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  1. john in illinois

    Modern Valve kit and a Stromberg 97 on an slightly upgraded A engine?

    I have a touring engine balanced crank,better cam etc. I found the stock .043 jets in the 97 were perfect. I would recomend a new carb. John
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    1930 Roadster windows

    What does other side do John
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    Model A steering box question

    A picture would help. Maybe a v8. John
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    Building a body from near scratch

    Brookville roadster makes individual parts and complete bodies. They have a free cataloge that shows all the body parts they have.
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    Wheel paint

    That is a good idea. We took a paint scraping from the wall of a room and had it matched. There were areas on wall with no paint. We painted the bare areas thinking we would need to repaint whole wall.the mixed paint matched so well you could not see difference. Good technology. John
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    Dash Light for '29 Model A

    This is off topic. I found my original 30 light ran really hot. I put a LED turnsignal bulb in. Now it runs cool and I can leave it on to-see speedo at night. John
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    Mtfca

    Thanks,found it. John
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    Mtfca

    What happened to MTFCA website. Seems to have vanished. John
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    Tick/Tap

    Best timing gears. Bronze or aluminum. Dan’s Antique Auto machine Dan Mceachern 920 Pearl st Alameda,Ca 94501 Shop 510 521 1963 Dan also makes steel crank gears. Recomends repacing both gears John
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    Rebuilding the engine Richard Fallucca

    My model A club has used several engines by the Indiana shop that follows Rich’s formula. They have been very good engines. Since lead time is about a year we keep an engine on a stand for members to purchase. I have one of Rich’s in my Tudor. 30k trouble free miles. John
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    Infrared thermometer recommendations

    The only criteria I have is no 9 volt battery. They are hard to change and I never have one in stock. The ones that use AA batteries work fine. That thermal energy one is neat. John
  12. john in illinois

    Leaky wheel cylinder

    NAPA has almost all parts for early Ford brakes from individual cups and springs to new wheel cyl. I have had good luck with them even though chinese. John
  13. john in illinois

    Doing King pins on the 38 tudor 82A Need the tool

    I agree with Kube. A honed finish works well. John
  14. john in illinois

    Ron Kelly Engine valve seal

    I had a valve stem starve for oil on long trip.It was due to a faulty oil filter design. I ended up having to replace valve guide and wallowd out seat I would not put a seal in it,more oil is better. John
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    Installing a gear drive starter in a Model A

    The geardrive starterv engages its pinion in the flyeheel gear8before it starts turning. It also engages from the front of the flywheel. For this reason it will work fine by not reversing the ring gear or considering ring grear wear. John
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    Beware new distributor cams!

    Does Stipe still make distributor cams. His were a work of art. John
  17. john in illinois

    31 A stops after short start up

    Check fuel cap vent although it will usually run longer if that is it. Easy to check ,remove or loosen cap and see if it runs. Next I would replace condenser with a known good one. Even though you have good spark they can be intermitent. John
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    How Can Ethanol in Gas Affect Model A Can Affect Carbs and Oil?

    I have never had any bad effects from e10. When we tour you do not have much choice,so I do not worry about it. I live on a farm and keep a 300gal tank of non ethanol. Every 2 years I use that gas in my cars to use up old gas. I have noticed a 3 to 4 mpg increase over e10. John
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    1930 Tudor Bent Frame

    For excellent help adjusting body parts Marcos sight will help. Scrole to the roadster door section. This can apply ro all body styles. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129161054/http://www.abarnyard.com/workshop/door-2.htm You can often adjust shims and get a straight body. John
  20. john in illinois

    Rear Axle Key

    I have wondered why the key. I think it is a backup for a loose axle nut. I have bought a model A with loose axle nut and it drove ok. Axlle was ruined. My Bridgeport is 1943 and there are many better tool holders now. John
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