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Well, by gum!
Thanks Mark!
Yessss!

"So many little things to do." Right there with ya Chad! :) Picked up a large brass/bronze cam gear-thrust ring for a single cam, 413, 4 cylinder (OT) I'm dumping $$$ into. Thank goodness that was done by complete chance, stopping in today. Ached for it (months) for some more weeks of work/fitting t...

Felt keeps the dirt out whilst being oily for the moving parts. Unless fully yucked-up with dirt-rust. I broke a shaft mount because it was rusted securely. Welded it back together and went on. Hmmm, I have felt and scissors. Why the heck haven't I re-felted those holes? Cotton waste would work too....

I'm so glad you posted your GOW-job here too! Yeehaw!
Summer sure dragged me down!

I hear ya loud and clear.
Or am I waiting for the OT project to "go to town" here...
Itchin' for more Chad.

Now that's a great road to travel to get to a Portal of greatness/cool Dallas!
You're truly a respectful gentleman. Knew that already. Thank you for NOT allowing photos out.
Certain that the fellow was appreciative also.
That drool-time must have been priceless tho. Wonderful.

And those eyes, forever looking, watching, sometimes asking for help/attention. If I cover a T, the lights/eyes never get completely covered. Put one on a trailer and your tail lights light those eyes. In the mirror are two eyes watching. They wish to see as they're still alive, mechanical beasts th...

And I'm such a stubborn ol' cuss I refuse to enter my name and number for timmy's militia to be able to come on the grounds.
Neat Avery Michael!
The coolest sXXX happens at those show grounds!

George went on to say why not call it a cold water heater then likely shrugged in his manner and tilted his head.

One here has a pump just like Steve's wheel chock. I like that type of pump. :) Doesn't move much water and allows the natural water movement to happen too. Just a two blade impeller. I didn't have an inlet elbow when this one was put together so I re-packed the gland nut, made gaskets and put it on...

Great news!
Bringing any engine back to life is an awesome thing but with the T, it's ready to go!

I'm glad you folks can do this!

Have a great time!

Beautiful Runabout!

Extensive info and knowledge here and coming in at a great rate plus interesting side notes from people in this hobby. I wouldn't have a clue how to post a pic on faceplant anyhow! Yet I follow a couple groups there. Clumsily. I do find the same on another forum I follow. It's late summer and we're ...

Keep us in the loop on what you find Thomas. :) As Mark says, if ya take it to a rad shop, beat and cram that thought into their heads of almost no pressure for their testing. If it were scaled-up, ya might get some mileage out of a washing/baking soda clean out. Some of these guys sure don't like a...

"What would you pass on to the next generation of T enthusiasts?"
You do not really HAVE to pull the engine/unit power plant OUT to change the main-clutch discs on some cars.
BTDT. (Been There, Done That.)

IF you're older: "Toga, Toga, Toga!"

I like those thoughts Mark!
I've laced belts together using thread or string and belts from around our waists for T's and lathes. They work.
Neil, that's the kind of machine or heavier I'm wanting. A machine that'll handle a 6 inch wide OT drive belt to save it.
Very interesting thread George.

You've earned them I.H.V.

Don't care if contrived or no.
You earned them.

And the wheelbase is so very long.
Neat pics Adrian.
Neat TT!

This was good thinking. It CAN happen. That T will live again! Main reason I won't run my TT down this hill until he has brakes, just in case the Warford comes out of gear. No brakes what so ever on the axle, sooo.... The others have and are tested every time down. Sure isn't the end of the world th...

I needed that today.

Like Brent says; keep us posted.
Best you can/when you can.
Prayers and thoughts for you folks, ALL you folks.

F-20: The belt is put away, the 14 is back in her spot, the pickup is back in his spot and I need to learn more about the Zenith carb. The F-14 actually started another engine! The little snot could handle this one. Turns out that worn out 220 engine is easily hand cranked. Three compressions/choke...

I really like Julius the TT! You have some nice model T's Nathan!
Someday I'll catch you and ask about Julius' paint job. Looks neat!

Fascinating photos! Got stuck on the Wallis tractor 5 pics above and the mid-late 20's IH? fuel? Barnsdale truck too. Wallis Cub Junior or K with the boiler plate frame/oil pan? Amazing how many views these photos have gotten! :) EDIT: Funky to watch some Wallis tractor start-ups. Ya put the handle ...

Excellent! Errant calves even!
Or as my sisters and I called them cairfains.
Beautiful Holstein calf!
Little farts!

There's a something about "seeing red" but it eludes me at the moment.

And Massey red too!
Cool!

On a darker note.
I want a mask, when I go to town, that has an upright middle finger printed in the fabric.
Tony F and the CDC already have the bug patents long ago.

Greg, I believe that. I still have a 49 G down in the woods with the jug kit waiting for me patiently. A powerhouse that'll outlast us all. With a blown out PTO... Hah! That G would be way easier to use than my current fair also. ;) Dave that simply makes sense. A clean carb and a hot mag = vroom. A...

Wonderful thread!

The F-20 was all set today for oiling testing: Son worked hard on it on Sunday! I was the gopher. Got bearing clearances set, all rod caps facing the right way :roll: and re-adjusted the oil pan to suit the "new" oil pump. He even admitted he was shot from HIS down and under the engine and up again....

Poor thing even left the rust trail on the floor underneath.
5 max, I'd say.
Zamac/pot metal: Moisture is very hard on those items.

Ya, we look at that pulley too. It doesn't ring but it's omnipresent. The bigger F's have a lever, Twin City's can leave the clutch dis-engaged but this little snot is always... Adrian, would you give an explanation of your technique, starting your little F? Including throttle position. The governor...

It's funny Adrian, a camera cannot capture what our eyes and brain see but that F-14 sure does sound great in the videos...
Little snot.
Better than when I hear it.
Huh? Whajja say?

Hank, is the punch sharp or blunt? Very interesting method.

Craig, yep that lady had grit! Mark, don't beat yourself up so bad about this. You've already been beaten up by the T with a mistake. Two days ago I windmilled a much larger engine that just wouldn't come back to life with quarter turns. The helper engine couldn't do it for me so I reached down and ...

My 18 came to me with a 70's repro newer wood firewall as they thought it was a 22 or 23 (engine serial). There was sort of a hole there next to the carb adjust slot so I grabbed the drill, opened it up at a steep angle, ran a wire up and put a loop on it. Myself, I'm not real keen on adding "modern...

Boy are those Chevrolet crank shafts tough.
Really neat photos!

Doggone it, are the very few of us the only??? Perhaps there are more but don't come down here much. ;) A short utub clip of #26038, a 1928 17-28 Twin City brought back to life with help from the F-14. Some broken-down ol' man hand-cranked him back to life! Ya, I twisted his tail/windmilled him to g...

I did.
Tough/strange year.
Thank ya sir.

Yep, let's just totally shut our immune systems down... Not a good choice.
Sorry FJ.
Eh hem! Keep 'em coming! Some days I need this thread!

Great pic Tim!

I get behind on too many videos.
Ahhh. Nice cruise. Beautiful country!

You're nuts Jonah. And welcome to the old iron affliction! All of us are nuts! Hallelujah. :lol: For some of us, the (flywheel) gas engines and old tractors are often hand in hand with the Ford T! Good choice with a model T! Parts availability & ease of servicing etc etc. It's a huge plus that the m...

That first video in this thread was wonderful. Loved it!
This one was REAL! Thank you, you two! Made me feel more at home.
No wonder I have a COLD beer with me when I'm out with all my different machines. Ya gotta have a sense of humor!

Thank you, you two!

Uh huh!

Awesome!
That sixth photo is very cool.

Perry. Uh huh!
Herb. So close and yet so far away...
FJ. Nice thread. Keeps the "bears" away here!

In my 50's I started carrying one that said NRA but that fell off. Blade is as dull as as the day is long. Still cuts tho! As handy as the flashlight in my pocket! Used it just a few hours ago digging in a rust pit. :) Couldn't be without it anymore. Ouch. The point is still sharp so I'm easier on e...

Ick. Hot. Oh, but it's a dry heat... Fiddlesticks. In the yard, playing with OT, 81, 57 degree dew-point and sunny. Was blinking hot. Aww poop, now you have me wanting (more) to work on the '45 Flat Head amidst all my other pressing projects. Just pressed the button on the '45 and away it went. 25 y...

Watching here too. Also have a set for the 18 that are about 2" too wide now.
Strong bows! They really tug at the body when I put them on.

Wow.

For a guy with a motorcycle pic as his avatar, he was doing what he liked. Riding.
We'll miss his signature laugh on his posts.
Thank you Allen.

Wayne, that was fantasticl! Thank you! I appreciate it! An F series I'd bet. An F-12/14 is still naughtier than an 8 or 9 perhaps. Hahaha! NOT. Maybe an F-20 or 30... :) As time passes, we sure have stories to tell don't we! You learned quickly. I was slower then but look out now! Ya right... So gla...

Oh my. Neat find.

Michael, is that like the one or two pilgrim has?
Neat little buggy!

That's your AR! Gawgeous! Running OK?
Sweet!

The new doors look great!

Immeasurable learning these guys are getting from you Hank. Can't wait for the start-up report guys! Fruits of your labors guys! Susanne, Ding ding! You nailed it! When I was in high school, too dumb, didn't think I'd want metal shop and went to work outside and got A's when at work. Yet, I gravitat...

Funny on the running board toolbox! Uh huh, some days we need tools at hand! Silly thought perhaps: Is the point gap just a hair too close? Grampa's truck (not a T but a '58 Chevrolet six) was the same and fooled with us all until I opened the points just a tiny bit. Then, no problem with warm start...

Dare I ask? Susan posted about number 5,000,000 in the museum's care for awhile. That's cool.
I thought it should've been a sticky at the top. Even locked perhaps...
?

You're right Harold. ..."when you can find the proper size box wrench"... :) Some of these OldTractors's here were seriously shoved back in to service, out in the field after a very quick fix. Pliers are even harder on bolts/nuts. By gum, I have one those long-lever clamping, adjustable spanners her...

Eirk, that's great!
Ya, if ya look-see, ya can get dat logic in yer noggin...

That's fantastic!

Howdy from central MN!
Great to hear it's too darn busy in your world.

Thanks Michael. Very happy to have this power unit injected into this puzzle. :) Of course it doesn't run. Stuck. Valves are all loose tho. Rod, nice 8N. And a working tractor! :) I think I can dare post this... Last piece in my very centric puzzle. "Eccentric" if you're like me. ;) Early 20-35 Twin...

In my own mind Rob: I've titled this "Virgil gets a ride in the K." In my own mind of course.
Great pics and thank you for showing!

The antique gas engine and tractor markets have been sagging also for the last few years.
There was a post on another site a day or two ago asking the same question.
Not just this year but it sure doesn't help.

Doggone. This is good news and a great thread! Yous guys like gas engines! Nice pics! Still can't get over that Witte hopper-cooled 25. I have a very few smaller engines and should grab an ancient photo and some modern pics. Beautiful 2-1/2 Waterloo Boy Les. A good friend has an early 7 that my son ...

Now that I think about those points and see Jim's pic, the points and Delco distributor looks like the one in a 29 IH/Waukesha XA 222 also.

Ya, it took a hole veek fore my brain caught me up and figgered out a clutch on da little, Tvin Y Briggs engined treckit. It verked! Oops. That was off topic. Funny how our brains work tho. All of a sudden, we have it. By George, I think he's got it! (English accent required) On the other hand, when...

That cut-off is a beautiful car...errr...pickup! And white lettered Firestone's. Love it.
I'm almost "green" with envy.

Oh the trouble we find ourselves in if we.....
Yet like a dope, I still try to correct... 35 in.

Doochie's in St Martin! Been there and remember those handrails! Do not remember much else... Glad you folks are doing your thing best you can. The humidity is much nicer right now too. :) Welcome back! Michael's right too. Roll in to our nice grounds (great photo op's) or plan for another time if y...

Ya tie some and ya lose some...

I have no info but that tank looks great!
Can't wait to see it with primer/paint!

I shouldn't as it's late but holy crap! I bet it's very comfortable already!
Thanks to people like you and other good-scroungers (one of our Mark's!), I look for leather couches around here...
I'll get you my pretty! Eh hem, leather.

Thank you Kerry for bringing this question up.
I was wishing to ask along the same lines and wondered why no-one... Ya know, "peanut gallery syndrome"...
Decking the block: Don't we need to be mindful of the top ring as it comes right up to the top?

Oh oh, here you guys go again!

Neat B&S Flyer repro!
Engineering on the fly. Thanks Herb!

Not bad.

Never be afraid to adjust the carb setting and listen to him.

Sshhh, Dave...
That is a very deep red. I like.

That sure was a neat capture Pat!

Woohoo! Been waiting for an update Paul.

Not an old tractor per say but very closely related. Hope it's OK. Mid/late 30's Twin City 21-32 Clockwise Power Unit engine just came in tonight. GEB engine (different #'s from the GE type engines in the tractors too) , GEU complete power unit. NOT General Electric, just a progression in Twin City ...

What I was thinking too.

Looks a lot like Bob's war wagon. Just plain cool.

That'd be Albany Pioneer Days in central Minnesota Adrian! :-) This particular year may be that once in a lifetime tho. Just pretend you're a member... I'd like to be on the levers of the... But other than the proper parades during regular years, the guys also have early evening parades about the gr...

Good point Adam, it does look a bit tall. I want one of those for Lucky. Granted it could've been the camera making it look tall.
Ignacio, would you check how tall that cam is?

Excellent question. Excellent information!

Good innocent fun!

Adrian, I think Pep's Cub will qualify eh? Pep, that's even smaller than a louse! Friend's used to call their A The Louse. Adrian, neat brochure! Les, you're pretty close. I used to parade on the 35-70's steering wheel until I got drafted to babble on the microphone. Been on most of those footplates...

Glad you mentioned that Perry! They had a tall pump tower with a spout for a tank didn't they? Sure looks like the tank is railroad style. Good eyes! Steve, Leo, IF that main street ended at the bottom, and the far hillside was a lake, this photo would look like the town that's just 4 miles away in ...

Welcome young members! We're an unsightly/oddball lot tho. Hehehe!
Woohoo!

Have a bottle from a friend's estate. Harbor Freight, US made, ultrasonic general purpose cleaning powder.
Might color-stain aluminum and magnesium parts. No hint of what's inside tho.
Some folks use vinegar I believe.

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