Another easy method to try is if you have a vacuum wiper, just remove the hose off of it. Then spray a shot of carb cleaner in using a straw to see if it picks up the engine.
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Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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You can also use an unlit propane torch.Alaskan A's
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I was just mentioning something a little different3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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One of my goals is to learn how to use a vacuum guage as a diagnostic tool. What type, make or model should I be looking for? Amazon offers many. Here is my VFF starting point for interpreting my guage readings: https://www.vintagefordforum.com/sea...um+guage%22%7D I maintain a pocket-sized maintenance manual for each car and I will enter...10-13-2020, 09:38 PM -
Good evening. I have been cleaning up and trying to sort out some wiper motors for my 31 coupe, with limited success. What I find a real nuisance is trying to test them with a vacuum source other than a running car in a closed garage in freezing weather. Has anyone found/built/designed a portable vacuum source that one could take off the shelf and use on the work bench to test these wiper motors....03-26-2019, 09:52 PM -
If your engine is in good condition right now, then it's a good time to check the compression, vacuum at idle and higher speed, coolant temp, and generator volts.
Write these down and keep them with your car, then you have a good basis to check against when something goes wrong.06-17-2018, 12:46 AM -
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I was cleaning my desk and came across a copy of the vacuum gauge chart to diagnose problems in the tuneup section here at vintage Ford forum. It seems to do some fairly precise diagnosing. I was wondering how accurate this method of diagnosing engine problems really is. Could I get some real world experience from you guys that do a lot of diagnostic work on model As, or any other car for...
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Hello, I recently purchased all of the piping for my vacuum wiper motor....i have no idea how it goes together. My intake came with the plug in and and all the piping removed. Does anyone have a drawing of how to bend / assemble it? Or would anyone be willing to take and send pictures ? I have a 1930 deluxe coupe. Im pretty sure i understand how to get from the intake through the firewall but once...08-30-2019, 01:59 AM -
I am thinking I would like to have my truck as original as possible and thinking about going back to vacuum wipers. I can't tell for sure if this truck ever had the vacuum motor installed because the holes that are already there don't seem to line up with Trico wiper motor mounting holes. Also on the outside of the window frame there is no hole large enough for the vacuum hose and on the inside of...10-02-2018, 03:01 AM
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I took my carb off to work on it and the vacuum line which goes from the back of distributor into carb messed up. Basically I pulled the nut off the line and now I cannot get it back onto the line. Is this a prefabbed part or is there an easy fix I am not seeing?...09-01-2019, 07:42 PM -
Well actually not just Model A's but this works on any car. As you probe closer to the vacuum leak the led's increase plus it makes a whistle. I bought this many moons ago and have used it many times to detect an intake manifold or vacuum system leak
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When I make aggressive throttle increases on a stationary engine, it bogs and back fires out the tailpipe, which I attribute to a vacuum leak or running too lean, or is that incorrect? Car idles fine, does it with the GAV 1/4 through 1 turn, I haven't opened it further. Intake and exhaust manifolds (new) are surfaced and true. New copper gasket at the block, new gasket at the carb and intake. I can't...01-09-2021, 04:34 PM
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