Good morning.. Back to work Monday, but a nice warm up week ahead. I think I'll call out Wed and Thurs, they look like the best of the bunch
Keep the mast upright and stay safe!!!

Morning fellas!!! Lots to do today!! Jesse will be zooming in on his classes today. I told him I might drive his car by so he could see it
Hope everybody has a great day!!

Happy Monday Morning Vintage Ford Fanatics! Time to launch! Everybody be cool and safe. Yoop!
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rheacox , Those look great when I installed signals on my 30, I had weird troubles with them and after making myself nuts trying to find the problem I discovered all that was wrong was the flasher unit, it seems the Chinese not only sent us a virus but also a bunch of bad 6 volt flashers, after about 4, I finally got one that worked properly, if you have any problems rule out the flasher first. :...

RIP Mr. Squirrel...

I will miss Mr. Squirrel !

Morning Group !! Beautiful pool area Mitch, what a transformation Ed could keep all the women folk happy too ...

Morning All, a crisp 35 degrees this morning. My old bones are creaky this morning. Will get them moving in a bit. A cup of joe or two and will get on some Model A stuff.

Y'all have a great day.

Mornin all!

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Have small head gasket leak on drivers side between cylinders 2 & 3. Leakage takes about a month to evaporate 1/2 gallon of water to exterior and evaporated by engine heat. No indication of leakage getting into cylinders. Considering good quality head gasket sealer, pros & cons of using head gasket sealer?...

Home again home again...

Possibly for the Model K. Rod

Wow Mitch!!! That is totally awesome!!! I REALLY like that idea of putting Ed to work 😂😂😂

The Charleston SC LowCountry Model A’s started with breakfast and toured several local historic areas, then finished with an outdoor lunch. ...

We'll be praying that Jesse will be fine.

Wow, Mitch! That is stunning! It has everything to my eyes-exceptional flowing design, top line materials, complimentary landscaping (the Atlas Cedars are nice focus points) with a nice variety of plants, privacy screening with mature cedars, a practical shed and on and on. Didn't see a bar and a grill so don't count on me making the drive.

'999' was the number of Henry Ford's race car, the one he whooped that Alexander Winton guy in the early days of Ford Motor Co. on a frozen Lake Huron, in 1902. Ford Motor Co. was built on racing.
That said, I believe that your odometer is either A.-Showing respect to Henry's race car or B.-The dam thing is just haunted!!!...

Larry good to see you guys were out having fun! Thanks for the pictures really enjoyed them!

I love that red brick building the Pickers put up in LeClaire. That would be a great building to house an antique Ford collection in. Looks old but is modern all at the same time.

I've been told that the Pickers spend most of their time in Nashville and aren't around the LeClaire...

I have wrapped the top bows with the cloth bow covering, the front bow with vinyl. The bows are in place and ready for the padding. I found a good place to hang the top material to try to get the wrinkles out. I wonder if Mrs, lucky will notice. Art...

Steve
as you know before the trip I installed a new speedo as my old one had issues. My new one did pretty well keeping up. My wife took a pick when I went down a hill once and hit 76.
tires and front end were perfectly smooth, and as you know it will stop ....

Jeff,
many thanks. Been keeping busy doing A work and more here in St. Louis area, so not too much time to post . Last week was a much needed road trip and a great time. Had great fun with our group and Steve and Linda (Bnchief).
steves the best except when he gets lost ....... and then he still is.
great times , great friends .
thanks again for the kind words.
la...

Yes guys it was and is an awesome trip road trip.
just painted up and installed my newly acquired new Old stock Kari keen trunk the night before. It came in handy....

Jamey,
they have a lot of their paraphernalia stuff for sale and some of their pick items smattered in. Some are high some are not too bad. 2nd time I’ve been there . Last time had better stuff for sale.
still a nifty experience if you are close in the area .
it was a great model A trip .

I think there needs to be a Vff member tour in each quadrant of the country each...

No big deal, it’s only the steering...

I flushed the differential and realized this morning that during my drive yesterday, I forgot I had tightened the pitman arm a notch a week earlier and to notice if there was any improvement!! My wife commented “you're slipping” and another not so nice “tip.”

Just want to thank everyone again for all the advice and assistance. I have her back together but still has the wheel shimmy, so it must have been something else since the old ball setup was jacked. Now I also have a pinhole leak in the lower water pipe, oh well. Guess I'll start looking at what else it could be.

Nice Pics. Looks Relaxing.

X3 It also takes me an average of three to four days to grease the car. I cant remember where the zerks are and even with my specks on, I cant see where they’re at. ...

Thanks for your reply. Mine was done by feel and the heat is as you describe yours. My thinking is the way its setup, I may not get 99% life out of it, maybe only 90%. But it will outlast me by a long shot. lol. Thanks again for taking the time to post....

Thanks for your post. My dad started teaching us the “musicians” technique when I was five or so back in the late fifties. Its always worked out for me. There was a learning curve for sure. I remember back in high school becoming a regular at our community junk yard buying rearends. The first three or four ring and pinion setuos detonated in the middle of my burn outs in my GTO. Im smiling now...

X2...

I am no expert, but have rebuilt about a half dozen differentials. I set the preloads by feel. After a long drive, the torque tube to banjo bearing area is warm, almost hot. Nothing uncomfortable to lay a hand on indefinitely. I have thousands of miles on these rebuilds with no problems, so although they may be on the tight side, I don't think they are leading to any premature failure. I would guess...

For those that did not see the live video on the hall of fame induction., here you go....

Congratulations to the MAFFI Hall of Fame inductees for 2020.

Leslie Andrews, Albert Kahn, Aldie E. Johnson, Jr. and Robert E. Anderson. It was a wonderful afternoon!!

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"Fig. 1151" was from the April 1931 Service Bulletin. The figure numbers were sequential making them easy to locate.

Sure is cool.. Good Job JD, who heads up the VFF detective dept...

Way too cool Don. !!!

Yes it does. In order Jack, Jon, Don, Pat, Mike.

Looks really good

Good idea!...

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The only thing missing is a server. I wonder if Ed’s available We’ll put his ass back to work.

How early do I need to put my beach towels on the loungers to reserve my poolside spot?

Awesome trip!! Out of curiosity, were the prices high at the American Pickers’ store?

N97323
Looks great Don.
Is that a personalized antique plate?
If so, does each letter indicate each of your brothers? Cool if it does. ...

Larrys40
Great to see you posting....Love the pictures!
You have been missed here on the forum.


Jeff

Looks awesome! Is it called Dizzyland? Or Wizzyland? Seriously it looks awesome!!!

Looks very nice!!

[/QUOTE]Mark's website, marksspeedometer.com ..... one can find where Mark's services are only for speedometers ....... [/QUOTE]

... I have somewhat of a reason to believe that is who Bert’s get his rebuilt from ... I have somewhat of a recollection that it was wrapped in newsprint from Montana....

I'm just saying get the car running right without an air filter or fuel filter. After that add on whatever extra stuff you feel you need one item at a time....

The finished product, it’s like a resort in the back yard.. I have plenty of Model A parking, come one come all

Finally got it out of the box and on the car

I will take Mr. Wong's advice and check out that wire. On my harness it's a single black wire that feeds the horn and lights, must be a 70s/80s repro. Terminals are soldered at least.
Ah, Kent Hoyt, the Car Talk chicken soup purveyor . I'll take his advice too!

H. L. Chauvin thanks, I figured that video would be a better explanation than I could ever type ...

After clicking on no. 3 above, i.e., https://www.vintagefordforum.com/for...uddenly-siezed ,,,,, and later scrolling down to no. 19, and after looking at Mark's website, marksspeedometer.com ..... one can find where Mark's services are not only for speedometers ....... other interesting Model A services could be beneficial to Model A owners living not too far from his specific location and area.

The engine requires the same fuel to air ratio regardless. The engine will not alter the mixture that a given carburetor delivers unless there is additional air entering the inlet stream. A carburetor which achieves maximum performance with the GAV opened 1/4 turn will do the same on another engine barring any vacuum leaks....

Beautiful roadster!

We arrived back in Fairbanks safe and sound on Thursday afternoon. l think that there might have been 20 miles of dry pavement the entire trip back, 360 miles, and most of it was just North of Anderson/Clear Airforce Station where l experienced my first ever tire failure, the sidewall gave out on the New Zealand Firestone tires that were donated buy a fellow l loaned some specialty tools l had made,...

Steve
heres a few more. Wonderful trip trouble free trip ....

No. 26 response above, as kindly mentioned, may not be the problem; but with "anomaly" Model As, we all have witnessed quite a few still unresolved Model A "mystery" problems.

Just for general Model A condensation information and additional water injection information, during vintage vehicle times, it was never uncommon to witness many poorer people years ago driving...

Got the Roadster out yesterday for a spin about town ...

My odometer reads 12336 since rebuilt. The speed indicator works and is dead on with a phone app I use, the face of my phone is much easier to see than the Model A. So I think the questions here should be. Where or who rebuilt your speedometer that has a non working odometer? How accurate is the speed? Does cost mean more to you, or is reliability more important? My experience, I bought a rebuilt...

Carl gave me a tour three years ago, amazing life time's collection. My numbers might not be correct but 23 Model T's, 18 where Grand National winners. A very gracious gentleman.

Jeff he built a museum for them only it is not at his house

Mine just hit 9999 and stopped. Speed indicator still works, but odometer is frozen. Time to look up someone to repair it.

Our local MARC region did a tour of his museum ten or fifteen years ago. He was extremely kind and welcoming, allowing anyone to touch the cars and even sit in them....

Amazing what one can accomplish when they are focused and driven....

When the grease in the odometer gets old and dried out it is common for them to stick when trying to turn over a big number.
When a speedometer is REBUILT the odometer should be taken apart to clean out the hard dried out grease and new grease applied.
This is a very time consuming job and requires special tools, some rebuilders skip this step.
Calibration is also time consuming...

May be off topic, but after removing the fill plug after driving, I was hit by a short blast of air . The lube was warm to touch and churned up. This was prior to installing the Meropa 1200. I also installed a pressure relief tube as posted elsewhere, because with our non stock tranny, there was no air pathway to bleed out via the torque tube , etc..

Wow

*Grumble, grumble, grumble* Well, yesterday went well, kinda took the day off, so today just plop da pan on and another engine finished, this one going to Arizona. I'm taking the rest of the day off!

Not saying this is your problem, but injecting water into cylinders will clean carbon and plugs. Some cars in the 1960's even had systems to pull small amounts of special fluid/water into intake....

Ready for a laugh? Friday morning I started the Dakota and went to drive and realized I had no power steering. Raised the hood and Mr. Squirrel had bought the farm, and his head was wedged behind a pulley. I couldn't pull him out and the belt was shot. AAA to the rescue and let Wayne's garage handle it. Got it back last night and will get the bill tomorrow. I hope a squirrel casket and burial is not...

I have my second cup of coffee and today will be a day of rest. After Mass this morning I will watch a Nationals-Miami doubleheader and only have to feed the steer.

Busy week last week, A friend who builds fences came and dug/drove most of the posts for the new barnyard fence. I started stacking the old stuff for burning, taking to landfill or a few reusable things. Did that yesterday...

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A lot of old original wiring harness just gets tossed out because they are not useable and reproductions are easy to get and use.

If you have any old original harness that you have that you are not going to use, I am in need of some.

Thanks.

Steve Plucker
Prescott, WA

It was someone else that suggested that the filter may be causing a lean condition. One of the hazards of responding to many posts in one is that it may not be clear who, each statement was in response to. I appreciate your (and all others) suggestions even if I disagree with it. I very much appreciate anyone that takes the time to consider and respond. Regarding "basic engine settings",...

$2.44 a gallon delivered to my above ground tank.

Fordnut
This is your area of Expertise Mark.
Care to weigh in?

Chief check this thread out
https://www.vintagefordforum.com/for...uddenly-siezed

At 999 it seems like the “dog” is not able to pull the “cog”. Too much weight/effort, this is a very common problem with british speedometers on my Minis.

Wow....lasting memories!
Thanks for sharing.

Good Morning VFF! Sounds like everybody had a good Model A Day. Ed, at least you can say you had a flat on a Model A on Model A Day. Jamey, It sure is nice when children return home. I hope Mitch don't get scalded this winter in his year around pool. It's nice Bob won the Display Case for all the chuckles he gives us every morning. My son needs to borrow my daily driver...

Wow!!!!!
Is this located in his home? Or does he have a museum?
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I am sure you can get it into gear without a clutch, just get the RPM right and push that shifter into HI...........

Bobm90
Congratulations .

Morning fellas!! I’m glad I have pals like you guys!
We are loading up the family truckster for WV. We weren’t planning on things going like they did, but at least Jesse will be home for a little while.
Hope everybody has a great day!! 😎

😂😂😂😂😂...

Good Morning Fellow VFFaholics.
Hope everyone enjoyed National Model A Day yesterday.

Stay Safe and drive 'em if ya got'em.

Glad you enjoyed them we had a great week.

I will get some pics of the hinges next time I am over there. Thanks for the info....

I had a weird problem with my speedometer it was rebuilt, the trip meter worked perfectly the speedometer is 3mph slow the odometer worked fine til it got 999 and then would go no further.

That was a nice run Chief.. Thanks for the pics

Hey Pat, here's the first picture of Jamey
The new one in an improvement. ...

Good morning Model a road trip is done found a few things to work on all minor, quail stayed straight car ran great 650 miles on the whole trip.

Drinking my first hot one on this nippy morning poolside. Heated that baby to 82 yesterday and jumped in. Hope y’all have a nice relaxing Sunday like me. Safe travels Jamey, I might put that picture on top of the VFF pages... . Jesse does tower over your ass

Helped my plumber install a gas tank into his late '31 Sports Coupe, installed the door latches, and futzed with the rumble seat lid, more work on that later.

My first thing is to question that they are original hinge pieces on the rumble lid. The repro units are small in every direction and so I would expect that you would need the pivot point where you have the mark.

The hinge should be smooth on the faces and fit like a glove to the rumble lid. You also should expect to find 3 Dnuts at each mount point. The repro hinge will not fit original...

Good Morning All. Happy Sunday. Getting cooler every day. Might have to fire up the furnace this morning, It's was 64 degrees in the house this morning.

Y'all have a great day....

I did not, but will next time I am over there.



None. I don't think they have been touched.

This is a puzzler. We will keep picking at it. More as I know more. Thanks...