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If that were mine, I'd just get it running and drive it some before I spent a lot of money.
Then, I'd get the drive line up to snuff and drive it some more.
Then and only then, I MIGHT think about doing something to the body.

Oh yeah, I'd build a nice wooden pickup bed.

Kool "truck". I love it.

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Which direction does the distributor turn. Clockwise will give you 1243, counterclockwise will give you 1342. I have no idea which. If they are wrong, I doubt it would run at all. If it did, it would be so bad that you certainly would know something was wrong. Or, I might kick the stuffin's out of y...

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I'm going to give my two cents worth here as I had a similar situation 42 years ago only mine was on a larger scale - a White Freightliner and a Norfolk and Southern train. I wasn't hurt as badly as Steve though. I came to about 3 hours after the accident and was awake enough to give the nurses and ...

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That's kool Mack. I never thought of patching a leaky tank like that.
I did braze up a rusted spot on a '64 Olds once. I filled it up with water and still got a little huff from the flame.

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No way would I restore that one.
Just give it a bath and get it running properly and safely and drive it.
You'll be considerably richer also.

Opps, I guess I should have waited until you finished.
To late now.
It does look good though.

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There's another one: dohamo

Notice that the post says nothing about a Model T.

I hope no one has clicked on the link. It also has nothing to do with this thread - which was drug up after about six weeks. His "join date" is a little unusual, but doable I'm sure.

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Just a question .... who re-lined your transmission metal bands with the Kevlar linings? . ..From your picture it seems that there's too much lining beyond the metal band and bracket. The lining should be installed to the band at the open ends with maybe a quarter to an 1/8 inch band beyond the met...

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This reminds me of a tool that was used on my Dad's 1949 Jeep Station about 1958 or so. It had the normal 6 cylinder flat head engine that had a rod bearing knocking a little. A "mechanic" came out to fix it. He jacked up the right rear wheel and put a "driving device" of some sort under the wheel. ...

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No water in the exhaust, I'm smarter than that.

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Here is my spin on this: I had a Farmall F-20 years ago. It was in good shape and my father had used it to mow his 20 acres for several years. It had been rebuilt sometime before he acquired, but was well broken in. He sold the place and gave me the tractor. It sat outside on my place. I told my old...

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What you say is true of course, but you have to realize that the molasses won't harm paint and if the item is oily or greasy, it won't cut through that coating to get to the rust.

Having said that, the stuff can get pretty nasty after it's used for a while.

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Congratulations to all that participated. It is a great event.

BUT, I gotta ask the question again.

What happened to Tom Carnegie?

I rode in his 26/7 Roadster once. It was the smoothest fastest T I've ever seen.

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Thanks for all the ideas. I had thought of the molasses method but wonder how long it will take for the molasses to get inside the hinge. I've used the molasses thing in the past and it works wonders - in the summer time when it's warm. I'm going to try sawing a blue 55 gallon barrel in half lengthw...

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The Subject line says it all. I have several low and high hoods that have the hinges rusted enough that they bend the tabs. Any solutions? I know - penetrating oils of some sort, but these are past that. I've thought, but not tried, putting a wooden block on the back and hitting the top with a malle...

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I don't think "health care" is in the same boat as police, fire, mail, roads etc. It is hard to abuse or game the latter, but we have folks that play the system of "health care" all the time. I know of a woman who gets up every morning and tries to find something wrong with her so she can go the the...

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I think Stan Howe (RIP) made a good observation - If you think Canadian Health Care is so good, why are there so many Canadian licensed cars in the Great Falls Hospital parking lot.

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Scott - My setup is just a panel with the controller and a voltmeter and ampmeter. I couldn't find an ampmeter with less than 30 amps, but that one works OK. My motor home is a home made one on an '87 Freightliner conventional. Basically a 24 foot sleeper box. It has 4 group 31 deep cycle house batt...

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I've been playing around with using solar to maintain the batteries on my motor home - starter and house batteries. I have a 100 watt solar panel and a control unit. The unit is variable in voltage although to Model T folks, I don't think you could set it to 6 volts. Question: If I leave it hooked u...

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I intend to bring the field ground wire out through an insulated terminal in the generator body, leaving the third brush arrangement intact. I believe that would allow using a 2 or 3 element 6 volt Delco type regulator for automatic general regulation and using the third brush to pre-set a fixed li...

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.......just a couple of things to think about here. I went to a petroleum school in 1969 and learned a bunch - and probably have forgotten most of it. I do remember this though. There are basically two type of grease. The old stuff if just real thick oil - generally speaking. The other is colloidal ...

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Vacuum gauges are useful as test gauges, but little more. They can give you a hint of leaky valves, intake manifold leaks, unbalanced cylinders and general condition of an engine. Bottom line - you will have very high vacuum while coasting and practically zero at full throttle.... or anything in-bet...

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This may be considered "Off Topic" by some, but I'm posting it here as the knowledge can be used on Model T's or any vehicle that sits around a lot. I'm getting into solar energy as a way to keep the batteries charged on vehicles that just sit most of the time. In my case, they are 12 volt, but ther...

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FWIW, IHC and John Deere didn't have water pumps until right after WW2 and they cooled fine. They were even running at 100% load most of the time. Of course, they had plenty of water and a large radiator. The Model T has neither of these though. My '23 TT has a water pump that was put there by the p...

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I to watched the service - or at least what I could get of it. Like Dick, I couldn't hear - or understand - a lot of it. It is hard to believe that Stan is gone. He was here one minute and gone the next. At least it was only a minute and not something dragged out for a long time. RIP Stan your music...

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Or what about the one where Stan and a friend went to a big actin' fellows funeral. Big deal. They pulled the hearse with a six or eight horse hitch. Stan and the other fellow agreed that a manure spreader would have been more appropriate. Or the one where his big actin' cousin from Chicago and was ...

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Why??? Because I have a PO Box in the neighboring town. I don't want to drive there if there is no mail.

BUT, it is not available with business addresses - or it may cost something with them.

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Tim- The picture was taken after he started downhill. He looked better in person than in the picture.

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John --- You must not have read the whole thread.

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Last Tuesday I mailed a small package - 2x2x7, 12 oz - in the Hartford City, IN post office at 11:32 AM. It left at 4:32 PM. It was delivered south of Omaha on Thursday morning. I'd say that was pretty good. It was sent Priority Mail.

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.....figured I'd better bring this back to the top. https://www.armeshuntfuneralhome.com/obituary/530435/Richard-Wolf/ I'd know Dick for maybe 15 years. He'd come over to my place and we'd sit in the barn and shoot the bull. His sister lives a couple of miles up the road from me, so he could kill tw...

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I could write a bunch about this but won't . What I will say is that the school my kids went to still has an active shop class and program. EVERY student beginning in 7th grade takes shop for two years or more. Learn to identify 150 tools, mechanic and woodworking, and use them. They learn to chang...

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I guess the rebuttal/explanation is not forthcoming, but that was to be expected.

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Ron, the Forum deserves justification for your accusations discrediting my technical explanations or you owe me an apology for your unsubstantiated outburst. I would welcome either. Leaving the good folks here dazed and confused not knowing what to believe about the Model T ignition system operatio...

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I must be living in a jaded world. I don't get a spam call on my cel phone once a week. We get a couple a day on the home landline phone, but seldom answer. As for spam emails, I get none on several accounts - yahoo, gmail & live. Same thing on my ISP emails. I've had a yahoo account for maybe 20 ye...

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It's hard to believe that the 4020 John Deeres are 50+ years old.............and my old A is 71. Wow, I'm feeling old.

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pete eastwood wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:50 pm
Wow !
Did anyone read my earlier post ?
Just skip over the obvious . . .

I did, and you are correct - 100%.
Why no one else mentions it is beyond me.

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I've never had a problem with paypal, but am still cautious. I don't have any credit card attached to it. There a checking account attached. It has no over draft protection and I keep a few bucks in this account. I have another checking account at the same bank that is my main account. If I get much...

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I'm wondering how you're are supposed to get your newborn baby home from the hospital.

Car seat in the back seat of the car????

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Just another government based mandate. I had a friend that had the wiring of his camper all chewed up by squirrels. Another bought a farm with pretty new modular house on it that had been empty for a couple of years. He was going to rent it to college kids. It turns out most of the wiring was eaten ...

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I wonder if anyone has ever checked the position of the piston before a free start? Sometime when you're getting free starts every time you try, look at the crank pin. I'm betting it's about 10 - 4 o'clock. 3 and 9 would be top dead center. Some time this summer when I get the '23 TT fired up, I may...

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This is just my opinion, so take it for what it cost you. I'm betting that almost all of the Ruckstell rearends have the high speed gears. Why would anyone want to slow down the low speed gears - even 90+ years ago? I have a few around here but have never checked the gearing. I do have one that has ...

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I love Wikipedia, but I realize its limitations. There is a lot of good information there. Having said that, consider this. Why do we believe everything we read in the history books of years ago? If you read a school history book about our Civil War in Boston, it will read a lot different that one i...

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What is the "Rule of 9"?

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Just a quick thought: Maybe 40 years ago, I had a 6000 Ford farm tractor. My son got it hot, but no hot enough to hurt anything - we/I thought. It turns out that it got hot enough to draw the temper out of the rings, but not enough to crack anything or score the cylinder walls. I had the same thing ...

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This reminds me of something I heard credited to LBJ years ago.
It said "Rather that consider the good a law can do when properly administered, consider the harm it can do if improperly administered".
That sure doesn't seem to fit LBJ, but maybe it's just me.
Anyway, it sure fits here.

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Me to. Thanks

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ChrisB wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 04, 2020 12:09 am
We will check into it.

Sooo......did you find anything out?

It is pretty obvious that the posters above would like the have the location shown alongside the post.

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C B Not sure I agree with you 100% - study tested the milky residue for what it was. BUT -- "YES" on Varnish in the Tank from old gas - As gasoline sits within the fuel system of a car, it tends to turn into a thick varnish that coats and clogs various components within your car. Lots of discussion...

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C B Not sure I agree with you 100% - study tested the milky residue for what it was. BUT -- "YES" on Varnish in the Tank from old gas - As gasoline sits within the fuel system of a car, it tends to turn into a thick varnish that coats and clogs various components within your car. Lots of discussion...

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I dislike these discussions. Often run past them and try to ignore them. Too many opinions, all too often bad ones, although in this thread so far there are mostly good opinions and several good and true facts given (thank you guys!). No doubt about it (in my opinion) that the garbage they sell as ...

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Why is the posters location no longer shown to the right of the post.

I always found it interesting as to where a person was located. Sure, a lot of them are common knowledge, but not all.

How come?

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Since no one else seems to be replying, I will. Stan is a '42 Model. I"m a '43 and Dick, IIRC, you're just postwar. Right? No biggie, we're all "Ole Farts"..........and love it. Nope, Fred. Six weeks to the day before Pearl Harbor. Definitely a '41 model.... :D Opps, sorry about that. Stan - tell u...

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Stan, I can never remember if I'm a little older than you are or you're a little older than I am. Either way, I just stand back when my birthdays go by and give a brief nod. Then I go back to whatever I was doing. Hope you have a good day. Since no one else seems to be replying, I will. Stan is a '...

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Wayne, I've tried, but most folks won't listen. BTW, do you know where a fellow could find any information about the baby born in the dark? I googled it with no results. I did find that if a baby were born that way, they would have rickets and a curved backbone and a whole bunch of other problems. I...

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I'm not sure that binders/boomers are legal any more on big trucks. I have several and will continue to use them, but very carefully. I remember once - and it only took once - a fellow unchaining a load of steel from a flat bed semitrailer. He had about a four foot cheater pipe and he pulled the bin...

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Wayne - Your two post above are monumental. I'm going to copy and save them to show a few friends. Thanks.
Burger is also correct.

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<r><QUOTE author="George N Lake Ozark" post_id="63577" time="1574549406" user_id="237"><s>[quote="George N Lake Ozark" post_id=63577 time=1574549406 user_id=237]</s> When my Tex T gave up I took it to a local rebuilder. Working good again. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> That doesn't surprise me. They're as...

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If you haven't noticed, you've hit one of my favorite areas. I love those early Delco alternators. To answer your final question though, I think maybe the first year or so (1962? on Cadillac and 1963 on everything else) may have used a different rear case. I do know that almost all you find will be ...

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I just checked Rock Auto and they have one for a 65 Chevy C10 42 amp for $41 outright plus shipping. That's for a Delco rebuilt.
Regulator $17 to $41 depending on manufacturer. I used the sold state ones for the big truck alternators. They lasted forever and were adjustable for output.

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I love that alternator. My father paid for two kids in college with his overtime at Delco Remy in 1961/62 as it was going into production. It has to be one of the easiest things to work on there is. All the parts are interchangable. Go to NAPA or any other parts store for parts. I'm pretty sure they...

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I just shipped a 1955 White Freightliner from Indiana to California. It went on the back half of a 48 foot drop deck semi trailer. $3700 just for the Freighliner. A like amount for the machine on the front I was told.

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Steve - you mention Best One Tire. Best One Tire is the "New" name for Zurcher Tire in Monroe, IN. Paul Zurcher started this in about 1948 after returning from WW2 with his brother-in-law Weldon ??? It grew into one of the largest tire businesses in the US. I think it was 2006 that they were "dealer...

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You didn't let it load long enough. There are a bunch of pictures at the bottom. I think the seller has done his research. He gives a pretty good description along with the pictures.

It is an "interesting" car to say the least.

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The report I got was everything is going high. I don't need to go and buy, I need to sell.

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Thanks fellas. I've heard it stated all over the board..........but never from anyone that was doing any more than just guessing.

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Dean - you of all folks should know what kind of gas mileage a T gets. Right????

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Looks familiar. My wife and I have been to Alaska the last three Septembers and plan on going again this year. We went to the Fountain Head three years ago. Some place we have a picture of us in period attire in one of the cars. I don't remember which car though. I love Alaska - a soon as you get no...

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The wishbone is still the major controller of caster. Disconnect it from the pan and push it down and you'll see what I mean.

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Here's the rest of the story.

https://madmikesamerica.com/

I haven't had time to read more of his stuff yet, but I'm betting it's all pretty much the same.

Who is this guy anyway?

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It seems to me that the higher compression might cause extra stress on the crankshaft, are you not concerned about that? I agree. Does it still have the original "balin' wire" crankshaft? That is the weakest point of any T engine. Yeah, compression is king. Seth Harbuck said that (along with a lot ...

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Scottio wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:22 pm
I’ve never seen pictures of this tour before. Is this meet for Roadsters only?

To call this a "tour" is and understatement.

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I did some trading years ago on a '26 Tudor. It had 3 1/2x30 non-demountable large drum rear wheels and block off plates on the starter and generator late block engine.

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I finally decided to change a couple of real old 30x3 1/2's that have been lying around for several years. They were on a '22 Coupe that is completely original. It has a Michigan license plated dated 1964 and I suspect that is the last time it was run regularly. The tires were probably old then. 70 ...

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I can't believe no one has brought up Stan Howe's suggestion. Get two large angle irons - 3 or 4 inch and longer than the engine and transmission. Bolt the angle irons to the top of a '26 or 27 block and turn it upside down. Bolt the hogshead to the block. Put a straight edge to make sure the pan su...

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To me, it would seem that an Englishman wrote this and probably had just become interested in Model T's long enough to consider himself an "expert"...........or something close to that.

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I've never understood why folks don't refresh the main page and then "right click" the topics that interest them and "open in a new tab". Do the whole page and then read the tabs and close them as you're done reading them. Simple...........at least to me and it applies to all the different browsers ...

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I absolutely and positively know that ethanol gas will attract water from the air and this water will separate and settle to the bottom of the tank. It happened on a small generator that I let sit for a year or so. I drained the gas out into a bucket and there was water on the bottom. Also, the bott...

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