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Has anyone attempted to replace the little spring inside of the cap that attaches to the ball on the advance control rod? Parts suppliers were showing control rod sets out of stock when I ordered parts last week but today Snyders appears to have them back in stock. Problem is that it will likely...

With the cost of brass/copper stock appearing radiators topping $700 these days, I am tempted to try one in my '29 to replace the non leaking, but 2-row 1970s radiator that overheats on long grades and above 80° temps. The price seems fair and it will allow me to use the other money to fix the...

Has anyone ever tried to do this? I tried restamping my car's engine while in the car after grinding off the original engine number. The goal was to make the engine number match the chassis number and title Long story short the new number was not deep enough to be easily read and when I...

My church, Destination Church, Fletcher, NC is having a car show and corn hole tournament on October 22. There will be plenty of activities and candy for the kids. All proceeds benefit Broyhill Children's Home.

I am wondering what jets you who have installed a Zenith Model B carb on your stock Model A. I recently rebuilt a Zenith carb that was originally sold as a service replacement for an A as it had the 20 mm venturi. Assuming I need the added flow for a power increase I installed a new 22 mm...

Has anyone written a body specific manual similar to Les Andrews mechanics book volume 1? My car has some questionable assembly on the doors and other areas in the body. It also appears door seals, bumpers, etc. May be missing.

While thinking about moving my couple's seat rearward, both back and bottom, I saw that theres a wood piece at the front of the deck and it has the same two slots to engage the seat back brackets as the deck. The slots are 1.5 inches apart front to back. Was it Ford's intention that by removing...

I just learned a valuable lesson this weekend concerning ignition timing. Using a well known website's information I set the timing on my '29 Coupe. As the car was new to me and had sat many years since it last ran I didn't have a good feel for its correct sound or power. I was also having many...

Want a solid car plate but not restored please.

Today I finally got released from nearly 4 days in the Largo, FL hospital were I had two separate surgeries in 3 days. Tuesday's was rough as it was the L2-L3 joint which was very messed up from a large herniation. I have a 4" incision there needed to reach both sides of the spine. Yesterday's...

Well hardly new but new to me alignment gage that I picked up locally off of The List for 30 bucks. It seems to be complete and in good working order. Now I have to figure out how to use it. Any advice/info on this tool :confused:

I've discovered my car has an older (late 1970's?) 2-row radiator. The car still suffers from overheating on long grades on warmer days (over 85 deg). Most of the time it is fine but we do have a lot of long grades here in western NC. Since the radiator doesn't leak and has a 30 degree...

Well, at least under my ownership. My wife and I entered my '29 Special Coupe in our local town's (Canton, NC) Labor Day car show. The car got more attention than our '64 Buick that we normally enter. Many thought it was a cleaned up barn find, possibly due to the dust/dirt/cobwebs on the...

I am finally getting my late grandfather's '29 Model A roadworthy after many minor repairs and adjustments. The car is an older restoration (40 years?) with newer paint. Unfortunately the car fell into disrepair in the late 1990s after my grandfather went into a nursing home. He passed in 2004...

What should the system voltage read with a good generator measured at cutout? I get about 34 volts on gen side of cutout and 6.4 volts on battery side. This is at 1800 rpm and 3rd brush rotated about 3/4 down. Battery voltage not running is 6.25 volts. Ammeter indicates small discharge w /o...

I am in the process of transferring the title for my '29 Coupe from Ohio to NC. Any advice, especially for a car with an engine number that doesn't match the VIN on the OH title? I have no idea if the frame number matches the title or if it can be read at all. My father recalls that the frame...

I should know this but don't recall how to properly motor a model A generator. I am trying to determine if it is rebuildable or not. Tom?

Is there a relatively easy way to get more leg room in my 1929 Model A Special Coupe? There is about a 6" wide shelf behind the seat back. I would love to use about 1/2 of that to get about 3" more leg room. I would also like to make the space between the seat riser and the front of the door...

I just picked up a new muffler that has been in storage for a while. I am hoping to ID the make of the muffler from the numbers stamped into the body: I O E H1D (as shown).

Can someone provide pictures or charts showing the proper wire routing and grommets used on the firewall and wires going into and out of the terminal box? I have a wiring diagram but it doesn't help much with proper routing, just connections.