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One thing that helps slow the sealant from sealing the tube opening is to use the long pointed applicator that comes with the tube, making sure it is on tight, clip the end open. Then squeeze the sealant until the applicator is full and a half inch or so is squirting out the end. Set the whole thing...

Hard to tell scale, but could the rubber refill for a large truck windshield wiper be made to work?

Thanks again for the information and help! I am ordering the bowl cover nut from Scott. I am keeping an eye open for the choke assembly and the fuel inlet bolt and banjo. As I said, I am planning to move this on to the next deserving user, and having no idea what a mostly complete carb is worth, I a...

Thanks for the information, it's a big help. I am buying the carb just to get it back in circulation! I will be watching for the top bowl nut, and a choke assembly, if anyone knows of those! I will post in parts forum! I need to find a way to post photos. I don't have anything to run it on so it wil...

I have a friend who is offering me the major parts of a Stromberg MB1 carb. It is not complete. It is missing the choke swivel part, it is missing a cap of some type over the center of the float cover, and there is an open port on the upper side of the carb, near the throttle shaft. The mounting is ...

Thot the TT was the race truck? Or is there a new "sleeper" race truck being introduced???? Looks like clandestine info gathering going on! Checking to see which horses have the ice spikes on their shoes for better traction? Tire chains for the truck? Enquiring minds want to know!!! Updates at eleve...

I received my oil can holder from Tim promptly, no delay in postal mail! Thanks Tim, it's a great piece!

I had read that during the WW1-2 era, if a military personnel did not have a middle initial, the name was printed like Doe,John,NMI for no middle initial, and was on their dog tag that way too.

Harry S Truman, the middle name is"S" nothing else.

Hank, send Dallas enuff of that secret super juice, and he could have blue flames out of both the trucks, and his tailpipe!

I am not familiar with model aa transmissions but when I have seen it happen on slightly newer transmissions, they had a pin sticking out the inside of the top of the shifter tower where the ball fits, and a slot in the shifter ball that slides over the pin. Both the pin and the slot wear, which all...

Has anyone had a T crank nitrided? Where the crank is treated with nitrogen in one of various methods, to strengthen and harden the surface down about .005. From what I googled, it is fairly reasonable price wise. It is very common for aircraft crankshafts and is quoted at about $70.00.

Would a piece of exhaust pipe slip over it? Most muffler shops can expand pipe to about any size.

Years ago, I had a early Chevy overhead valve engine that had a tin valve cover with a 1/2"+ thick felt pad that you soaked in oil and laid directly on the rocker arms. You just poured oil on the pad as needed, the motion of the rockers kept themselves and the valves oiled. No gasket on the tin, it ...

Joe, I have a 1925 engine that came with a parts car, that has those seals on the intakes at least. It appears to have a fresh overhaul. I have not looked into it to see what has been done other than looking in and seeing clean and new parts in the transmission.

Check the owner's manual for the truck. It should have instructions on the brake controller operation. It has to have some kind of gain control to adjust for other trailers, plus a manual button to test or apply the trailer brakes to stop sway etc. It might be totally automated but I would doubt it.

What was the problem that was being checked when the off center axle was noticed? Did the bearing slide out easily or did it take a lot of force? Does it slide back in easily? Bearing tolerances are fairly wide-wear of five thousandths is acceptable to most of us. Don't over think the problem, you a...

This time of the year, lots of people are looking for an old sign to Langs! Yes, an old Langs sign! hint say the last three words together! Now do you get it?

It looks "bear"ly possible that those are dogs! I'd be sure those chin straps are tight or you might become "meals on wheels"!!!

I have decided against it due to distance to travel. Thanks Hank! I hope someone else can get good use from it!

I'm using an iPad air2, and when it opens, at first, I can see about a half inch of text at the bottom, that scrolls, with the emblem staying in the middle of the page. After a minute the scrolling goes away and only the logo remains.

I sent you an email. Thanks!

I've tried to open the home web page both from this page and as a new page and all I get is the emblem.

I think they look great! The size and scale fit very well! A really great looking truck! All that hay in the background is a lot of work too! I have never found a cool way to put it up! We mostly use round bales for the wife's two horses! Only did fifty eight square this year, on the third cutting. ...

Is it a fixed price per coil, or is it based on what it needs? Worst case price?

A local postal worker said that Indianpolis distribution center is backed up to the walls, because they are making Amazon the priority and everyone else can wait. Around here, UPS also hauls its packages close, and then turns them over to to the post office too! More backlog!

Joe, I had never seen or heard of the xl100, so I looked on eBay just to see what it is. You may want to look for yours! Starting price on a half way decent one, missing the blade was $475.00, and it had 10 buyers watching it! Looks like a real handy tool!

Mr. Pairs of Keating, Mother-in-laws ride in the cage in the rear, not the side! We call them carbon monoxide momma's, and after the first mile or so, it keeps' em pretty quiet! Grin!

What's you oldest favorite, or maybe least favorite chainsaw? I just got my old Echo cs602vl running again, after several years of rest. I've owned it since the late seventies, and cut a lot of firewood with it! It suffered a melted piston after the fuel filter plugged up on it, and ran it too lean....

There's still the only one I've seen here still posted, under a "new day" listing? Down a few in this listing.

Could it be a locating hole for locating it in the die of the press that formed it?

Dan, I once heard a description "he's so dumb, he don't know if his ear holes are punched or bored" !

Looks great, Dallas! Should'a bet the Amish about building it when you were racing them! When's the 24 coupe get to be worked on? I need to take a day and get up to see you when this virus crap settles down! Might try to get a friend to fly me up in his plane, a Cessna Cardinal that cruises about 130!

Timing gear? With the timer off, check that the end of the camshaft is turning when you crank it.

Not on my T's but on a 24 roadster that a fellow is trying to get going for a friend. He had no idea how the ignition worked, so I went over and checked it out. The coils worked well when grounded individually, so showed him how to remove the timer, and explained what it did. It has a new day timer ...

Tire chains make all the difference! My 25 coupe that my grandfather drove in south central Indiana has a large number of dents in the rear fenders, from the inside where chain links broke and slapped them! Just keep them in good repair! He used them in the mud of spring mud season as well! I have s...

Terry, I don't think Stans comment was aimed at you, but at the author of "it's stupid thing to do" who does seem to think he knows it all. Relax and enjoy!

There is a urethane windshield sealer/bedding compound available in a standard caulking tube. It is made to install modern windshields in their frames. It is a very strong adhesive when dry. It forms a rubber like seal, but is not slick like silicone sealer. I buy it at my local NAPA, so most auto p...

I have been looking at airplane parts, and Univair states that they will no longer ship anything through USPS, due to lost and delayed items. They ship ups and fedex only.

If you are serious about tire development, you need to start with bicycle tires, where pneumatic tires were made popular in late 1880's, and had taken completely over by about 1892. Automotive tires were developed from them. Bicycles also started the good roads movement 20-25 years before autos beca...

I have my grandfathers 1925 coupe. He bought it in January 1942, just after the war started, to replace a 1920. He had looked at this coupe earlier in Scottsburg, IN., and had decided it was too much money. After the war started, he decided to buy it, and did but the price had gone up because the au...

In dual plug aircraft engines from the thirties and forties, the two mags are timed a couple of degrees apart, so that the flame propagation doesn't start at the same time from two sources, and meet in the middle, which can cause spark knock detonation or pinging as it is sometimes called. Keeping t...

Not any of my interest but go to wrenchingnews.com to see an upcoming auction with lots of T wrenches and others of all descriptions!

Dome out, then you use a punch just slightly smaller and a hammer and tap the center flat. This expands the plug to seal it in place. Some put them in dry, some use a sealer like ultra black Permatex in a thin film on the edge. Some use a buffalo head nickle that they form a cup in, and then set lik...

The end of the muffler has the mount made on it that bolts to the frame, so that is where the outlet has to go.

The purpose of the resistor is to prevent points from burning too quickly due to excess current draw. The coil should not burn up due to voltage, if it is well made. Coils have been mounted directly on the engine for years, and withstand heat and vibration. It was very rare to have a coil burn up on...

My grand fathers 25 coupe that INow have was used by my dad to get to work many times. It has both a Cummins diesel plant sticker where he was an engineer in the fifties in Columbus, IN. Also has parking stickers from the college in upstate NY, where he was a professor and later, Dean of, before he ...

Very glad the surgery went well! I hope your recovery is quick and as pain free as possible! Don't over do it, just follow the therapy instructions and it will get better before you know it!

Would that be speedometer or tachometer? Interesting set up! I would guess it runs on the rear drum?

Post WW2, it's will it go down the assembly line, and will it make it out of warranty! After that you are on your own! Try an oil pan on a late 90's s-10 blazer, bravada, jimmy 4x4! Front axles, right side axle extension, front differential, oil cooler lines, flywheel cover, starter etal! Or Pontiac...

One thing about sleeping in the recliner in the sling that really bothered me was that the bottom part of the very expensive sling was too short, and didn't support my wrist. My hand stuck out and hung down, and my wrist became very sore because of it. I ended up getting a smooth piece of wood that ...

Mark, I hope you continue to heal, and the surgery helps you fully recover! Being in that kind of pain this long is very stressful, and adding in this virus stuff doubles it! I badly tore my rotator cuff about five years ago, when I was 62, but with the help of a skilled surgeon and a dedicated ther...

Dave, If you are contacted by Gig'm&Frigg'm shyster law, about a warranty claim on the belt, you might remind them that the vehicle in question has been seen drag racing Amish buggies which would naturally void any possible warranty! Abuse is not a warrantied item! Who knows how fast he revved that ...

Dallas, I think you might want to explore the possibility of the warranty on that belt! Looks like poor quality materials or installation problems! Might have to call Gig'm & Frigg'm shyster law firm to see if you have a claim!

Right now, most Indiana schools are open, and the mask rule is in effect for indoors, or in a close contact group outside. Restaurants are open with indoor seating, although social distancing is mostly in force. I think public gatherings of up to 250 is allowed.

A hot engine has the compression up just a bit, and the starter draws more to crank it. In the old days of points, many ran a coil with a separate ballast resistor, and then ran a hot wire from the start side of the starter solenoid to the coil positive side, so that it got full voltage for starting...

Walter, a couple of years ago I bought from Summit through eBay and the free shipping was automatic. Not sure if it still is but worth checking.

Ethyl was actually a brand name that became so commonly used that it was used universally to describe higher octane fuel, regardless of brand. The lead was both an anti-knock agent and a valve lubricant combined, and was removed for environmental reasons beginning in the mid seventies, being replace...

Octane is the rating of the fuels ability to resist spark knock, the higher the rating, the more resistant it is to knock or"pinging". The higher the compression is, the higher the chance of spark knock, turbo charging or supercharging also increases the knock chances. Some aircraft and even pt boat...

Is there a ballast resistor built in the coil, or installed in the coil power wiring? If not, you may need one to prevent the coil from overheating. It will also cause excessive points burning. This is true for both 6& 12 volts. At the same time, with the engine hot, the starter may be drawing enoug...

Leo, I have the mate to your 10"X 24 South Bend lathe. It is called a tool room lathe according to South Bend when I called for parts. Mine has a tag rivited on the front saying it " meets the standards of the war production act"! My stand is the same as yours and is very solid! Lots of parts on US ...

The unleaded gas with 10% alcohol does not burn plugs as light brown as you were used to in the days of lead. Black is more common, looking like they are running richer than they actually are. Plugs also short out more easily with the black coating on the porcelain. Switching the dead plug to a hot ...

Is that a J-type Laycock overdrive? If so, it has its own oil pump to engage the od, and it takes more rpm on the input to run the pressure up to work than the average model T uses. The oil is shared with the transmission on most uses, and is cooled some as well. My triumph sports cars run that type...

My other interests include two Triumph sports cars from the sixties, 1946 Ercoupe airplane, 30 or so antique bicycles from the 1880's-1890's including 5 high wheel bikes, a1924 John Buyce Adirondack guide boat, with a square stern for early outboards, of which I have five of, including a rudder twin...

Find your local Snap-On tool vender. They sell drill bits strong enough to drill an easy out or a broken tap! No idea of cost, but if that's what it takes!

I understand completely! Other than a broken arm in a truck wreck, I had and have been in good health, and being hurt suddenly and without warning is scary and of course very painful! Being self employed at the time, made it stressful despite having the worker comp insurance to help. When I hurt min...

Mark, I am very sorry to hear of your injury! I hope the rotator cuff is not badly torn, and you don't need surgery, or no more than minor! Five years ago February, I fell at my work, and badly tore my right cuff. The surgeon said it was almost torn in two, but he was able to fix it! I was in a slin...

It used to be 20% of the value of the car, for modern cars. Just ask what the buyback price is from the insurance company.

And may I add a very Happy Birthday as well! I hope you have a great day, and accomplish everything you wish to!

Using a cut out, the cut out is simply an electromagnet that, when the generator starts putting out electricity, pulls a contact down and connects the generator to the battery and the rest of the electrical system in the car. The only way to regulate or control the output of the generator, measured ...

It is called an induction heater, and they do work well. The heat is concentrated on the bolt, BUT, when you have that bolt red hot, it will still heat the area near it. Not like a torch would but you may need some form of heat shielding directly above it. Auto parts stores can order the tool but th...

It won't help now in getting the bolt out, but when you go back together, get some good anti-seize and coat the shanks of the bolts, and maybe a bit on the threads of the bolts. It will sure help in the future!

Stan, as another sidebar to the Ferguson story, Triumph Standard of England used a Ferguson tractor engine as the starting point for the Triumph Tr2, 3,3A,3B,4,and 4A model sports cars engines, up through 1967, when emissions killed them in the US. They are still the wet sleeve engines, and are note...

I've not heard of soybean based paint, but am not surprised! I hope the wiring is old enough to be petroleum based insulation, not the soybean based as it is now! I spent almost 14 hours repairing rodent chewed wiring at the rear of a 2015 Subaru Forrester. It had the right rear ABS sensor wiring cu...

Happy birthday to the touring! I hope it is a dry and comfortable day to celebrate!

Since I seem to have started it, I will have to take the "Pun"ishment!

A treemendous system, I wooden remove it! Don't think you're barking up the wrong tree leaving it there!

A "HOT" topic, with lots of responses!

Detergent oil when mixed with water and whipped, will form a whiteish foam, like you see inside your oil fill cap. Non-detergent will usually not form the foam like that.

I received my tap today, and it looks great! Thanks for the quick service, and for having them made! Bill

Garland, Triumph cars or bikes? I have two model T's and two sixties triumph sports cars! Like them all! Most of us are harmless! If you own either type, you must have tools! And patience!

For those who like looking at or even buying old campers, visit tincantourists.com for an interesting web site. The "T" camper is listed there as well, $33,000 is listed price.

Steve, is this the fresh engine you just had the crank changed in? To me, it sounds like the cam gear is a tooth off or two.
If I can, I will offer three rolls of charmin ultra strong, half a bottle of hand sanitizer, and $25 cash!

I wonder what was beside it and blew up, doing all the damage? Steam boiler? Doesn't look burned, just blown up!

I have two Triumphs, a 63 Tr3B, and a 67 Tr4A. I did a bare steel body off frame restoration on the 4A, 28 years ago. Only five bolts left in the body, and only the rear springs on the frame. I spent 18 months of evenings and weekends on it, and as far as I know, every bolt, nut and washer is factor...

Looking good! One question, is the exhaust valve on number three cylinder sticking open? In several of the photos there appears to be a large gap in the lifter to valve, and another photo or two the valve looks to be stuck open? May be just my eyes and the photo angle but thought I would ask!

Looks great, Dallas! Just remember to get the TT out once in a while so it doesn't get jealous! Like a wife, they get cranky!!

Bicycle and or home lighting type lamps.

Would the old fashion fiber type grease have done that to a bearing after a number of years use?

Last fall, while visiting the museum, I took advantage of the special life time membership offer, if you are 65 or over, it was $400.00! Now all I have to do is live another ten years to get my money's worth! Hope it's not a problem!

Don, I am in awe of your knowledge of T's and your woodworking skills! I have followed several of your builds! While I have been a mechanic for over 45 years, I have no wood working skills! If possible, in all your "spare" time, could you include some photos of your woodworking shop and tooling? I s...

On eBay. Hard to tell about the ridge, but it kind of looks like it in one photo. I can't enlarge the photo clearly enough on my iPad to tell. Take it apart, keep what you need and sell the rest, rent a storage unit for a while?

22 touring , rough but decent looking fenders, whole car on eBay 1350.00 Minnesota. Enough there to sell parts to help pay for it? Not mine and no interest. A 12'x6' single axle trailer will haul it.

Watch eBay for one close to you. There are two on there now, one working in Nevada, and one not, in California. Both probably a bit far to go get, although if you could get it on a pallet, Fastenal will ship pretty cheap!

Scott, glad to see you are finding time to play a bit! I never did find time for the depot hack or the coupe this year! I went back to work full time which sure cuts into the play time! I had the place logged this fall, and have been cutting and cleaning up a big ash top in the front yard. Then had ...

Contact eBay. You have rights thru them, and they can enforce them, including getting you your money back! Call them!

As the others have suggested, wait for a warm to hot spring day, and put the car out in the full sun. Put bungee cords from the front of the top to some good anchor point like the front fender edge, and from the top bows to like the windshield brackets or wherever you can get a mostly forward pull. ...

Tim, Very sorry for your loss! It's been a rough year for you! Maybe you will have decent weather to get the car or plane out to give you a new direction! We currently have 4 full size Collies, two brothers that are almost 14, and two brothers that just turned 3. The 14 year olds we got after my wif...

I stopped at my friends auto parts/starter,generator, alternator repair store this morning, just to say hi. He said he had something for me and pointed to two T starters, and a generator on the floor. He said a fellow brought them in and asked if they wanted them, otherwise they were going to scrap!...

Dave, my 25 coupes rear fenders have lots of dents from underneath due to chains breaking and hitting them! This was my grandpa's car that he bought in 1942, and drove until his death in 1958. Our family then moved from Indiana to upstate New York, where the T served as a second car for years! The c...

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