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Thanks. I imagine I could find the squirt cap at any parts store.

Today I went through the frustrating and infuriating experience of changing the differential oil in my '31 Model A. The old oil was, of course, easy to get out, but getting the new stuff back in was another matter entirely. After experimenting with three different arrangements of tubes and...

The problem is, I added an oil filter kit that requires the later oil return pipe that's an inch longer than the one that was already on it. I couldn't find it at any of the parts house, but I might not have looked hard enough. But I was able to find someone with a used one of the right size...

I just received a used oil return pipe that appeared to be in decent shape, but when I removed the rust I noticed several pinholes in the pipe. How difficult would it be to repair these, and what's the best approach? I'd prefer to fix it here at home where I have a small torch. The garage...

I found a product at Home Depot called Kleenstrip Prep & Etch that contains Phosphoric Acid.

BTW, looks like Home Depot has a product called Krud Kutter Clean and Etch that contains phosphoric acid.

Where do you find phosphoric acid? I suppose I could use the same cheap soda trick that I used on my chrome horn. Soda contains H3PO4, but probably at a much weaker concentration than would be best for this job.

I bought my manifold from Snyder's. Wish I would have seen the coated one, but somehow I missed it.

How can I prevent the new manifold from looking like the old one? Has anybody used the high temperature manifold paint I've seen on the parts sites? Does it work well?

I know that modern engines don't take that approach. So what do they do instead? What problem does preheating address?

I'm replacing the exhaust pipe and manifold on my '31 Model A. I thought someone might be able to explain something. Why is the intake manifold nestled so tightly inside the exhaust manifold? I can see a lot of problems with that approach, but what's the advantage? Does it preheat the intake...

Pronounce it, "KC-aviator". I'm a private pilot who lives just outside Kansas City. All the locals automatically read it as intended, because there's KC-everything around here. ;-)

Excellent information! So, if I understand this correctly, the windings of the second coil, which aren't directly connected to the power leads, serve as an inductor that dampens the startup and shutdown of the motor. Without it, the motor would start up much more quickly, without the slow windup.

That's good information. Any ideas when they were made? This one isn't original equipment, but has been on the car for a long time.

I think it would, but test it somewhere inconspicuous first. The reason this works so well is because of the carbonic acid in the soda, combined with the fact that aluminum foil is softer than chrome, but hard enough to abrade the rust. It still needs to be sealed with something to seal the...

This weekend I polished the chrome on the horn, and thought I'd share what I learned. Before polishing, it was dull and had a lot of surface rust. The first picture shows the parts after polishing with a commercial chrome polish. It looked pretty good, but still had quite a bit of surface...

Good news! I was starting to unwind the coils and discovered that one of the power wires was broken inside the insulation. When I hooked it up to the battery charger, the motor spun. I went ahead and put it together enough to get an "oo-gah" out of it. There's still quite a bit to do to...

I'm nearing the point in my '31 Model A restoration where I need to start thinking about rewiring. I've already purchased replacement wiring harnesses, and I intend to protect my investment with fuses or breakers. I've seen a lot of posts that mention fuse sizes for different circuits, which...

My 3-year-old son's love for sitting in grandpa's Model A is what had inspired me to get it running again.

I called Midas to get a ballpark figure on bending the pipes, and they told me about $300. So I decided to go with the full set from Mac's for about the same money. It includes everything from the exhaust manifold all the way back. http://macsautoparts.com/product.asp?pn=LK0II4G61000122