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  1. SuperDave

    Repop Ammeter Junk

    Ammeters are not voltage sensitive.
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    Wheel painting

    Anyone discovered a match for the green? Its a driver not show. Now has three different shades of green" LOL.
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    Wheel painting

    Do any of the Model A suppliers sell rattle can paint that match the original colors?:D
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    An interesting oil pan

    Me too got the engine from a rebuilder in Arizona. He said he tested it on his stand prior to shipping.. Yea riiiiight!
  5. SuperDave

    Need a new car cover

    Looking for suggestions of a source for a good quality cover for my son's 31 tudor. high humidity environment (central Florida):D
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    Membership dropping, interest too???

    All the new generation needs to do is Google his/her question . No need to join a club. I attend a Model A meet and Hudson meet on the internet daily... I'm 78 and my son's interest is an 85 Monte Carlo. The AACA magazine looks like a used car mag to me. Time marches on.
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    Model A cross-country migration

    Good Lord! rent a truck and trailer!
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    56 T Bird horn blows

    Seems to be fixed...for now.... I removed the screws that hold the emblem in the center of the horn ring.The rubber, two piece "donut" was removed and turned it around so the top piece was now the bottom piece. No doubt the rubber piece will eventually need to be replaced. I'll take luck over...
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    56 T Bird horn blows

    When turning a corner the horn blows! I replaced the entire horn wire through the shaft. Determined that the relay is not doing it. How is that damn switch getting ground?:confused:
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    How Long Does It Take For your Car to Overheat

    A few years ago I bought an IR temperature measurement gauge from Harbour Freight. Just aim the laser at an item and it tells you the temp. Comes in handy to measure temp of water doing into the radiator and what is coming out. I also watch tire temps on my hauler trailer. An abnormally high...
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    When do parts become junk ?

    The same question was asked on a Hudson forum..The answer was "If it casts a shadow,keep It". Someone may not know what the part looks like, so a junk part gives them an example to use in their quest. Says the guy with a barn full of junk! LOL
  12. SuperDave

    Temp sender for 5 Bird

    Thanks for all the advice and comments guys. Got a repro from carpenter..Fixed.
  13. SuperDave

    engine id

    Be aware that the numbers may have been changed over the years to keep title/registration etc. consistent.
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    Temp sender for 5 Bird

    This one is not working and i don't know if it's the correct one. It looks like the long one in the above picture.
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    Temp sender for 5 Bird

    That should be 56 Bird but I can't edit it. Why are they so expensive? :confused: or am i looking in the wrong place?:D
  16. SuperDave

    Steering jacket removal 56 Bird

    I tried a puller and reached a point that if I pulled a little harder it would either come off or shatter. Trusting my instinct.. I quit and put it back together, I'll let someone else try if they want to! Thanks for all the help.. FORD BARN to the rescue!
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    Early or late 56 T bird?

    Yep, The top has early clamps and late weather striping.. Probably parts accumulated fro other cars and sources.. As long as it works. it's not a show car. Now to figure out how to lift it enough to change the weather striping..
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    Steering jacket removal 56 Bird

    It looks like i have all the screws out. i have turned the ribbed sleeve off towards the dash and I think the turn signal housing is just stuck on the bare steel tube. i may have to make some kind of puller that will distribute the pressure.
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    Steering jacket removal 56 Bird

    Standard shift. I have new chrome parts to install. Got the wheel,turn signal switch and mechanism off. Now how to get outer jacket parts off. ??:confused: I don't want to bust anything.
  20. SuperDave

    Early or late 56 T bird?

    I found the Peacock blue! I removed the horn ring to find out why it was blowing the horn on left turns and low and behold.. the wheel had been painted.
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