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12 v system I tried to start my Jeep with the battery and it won't turn over so it seems those who said bad battery are right. Guess I'll be...
Problem is the battery is only a month old and has been starting Ok. So even if the meter or charger is mis=reading the amount of charge it should...
Not the chargers because I have 2 and both read the same and show acurately other batteries I put it on. Same for the volt meter it reads ok on...
This is one for the hokey ass board 'cause my battery is truly acting "hokey" Issue is: My Model A has a new battery, fully charged and verified...
OK I may have misnamed the contact on top of the starter that when depressed it makes contact with the starter to start. What ever that is called...
When I depress the starter floor button the starter turns over once then I lose all electrical. The stater and solenoid were replaced 4 years ago....
I ordered the pin removal tool so will be trying that The heat and wax sounds like it could speed up the process so I'll be trying that as well....
would heating the hinge screws rather than the hinge pins also work DYT? would save damage to the outside of the paint job.
Ready to give up so any ideas will be appreciated. I need to bondo the very bottom of the doors on my '31 Model A pick up. Problem is I can't get...
Thanks for all those great "tips" But I'm leery about jumping a 6 v with a 12v cause the gages and ignition coil could be damaged and the battery...
I have a car still with a 6v system. And I'd like to get a portable jump starter in case I break down and need a jump start (again). Last time I...
Yes Bandit that's exactly what mine looks like; the cover then the screen then the oil soaked filter. I too will be converting to a removable...
302 That's what I thought at first but the top was actually bend under the lip of the bottom part of the housing. I had to unbend it to remove....
OK I admit I'm no mechanic, but I been around old cars for a long time. Bought a 54 Mainline 8 months or so ago and recently saw some black smoke...
Got it! Looks like it's the fuel line or pump. It'll start right up each time I prime it. Thanks for all the advise.
A mechanic went thru it about a year ago and said everything looked "good" except the wiring was old and missing a lot of the insulation. Could...
Haven't checked the plugs, hard to get to but plan that next.
Last trip I start the car ('54 Mainline) drove 30 to 40 miles, re-started 2 times during the trip then it turned over but wouldn't start again....
Anthony that is exactly what I have so it is obviously the power steering.
mine has a short, graduated dip stick
yes it has power steering/power brakes and that was my 1st thought it was for power steering but when it said auto trans fluid I was confused. I'd...
May be a dumb ? but. I bought my '54 Mainline Ford a few months ago. I'm no mechanic, but poking under the hood I noticed a fluid reservoir and...
I cleaned the seats and used Dupli-color adhesion promoter then Dupli-color vinyl and fabric spray dye then a clear seal for fabric & vinyl. Yet...
Want to refurbish stained and faded seats and headliner. To save a little I thought of spray dying both., I tried it on a section of the seats but...
Took apart the wiper motor in my '54 Mainline to try to get it working but after cleaning it up oiling it up and replacing the gasket seal it...
"...There is an old book called "The Resurection of a Vicky" which deals with 55/56 Fords. They were similar to a 54 in many ways and it may be...
Hey jimmy I'm same age as you were when you did this 75, so hopefully I agile enough to do it too. Tried to release the 4 bolts on the seat but of...
Thanks for all the tips guys. Haven't gotten around to pull the motor yet, so I may be able to save it and keep the original (which i prefer) ....
yeah I know the original motor is a vacuum unit and not sure what I will replace it with just yet, thanks for the tip that there is an elect that...
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