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I was at a flea market yesterday and bought a Ford Model A book by Jim Schild. Interesting reading. One statement in the book says that Ford authorized dealers to install a right side taillight in Sept 1930 as an option to enhance safety (and profit). I have never seen one on an unrestored...

good afternoon. I am in the process of changing all of the hoses on my 60 T'bird which has the standard 352 engine. The bypass hose looks like it is going to be interesting! I have read about cutting the old one out to save the nipples, and about folding the new hose to get it in,but no one...

Good morning. I have been cleaning up parts and starting to assemble the B engine that I got a few weeks ago. It is a diamond block with forged counterweight crank. The Babbitt was done by shop unknown for previous owner. The connecting rods are babbitted and have an oil well cut in the...

Good morning. I have several oil pumps and have pulled them apart to clean them up and select the best one to use. I have discarded a couple for obvious reasons such as corrosion and welding attempts. I have noticed several subtle differences in the rest such as an early forged one with...

good morning. I recall reading somewhere that the Model B lifters had a larger diameter foot than the Model A due to a more aggressive grind on the cam and that the cam lobes would wear quickly if the wrong ones were used? Is this correct Or am I dreaming? The reason that I ask is that I have...

I guess that I have extra time on my hands, because I was looking at the engine number on my 31 Tudor an the extra blocks that I have tucked away. I checked the listing on Ford Garage, but cannot seem to figure it out. How many engines did they make in a month, Did they use the complete 10000...

Good afternoon fellows. Just got a 60 Bird and the vacuum hoses for the wipers are very well "readjusted " to the point of starting over. Does the input to the pump connect to manifold vacuum and then the discharge from the pump goes only to the wipers and nothing else? Thanks for any help or...

Good morning. I am in process of rebuilding a distributor for my 31 Tudor. Should I be using the one piece long shaft or the two piece short one ? Any thoughts or advise would be helpfull. Thanks. Jim.

Good evening and happy Canada Day. Do any of you more knowledgeable and experienced guys happen to know what is correct and original on a 31 Model A for a tire cover. I have a 31 Tudor with single left side spare and an original luggage rack. Apparently it had a stainless tire cover but the...

Good evening guy's. I am planning on taking my 31 Tudor apart this winter for paint. I know that most electrical problems on 6 volt cars and tractors are usually related to poor grounds. I have read several posts here that refer to running separate ground wires and some that discuss using...

Good morning guy's. Do any of you have any information or knowlede on the Tillotson carburetors for the Model A's. The one that I am talking about is pot metal and has some sort of a power valve on the outbourd side. There are no numbers, just the name. The valve is actuated by the throttle...

God morning guy's. Last time I mentioned that I got 2 A engines and a B engine. I have them substantially apart, and it looks like the two A's are just cores. The B looks to be fairly good, except that the pistons, rods and oil pump are missing. I have never seen inside a B engine before...

Good evening guy's. I learned to drive on a 31 tudor, and last summer I replaced it with one that is almost identical. It was restored in the early 1980's. The body appears to be excellent, with a decent interior, and it runs fairly good. Paint is starting to fail. Last winter I redid the...