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Guten Abend. Does anyone have a tip for sealing the stainless steel fuel line running from the fuel shut-off valve to the bulkhead fitting for the glass bowl? It allways seeps a bit, no matter how tight I screw it down. It smells awfull. It’s the flared connection. Thanks at all at advance!

I need some help, please. I am a skilled mechanic with a thorough understanding of combustion engine, but I’ve reached the limit of my knowledge here. My engine won't run properly when it gets very hot, it shut off. The mixture seems to be running lean; I have to open the GAV an extra 3 or 4...

Hello at all, I would like to hear about the experiences of the wider community regarding the Zenith-2 carburetor. Again and again the float needle valve gets stuck in the "open" position while driving; the engine floods with fuel, and it drips heavily from the carburetor. I have now...

Hallo und guten Tag miteinander. I'm looking for collective wisdom from anyone who has already done this. with success or failure. When I look at the carburetor's intake port, I see that the venturi insert protrudes about 1.25 cm into the intake port before it rises at a 90° angle. This is...

Hallo und guten Morgen. Were there also selled engines or engine blocks without factory stamps? What happened when a complete engine was replaced under warranty or later? Then, if they were all always stamped, the frame number would no longer match. I remember in the early 1970s, here in...

Hallo und guten Tag. I'm currently rebuilding my broked engine block internals onto a crack-free block, which Dave from the NE got for me. During the process, I carelessly broke off a little piece from the pulley flange while maneuvering. Are the rumors true that the two-piece version doesn't...

I'd be interested in your overseas opinions. Here in Germany, copper paste is predominantly recommended. I by myself believe that copper paste is not suitable for direct iron-on-iron contact. Because copper ist conductive, and as an electrically conductive dielectric, the difference in...

Hello and happy Advent evening to everyone. I have a rearview mirror in my roadster with a mechanical clock and Ford logo that seems to be glued on somehow. Unfortunately, the glass is becoming increasingly cloudy and opaque year after year. I can't find a replacement mirror glass at Don...

Hey und guten Abend. I've read conflicting accounts about the factory-installed wheel colors for the Roadster. For example: Beige, light gray, red, or green. But some other sources claim that only black wheels were used in 1928 and in 29, with the colored ones appearing from 1930-31...

Hello, that's my Experience: I replaced the cylinder head gasket 6,000 miles/six years ago and installed the modern composite gasket. From the beginning, it consistently leaked a (very) little bit water on the outer left side under high load. Today, when I would installing the rear bearing...

Hello scrap metal drivers, I would like to recreate this gear switch "tower" from approximately 1/20" sheet metal. I like it because it's so quirky; it's also easy to attach a reverse gear lock. Does anyone have a blueprint, dimensions, or detailed drawings/photos? Dankeschön!

Good evening everyone. My Green Roadster has recently developed an oil drip problem. Within about 1,000 miles, the oil loss on the rear clutch side suddenly increased to more than 300 ml/0,6 pint on 100 miles, and the trend is increasing. It's not dripping down the oil pan, but from the...

Hey I've now bought the steering damper, installed it, and test-driven it for 100 minutes. Smooth asphalt, patched tar holes, etc. Unfortunately, I'll be removing it again. What works really well is on bumpy roads; the straight-line stability is very good there. But I can no longer turn...

Hello and a Good Morning. I would like to balance the wheels of my Model A myself, as there are no more dealers who perform static balancing, and my rims are unfortunately always listless. Does anyone have a technical drawing of the brake drum's pitch circle? For my manufacture of the...

Hello. I'm not a brisk driver. Is it normal that 21" Firestone tires on the front axle are already down to 3 mm after only 8000 miles? I live in a winding landscape and since the car doesn't like to drive straight ahead, I constantly have to steer it a little bit against it. Best...

Hello, does anyone know what the thread pitch of the ends of the tie rod threads is? In other words, how much does one turn of the tie rod change the toe-in? Many thanks in advance!

Signal 900 does not lock firmly into the hazard warning lights. I bought an almost 70-year-old, shabby 900 indicator/hazard warning light switch on eBay USA. It was very resinous on the inside, rusted and the cable insulation was crumbly. Cleaned in ultrasound with brake cleaner, rotating...

Hello buddies, I have a recurring problem with the universal turn signal switch. It is the cheapest "Chinese quality", the plastic housing warps and the cables quickly become stiff and the sliding contact plates are too thin. There was higher quality (around $90) at Ecklers, Mac's...

Hello Walton-Fans! I have an original Sparton horn on my 'Little Green Roadster". The engine is causing more and more problems because it cannot reach high speeds. I turned off the collector. The coals move smoothly. The bearings are thinly oiled. I have a working relay connected...

N'Abend, who knows this tool? Are slipped over tire valves. What is the point of the devices?