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I use the neoprene seal as suggested by Steve Becker from Berts. No hammering in, no leaks, easy to install upside down. John,

Try this Use a old electric soldering iron the kind with a big copper heat sink, get it good and hot, put a dab of solder on it to transfer heat and hold it on the end of the broken screw until it burns the wood enough to loosen the screw.

about 4 or 5 years ago I rebuilt the rear end in my 30 coup with miss matched gears and it runs as quiet as my Cadillac, no noise what so ever. John

Tom nailed it, mine had a knock at startup then would go away after a few seconds took the pan off found the center main lose removed .003 of shim all is quiet now. John

I am looking for comments good bad or otherwise on the direct replacement led bulbs for the model a headlight. they are available from: lbcarco@lbcarco.com Has anyone installed these, are you satisfied? John,

I use a product from Groits called Black Vinyl Top Reconditioner, it seems to do a good job. Their item no. 15570.

Kibble Magneto Service Richard Kibble, Fort Shaw, Mt. 406-264-5605 kibble

call Steve at Berts model a ford in Denver 800-321-1931 he has lots of good used parts.

Another possibility could be a collapsed spring behind the cam plunger allowing the cam to move back and forth. This happened to me on a 29 model a I owned about 62 years ago.

the rear main cap can be removed on a counter weighted crank as I have done it, it is a very close fit and you will have to fiddle around finding the right position, however different counter weights from mine may make it impossible.

Frank, Read my post carefully I used a puller to remove the gear however a little heat with a propane torch wouldn't hurt and may help, warmed the gear to put it on, used the kitchen stove for heat source.

I replaced both gears in my engine about 3 years ago. The crank gear can be removed with a good puller by removing the hood, front cover and radiator, loosening the motor mounts and jacking up the engine to clear the front cross member. When I replaced to crank gear I warmed it up to about 300...

I agree Tom's electronic voltage regulator is trouble free, easy to install and very reasonably priced, a great improvement.

bent arms on front, straight arms on rear John

like Mitch my engine doesn't leak a drop, I wonder what i did wrong when i had the pan off and replaced all the seals and gaskets? John

ordered parts from Berts Thursday afternoon and they were at my door this morning. I would say that was very good service and shipping was their actual cost, can't beat that. John

Well they just sold for 123.50, but that included economy shipping for only another 5.00 John

How about dragging breaks?

I installed a modern seal purchased from Bert's and followed Steve's instructions about 2 years ago, about 1000 miles, and it is dry as can be, no leak's. Very satisfied with seal and service from Bert's. John

my 30 coupe was converted to hyd. brakes before i got it, they are in good shape and function very well so i,m not very interested in converting back. my question is this, since the shock perches have been cut off is it possible to weld new perches slightly relocated to accept the shock links...