hthe horn button keep ring . I unsoldered the bottom end and pulled the top contact and pulled the wire...

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My AA has bare floorboards so I thought to fit a rubber mat . The 4 speed shifter tower is way bigger dia than the 3 speed . How big a diameter do I cut a new hole to suit and how much ahead and astern if any . Hopefully some kind soul can advise me . No doubt done many times before . I know the...

A buddy has an early 28 phaeton the front drums are shot ,badly scored .The vendors only sell the later "wide" drums not to suite AR wheels . Can he have these drums turned down to fit the wheels ? John in Suffolk County England.

Just read my latest "Restorer" on how this is done . I use a different method . I tack the webbing to the frame . I heat a marlin spike to smoking hot and push it through the webbing . It pushes through easily and leaves a nice sealed hole no raggedy edges A marlin spike is used to splice wire...

Watched a You Tube post where an oil pan was removed . The oil pump was held in place by one of those fittings screwed into the block The reason it was held in place because if it was dropped the engine would have to be retimed . In my 50 years plus in the hobby this is news to me Maybe I have...

This is the head with the "C" cast on it so no confusion with the "B" cast on the higher compression "police head " This "C" head is fairly common in England as the Dagenham fully counterweighted engine was built through WW2 and after . This head when fitted to an "A" engine gives higher...

Could somebody please tell me the Timken bearing numbers for the back axle . My bearings are marked A 4221 N for the cone . For the supplier I need the Timken number . Thank you . John still in Suffolk County England .

I have read somewhere that the 4 blade fan is as prone to throw a blade as the original 2 blade fan . I have run the 4 blade on various cars/trucks over the last 45 years approx have I just been lucky ??? John in warm cloudy autumnal Suffolk County England .

I was watching YouTube where someone was investigating a clonk in his transmission . Turned out even though the 4 bolts where wired they were finger tight , To investigate he removed the flywheel a laboured job, I thought he might drop it on his toes !!! . Trick is to remove the bolts at 3 and 9...

I fitted a regular Zenith to my RHD phaeton and found the choke lever fouled the two tooth steering box .An easy fix I just bent the area with the hole in it 45 degrees and problem fixed . I looked at English Kayce carbs and they do not have the extended lever with hole . I checked an English...

It looks like I was not the only one not working out how to get the cap off . The hidden cap lock pin grooves were the key . There are many interior cab shots of AA cabs on You tube and some have modifications such as nuts welded to the cap each side . Some with pegs sticking out etc etc . This...

When the cabs were changed to the later style in around June 1930 did they go to round speedos at the same time ? I have seen the oval speedos in these cabs but guessed maybe a rusty tank changed out later . John in Suffolk County England . dull weather today ,no Mr Sunshine !!!

The shifter in my early AA is very sloppy . I need to remove the shifter lever to repair the ball slot . The lever is held by the cap with two pins which I guess need pulling out .The pins are flush with cap so no room to get visegrips on .What is the trick ? I do have a spare good tower which...

I was looking at a video on You Tube where I spotted an AA express bed complete with tailgate . It looked in one piece and filled with scrap metal . I could not see the sides so it could be TT . I made a mental note of the site so I could view again . Sadly my 85 year old brain has deleted this...

Just bought this truck .I have been into model A for many years but this is new territory . I notice under the grime the 360 motor ( I think) is painted a bright yellow all over .The ones I see on Youtube all have blue rocker covers . A rebuild motor perhaps ?? John in AZ .