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    Engine will not crank

    29 Tudor totally stock car has never been an issue started and ran fine always. Tried to start her today Turned pop out ignition key on stepped on the start button and nothing no crank at all. battery has 6 volts I will to a load test to check it out all the connections look good Any...
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    29 Tudor Front Driver side window issue.

    Question regarding the window ,The window will crank up but will slip. I have to help it buy pulling up on the glass with my hand while I roll up the handle. Any tips on what I should look for thanks in advance.
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    ID Front Brake Drums

    Are my front brake drums steel or cast iron? thanks in advance
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    29 Tudor front brake inspection

    I was checking my front wheel bearings today , I'm have basic mechanical skills at best but trying to learn. I found the front passenger side inner wheel bearing like this, it doesn't want to come off the spindle, driver side came off no issue at all. I also notice the damage to the inner dust...
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    Rear brake adjustment

    In the process of adjusting my brakes for the first time, I found that one of the brake adjustment wedges will not click when it's turned , it's also harder to turn than the others .....three seem to work fine . Any things to check first ,any advise and thanks in advance
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    Front spindle nut torque

    In the red book by Les Andrews on the speciation card page 1 it says the rear axle nut torque is 100 foot lbs no specs for the front spindle nut is it the same ? Thanks in advance
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    Shock Pin issue

    I wanted to thank everyone , I had a rear shock pin pop off the ball , lots of good information on past thread. I'm still a newbie. Just wanted you guys to know the info and pictures posted are really cool.Gord
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    Emergency ignition wire

    I hope this isn't a dumb question. Do you have to remove the distributor from the engine to install an emergency ignition wire ?
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    Any comments just setting timing

    I had to time my 29 it seemed to run a little ruff . Timed car as per the great advice on the barn. the car idles great with the spark advance up ,middle or down does not miss or ping as far as I can tell however seems to accelerate in second gear a little slower. Any thoughts why ? Still...
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    What to do first

    Hope this is not a silly question. I want to set my timing and adjust my carb idle. What would you do first. The car runs pretty good .Starts great new rebuilt carb last year (from berts) No big issues. I do know I'm idling a little fast. Im having some issues double clutching when I gear down...
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    Speedometer Installation 29 Tudor

    I want to install a rebuilt oval speedometer into my 29 Tudor any tips or recommendations before I proceed. Thanks in advance Gord
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    My car won a trophy

    350 cars came out to the sockeye run car show in Richmond BC yesterday. The old girl won best sounding car to funny . I was the only stock Model A there .
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    Has anybody tried a new zenith carb from snyders

    What would you experts do? Buy a new Air Balanced Zenith Carburetor From snyders and get the old zenith rebuilt to keep as a spare , or just rebuild the old one.....My hot rod friends all say get a new one .I wanted to ask you guys first ... Any advice would be much appreciated.
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    Carb issues ?

    I will try to give enough details sorry am a newbie My 29 Tudor will always start cold , I do have some issues when I try to restart it after it gets warm, some times I think I flood the carb, looks like gas leaks out. I have to wait 30 min to start her again I don't choke when warm. Looks...
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    Front license plate brackets

    Fella's any recommendations . I purchase a set of repo license plate brackets for my 29 . The darn things look great but they don't fit the light bracket. Any thoughts ? Thanks in advance Gord
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    Fan pulley

    The culprit , not sure why It did it ..........Live and learn I guess.
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    Had to remove my rad.

    Look what happened to me. Im new to the barn ,thanks everyone for all the tips. Looks like my fan pulley warped a bit , the four blade kissed my rad. Not sure if it can be repaired or if I need a new one . I'll need to get a new fan. I hope my water pump will be ok . Any thoughts or...
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    Rad removal

    I have to take out my 29 Tudor rad. I have the Les Andrews Vol I Any thoughts or just stick with the book recommendations. any tips would be helpful. Thanks in advance
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    New Spark Plugs

    Fella's I changed my plugs 100 miles ago, do they look normal to you ? 1 and 2 look dry but very black, 3 and 4 look black and some what wet . How often should I clean my plugs? do they tend to foul ? Thanks for helping a newbie . I cleaned them, put them back in ......now for the test...
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    Lack of power

    I started my car today , took it out for a 15 min run , The car run ok but not like last time . The car did not back fire or ping however I did notice a lack of power. it was running great 5 days ago (I was out of town) Any thoughts , thanks in advance still learning here .
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