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The car starts fine, idles fine and at higher speeds runs great but when I come to stop and start out again it wants to stumble and die and giving it more gas doesn't help but letting off and them popping the throttle seems to help it over the struggle point. Once it gets over about 30 mph...

I'm rebuilding my first rear end, and I know nothing about this differential. I bought a rolling chassis from a hot rodder who stripped off the coupe body and I'm building a speedster. My question is this ring gear which I think looks good except for one tooth which has some pitting as...

An almost complete set of original Ford service bulletins covering the Model A years. 41 volumes in good shape: All 12 issues of 1928. All 12 issues of 1929. 10 issues from 1930 Jan-Sep and Dec. All 7 issues for 1931 which were Jan-Jun and then a combined July/August volume. Also...

I'm rebuilding a clutch housing for a "new" car and I have two of the older style forks that used the woodruff key but my car doesn't have the multi disc clutch and uses the shaft with the 5/16" holes. I have a new fork and it doesn't fit on the clutch release shaft, its 0.004" too small, plus...

I was aligning my car today and noticed as I turned the tie rod its got a bit of a bow, not tons about 1/8" as measured in the middle. Since its fixed down once the ends are tightened is that going to cause any issues, is it worth replacing? The steering is nice and tight.

I'm rebuilding a front axle and started with good king pins so I just had new bushings installed and have the King Pins and spindles on the axle. The brake shafts were quite worn so new bushings were installed in the housing, and sized to fit new shafts. The problem is when I put the...

Does anyone know the turning radius of a stock Model A and then a shortened Pitman arm?

Attached is a photo of the piece at the back upper corner from a '29 Tudor where the headliner tacks into. What is the material supposed to be inside the track where the tacks go in? Its not wood - cork? Its dead whatever it is and needs to be replaced.

This has me stumped, its got a modern solid brass plug on the bottom but looks more detailed than the current reproductions and has the fancy screws. Thoughts?

Anyone built a Rootlieb speedster kit with fenders and the reversed eye front springs? I've working on one, engine is done, working on the front end and the frame I bought needs a new front spring and I was wondering if it would clear the fenders OK with the lower spring.

I'm looking for a decent steel front drum with hub, within spec <11.040 and with good studs swaged in. No spot welding on the back (the reason I need a different one now)

This is the front end out of a chassis I just picked up. Why are the upper spring leaves square? Were just some replaced? The upper three are even wider. Should I replace the whole spring or is it usable is taken apart and cleaned.

I noticed the copper manifold gasket has a "ring" on one side and smooth on the other. Does it matter which side goes to the block and which to the manifold?

My car suddenly started to overheat shortly after I had to loosen the ignition stud to replace the cable. Suspecting the head gasket I pulled the head today, but what do I look for? The valves at the front of the block looked almost a little surface rusty, the two rear exhaust valves kind of...

I took my car for about a 50 mile drive yesterday and it wasn't that hot (75) outside. When I parked the car it sounded like coolant was boiling in the system and there was a gurgling sound. I have a 2 year old Brassworks radiator, 4lb cap and it wasn't losing coolant out of the system at the...

I changed some of the wiring on my car, the harness from the cut out and starter to the terminals. The terminals to ignition/amp meter harness and the cable to the distributor. Everything is nice and tight, nice new wires, the car started right up but now at speed instead of reading 10 on my...

I've heard that the modern points and condensor used in the Model A is the same as a later year Ford such that I can purchase them from the local auto store. Well last night a loose amp meter wire burnt up my points, and I installed the spare set and would like to get replacements from the...

I can't seem to get my car to lose a stumble on acceleration and miss when at speed. The car was a Nurex electronic ignition system until the module went out and I converted it back to std. iginition. I have checked the timing (again). All of the distributor parts were new but I have tried a...

Has anyone tried the distributor plates that Brattons sell which have the brass ring and no wire between the upper and lower, just the feeler that slides on the brass ring? I'm not a fan of the wire between the two plates, can always lead to trouble but at least when its connected its a solid...

My car came with electronic ignition when I bought it 4 years ago, but I decided to go back to the stock points ignition after an issue where I lost spark and I suspect the Transpark I module blew (the fuse was blown on the starter, I was working on the car and probably shorted something and...