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I have a leak, crack around the valve stem rubber, now noticeable flexing it a bit after pumping the tube up. Any successful suggestions on best method to repair apart from a new tube? Suggestions most appreciated

I have powder coated my rims on the 28 Tudor, and insisted on using a powder coating primer containing zinc, the zinc assists in eliminating any under strike corrosion occurring when standard powder coating chips or cracks. I have also used the washers, so that the wheel (lug) nut does cause...

My understanding is that it is more important to match the lining with the drum. i.e. woven with steel drums, bonded with cast iron drums. Interesting thread, I am looking forward to others replying Paul

To all fellow Model A owners, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and safe motoring. Long live the forum, the information and contributions are invaluable to Model A owners worldwide.

Ted Duke has the answer, as Editor of our Club Newsletter in New Zealand, I spend may hours surfing the web and reading other Model A Club / Chapter newsletter for technical or articles of interest, as I believe in the magazine being an educational tool as well as a communication tool...

I have used Simple Green and soaked them for a couple of days, they clean up very nicely

I now have a preference for the double nut lifters, I thought that that single nut being supposedly better would be better, but I had one lifter that did not lock, not an easy task to remove and replace, so I prefer the double lock concept. Only my opinion.

I am nearing 60 and still learning, what I enjoy about the Ford Barn forum is the sharing of knowledge to everyone irrespective or age or experience, long may it continue. Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing...

Is anyone interested in the Can Am series from the 60"s, I have some interesting memorabilia from that era.

I bit the bullet so to speak several years ago and installed a new core in the radiator after suffering from constant boiling. At one stage whilst sitting on the side of the road, waiting for the engine to cool down, a passer by stopped and said, "In my day, we drilled holes in the impellor, to...

1922 Indian Scout and books associated with the marque. Next project is to build a trailer using the 21in A rims that I can tow behind the Tudor. Anyone got some pictures of what trailers looked like in the late 20's and early 30's".

A regular oil change is one of the best things that we can do for our cars, the cost in reality is nothing. I change my oil every 6 months regardless of the miles, everything said by others is 100% true, it is just about choice and I prefer to change the oil every 6 months.

I use a Save a Battery - Vehicle Battery Chargers. 100% automatic. Plug and Play. Features state of the are PULSE technology. SLA. AGM. Dry Cell. Spiral Cell. GEL. See www.saveabattery.com for more information

As the compression increases, the spark gap needs to decrease. I would go with J FRanklins recommendation

Hi guys, here is what I do, the problem is that the funnel or hose does not allow any air to escape when filling the differential, so I remove one (1) of the top banjo bolts, this then allows the trapped air to escape and the oil flows much quicker.

Hi Hoogah, are you okay for me to write up your story in our club newsletter, as it is very informative and may well assist others in their installation of the overdrive? Paul North Island Model A ford club New Zealand

Hi Bruce, we also have some members of the North Island Model A Ford Club attending Puyallup next month and we could buy some from you. Alternatively, can you private message me and we will see how we can arrange payment for some to be posted to us in New Zealand. Regards Paul

When I rebuilt my set of shocks, and did the relevant research, I ended up using a 50/50 mix of 80W-90 diff oil and STP. This I understood gave a viscosity similar to the original shock fluid.

Looking at the lower plate it blocks off the fuel pump, so my best guess is that it is a Model B block

Hi, I am running a b carb and still fine tuning it, the engine stalls when braking hard, any suggestions? Paul