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    Choke butterfly shaft removal, which side?

    Which side of the carb (standard Zenith) does the choke butterfly shaft come out of, or will it come out either way? I am considering epoxying on the external lever that turns the shaft but if it would need to be removed to pull out the shaft I am not going to do that. This is really hard to...
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    Ignition parts - distributor, ignition switch, caps, rotors....

    I switched to an FSI ignition, and have all the parts that I had in reserve, as well as those I pulled off to sell as one lot. Distributor, has modern top plate as well as a spare. The distributor has the fake condenser on it. Modern cap and new wires Original style cap and a pile of brass...
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    Ordered my FSI

    I finally got around to ordering an FSI distributor. Actually I told them I wanted everything new from the battery to the spark plugs, so I am getting the works. Hopefully when that is finished I can eliminate the ignition system as being a source of trouble. I can't help but put a plug...
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    Electrical tale of woe

    I recently rolled into my garage with my ignition cable smoking. I replaced the wire, along with my coil. I found that the ammeter wire was melted also. I disconnected the ammeter, and the car runs great. But... My horn, lights and turn signals only work if the car is running? The starter seems...
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    12 volt coil, 6 volt car?

    I am working on a '29 model a that my father bought. I have had it running, but never really well. The last time I was running it the ignition wire went up in smoke, literally. So I got all new ignition components, including a 6 volt coil. The car is still 6 volt positive ground. The coil...
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    Dad's 1929

    My dad bought this model A from a friend. He wants to drive it and not work on it so he just gave it to me and told me he would "borrow" it for car shows but I could keep it at my place. I knew nothing about model A's when I started. The car had been running but had the distributor pulled to be...
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