Original Muffler

[Bill Edstrom]

I have just purchased a low milage original 1931 Model A 400. How do you determine if the mufflier is original? What is the difference between an Aries mufflier and an original? Thanks Bill Edstrom

 

[Gary WA]

go to my website below and then technical info have pictures of them.

 

[Joop]

But no Original is shown there

Here are what I think is an original (send to me by a friend)


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[Fred]

That is one !!

 

[Bill Edstrom]

Thank you for the photos i will check my mufflier to see if it is like the photos. Bill Edstrom

 

[msmaron]

Take a look Bill.. this might help you

 

[Steve Wastler]

Where is the seam located on the muffler, top bottom right or left side? The one on my mailtruck may be original, the seam on mine is on the bottom. It being unrestored, It still surprises me when I find original late 31 parts on it, since the postal service scoured the junk yards when new parts were unavailable, the postal service didn't de commission them until 54. And the consensous is most had more than a million miles on them.

 

[Joop]

Why not post some pictures Steve.


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[Fred K-OR]

Take a look Bill.. this might help you

I have one like the second one in the picture. Is that type orginal? Are they louder than the other types shown?

 

[Steve Wastler]

Nope just moved some stuff and looked under, wrong seam and no baffle spot welds

 

[Steve Wastler]

Hey Joop, been trying since last night to post pics of the date stamp side of the diamond engine, one of the many engines that were in the MT. And some scans of a 34 hoof catalog. Won't load, have a tchnical issue, I'm going to try the old techy tried and true fix, gotta turn it off and back on again. Hope that works

 

[Steve Wastler]

Would like to see more pica of Bill's Original 400-A, looks really nice....