I am planning on removing the drums from the wood wheels.  I want to paint them (currently rusty) and have them lightly turned to true them up.  Is there any special problems in removing them?  Do I just unbolt them and remove?  The hub will not fall apart will it?  I do not want to have one of the those problems that I caused.  thanks

I am rebuilding the brakes which lead to needing new king pins which has lead to removing the front axle and taking to a machine shop to get it all apart.  Since it is now apart, it needs to be painted.  I would guess that the chassis was all black but was it gloss or semi gloss?

I have been looking at photos of people engines and it appears I am missing things.  I have a bell crank on the passenger side of the engine but seem to be missing the linkage on either side.  I think I am also missing parts for the steeering wheel levers.  Could someone post a photo of the steering box area?  I have the levers on the center of the steering wheel but what they control is my problem?  thanks

I lost the key at the auction house and they have not sent it yet, so I hot wired her.  Not that hard.  I started right up.  I am not used to  20's era cars, they have a lot of noise, mainly tappets.  The oil pressure when to 60 psi then dropped to 30's once hot.  I have  no idea if rebuild but planning on pulling the pan this weekend.  I had filled the radiator up to the top of which it started to blow off the extra.  I only went a few miles as the lack of brakes (except parking) was a factor.  What temp should the radiator be at once hot?   I have a infrared temp gun that I plan on using.  If the rad was block, I would guess the temp would be higger??  rusty

I noticed that the fuel line and oil pump lines are copper.  My old car "expert" (grandpa) has that copper lines on a car can work harden and crack.  Were they steel or orginially copper?

rusty

Hello,  I just went to an auction to get a model A but bidded on and won a 29 Plymouth instead.  I liked the look, no other reason.  I am a pretty good back yard mechanic of 40-50's cars, mainly flatheads.  This car is seems to run well, at least the 100 feet I had to drive it to the trailer.  I have found a lot of problems once I got her home.   I have ordered a owner manual off ebay but no luck with a shop manual.  I plan on a lot of questions this fall on this forum so  thanks is in order for future problems. 

rusty