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- Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Removing Posts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2353
Re: Removing Posts
Hal i agree with you entirely.some time back there was a post about efforts to move away from gasoline powered cars (which seems like an unreal nutso idea to me) and there were some really shocking facts about things actually seeming to be gaining support in Califunny (surprise) and other areas.i ma...
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: A MUST FOR THE t DRIVER
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3584
Re: A MUST FOR THE t DRIVER
Robert: OMG that sticker is priceless!! where did you get it? please share the "how to get one" info with us,please please.
- Sun Jul 07, 2019 12:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 6 volt battery dilemma
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8976
Re: 6 volt battery dilemma
LOTSA good advice from everybody.that's why i love this forum! Gee,i never thought of buying a battery at walmart of all places,or autozone,for that matter.Now to clarify why i am so anal about batteries,i used to travel deep into Mexico,hundreds of miles from anything and couldn't afford a "surpris...
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 6 volt battery dilemma
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8976
Re: 6 volt battery dilemma
Mark,a battery can pick up a mild sulphating just sitting on a store shelf for a week or 10 days.if left in that state the battery will never reach full (100%) charge for ever and ever after.a battery at 96 or 98 % capacity is ok but a quick kick with the desulpfater will restore the battery to full...
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 9:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 6 volt battery dilemma
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8976
6 volt battery dilemma
Seeking recommendations on a GOOD 6 volt Model T battery...I'm kinda a battery freak,and my luck for getting good batteries for our more modern (12 volt) batteries lately has been poor.Granted, I'm not the typical battery purchaser,but I never install a new battery in anything in our herd without fi...
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Oils
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8234
Re: Oils
I believe the folks that say any old kind of today's oil is most likely superior to what was used in days of yore...I just buy inexpensive oil,heavier in summer,lighter in winter and change it every 25 hours on the hour meter...(ex air force habit doing all maint.by running time).as some wise person...
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Oils
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8234
Re: Oils
I believe the folks that say any old kind of today's oil is most likely superior to what was used in days of yore...I just buy inexpensive oil,heavier in summer,lighter in winter and change it every 25 hours on the hour meter...(ex air force habit doing all maint.by running time).as some wise person...
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: How much time have you got ??
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8418
Re: How much time have you got ??
when I don't have enough time to fiddle with/repair/drive and just stand back and admire the wonders of my wife's 1927 touring (named DAISY) and do all the gottado's and should do's and better do's,I just let everything but DAISYtime take a back seat to what is important...DAISY.that's just me.
- Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:58 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: California without gasoline-burning cars?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9694
Re: California without gasoline-burning cars?
I have 2 questions : 1...why would anyone want to live in California? 2...what will happen the first time some tree-hugging dummy freezes to death when he/she/it runs the battery flat in their all-electric vehicle when they skid off the beaten path in a roadside mishap in a snowstorm or some similar...
- Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: OT maybe ???
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4691
Re: OT maybe ???
these things look awful gimmicky to me.i have a roll of rosin-core solder and a soldering iron both of which are many years old... i use them and shrink tubing from horrible freight and never have any trouble.just my 2 cent's worth.
- Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: OT maybe ???
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4691
Re: OT maybe ???
these things look awful gimmicky to me.i have a roll of rosin-core solder and a soldering iron both of which are many years old... i use them and shrink tubing from horrible freight and never have any trouble.just my 2 cent's worth.
- Fri May 31, 2019 8:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Gasoline Fumes
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7869
Re: Gasoline Fumes
gasoline fumes are NOTHING TO TAKE LIGHTLY...as a long time sailboater I can tell lots of tales that will curl your hair.true gasoline vapors are heavier than air,and will tend,just like propane,to be at heavier concentrations down low,but the fact that the odor is detectable at nose-level proves th...
- Fri May 31, 2019 7:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Model T coil tester advice: HCCT, Strobo-Spark, ECCT
- Replies: 115
- Views: 44425
Re: Model T coil tester advice: HCCT, Strobo-Spark, ECCT
LOVE the story by Matt in califunny about shocking his bro with a T coil on the doorknob...in the early 1950s when i was in high school here in Tucson,i wired a T coil to the frame of my car and installed a switch to apply power to it so at the drive-in (or wherever the opportunity presented itself)...
- Mon May 27, 2019 12:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Memorial Day and Model T's
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4200
Re: Memorial Day and Model T's
as a veteran i say thanks for the appreciation expressed here.i never never stop observing and showing gratitude for what this day signifies.
- Sun May 26, 2019 11:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: They are still out there
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3107
Re: They are still out there
What a beauty!! did they buy it? What is the difference between a roadster and a torpedo roadster? (my ignorance on display again)
- Fri May 24, 2019 9:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Model T coil tester advice: HCCT, Strobo-Spark, ECCT
- Replies: 115
- Views: 44425
Re: Model T coil tester advice: HCCT, Strobo-Spark, ECCT
amen,Mike.as i said in my post on this subject,obvious improvement in performance tells all you need to know when it comes to coil adjustment...vic borg
- Fri May 17, 2019 10:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: handbrake quadrant replacement dilemma
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2167
handbrake quadrant replacement dilemma
I removed the worn-out toothless handbrake quadrant from my wife's '27 touring but am stumped trying to get the new one in.I can't figure for the life of me why old Henry chose to rivet this piece to the frame instead of bolting it in place, but that is my problem.I got the old one out by cutting it...
- Sun May 12, 2019 5:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: lotsa fuzz on oil magnet in transmission filter
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4103
Re: lotsa fuzz on oil magnet in transmission filter
thanx for the responses,friends.the fuzz was just covering the magnet;no Don King look.No rebuild,but i did just replace a blown head gasket earned by trying to keep up with a bunch of model Ts at an event in laughlin,nevada a couple of weeks ago but i can't see how replacing a head gasket would pro...
- Sun May 12, 2019 11:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: lotsa fuzz on oil magnet in transmission filter
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4103
lotsa fuzz on oil magnet in transmission filter
newbie vic here again...every time i check the small magnet in the transmission filter basket there is a bunch of metallic fuzzy stuff clinging to it.i suspect that i'm just being a fussbuget about this but it nags on me.i'm a freak for clean oil and change oil every 30 hours of run time..(got an ho...
- Tue May 07, 2019 9:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: OT but Model T related
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6224
Re: OT but Model T related
jim my prayers are with you;back issues are nothing to take lightly.-that being said,the advice to consult with your doc is certainly good advice,but the well-wishes of others in this group are a sign of the concern this bunch of folks has for you and should comfort you.medical science today borders...
- Tue May 07, 2019 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: handbrake quadrant toothless on 1927 touring
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4444
Re: handbrake quadrant toothless on 1927 touring
thank you all very much for your advice and experience...thanks to this forum i will not do something stupid to my wife's precious DAISY,at least not this time...
- Mon May 06, 2019 9:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: handbrake quadrant toothless on 1927 touring
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4444
handbrake quadrant toothless on 1927 touring
the quadrant on my wife's 27 touring has gotten pretty toothless and i need to replace it. i guess it was originally bolted or pinned in somehow but somebody welded the riviets (how the hell is rivit spelled???( with copious blobs of weld stuff on the quadrant side.i've tried a bit of hack sawing on...
- Mon Apr 22, 2019 11:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Model T coil tester advice: HCCT, Strobo-Spark, ECCT
- Replies: 115
- Views: 44425
Re: Model T coil tester advice: HCCT, Strobo-Spark, ECCT
I had my coils done on an ecct rig by Erik Larson and the improvement in the performance of our 1927 touring is nothing short of amazing.he is at erik@modeltcoils.com...phone (661)609-7693.I don't have any special interest in giving him a thumbs-up other than sharing a good experience with my fellow...
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: oil
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3917
Re: oil
Thanks everybody...guess i'll calm down on adding extra oil.Henry musta known what he was doing since his creations are still ticking away!
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Bad advice from well meaning forum members
- Replies: 45
- Views: 15172
Re: Bad advice from well meaning forum members
HOLY COW!!! my grandkids tell me if it's on TV it hasta be true!
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: oil
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3917
oil
...I know there has been lotsa discussion on this topic but I need some info that I haven't seen covered: How much oil is correct in the engine??After running our '26 touring I check the oil on the after-market dipstick that some kind soul added and it reads scarily low.it eventually comes up to the...
- Sat Mar 02, 2019 1:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Steering Stabilizers
- Replies: 40
- Views: 12539
Re: Steering Stabilizers
I put one of those hydraulic steering stabelizors (how the hell do you spell that??) on my wife's 27 touring because ruts and bumps on our crappy roads here in tucson gave her the willies and she was convinced that something was dreadfully wrong with Daisy's front end.I checked everything out and al...
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Whats the Name of your T?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 20220
Re: Whats the Name of your T?
my wife named her '27 touring "DAISY" from the moment she laid eyes on it.I,as earlier folks have posted,come from a boating background and think it only proper to give names to objects of importance in one's life.i own a 1996 mercedes-benz 560SL that i named "SHULTZ"..an appropriate monicker for a ...
- Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: FJ - How to keep your trailer from being stolen
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10081
Re: FJ - How to keep your trailer from being stolen
i use a tongue locking device,run anchor chains from my sailboats through wheels and/or axles,always try to park near a big tree,telephone pole,fence post,or some very difficult to uproot object,run the same chain or another chain around said object,lots of padlocks everywhere. once parked my sailbo...
- Sun Feb 10, 2019 10:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: O.T. how did you get your sweetie to support your T addiction?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 14367
Re: O.T. how did you get your sweetie to support your T addiction?
actually,it wasn't hard for me at all! i had been trying to buy a model A that i could afford for a couple of years with not much success,having owned (and foolishly disposed of) quite a few of them in years past. A friend led me to Scott Parsons here in tucson as he had a couple of extra T's laying...
- Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: OT What if...No more gas ?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 13583
Re: OT What if...No more gas ?
this idea is the brain storm of that goofy flat-chested hispanic chick newly elected to the u.s.house by the equally goofy voters of new york state...i don't think the insanity of this idea will go very far. (at least i hope not)
- Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Has anyone tried doing or using this?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7329
Re: Has anyone tried doing or using this?
i discovered using dawn as a degreaser by accident.it out performed all the supposed best degreasers on my shelves by a mile at half the price.i also had a few bad experiences with the purple stuff discoloring some paint finishes,but never a problem with Dawn