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A friend is putting in a new wiring harness in his '29CCPU. When he touches the hot wire to the cutout terminal he gets a spark. Is this normal? Does it indicate the cutout contacts are closed? Suggestions? Thanks PS 6 volt, positive ground, stock cutout

I bought a 29 RPU with a disassembled engine . I completed the rebuild and installed the engine, but it sits too high in the engine compartment. The fan blade hit the water hose, and the crank did not fit into the crankshaft nut. I have turned the front motormount yoke nut all the way down to...

After some trial and error, I got the flywheel housing within .002 all the way around. However, it took shims of .022 on one ear and .018 on the other, which is way more than the gasket on the block which was .011. Question is, how many shims are too many shims. Seems to me, and this is the...

While the engine was down and out, among other things balanced the flywheel and pressure plate, installed new pilot bearing, new TO bearing, new input shaft and new input shaft bearing. Now when runs it has a wee wee wee sound when the clutch pedal is out, and the noise goes away when the pedal...

What type/size/source pins do you guys use to pin the ring gear to the flywheel. The ones I got are too big. Thanks

What type or source do guys use as a pin for the ring gear to the flywheel. Can't get specs or measurements of the ones I see online. Thanks

Just an FYI on yet another stud removal problem, a new one for me. Bought a block, could not turn any of the studs out, in fact broke one. Followed the usual procedure and soaked with acetone/ATF for about a week, no luck. Applied 0x/acetilene heat, red hot, hit with hammer, let completely...

I am running dual Holley 94s (on a Model A 4 banger) which call for 3 psi fuel pressure. Have a Napa 4-7 psi elec fuel pump, and a Holley 804 1-4 psi regulator. Factory adjusted to 2.8 psi. On a cold start it measures 2.8-3 psi. Question is, as the car warms up, at idle or otherwise, the fuel...

The little plug in the speedometer drive housing has vanished, and I have grease leaking from the U Joint. Anyone know how to replace that, or do I have to buy a new housing. Thanks

My counterbalanced stock crank came back from a Magnaflux test with two cracks, so I got the "new" Burlington crank now provided under new management. It was a good looking piece out of the box, but of course the test was measurements. The journals, main and rod, were consistent all round with...

For a long time I have used the standard rope type seal on the front timing cover to seal the crank. I have always had to pry the timing cover down onto the crank snout with a drift. No Problem. Lately, the last two times, that rope seal has just slided in with no pressure on the crank snout at...

Pulled the head, found not rust but a white powdery substance on both the block and aluminum head water passages. I use so called purified water, and water wetter. No anti freeze. (Hey, its Calif.) Any idea what it is and how to get rid of it. Was tempted to just run vinegar for awhile, but read...

Am installing new Mel Gross brake drums all around. The rear drums were rubbing on the backing plate from hub/axle wear per prior threads, so decided to get new rear hubs from Snyders. The problem is that the new hubs do not fit inside the drums' center hole. The inside diameter of the drum hole...

Am working on the brakes. The nut on the rear backing plate bolt bottoms out on the shoulder of the bolt. It is "snug" but not "tight" if that makes sense. The plate is not loose and does not rattle around, but it would take maybe a quarter turn more to be really tight. Is this correct? Am I...

Decided to do brakes before touring season gets underway. The right side emergency actuating lever will not slide off the shaft. The bolt is loose, and the lever is loose and rattles around on the shaft and will move to the end of the shaft, but stops dead and will not slip further off the...

Am reading a biography of Bonnie and Clyde (Go Down Together, by Jeff Guinn). The author notes that Clyde would not steal Model As because Model As were notoriously difficult to start--besides turning the ignition key, it was necessary to pull out the...

Just finished "The Arsenal of Democracy," by A.J. Baime, about how Detroit in general and primarily Ford geared up for armaments production for WWII. Gets into the conflicts between Henry, Edsel and Bennett. Interesting reading, well written.

Had to pull the engine to put in a new pressure plate and decided to check out the lower end while it was out. I hope these pics reassure those who ask if babbit can handle performance modifications. This A engine has about 3500 driving and hillclimb miles and has been up to the 3500 to 4000 rpm...

So I am out yesterday toolin' around in the Speedster just for fun in great Calif weather (Just kinda rubbin' it in for the poor guys back East still getting snow.) All is well. Life is good. Pull up to a stop light and slip it into neutrel. Light turns green, depress the clutch, normal...

About a month ago I had issues with a 12v starter with an odd wiring pattern that was knocking loose the ring gear. Rather that re-wiring the starter, I bought Snyders purpose built 12v starter, catalog # A-10025-S. This is a neat unit. It has a high speed motor with a gear reduction that...