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An original poem, Sung to the tune, "HARK! THE HERALD ANGEL SINGS": HARK! THE HORN, “AHOOGHA” SINGS Hark! The horn, “Ahoogha”, sings Turn the key, the engine pings. Raise the hood, pour in some oil, See the radiator boil. Joyful all ye Barners rise Drive your car before it dies With angelic...

I just received a brass carburetor adjusting needle seat for a Zenith carb from one of the suppliers. It didn't come with a washer, but I'm pretty sure there should be one, right? Thanks! Mike UPDATE: THE ANSWER IS YES! CONFIRMED BY TWO SOURCES: (1) FORD SERVICE BULLETIN, P 415-416 (see post...

A recent thread on this problem with LED turn signals suggested using 50w 6 Ohm load resistors. I purchased these, but the instructions say they may not work on anything other than 12 v systems. My car is 6 v. Anybody know about this? Here's a link to the load resistors...

Since I have to replace a head gasket and will have the water pump off anyway, is there any maintenance needed on the water pump? It has about 5,000 miles on it and has worked fine. It currently has no issues. Other than cleaning and installing a new gasket, there's nothing more to be done...

I've got to replace my head gasket. Having never done that before, I'm curious to know whether the head nuts need to be removed in any particular sequence as is the case when installing them. Thanks!

I'm experiencing some issues that have led me to want to do a leak down test. Here's the symptoms: (a) losing coolant from the radiator without finding an obvious leak; (b) froth on the inside of the oil filler cap; (c) whitish smoke coming from the tailpipe. I did a compression test without a...

My cylinder head is a 5.5:1. Two questions: (1) What's the best gasket to use? Seem to be a couple of choices: (a) the so-called "modern" head gasket with a steel core and "heavy-duty high-density gasket material coated with silicone; Install with no additional sealant". Example: Snyder's...

What characteristics identify an original from a reproduction? Curious in Oregon, Mike

Some of you may know about taking a ride on one of the few surviving Ford Tri-Motor aircrafts. I just learned of it yesterday when I visited the air show at the WarHawk Air Museum in Boise. Here's a link for those who may be interested...

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! Thanks for all your contributions to my "A" knowledge this year. You've made my world a little bigger, a little brighter. And as a way of saying "Thanks!", I've written this little carol: HARK! THE HORN, “AHOOGHA” SINGS Hark! The horn...

I've been watching ebay for vintage brake lights, thinking about adding one as a 3rd brake light to my coupe, which has a 6 volt system. But many of the lights for sale are 12 volt. Knowing very little about the miracle of electricity :o, I wonder whether these 12 volts lights can be made to...

This subject may have come up before, but I could not find a thread addressing this specific issue. So, if it is a rehash, please pardon me. I have a disconnect switch hooked between the starter and the negative post of the battery. My setup is a 6 volt, positive ground electrical system. I...

I've got a variety of toys including my 6-volt coupe; 12-volt modern cars; and a deep-cycle 12-volt trailer battery. What do you guys recommend for a safe and efficient all-around battery charger? :confused: Thanks! Mike in Oregon

I'm going to replace the "modern" starter drive with the original-type on my '29 coupe and have a few questions: (1) Do any of the vendors make one that's better than the others? The one I recently purchased was manufactured in India. (2) How tight should the bendix spring bolts be on the...

Twice in the past few years I've had to remove the starter and tap the flywheel ring gear back in place because it was hitting the bottom of the housing when the clutch was depressed. I have the so-called "modern" starter drive. My theory is this drive is hammering the ring gear, pushing it...

Enjoying his "A" in unusual Texas weather: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbLH-TkBhe0

Pluck: I know you're working on converting your rumble seat to a trunk. I ran across this on www.williamguthrie.blogspot.com I thought it might be a picture of you camping out, eating onion sandwiches :D:

A couple of threads ago we discussed the use of a 30 amp breaker (or fuse) at the starter: http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=160715&highlight=breaker A few of you discussed the value of additional breakers (or fuses), especially at the light and horn feeds ;) . This seems like a...

Last time I looked here for the A&L Parts catalog: http://www.scvcma.org/documents/bulletins/AandL-catalog-2012.pdf but now I get only a 404 error. Anybody got a current link? Thanks, Mike

Anybody know of a chart showing location and type of grease fittings (zerks)? Thanks, Mike