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I have 56 pickup and I am having trouble with one of the tail lights. The rear driver's side turn signal doesn't work at all. It works fine for the 3 other lights. Also, when the regular lights are on, both filaments in the bulb light up. I've traced through the wiring harness and everything...

I know the settings for the light switch are supposed to be clockwise-parking, 1 counter clockwise-low and 2 counter clockwise- high, but all 3 of the settings turn on all the lights, i.e. powers both bulbs in the lamp and the tail lamp. My car is technically my dad's even though I;m the one...

Okay, so I've been having an issue with my starter that has me stumped. I've read through the forums and can't find anything that addresses my specific issue so I thought I'd just ask. SO here it is: Simply, my starter won't turn over the engine. I have a new battery and a new starter. The...

I have a 30 Tudor that I have restored a few years ago and like to tinker around with. There has always been a lot of play in the shifter, it doesn't pop out of gear or anything but it's really wobbly and it's always bugged me. Before i start pulling things apart, I was wondering g if any one...

After restoring my A, I noticed the tail pipe seems high at lines up almost exactly with the rear axle and gets exhaust residue all over. Every car Ive seen has the tail pipe lower. The car was in pieces for a number of year, so its possible the pipe got bent but I dont know how much. I was...

Does anyone know what a good idle rpm should be? Im getting betweeen 6-8 hundred.

Ive been having problems getting my A to idle smoothly. When idling, there is a slight backfire from the carburator, almost like its coughing. If I speed up the idle, it goes away but then the car idles way too fast. When I try to slow down the idling speed, I get the backfiring then it usually...

I've recently been tooling around with the steering on my '30 tudor sedan. There was always a bit of play in the steering wheel, about 2-3 inches, so i set about trying to decrease it as much as possible. After I pulled the steering box and readjusted everything, I still have the same amount of...

I ordered a new ammeter to replace my original one, mainly for astetic purposes. The new one reads opposite of what its supposed to (+ instead of - and vise versa). I swapped it back out for the old one and it was working normally. Any idea how to fix this? My old ammeter is cracked so Id rather...

Just a quick question about my speedometer. I have an early '30 tudor sedan with an oval speedometer only there is no trip odometeron it. All the other oval speedos ive seen have the trip odometer. I was just wonder its a normal thing to not have the trip miles on an oval or if the speedo is...

Im trying to put a new vacuum line in my '30 tudor sedan so i ordered new parts from the manifold to the wiper. My car never had a wiper line in it, at least not when my dad bought it 45 years ago so he;s not sure how it all connects either. My biggest issue is concerning the tube that runs up...

As the title says, Im having problems with my starter. Basically, it wont turn the engine over. It was working perfect, but i took my car out for a test drive the other day, during which the saftey fuse blew. After replacing the fuse, the starter wouldnt would turn the engine. I had this problem...

I know this type of thing has probably been posted a bunch of times, but I figured it would be easier to just ask instead of searching and searching. So, Ive ben having a few issues with my ammeter and generator output and would like some advice/troubleshooting tips. When the engine is idle, the...

I recently got my 1930 tudor sedan back from the body after a several month restoration. I have been working to finishing it up in time for spring and have run into one major issue, I cant get a spark. I have researched the issue and checked and rechecked and discovered that something in the...

So, im trying to figure out the deal with the nose section of the slash shield that attaches to the front fender. Ive looked all over the internet and cant seem to find any clear pictures of this area and im wondering how its supposed to look. Its my understanding that this piece was originally...

Does anyone know where i can find a diagram of how to on installing the body wood for a '30 tudor sedan? Ive looked everywhere and havent been able to fuiind anything. thank you.

I was wondering if anyone had a photo of a 1930 tudor sedan firewall with only the original holes and no after market extras. Im in the process of restoring the body and want to make sure i close up the right holes.

Im at the point in my restoration of my '30 tudor sedan where its time to start putting the fenders on the chassis and im not sure how to correctly install the fender welting, or rather where it all goes. If anyone has any pictures or xcan explain what its supposed to look like when its done, it...

So, ive been having problems getting my carburetor adjusted properly. I followed the instructions in the service manuals and restorers guide but im still having problems. Mainly, the engine idles too fast or the engine will pop and backfire as i accelerate it. I cant seem to fix one problem...

I was wondering if anyone know about any restoration manuals or books that have to do specifically with body restoration/assembly and interior/upholstry restoration. I have a few books but they only briefly touch on those topics. any help would be appreciated.