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Another good source is: Diamon wire spring company. You can download their catalog for stocking springs or have them custom made.

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It is installed standing straight up. The switch is like a horn button power to the horn and ground thru this switch. The terminal on the lower end of it is the ground wire the body of the switch is grounded to the car. The upper screw and nut are for adjustment. There was probably a shut off switch...

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Its an early alarm. There are contacts inside that come together and make contact if the car is shaken or moved. Shake it back and forth or side to side and you should feel it moving inside.
Its basically a big switch.

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It is a battery terminal puller, you are correct.

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Hey Ralph,
How rusty were those vavle springs before everything was cleaned up? Valve springs tend break when they've been rusted and pitted.
just say'n....

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One should sonic check the block if your going that big.

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I have two styles of Ryobi tire inflators. One has a hand grip on it and a funky round gauge. The other came out later and is square with a digital guage you can set and wait until it gets to the pressure. Both work but the square one will do all 4 tires without pooping out. I went Ryobi as I have s...

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Nice car love to see them in this condition. Looks like an early Center Door Sedan in the background also.

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Maybe the next step is getting out the weegee board or holding a seance to get hold of grandma.....

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We need to see he combustion chamber side to see what it is.

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Kevin,
You never cease to amaze...

And George,
I might be intersted in a couple of the brass float bowls.

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Or maybe he drew it for Tom.....Looks familiar

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Great Turn out REMTC. Good start for a new year. Sorry I missed it.

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Jeff, I have a Gray and Davis starter generator that is pretty complete with wiring and everything. It even has the correct battery box that mounts on the running board. I don't think your friend is going to stash it in his luggage as these things weigh almost 100 lbs. I might be able to be talked o...

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Nice suprise.
I sent you a P.M. re: head

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He already took it out and got it dirty....Andy and Jeannine finish 1st in the 2025 Santa Clara Model T Club Speedster run.
Its a beautiful well done car.

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I should have given an explanation why a tap is not a good idea. It is because there are 4 or 5 different grades of tap tolerances. The taps used in manufacturing are a tighter tolerance and it makes the bolt a tighter fit in the tapped hole. The taps you get in a general set, the hardware store and...

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Don't use a tap, it will remove precious material from the bolt hole. Instead use a thread chaser its meant for cleaning threads not removing
any material.

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I couldn't decide so I have one of each.

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My Dad had a 1912 Touring. During the late 1960's he bought a Gray & Davis starter/generator complete with all the electrics and battery box for the day when he was unable to crank his car anymore. Well he passed at 95 yrs. old still cranking that car. The Gray & Davis is still sitting on the shelf ...

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I have a water pump on one of my cars. I put it on to keep it from overheating in one of our local parades in Corte Madera Ca.
The route is almost 3 miles long and take 2.5 hrs. to complete. It has the water pump with 180 degree thermosat.
It used to overheat before the water pump.
Just sayin........

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That snow flake looks great on the Mercury Andy

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I am so happy for you. Those early ones are so special and it seems to have gone to the right guy.
Keep up posted with pictures of the hearse as you go, thats also a very special vehicle. Is the first one I've seen.

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The childs hearse looks in the photo to have a 3 pedal trans. It must have been converted at some point.

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I buy mine at the local welding shop and make up my own ends.

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I just use a fine line paint pin and put a mark on the back of the pulley and the timing cover.

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Ment to include this one instead of double of the other one.

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I don't know where Harrah got the car, but it was in the collection for years. Here are a few photos of it in the museum catalog and on a post card. It says it had a Fronty head. I remember seeing it on several visits to the museum.
Its was inspired me to finally find one of my own.

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New Day, be careful though there were some made a few years ago that were not good.

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Clean it real well and use loctite.

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Yes, It looked like a wonderful tour. I would definetly be interested in having it done again.
Its right in my backyard.....

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Manufactured. There were so many short lived manufacturers its hard to pinpoint the exact manufacuturer of some of these bodies.

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Also don't use a tap to clean out head bolt threads. Use a thread chaser. The tap will remove material and weaken the threads in the block. The taps in most commen tap sets remove too much material. They make for a loose fit. Its done that way to give a little wiggle room if you dont get the tap per...

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.004 to .006 is good for a Model T with Aluminum Pistons

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What was the piston to wall clearance?

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Also when the pistons are out check the piston to wall clearance. Should be .004 or more. If the bore is too small that could be one
of the reasons your ring gap is so small. You could have double trouble......

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That top ring should have a minimum of .015 but closer to .018. At .010 if you overheat it or run it hard you will have a problem.
Sorry, but you should pull the pistons out and redo the end gap.

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There is a warm cherry and a black cherry. I figure if the warm cherry isn't dark enough you could mix a little of the black cherry in.
These are oil based.
There is a water based stain called empire red that looks good. I may start there as it is a lot less than the oil based ones.

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I am looking at General Finishes brand stains, they have a couple that look promising. I also have an early dash to stain.

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I too have use Laurel Mountain Forge Stain on gunstocks and loved it. Too bad their gone.
I am also going to be staining an early dash. I have been looking at General Finishes brand stains and see some that have promise.

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Whats that saying?
Come down to the corn fields and I'll kiss you behind the ears......
Love your car.

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I had a head with bad threads in it. It was a nice low head so I bored and threaded the holes to take Model A size plugs and took .125 off
of it to use on my speedster.
Works well.

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Those are the bodies built in Argentina. Everything was hand crafted. There is a nice article about them in Secrets of Speed Magazine.
I think it was Rio Tercero.

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Look around the body of the distributor more. There should be a 10 digit or so number stamped into the housing. That should give you the information you are looking gor.

The tag you are showing just gives the basic information but not the exact application.

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I'll look also. I was at Rich's place when he was getting ready to move. I got all the drawings, instructions and tooling to make a set for
my car.

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Don't forget to change the muffler bearings....

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Thats good news and a good start.

All the Best Bill....

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I've been using Rocky Mountain Machine Kevlar bands. I've had them in 3 cars for 20yrs and they've ony been adjusted a handful of times.
My 2 cents.
I can't tell you if their all the same or not.

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Looks like a great project. How about a few more pictures of the body.

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Here's my Faux Nine. Ray Wells body, seems to be a 21' Chassis with Ruckstell. Armstrong starter. pre 15 pedals. Its a crowd pleaser. It was someones 35yr. project that never got finished. Its now had its first shake down and just needs a little more dialing in before its first tour. I always though...

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Looking for early brass windshield frame. Not picky on which style it is as its going on a Bitsa car with no top. repo is fine.

Thanks,

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That was quick, I had't finish buying my lottery tickets yet.....

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Try ringing one of the cracked cranks sometime they deffinetly sound different. I hang and ring and if it rings then I mag it. If it doesn't ring
correctly I toss it saves mag time.......

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If your going to run the 6408 like its a Horseless Carriage plate you need to put HC in front of the number: HC6408 or it won't come up. I've been thru this with CA DMV on several occasions. They don't even know it needs to be done. On the plus side when you go over a automated toll bridge it doesn'...

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Looks like a Sure Mike. (spelling ?)

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Thanks rickd. I read everything there was on there, there were several pictures but not much actual information or anyone actually running one. I'll just have to try it then we'll all know.

I wonder if its "ECO" friendly.......

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Is this a varation of a U&J Carburetor or is it something else?
What say you......

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Is this a variation on a U&J carburetor or is it something else????

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Growing up, my Dad always made us stand on the other side of the car for pictures. He hated pictures with people blocking the car.......

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I use "Assemlee Goo" its used for putting automatic transmissions together. Just a little dab with a screw driver on the valve stems and the keepers stay put. You can push them around with your fingers and they still stay put. It makes the job go twice as fast as you arent't chasing the keepres that...

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I have used a ceramic sealer twice lately with a cracked block with success. I used Evapo Rust remover first to clean the block.
The two cracks I sealed up were both larger than the crack you have.

It might be worth a try.

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Smith Brothers in Redmond, Oregon can make you what ever you want.

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Nota my Channel, musta be a youa Channel.

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I use Cerakote. It takes the heat and its thin. Holds up real well.

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I will work fine. The perfecto is the precursor to the Ruckstell.

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Amen to that Andy. It was a lot of fun even though our day didn't go quite as smooth. We had a few issues and came in late/last but finished and picked up the Hard Luck Trophy and Certificate of Completion. For the icing on the cake, after loading the car on the trailer and starting to tie it down I...

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I just bought the Dollar Store ones again. They are now on a plastic stick instead of wood. I will be participating in the Santa Clara Speedster endurance run this weekend. Lets see if they make it all the way thru the 200 miles.....

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If its mostly varnish/shellac, the solvent for it is denatured alcohol. I have poured in a gallon and kept turning the tank over and over for about 10days. It also helps to shake it in between turning it. After it loosened everything up I used a pressure washer inside it to get it clean. Unfortunatl...

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It seems you bought that car about the same time Cyrus was born....It was meant to be.

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The last ones I got were from the Dollar Store. They lasted a long time. I'm going back to check on them again and see if they will still hold up as well. I'll report back.

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It is a 1906 to early 1909. I don't know how the serial numbers went for the NRS cars and knowing how Henry did things they could of used
the last they had of the NRS car plates on the early 1909 T's

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Take the cap off and try and move the rotor by hand see if it springs back or if it is solid. If it springs back it has weights and advances.

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I'll try it again Andy.
Dang fangled computers, there's a reason I drive a Model T......

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#27 is registered for the run , out of moth balls, and

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had a good shake down. This has been on my. bucket list for way too many years.
Can't wait....

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3/8 minimum.

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I have two speedsters with tillitson X carbs they work great. One on a Model A Manifold and the other on a modified Model T manifold.
I can send pictures if you want. Good inexpensive fun.

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Another thing to consider is adding very large numbers or some sort of graphic to the roof of the trailer. If your trailer is stolen it is much eaiser to spot from the air or from a higher elevation. Criminals usually swap the license plates but never look on the roof. The CHP around here says it re...

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I don't know how to do it, but some one should start a go-fund me on this one.

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I have two with batteries underneath the back seat and another with the battery in a period accesary running board box on the running board. and a third one I put a later battery carrier in. The location and size would be dermined on what you are using the battery for. If its for starting the car yo...

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New Day timers for the past 70yrs. in our family.

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For heavily tarnished brass, stuff that hasn't been polished in years, I use Lysol toilet bowl cleaner. Then Never-Dull

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Thanks Tom,

I don't know where you find all the photos, but please keep them coming...

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Sold. $43,000

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I don't know if any one still does it, but we used to use Homelite Bearcat outboard motor cranks in Crosley motors. The Bearcat crank had no flange it was tapered for the outboard flywheel. We would make up a flange and mate it to the crank using a friction welding process. It should work on a Model...

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Yep, I've had a few out on the table at a swap meets and you always get at least one guy that has to spin it and hold onto the working end....

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Maybe those bolts were holding down a battery that is not in the box now. Maybe their charging the battery.......

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Maybe they used a Tommy Gun to put the holes in the doughnuts.

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Hi, I didn’t know who ended up with Larry Sidmore’s AC brake business. I ended up with Richard Baughman’s drawings and fixtures just before Larry Sidmore passed. I used them to finish putting the AC brakes on a couple of my cars. I’ll get hold of Daniel Bennett and see if he wants to carry on with t...

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I think the picture with the Center Door going thru a tree is possibly the stump tree in Washington.
There are at least 3 drive thru trees left in California. I was in a car that drove thru the Wanona tree in 1966 with a Horseless Carriage Club Tour. (It was also a Center Door Sedan)

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