Search results

  1. F

    Is there a Model A Nut & Bolt guide

    The castle nut on the crank guide on my new car went to find it friends on the road somewhere. I did a web search but couldn't find anything close to a description of what size nuts, bolts etc. are needed, short of just ordering a set from a vendor. I'm looking for something to use to run to...
  2. F

    Shattering Fan Blades - myth or ?

    I'm new to the Model A world and hobby ( another word for money sink, as if I needed another one - grin ) and have been trying to read all I can. I read about the dangers of fan blades that come apart, which I suppose/certainly has happened before. I see in catalogs a aluminum replacement, but...
  3. F

    Headlight Reflector - New or Old

    I took out the headlamp reflectors and was able to polish one nicely. The other seems to be made of plastic or junk fiberglass, and the coating will come off with just finger pressure. Real trash With all the discussion about repop junk, I see I must have "inherited" some of that when purchased...
  4. F

    Advice to clean a Ford Emblem

    This is a pic of the emblem I remove from the shell on my 30 coupe. It might be the original, who knows, but if it is I wondered on a harmless way to refurb it rathe than shell out for a new one? I have seen the threads about Oxalic Acid - Wood Bleach - to boil out blocks etc and other rusty...
  5. F

    Previous Owner filled Steering Box with Grease - Up a Creek?

    Still catching up on all the Spring rituals needed on my new -to me - 1930 Coupe. This is my first and only so I have been reading Andrew's book and any threads I find. Trying to adjust the steering - little luck, and then was going to fill the steering with 600W from Snyder's. Taking off the...
Back
Top