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Ken Ehrenhofer and his crew are making huge strides on the Adult Passenger Bus that will eventually give rides to visitors around the Gilmore car Museum campus in Hickory Corners, MI. We are trying to get info on how many buses are still out there and how many were made. Please pass along info...

With the trans in neutral see if both rear wheels will spin at the same time in the same direction. That will tell if the jam is in the differential. You might have sheared off a axle key and the one side was spinning inside the hub??

I have a couple of other tips on this. We were working on a broken speedometer cable the other day and also had coolant puking out and found that the speedo cable with the end broke off makes a good tool to clear out the stoppage in the overflow tube. Now in my toolbox for Model A tools...

Hello all, The Model A Museum in Michigan has been offered a donation of a car located near Houston, TX. We need to have it transported from TX to Peotone, IL for some "freshening up" before taking it up to the Museum. I am putting the word out to see if there is someone with an empty...

If the spring is 1" when non compressed. Fully compressed would still be 1/2", since the spring itself has coils with cumulative length, then 25% compressed would be about 7/8". The plug is 16 tpi I think, so tightening 2 turns after all slop is removed would be about 1/8". Does that make any...

First Woody, Can you let me know who your upholsterer was and maybe post some pictures of your finished rear seat?? Thanks

Hello all, Does anyone have a current source for Station Wagon Seat Covers or Fabric? I have heard that since LB went out of business no one else is supplying these. We are working on a project for the Model A Ford Foundation and it came with no seats. We have a plan in place to make the...

Bob, I am sure if you post pictures of the one you are trying to sell that there are folks on this site that can help you identify what you have. Will has posted other pictures on here about the drop floor delivery part of this vehicle that make it unique for the rear door area. Jerry

I have an AA truck transmission that I got in a pile of parts. If someone can use this I am open to offers for it. The gears look to be in pretty good shape. I also have the AA clutch/bell housing, but it has a chip out of it where the wishbone ball attaches. I can send pics if anyone is...

I just looked at the case again and it does have the hole for a pedal shaft. I guess it is an AA then. I would be happy to let someone have it for $50 if they can pick it up in Michigan(Kalamazoo). Jerry

The one I have does not appear to have the pedal shaft. It also has a PTO or something coming out of the passenger side of the case. Does this sound familiar?? Thanks

Hello all, I got an AA or BB truck transmission in pieces with a bunch of Model A parts recently. Is there any way to identify what I have and is there any value in this or should I start a scrap pile? It appears the gears are in decent shape. I am located in Michigan if there is any...

"I have seen written here many times that the thermostat should be held at the bottom of the top hose but does it really make any difference? If there are extra holes drilled in it (and who doesn't do that), then coolant will flow through it regardless of where in the hose it is. The coolant...

Ed, Just a question - did the car have a thermostat in the upper radiator hose? If so, had the thermostat drifted up the hose to the neck of the radiator? How many holes were drilled if any in the thermostat to allow water to flow by until the thermostat opens? I had a similar engine issue...

Just sitting the carb should not leak fuel even with the warpage issue. It probably means your float valve is not shutting the flow of fuel to the bowl and it is overfilling. Just make sure if you fix the warpage that you also check this valve as it needs to operate properly to stop the fuel...

abachman I am wondering what the idle mix screw looks like for the ones you have that are missing this hole. Could you post a pic? Also, have you run any of these carbs with this missing hole. I am wondering how they idle. Thanks, Jerry

Ok, I think I have pictures showing the top casting. The one looking down the venturi shows only one hole where there should be 2 I think. The other pic shows the idle mixture screw bottoming out on the casting where the machined hole stops short of reaching the venturi. I cannot see how this...

I have read through the excellent Marvel Carb dissection thread and as a result I was going to refurb some of these carbs that I had laying around. I have disassembled and cleaned up 3 of them and on one of the top castings there is no hole going through the passage where the idle fuel adjust...

Your latest failure could be something as simple as a timing gear that lost a couple of teeth. I had one fail last fall and it made a terrible noise. Hope you are back on the road soon.

To all of those that have the Gilmore Car Museum on their bucket list(everyone should), there are many other things to see close by that should be considered as well while you are in the area. There is a very nice aviation Museum in Kalamazoo called the AirZoo. South Bend, IN has the...