What has gone wrong on the road?

[burner31]

I have yet to break down to the point of not getting home, all minor issues that I resolved on the road, and always she got me home, my Model A has proven to be more reliable then any modern car that I have owned.
The secret is to make sure she is mechanically sound before heading out.

(your experience may vary)

 

[Russ B]

Not many actual failures that could not be readily fixed or could keep me from limping home. I’ve had head gasket failures, sheared axle keys, point problems and a starter bolt loose in the bell housing. All these were from back in the 60’s. During my shakedown of the 2010 era rebuild, I had a wheel fall off and a blown head gasket. Since then, I had a muffler ‘explosion’ (fuel richness) as my major issue on a road trip. No flat tires, no running out of gas.

 

[johnbuckley]

.... things that have actually gone wrong.....on the trip.

where I've needed outside help..( but with experirence I could now count them as roadside repairable(-just!) head gasket ,fan breaking leading to water pump breaking,loose wheel causing studs to loosen.
fixed on route: are leaking inlet manifold ,many punctures, crud in fuel line, points closing up, rear wheel oil seal leaking, fan belt , hole in exhaust, bendix spring, bendix drive.