Riding my Ford Model A across USA - final update

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bikemaniac

Senior Member
Hi,

With reference to one of my posts:

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164459

and some of my problems

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=176027

I have decided to cancel the trip and sell the car. I have tried everything possible, but I cannot get rid of the smell. I managed to restore the car from a barn-find condition, make it roadworthy, have it inspected, registered, insured etc etc - but due to extreme bad luck there is this annoying smell.

The help from this forum has been unparalleled and I really appreciate it. I bought the car 3 years ago and rented a garage for wrenching. The monthly rent is 250 dollars and originally I planned to rent the place for 1 year only. Now I have paid 9000 dollars in rent - thats the price for a decent (new) Ford Model A. I feel that money is flushing down the drain. And this is why I need to get moving :-).

Lucas
 
Sorry to hear that. But hold onto the dream. You might find a better car on the east coast of the US someday, and make that trip.
 
That was terribly expensive rent to store one car. Is that the norm where you live?

I know it's been a while, but I sure didn't think 3 years have already passed since you bought the car.
 
Have you tried putting it on a dyno and checking? It is a lot easier stationary.

Also, you could check for sniffers available for this sort of thing.
My modern car gets checked each year with an LPG sniffer. It is incredibly sensitive.
 
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