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With the help of a very Knowledgeable new friend, We figured out the problem was the timing gear. Because several teeth from the timing gear had been sheared off it stopped the distributor from spinning, thus killing the engine. So in addition to replacing the timing gear, I decided since I...

Bob, When I inherited my 30' standard coupe I found that the gas tank had a lot of rust and crud in it. I did some research on this forum and found a member who was able to clean the tank without removing it. So basically it did the following: I purchased a gallon of rust remover from...

When I inherited the car, I noticed the crud in the sediment bowl and inside the gas tank. I drained the gas tank, filled the gas tank with 10 gallons of rust remover for 48 hours, and drained it again (along with a lot of rust and crud). I could actually see metal in the tank rather than a...

I am a new owner of a 1930 Model A that I recently inherited and unfortunately I am not very mechanically inclined so bear with me if I sound like I don't know what I'm talking about. After a lot of trial and error, (replacing battery, removing rust from the gas tank, cleaning carb and replacing...