Model A Tech

Q: I’m replacing the cam gear on my 29. I haven’t decided if I’m going fiber or aluminum. What do you recommend for the torque on cam nut? Thank You. -Skinz A: The Les Andrews book says the camshaft timing gear torque should be 100 ft/lbs. The fiber timing gears are how they came for […]

Q:  My 1931 Fordor started to develop a blown head gasket (coolant into the oil and  oil seepage between cylinders 2 and 3 on the driver side of the block). The motor ran smoothly, but it was time to address the problem.  I removed the set screw under the distributor’s body and found the distributor was

Q:  I’ve started to look at a couple vehicles and am OK to spend a bit to get something that I don’t have to work through. My question is are any of your Model A’s capable of driving coast to coast without problems? Can they be that reliable? Are those 50,000 mile tires on them

Q: I have a seven tooth steering box in my 1929 Ford model A can they be rebuilt and who would you recommend to do the rebuilding ?Are there adjustments on the steering box? Thank you, Sal A: Hi Sal, The 7 tooth isn’t adjustable like the 2-tooth.  They can be rebuilt.  I’d suggest asking

Q: I was able to buy a rebuilt engine a while back and since my pickup is an early 28 I wanted to change the oil pan to the early type with the oil pump service opening.  Oil pan removed, I found the spring under the oil pump broken and the timing gear converted to

Thanks, Paul Shinn, for this Model A Birthday Video!

Q:  I would appreciate an opinion here.  A customer brought me a ’29 Sedan and wants turn signals, using the existing tail light and an added right rear tail light for rears, and use the cowl lights for the forward facing turn signals.  I have done these before, however when I did, I bought the

Q: I have a 1930 Fordor , with 37,000 miles on it. When I got it, it was setting a long time, and had a valve hung up in it. I used a wood dowel to tap the valve loose. Since then, I have driven it for two summers. I did a compression test and