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Grandma says it's finally time to let go of Grandpa's last Model A restoration project, his 1930 Deluxe Town Sedan. A long-time MAFCA member and perfectionist with his cars, he struggled to finish it, then took it on just one short trip before he fell ill. Started up and run occasionally with no...

Nah, Mike was photographed a moment after he learned his wife had replaced the picture of his mistress with a picture of his ol' Model A on those "special stock" Christmas cards he'd hidden under the bed, intending to mail them privately to some special friends. (And Mrs. Howard's photo was...

Ahh, no. The jury returned a verdict of $160,000 in actual damages to cover medical expenses...and $2.7 million in punitive damages. The judge then reduced the verdict to $640,000. McDonalds did appeal but before the appeal could be decided, the company settled for a confidential amount. The...

Mike, sounds like your mind is set on this and none of the facts will change it. Please just consider these reasons why the woman may well have deserved every penny and why, sometimes, these "frivolous" suits are not so frivolous at all. 1. For at least 10 years, McDonald's knew its coffee...

This case always strikes a nerve when cited as a good example of why there should be so-called tort reform. I dunno, maybe it's a lifetime of working as an investigative reporter sorting the truth from the spin, maybe it's the experience of working for those "fair and balanced" broadcasters who...

Earlier this year, I posted a plea for help getting my '29 pickup to run. I was amazed when more than 14,000 viewed my initial post and the follow up reporting, as well as the more than 200 of you who offered useful suggestions before we discovered a bad ground seemed to be the main culprit...

Okay, friends, here's the latest on my Florida Pickup Truck Mystery: 112 miles today on a club tour event. Much, much better performance. Only twice did I experience a problem and both times much, much milder than ever before. Once, after a sustained cruise at 45 for about 10 minutes, I...

30 miles yesterday around town. 20 miles today. No sign of any problem as yet...but the real test is tomorrow on the 110-mile RT club tour down past St. Augustine. Fingers crossed. You know, George, you may well be right but I'm hoping not. Sort of reminds me of my dear old mother...

You raise some interesting points but puh-leeeeze, say it ain't so! I guess I'll know soon enough if I take it south several miles this weekend. As for the starter speed: I must say that I do sense the starter is turning much stronger and faster than it did before. I never thought--and none...

Don't dare to speak it, Mitch, but I worry about that myself. Guru has already suggested getting carb completely rebuilt and he will have one handy on upcoming weekend day trip, just in case. My worry is that when we suspected the carb and replaced it earlier with one known to be good from...

Great idea, Mike, and I have just done so! Thanks again!

I’m happy to report that it appears the mystery has finally been solved! And so what was it? After weeks of trying virtually everything, we were just never able to identify the real problem and resolve it. In sheer desperation, I finally turned it over to the fellow many of us call “The...

About six weeks ago, I posted the thread “Who Can Solve This Mystery? Win a Prize?” Astoundingly, it was viewed more than 11,000 times and more than 200 of you wrote replies with suggestions to solve the problem that was causing my 29 CC P/U to intermittently sputter, backfire and fail to run...

Tudor, thanks. I have long suspected something in that distributor but even after completely rebuilding mine with all new parts (including a new lower plate) AND buying an entirely new one with all new parts, I still have the problem so unfortunately, it's not likely that bad rivets are the...

Funny, but I've thought of that already. Problem is, how would I select who to bring down...and what if, in the end, he had no better luck resolving than all my buddies here who have tried and failed? I couldn't hand out too many free trips before going so broke I couldn't afford gas for the...

Yes, Gary, someone else alerted me to this issue on your other thread. I checked and found my Zenith did NOT have the micro filter and the screen filter SEEMED okay. I replaced it anyway, just because of warning it's hard to tell and it did seem to be a plausible cause of my symptoms. Sadly...

Checked all plugs in the last couple of weeks. They looked good but we replaced them anyway, just in case. That didn't help, either.

I know "the guru" has certain equipment I do not have have. Not sure if a dyno is available to him but will check. I think a thorough look at electrical is first on his list. Thanks for the suggestion!