Well done. I am a weld inspector. Clean the surface, spray the dye, wait 20 minutes (coffee time), wipe all red off, spray the developer on, wait again 20 but stay at the site. No more then 20 minutes and then wait the for red bleedings. When none, then it is okay. But had some severe cracks in it. Regards from the Netherlands.
Man I am impressed, for some one that seam like he hadn't fooled with model A before you sure figured it out quick. Got a rear seal leak on my 1929. I hope I can get that oil pump to stay in place long enough to put the pan back on. Great video Thanks
Great video. My parents recently moved to a smaller place have asked me to have their Model A. I've always worked on cars, but have a lot to learn about the older ones. Lots of handy pointers there. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome job. 1st class. I have a 1930 model A truck, 68 Camaro 396 , time to downsize. Just turned 70, 4/7/49. Love those classic cars. No engine check lights. LOL Thanks for sharing.
Great work Ken!!! I appreciate you taking the time to let us take this journey with you!!! In the days gone by I set the points with a piece of the box they came in ! Be safe Ken and God bless you!!!
Ray Eddy Thanks. I actually wasn't setting the points. I was just cleaning them some oil got on them when the engine was on the engine stand upside down.
great video really interesting to see how they mould machines I put together you did a lot of work with that hope the customer is happy with everything you did always tricky to find them last few problems need to go to the rest of your videos as your channel looks really interesting thanks for taking the time to post these videos
bodgit and leggit garage Thanks. I only do jobs like that once or twice a year on old cars. I also do some small jobs on old cars. Most of the cars I work on are less than 20 years old.
1970chevelle396 it's nice to see the older cars especially as we don't get them old American cars over here nice to see what's involved working on them just going through your videos just nice to see cars we don't get over here enjoying watching your vids
That MagnaFlux stuff works great, I have used it a few times at the shop. I have to say, I have seen a lot of stuff come in but never in my life electrical taped leaf springs haha. That was a super cool car and really good shape. Great job fixin it up!
South Main Auto Repair I wished I had the real Magnaflux tester like machine shops use. That leaf spring was a joke. Can't believe someone wouldn't replace the bolt. Another thing that was a joke was the wire nuts they put on everything. I got it running much better since making the video. I didn't realize the choke knob is also the main adjustment for the Carburetor. I didn't see that until I rebuilt the Carburetor. Thats why it was running so rich. Its goofy you can adjust the Carburetor while driving.
Yeah I have only seen one of those. It had the carb adjustment and the spark timing right up on the steering column. Must have really been something to drive back in the day during the cold winters. I really enjoy looking at those old ones and the technology they had, some of them were really fascinating. I have a friend that collects Packards and they have some really neat options. His one car is early 50's and had a self seeking radio. It looks possessed when you see the knob moving on its own haha
Oh and I know a guy who has a machine shop here and is retiring. I can see if he would be willing to sell his magna flux when he does. It is essentially a huge magnet and metal dust if I remember right. Been a while sense I have seen one. So much is aluminium not many machine shops here use them any more.
This video had me mesmerized from start to finish! Your experience REALLY showed, and I KNOW those guys up north can't touch you no matter how many cars they do a day. You're funny Ken, how many people could pull out a hundred dollar bill and use it to set points? LOL!! You came a long from from when we would use matchbox covers :)
Astral Auto Repairs Im sure those guys up north probably didn't know you can clean points with money. There to young to even know what points are. LOL One of the first places I ever worked for the big joke was it had to be a hundred dollar bill.
You gave it a new lease on life. The cab was small and I think if you pulled up on the shifter while you were in gear driving to could move it over to the passenger side up towards the dash and out of the way. So you and your honey could sit cheek to cheek. The guys in the model A club used to say that a model T was a hobby and the model A was transportation. I think the VW bug was the model A of it's era. Nice job on the vid and the car. Take Care
TheEZGZ Passenger compartment is so small on those cars. I think people in the 1930's must have been very skinny. Im not very big and I barely fit in there. The shifter doesn't seem to come out of the top of the transmission like the Chevy's did.
No, it doesn't "come out" but if you pull up hard against the spring in the shifter tower, it will swing around towards the pass. door and out of the way.
One more comment ... Original fans BREAK and are dangerous they have gone through the hood , chewed up the radiator and injured people So I thought I would comment on that . I prefer the heavy steel 4 blade replacement fan myself and will not have an original 2 blade fan on my Model A I recall a guy at a Model A gathering crying because his fan broke and it went right through the top of the hood . If the fan breaks and hits you that is really bad news . The fans rust from the inside and break or can also fatigue crack .
lee sherman Cars were so cheap back then to buy. But people didn’t make much money back then. My dad has a 70 Chevy C10 truck that he bought brand new for $2,500
Very nice work. I bet the guy that owns it is sure glad you fixed it all correctly! How many hours total did you work on it? I am working on a 29 Model A for my sister. The car was in rough shape! Everything was either wore out, rusted out or bent! Lots and lots of hours so far. Still lots to do! Thanks and take care! Tom
cigarcaptain I barely fit. Its hard for me to get in and out of it. Putting the nuts on the screws that hold the hood on way under the dash was not easy.
