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Indicator light does not flash, but is faintly glowing all the time! Turn signals work as expected when lever moved. I have this in my ‘29 Town sedan. No problem for many years, until recently. Please offer suggestions for troubleshooting. I have used 2 different signal switches. I have tried...

My horn wire literally fell put after removing light switch. Rod won't come out without moving the steering column. Why can't I replace the wire without moving the steering column? (It looks as if I should be able to do this.)

A collateral Signal Stat problem: my red warning light stays on when flasher off and warning flasher switch "off". Green turn signal light works fine and when it should. Red light on unless battery disconnected! Is this fixable?

“29 starts with difficulty,” runs” and sputters irregularly for a minute, then dies. Problem may have existed to a minor degree before head gasket replaced for leak but seems worse now. Spark advance affects it, but not significantly nor consistently, and the engine dies anyway. I have pulled...

Distributor rotor points between the contact points in the distributor body when at TDC as determined by timing gear indent. At this time the points are open. What is wrong? Background: car ran slightly less than perfect when head gasket leaked. New head gasket installed. Now engine runs...

Car runs rough after I replaced head gasket. Starts right away. Very rough at idle; Needs lots of spark advance and some throttle to run a bit better. Head gasket replaced because oil leaking around it - gasket had delaminated in that area. Head was flat, no defects on inspection ! Car ran...

Do all Model A engine numbers include a letter and or a star? What if an engine has only numbers?

Horn on my '29 sounds intermittently while driving; Sometimes a lot, sometimes just a bit of sound. Recent onset of problem. How should I troubleshoot this? -or is this a common problem with an obvious answer that I missed?

I removed hubcap stainless cap on my ‘39. Didn't work with air but mechanical removal stretched it. The stretch is not apparent to the eye and the cap looks great but it only loosely fits. How can I re-install it ? glue ? If so what kind ? Previous posts describe removal, one or two describe...

I developed a noise under the car when coasting - not all the time, but a lot . (low speed -I'm afraid to go faster now that I hear this) The noise stops when I depress the clutch.Sort of bap-bap bap as if something is hitting something else while rotating. Makes me nervous! Visual once-over...

Problem:low voltage at coil (2.6) Voltage at left of resistor=6.1; to right of resistor =2.9 Resistor hot within 30 sec. All measurements with engine cold, not running Question: Should the resistor get hot? Is the voltage drop across resistor supposed to be that big? (I think not!) For the...

New Problem: ‘39 stalls when it gets warm; restarts after 5-10 min and good until temp back up. Before stall, usually at stop or low engine speed, it may sputter a bit (inconsistent). Info so far: 1. 3k miles since complete rebuild including new radiator core, Skips water pumps, new...

My '29 Town Sedan suddenly got wobbly steering when I put 3 adults in the rear seat and one in front. There has never been a problem before or since. (I terminated the "tour" for my guests at the end of the driveway - but later the car drove perfectly well without them). Can too much weight...

’41 Mercury won’t start; nary a growl or click from the starter. Car running well when put to bed for the winter. Battery new (planned). Voltage at solenoid 6.7 at BATT side. Voltage 6.7 on starter side when button pushed – but…with cable connected to starter, voltage =0 ! Resistance from...

when turning the steering wheel I hear and feel a "click" or "snap" - only at low speed, car barely moving e.g., getting out of garage. The click may repeat itself as I move and turn a bit.Never at driving speed. Steering box full of oil. Any causes to look for?

what happened if 30 wt oil is in transmission case?

What can cause engine to rest "too low" in front? This is an extension of the problem that my fan belt cuts the lower radiator hose! (New car for me) The car has Float-a Motor mounts on rear (I can read "this side up" on them), crank seems to go in straight and level with floor (possibly very...

New A for me. Fan belt touching and wearing lower radiator hose. New fan belt (from Snyder) now hits the lower radiator outlet metal after I removed the rubber hose! Why would this happen? Would a shorter fan belt help? Any other solutions? If a shorter fan belt, how long? What is length of the...

New "A" -needs fast idle to keep running. Please direct me to a post that addresses this issue, or give me some clues about troubleshooting. (For the record, the fuel tank looks clean, gas is new, carb rebuilt by me, timing seems OK and points look new, plugs clean.) Guidance and direction will...