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BernhardBK

HI Allan,
Thanks again. I will order a new tube with brass valve stem.
Regards
Bernd

BernhardBK

Thanks a lot for your response, Allan and John. So I will not mix up the two systems and need to repair/replace the tubes in the original rims. Problem is, that my rear left tire has an issue with the brass valve stem, the spare tire is flat, too and I do not have spare tubes with brass stem valves ...

BernhardBK

Hi, I have a question regarding lugs. A demountable rim with fixed lugs had been on my car; but the tube was leaking and I wanted to use my spare rim/tire. This spare tire is installed on a demountable rim without fixed lugs, so it has loose lugs to install them to the felloe (I think they are calle...

BernhardBK

Thanks a lot. I received this offer for a Nos and one via a private message. I forwarded both to Stefan and he will directly contact Frank/Bruce and Tim.

BernhardBK

Hi All, Stephan, a friend of mine, asked me to post the following. He is using a truefire ignition in his Model T and he is very satisfied with it. Hi likes to have a second system as spare, but none of the big vendors has one left. Maybe someone here in the forum has a new or an used true fire igni...

BernhardBK

Thanks a lot, that’s exactly the information I was searching for. So, two brass lever was only for the very first ones.

BernhardBK

Hi,
Could someone give my any advise to a transmission from 1909? I heard that this should be different to a later transmission, but I do not know, how the transmission in a 1909 should look like.
Thanks a lot
Bernhard

BernhardBK

Thanks for the advices.
I tried to measure the inside diameter of the axle housing. It was the standard size, about 2,21 inch. I hammered the bearing out with an old axle shaft. Modern Bearing is removed and housing is ready for original sleeve and Hyatt Bearing

BernhardBK

I am in the process of restoring my Ruckstell rear end. I had to replace many parts including the axle shafts. Now I tried to install the left (the Ruckstell) axle housing to the axle shaft. This did not work as the diameter of the modern axle bearing in the axle housing is smaller than the diameter...

BernhardBK

My 1923 Touring passed the German TÜV!
We are allowed to drive on German road now and did a first 500 km trip to our Fall Alpenchapter Rally at the Chiemsee in Bavaria.

Today I found the this fanatic report about our tour.
Many thanks to Steven.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x2nHVJWF5HU

BernhardBK

To be honest, my English is too bad to understand all your comments or even the video :cry: Yesterday evening I used a feeler gauge and set the valves with again. I could see the "valve overlap" at the lifters of the valve and before that I had a look at a camshaft in the internet, where I could see...

BernhardBK

Okay, thanks. For me it's clear now, that the KR Wilson Tool doesn't work in my 1923 Roadster. I will use the feeler gauge and will check the camshaft not before I need to overhaul the whole engine, what hopefully will be not in the next couple of years - this month I just grinded the valve seats an...

BernhardBK

Hi Dan,
thanks a lot, that helps. I'll try it - pulling up through the channel!
And the lined side of the seal looks to the back of the car.
Great, thanks.
Bernhard

BernhardBK

The windshield rubbers of my 1923 Model T are very bad and therefore I bought a windshield seal set from Bridhaven on my coast to coast tour this year. I tried to install the side rubbers in the stanchions, but the new rubber seems to be too wide. I tried it with Vaseline, I tried to pressure with p...

BernhardBK

Thanks a lot for the many recommendations. I am no mechanic and I got all my little knowledge of classic cars from conversations with other classic car friends, reading and trying to understand books and articles from websides (incl. forum, youtube,…). Maybe many of the information is also not from ...

BernhardBK

I had to grind the valve seats of my 1923 Roadster. Afterwards I set the valves by piston position (KR Wilson tool). I have got adjustable lifters. I checked the settings with Wilson‘s tool several times, everything seemed to by alright. To be on the save side, I double-checked my results by valve s...

BernhardBK

Thanks a lot for your comments. Pat, yes, we had a wonderful tour across the States and hopefully we return soon again. Rich, you have seen more of the harbour than me, I just towed my T in the trailer (in heavy rain) and went to customs (also in heavy rain) and had no time to see the harbour or to ...

BernhardBK

Hello again! Two months after our return from the states I could collect my 1923 Ford Model T Touring from Bremerhaven, North Sea, Germany. It took me 1.200 km, 750 miles and 16 hours on (in Friday afternoon very crowded) German Autobahns to get our very reliable Car home. IMG_3713.jpg IMG_3716.jpg ...

BernhardBK

Larry, of course you are right, the right expression for the part I require is band and not shoe!

BernhardBK

Norman, Craig, many thanks for your advices. Today I contacted Chaffins Garage especially regarding the Rocky brake shoe, which they listed separately but I also ask them if they have other parts I require. Hopefully I can get all required parts from them. If they do not have the single brake shoe I...

BernhardBK

Thursday we returned from our great coast 2 coast tour from San Francisco and on Saturday I joined a local tour through the Hunsrück Region with more than 100 cars. My 1914 Model T Speedster was the oldest car but not the slowest one. When I drove a long right turn with about 45 miles per hour I los...

BernhardBK

Day 36, 2 after reaching our destination, 12th July 2022 Last daily posting, last full day😫😫😫😫 in the United States of America 🇺🇸. Today we followed the invitation of Redwood Empire Model T Club. Vince waited for us on the west end of the I580 bridge to head us with his 1910 open side valve Touring ...

BernhardBK

Day 1 after reaching the destination, day 35, 11th July 2022. Group Frankfurt drove via Bay Bridge and Us 101 to US 1. Not the best idea to use 101 but we had been fast. We had fog the whole day at the south beaches, but only 500 east of it, the sun was shining. For the way back to Richmond we used ...

BernhardBK

And some more photos of the streets of San Francisco

BernhardBK

We made it!👍👍👍👍 We crossed Golden Gate Bridge from the north to San Francisco and with that we completed our coast 2 coast trip. Incredible that all cars did it … and all drivers and passengers. Even my car with the scratch between the fourth and fifth valve made it. The water gateway which I instal...

BernhardBK

Day 33, 9th July 2022, from Sacramento to El Cerrito, California, 168 km, 105 miles Sunny, dry, agriculture, old town Isleton, not Winters and Napa Valley as announced the evening before, we are still flexible, some short very steel climbs…. Today I had a problem with the coil boxes. Reason was, tha...

BernhardBK

Vielen Dank, Wayne!

BernhardBK

Day 32, 8th July 2022, from South Lake Tahoe to Sacramento, California, 197 km, 123 miles. Two strong uphill climbs, where we could use our Ruckstell Gearbox, but at the end we went from 1.900 m on 10 m. The temperature felt as the hottest and the gas prices are the highest here in the States. More ...

BernhardBK

Eric, thanks for your post. Unfortunately we are already closer to San Francisco, we are staying in Sacramento. Tomorrow we will drive to El Cerrito, where we will stay for the next 2 nights. We did not decide, when we take the Ts to the shipper, but this will be latest on Wednesday for the group wi...

BernhardBK

Rob, two more days and then we should reach the coast. On Sunday morning we plan to drive over the Golden Gate Bridge

BernhardBK

Day 31, 07.07.2022, from Hawthorne, Nevada to South Lake City, California, 225 km, 140 miles. Again try, sunny, hot, desert, Lake Walter, then Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe. One issue with Gerhard’s right rear wheel, which I only recognised as the street was extremely good and flat. The clincher tire...

BernhardBK

Wayne, wailing wire! That seems to be a very good idea. Hopefully I do it with the right pressure. Thanks.

U-joint. I agree, at least my and Harald’s should be fully greased before we started, as Stefan did it for Harald’s T and he recommended that I should do this as well. And I did it

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BernhardBK

Steve, there is a misunderstanding regarding the tubes. It’s an problem with the material around the valve, that could not be fixed! There was a discussion a few days before about the bad quality, which might be solved by using a hose clamp. I looked for them, but I did not find such small ones. The...

BernhardBK

Norman, agreed. I will not use an additional gasket.
Thanks for advice!

BernhardBK

Day 29, 05.07.2022, from Ely to Tonopah, Nevada, 283 km, 163 miles. I think that was for me and my car the most exhausting day. Sunshine with heavy sidewind, not able to use a cap the whole day, top up is no option for me😀. Five or six heavy uphill climbs, water ran out the top of the radiator - I w...

BernhardBK

Day 28, 04.07.2022, from Wendover to Ely, Nevada, 262 km, 164 miles. Through Great Basin, desert, from 1.300 m to 1.900 m attitude. No technical issues during the transfer, but when I filled up the tank, I recognised that the valve of the right rear tube lost air, same as before on the other side, m...

BernhardBK

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BernhardBK

Thanks a lot for your posts, they motivated me to continue my daily updates. Today I had the problem again, which I had several times during our tour. I nearly finished my daily update and then it disappeared and I had to start with it again. Most times this happened when I tried to add photos… Rega...

BernhardBK

Day 26, July 2nd 2022, from Salt Lake City to Wendover, Utah and Nevada, 260 km, 162 miles. The warmest day here in the States for us! The roof of my Touring and Haralds Roadster was not used as sunprotection, we used Creme or Spray! And we could see without disruption of the roof the very special l...

BernhardBK

Day 25, July 1st 2022, not a real driving day as we decided to go for site seeing to Salt Lake City. From Ogden over Pleasant View to Salt Lake City, 144 km, 90 miles. First we went to Ron Horton, who offered is help here on the forum and brought the necessary parts within a few hours from Pleasant ...

BernhardBK

Hi John, the shaft was okay. There was installed a modern bearing like you could find it for nearly 200 USD each at Langs. No original rollerbearing. We could - with some effort - remove this modern bearing and the sleeve with my sleeve puller. But we saw that still something was inside the axle and...

BernhardBK

This morning, day 24, June 30th 2022, we finished the repair of Gerhard’s rear bearing at Frontier Ford workshop in Diamondville. Our thanks go to Rex who allowed us to use the space and additional tools for free. The reason for the failure is not clear, but we did not find any grease in the bearing...

BernhardBK

Just a short update to a challenging day Day 23, June 29th 2022, 242 km, 151 miles from Lander to Kemmerer. First I had an issue with my coils, after exchanging my 3rd with one of George Schmidt’s everything worked very well. We had 900 meter uphill drive, and additional extrem headwind, it took lon...

BernhardBK

Thanks Rob, Tim, Bryce for your post. Day 22, June 28th, 2022, from Casper to Lander, Wyoming, 250 km, 155 miles Warm again, grassland with mountains very often on both sides, looked great, better than only flat grassland. Rockies were to see, with snow. We had two technical problems. My Ruckstell l...

BernhardBK

Day 21, June 27th 2022, Lusk to Casper, Wyoming, 200 km, 125 miles. Warm again, sunny, still grassland, we could see the Rockies now. Beside the cows we saw many horses and old cars today. No issues with the Ts😀😀 George Lugs were delivered this morning to Ford in Diamondville. I tried to contact the...

BernhardBK

Day 20, June 26th 2022, from Keystone, South Dakota to Lusk, Wyoming, 206 km, 129 miles. Cold, cloudy, later sunny but still no 68 degrees. Again grassland south of Custer, but different to that, what we saw before - slightly hilly, with trees. Later no trees any more, flatter grassland scenery. The...

BernhardBK

Day 19, June 25th 2022, we still stay in Keystone. 73 km, 45 miles. Harald had a leakage of oil to his breaks rear right. Therefore we removed wheel and gasket as well as roller bearing sleeve and exchanged the sleeve and inserted a inner oil seal after cleaning off the oil. Then we drove to Mount R...

BernhardBK

We (Heidi und Bernd)

BernhardBK

Here are some photos, hopefully😫 Yesterday I already tried to post some photos with much more description than you could read. But the uploads did not work and my text got lost. 4B6BFCAB-B4C6-48BD-B612-FBACC1E39FD1.jpeg 7502814E-BB30-4777-ACDE-A5C2636DDD28.jpeg EDD8C59C-5F44-41E6-8AEF-96E5D8FC639B.j...

BernhardBK

Day 18, June 24th 2022, Chadron, Nebraska to Keystone, South Dakota, 241 km, 150 miles. First through grassland, then slightly hilly and close to Keystone extremely steep. We made the fault to keep or cars order, which let to Stopps on the way up and boiling water. We went to Mount Rushmore and two ...

BernhardBK

Rob, vielen vielen Dank für deine Fürsorge und deine Betreuung in Lincoln, die Bilder und das super Video. I posted the link in my WhatsApp Status, so all my friends could watch it. Darel, congratulations to your birthday and Willingness to support. George, thanks a lot for sending the lugs to Front...

BernhardBK

Thanks for the advices regarding the tubes, I informed Harald and the others.

Regarding the loose spokes on my car: I started to „feed“ them with linseed oil. I expect that will extend them and longer than a water bath.

I provided George with an address, thanks a lot, George

BernhardBK

Let me start with the answers to the questions: Harald has flats in his tires and they have more than 60 psi. 5 flat tires because of too hard old tires on the rear axle, tire turned around and valves are broken. 2 leaks at the valve top, where rubber and metals come together, nails… John is Right w...

BernhardBK

Could someone sell us a split rim with a mounted tire?
Maybe Reiner‘s spare tire is too old and specially too hard

BernhardBK

Regarding the covers

: That‘s the cover for the back of the touring, prevents loosing stuff while driving, but also hiddes the chaos in the rear

: That’s the night cover

BernhardBK

Day 15, 21st June 2022, 301 km / 188 km today, in total more than 3.400 km in the States From Lincoln to Broken Bow, Nebraska. Flat landscape, agriculture, rail road beneath the roads. Chance of rain, therefore we closed the top. See also Ron’s update. Ignition issues on Harald’s and my car, after c...

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BernhardBK

Thanks, Rob, for your summary of a great day in Lincoln. On Day 14 I, June 20th 2022, drove 106 km/ 66 miles from Omaha to and in Lincoln. Rob met us with his awesome Ford Model K on US 6 and headed us to the Speedway Museum and stayed with us. Many thanks to Rich and Bob for their explanations espe...

BernhardBK

hi George, yes I still need them. I have to figure out, to which place on our tour, you could send the lugs. According to our schedule, which could change and very often really changed, the next stops are Broken Bow tomorrow Hyannis Whiteclay Keystone The only destination which should not change is ...

BernhardBK

Just a short update to day 13, June 19th 2022: Short trip from Greenfield, Iowa to Omaha, Nebraska, 155 km, nearly 100 miles. Like yesterday afternoon nearly till Omaha a straight street but with many extreme uphill and downhill passages. Not ideal for our T’s but also not real issues for them. Toda...

BernhardBK

Hi, we will be at about 6 pm at the building of the German American Society, but the cars are nearby at the super 8 motel M Street

BernhardBK

And I further recognised today, that one rim has different holders/brackets, that means I could not use my spare wheel, if I get a flat tire there. Could someone offer me 4 of those brackets? C5C8F68A-BDA4-44AD-8E54-948D54A65FB4.jpeg On the right side in the front I have a different rim 76D61AB0-A86...

BernhardBK

This morning we checked the spokes of our cars, we have two additional wheels with loose spokes. Maybe somebody could offer us to sell usable wheels on our way west to Omaha, Lincoln, Norh Platte to Mount Rushmore.
One for me and one for Reiner. Any help appreciated

BernhardBK

Many thanks for the advices regarding the Rim spreader issue. We will try to follow those advices and try it tomorrow morning again. Day 12, 18th June 2022, was a hot day again. We drove from Kalona to Greenfield, both Iowa. First destination was Birdhaven in Colfax, 100 miles. Then in the direction...

BernhardBK

Day 11, 17th June 2022, from Princeton, Illinois to Kalona, Iowa, about 224 km 140 miles. Hot as the last day. Just one short technical stop, as Peter‘s Fan Belt got lose. Today we met Frank, Craig and his wife Nancy at Craig’s private museum in Moline, Illinois. I never saw so many very early extre...

BernhardBK

Day 10, 16th June 2022, 293 km from Hebron to Princeton, Illinois. As hot as yesterday, very good quality of the streets, even of small streets. Nearly 250 km of our trip we had corn on both sides of our streets. Flat region, which changed when we approached Illinois River. We stopped for lunch in D...

BernhardBK

Day 9, 15th June 2022, on the last 30 miles extremely windy. Today we followed Heike on small streets to Silver Beach, St. Joseph, Lake Michigan, for a break at the beach. Then we followed state road 39 to the south and took US 8 to the West. We had several technical problems: Peter’s Fan Belt, Gerh...

BernhardBK

Day 8, 14th June 2022, a non-driving day. We had the chance to do some repairs at the private Garage of Al and Diane with all the equipment we needed. Again I clued my scratch in the water cover, again with JP Weld, because I feared that another to me recommended clue might “react” with JP weld. We ...

BernhardBK

Day 7, 13th June 2022, from Ann Arbor to Kalamazoo, about 122 miles First complete day with Harald’s or Steve’s “new” rear wheel. As safe trip for Harald and Stefan👍👍👍. (I will inform Harald of the spokes he should order, thanks for the advice!) No technical forced stops beside one to add water in o...

BernhardBK

6th day, 12th June 2022, from Perrysburg via Detroit to Ann Arbor with no technical stop. After we drove through the Ford estate we arrived at about noon at Piquette Avenue Plant. Steve already informed you, that the defect wheel could be exchanged by our very fast dream team Harald and Stefan, Then...

BernhardBK

I try again to post Haralds wheel after his repair of last night

BernhardBK

Thanks for your very kind offer, Jim, we are in Toledo now and Harald will try to reach the museum on the road. Day 5, 11th June 2022, was nearly without any Problem. We only had a short forced stop after Gerhard’s T hit a pothole and a fuse ran away. As we want to visit Piquette Avenue Plant tomorr...

BernhardBK

We are in Geneva on the Lake for a coffee.
Thanks Steve!

BernhardBK

Art, you are right.
It is impossible to reach Detroit today.
We will reached the Piquette Avenue Plant not before the afternoon

BernhardBK

Day 4, 10th June 2022, short summary of todays trip. No issues, no repair stops About 140 miles from Buffalo to the Falls and then to Erie. No rain, sunny the whole day but cold wind. Harald needs two demountable rear wheels. Niagara Falls were great, also the route on 5 West or even closer to Lake ...

BernhardBK

Harald needs demountable wheels,
we know, it’s not easy to get them, he will get two after about 400 miles, but we are not sure that they last

BernhardBK

Art, you are right, 5 will end and it’s then 20. 531 seems to be better for us. Today was the first day without repair stop or delayed start. My car started and ran very good, the others Ts as well. But the issue with Harald rear spokes seems to be dangerous. We will try another repair job, but we f...

BernhardBK

Just an update regarding the route,
we followed US 5 and some smaller streets following to the west

BernhardBK

Third driving day, 9th June 2022, is over. We made about 111 miles from Geneva to Buffalo, NY. The day started bad, heavy rain and my T did not want to start. But after the third round around the Hotel on the tow behind Harald Roaster it started. But with dramatic noises, miss firing and fire coming...

BernhardBK

Could someone offer a facility to do an oil change in a try garage in th north of Buffalo this afternoon?
We are staying in Tonawanda

BernhardBK

Regarding the Niagra Falls:
We could not go to the Canadian side.
Thanks for the advices regarding the Falls

BernhardBK

The second day, 8th June 2022, was very successful, we started in Wilsonville and went to Geneva,NY. The route was very challenging, but all T‘s drove great, even at extrem climbs. We had 2 ignition issues at Gerhard‘s car, Harald had to use his spare tank to help his T to climb up a very extreme in...

BernhardBK

We stayed this night in Wilsonville, we should reach Hawley soon

BernhardBK

The repair did only work, because we received support and tools by Robert and the Ranger of Daleware State Forest. And I learnt, that it is helpful to contact local people to find an affordable accommodation, Robert’s son did some phone calls and we had a very nice motel in Harley, PA. C96E8E08-C030...

BernhardBK

: Silvia and Gerhard

BernhardBK

Here is the missing team
Silvia and Gerhard

BernhardBK

Overhauling rear axle in Delaware state forest

BernhardBK

Overhauling rear axle in Delaware state forest

BernhardBK

This morning, 7th June 2022, we started our tour at Helm Antique Autos in Milford, PA. 1B57F555-725A-468B-AD50-665C7D413EE7.jpeg We just driven 43 km. ADD7F45D-75E5-438D-A782-038E14F77E41.jpeg 77464451-91A0-4588-B72D-5BEBF66245CC.jpeg ADD7F45D-75E5-438D-A782-038E14F77E41.jpeg 2A156D99-954D-4181-8BEE...

BernhardBK

And here is the picture of the valve cover.
Sorry, doesn’t work with the upload

BernhardBK

And here is the picture of the valve cover

BernhardBK

Sunday wasn‘t long enough😀 We had to extend our preparation work, and that was a very good decision. One of our cars had an engine damage and could not proceed. But we are staying/working at Helms Antique Autos and one team could find a replacement car. After a 50 miles final test drive, we decided ...

BernhardBK

Today we had our dress rehearsal. During the tour, we could solve 10 of 11 problems. We could not expect that our old ladies of about 100 years would be ready for a Marathon after waiting for more than two years for us. We recognized some additional issues which we are going to solve tomorrow or if ...

BernhardBK

After two long days of preparation (light, turn signal installation, maintenance,….) und repairing (stuck Ruckstell rear end,….) all five cars a ready for tomorrow’s trip to the East Coast.

BernhardBK

Again many thanks for your support offers and recommendations. We arrived today with the full group of 10 Ford Model T friends in Milford, PA. It was a long day, we are all tired, and finally I could solve the eSim problems on my wife‘s and my own mobile phone. We start our tour from Milford next Mo...

BernhardBK

Thanks a lot for so many support offers and good wishes in deutsch und englisch. I did not expect this, but I am very happy about it. Vielen vielen Dank. Yes, I like to have a cold beer in the evening to celebrate a successful trip of the day and you may not believe it, I like cold canned beer! Ther...

BernhardBK

On Wednesday, June 1st, our tour is going to start with two years delay. „We“ means, a group of 10 Ford Model T Friends from Germany. Three married couples and two two-men-driver-teams. We all belong to the Alpenchapter, the German and Austrian chapter of the Ford Model T club of America. We stored ...

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