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  1. ricconhan

    Preparing for the end.

    Just take sticky notes and apply to the parts with a note to not sell for less than .....
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    Northeast Nebraska Model A Owners

    Looking for others in the area to get together with and tell lies and stuff. There are not many Model A's around the Wayne, NE area and I'd love to find my neighbors.
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    Model A & AA radiator shell the same?

    I was told that my 30 CCPU has a commercial shell and radiator
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    Exhaust whistle: where to install?

    Here's a picture of mine.
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    Guess who's back in the kitchen?

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    Guess who's back in the kitchen?

    I just got a call from John Kohnke, this would be Herm's son who learned from the best. He's back in the shop and looking for work, rebuilding and improving your Model A engine.He's finishing up some of the jobs Herm's untimely departure left unfinished and looking forward to picking up where...
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    Speedo cable

    Email Leonard he rebuilt my speedometer head, resealed it, new glass, new bezel, and painted it. Works great. Mine stopped and broke the cable also, no jumping, no noise, was working fine and just stopped. Sent it to Leonard, fast repair and return. jrnichols642@yahoo.com Leonard...
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    Knock/rattle/tap at freewheel speed

    Tonight I went down to the shop and loosened the set screw on the distributor and raised it a whisker then went for a drive, it may have helped a little but she still has a little rattle at freewheeling speed, is this typical for the A's or where do I go from here. You talk about a two piece...
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    Knock/rattle/tap at freewheel speed

    Synchro909, are you saying that your's does this also?
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    Knock/rattle/tap at freewheel speed

    I've got what's hard to describe, I'll call it knock/rattle/tapping at freewheeling speed, when accelerating or deceleration it's quiet, but at freewheeling speed it's there, I've tried changing the spark advance, adjusted GAV, just had the pan off and checked and adjusted the bearing...
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    Finding local A people

    Oldforder, I've been trying to contact you the last few weeks. I'm just up the street in Wayne, NE
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    Renumbering question

    Oldforder, I also have shyed away from cars out of state for same reason. Oldforder, please check your private messages. I sent you a couple, I just live north of you about 70 miles.
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    Slamming into first gear

    Look similar to this? The pin is tapered, larger on one end than the other, I would suggest a brass hammer or brass drift.
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    Rumble Seat Help

    Thanks a million guys, just what you said, bottom of the frame there were 2 tabs hidden behind the frame and upholstery, had to make a small cut in the upholstery to allow them to pivot out, although mine of course didn't have the D nuts, the holes were there and we didn't have the correct...
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    Rumble Seat Help

    Sounds like a job for one of my grandson's with gramp's supervising, they're a lot more limber than this o'l guy. Thanks for the help.
  16. ricconhan

    Rumble Seat Help

    Tinkering with my Roadster while waiting for other parts. My rumble seat "back" cushion isn't fastening to the lid correctly. My lid has 2 slots towards the top on either side and the back cushion has 2 tabs that slip down into these slots, there is nothing on the bottom of the cushion to attach...
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    First time adjusting rod and mains

    Synchro909, Like Licensed to kill stated, counterbalance in the shot and shadow.. when we took them out besides there being 3 different types of rods, everything looked ok, and when we get done balancing the rods and pistons and get it all back together I should be good to go the rest of the...
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    Boy, does this hit close to home

    Sounds like my house.
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    First time adjusting rod and mains

    Here's what caused me concern and motivated me to open her up for inspection. https://youtu.be/S1HVAQsxCZ4 And here is one of my granddaughter/daughter and I tearing up the streets of Wayne, NE on Fathers Day. https://youtu.be/SF62oUL1brc
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    First time adjusting rod and mains

    Patrick L, granted the babbitt and clearances so far are good, we've only completed the mains as of now, the babbitt and crank rod journals look fine also, we're still balancing the rods and pistons and of course wrist pins, we don't get a lot done because we only get a little time during the...
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