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D Stroud

This may or may not apply here or even be relevant, but there are MANY farm type trucks, among many other types, that are equipped with wood bodied grain/livestock beds all over these United States, they have been made that way for many, many years, at least 100+ that I know of. I wonder how those c...

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Back in the mid/late '80's, I worked part time as a welder for a local heavy equipment contractor. The shop had a 50 or 60 ton press similar to that Manly press that was originally a hand pump affair. The resident head mechanic took a fuel injection pump from an OLD Caterpillar four cylinder diesel ...

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I've been away from the Forum for a while due to some life issues and just saw this. I'm so sorry to hear this. We lost our oldest daughter at age 36 to brain cancer five years ago, I know of no words that can ease the pain of losing a loved one. Dave

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What Wayne said. That flat side makes spotting a 5to1 shaft very easy, even when covered in grease.

Dave

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Dallas, I'll trade you a '23 TT for it. Oh wait, that ship already sailed. Dave

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As George said, 'shock' the screws. After shocking the screws a few times with a standard screwdriver, use an impact screwdriver, IF you have a bit that fits the screw well. A tapered bit, which most screwdrivers have, will just try to 'slide' out of the screw slot while turning it. An impact screwd...

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Looks like a waste of a lot of good parts to me.

One of my pet peeves.

JMHO Dave

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I have a Stromberg OF that Stan rebuilt for me several years ago. I have never installed it due to life getting in the way. I don't know if I should use it or just put it on display.

I feel honored to own it. Dave

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I built mine up with bronze and ground to a close fit with a hand grinder and finished with emery cloth using a good cap for fit. Worked great and didn't take very long either. JMHO Dave

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Whatever you do, DO NOT cut and weld the driveshaft! It's not if it will fail, but when it will fail(and it will), then you have no brakes.

Do as was posted, machine either end to fit. Dave

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I hope Dave is doing well. Many years ago, he helped me figure out that our coupe was a '25 instead of a '24 as was listed on the title. He is pretty much the '24/'25 coupe Guru. At one time he was going to write a book about them, never did hear if he got it done or not. He was very helpful. Dave

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Wow! I have been away from the forum for a couple of months due to some health issues. I am truly saddened to hear of the loss of these wonderful Craftsmen and Mentors to our hobby in the not so distant past. I haven't dealt with some of them directly, but I have been in awe of their expertise and k...

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I installed one of those hinge pin mounted mirrors on our '25 coupe about 10 years ago. I ground just a bit off of the I D of the bracket so it would fit over the hinge as was mentioned in the catalog. The bracket is diecast so it won't rust. The original hinge pin was a bit too large to fit in the ...

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Most likely a Chevy rim. They can be identified by the cut out lug as shown. As was said, the valve stem hole wont line up on a Model T wheel, but the hole can be relocated to fit a Hayes T wheel. The Model T Hayes rims have one of the lug holes just reamed out a bit so they will fit on the wheel. S...

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I have been away from the forum for awhile, just now saw this thread. I have been in a similar situation about 45 years ago, I know the stress involved. My check will be in the mail Monday. Many thanks to all that are involved with helping Don. If my donation doesn't pan out to help Don, I hope it c...

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In a past life, I worked as a maintenance supervisor in a Lead Recycling plant. All of the "generic" keystock that we got was made one or two thousands over sized to be fitted for the application. We just touched them up on the side of a pedestal grinder wheel to fit. That being said, they weren't b...

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I built a Visible V8 and a Visible Chassis when I was about 13 or so. I got some extra V8 parts from a friend of mine and made a "3 Deuce" intake and carbs for it. Made "slicks" and "traction bars for the chassis. Yep, I was a "Hotrodder" in training.

Dave

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As was posted, the worm drive TT rearend is not hard to move, IF it has an auxiliary transmission with a neutral and /or the TT transmission is adjusted correctly. I have seen it said on this forum in the past and elsewhere, that the TT rear will NOT move without sliding the tires. Think about it, i...

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What Allan said!

Dave

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What Leo said. Something is off in the alignment, maybe the fan bracket is bent? It doesn't take much misalignment to make a flat belt run off center. Dave

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Allans' method of lengthening a frame is a very good way to do it, although, cutting the joints on a 45* angle is not necessary, as long as a 100% weld is made for the joint. The riveted (or bolted) plate inside of the rail is a VERY good idea. There is a reason why frames are put together with bolt...

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In a past life, I used to run a 13A D8 Cat bulldozer clearing trees in a N.W. MO. timber. We used 85W-140 lube in the final drives because the "bellows" seals leaked a bit. I think that will work just fine in a T, at least it does on mine. JMHO Dave

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That block is a VERY easy repair for any machinery repair welder worth his salt. Repaired many castings such as that over the last 40+ years. Just need to know what welding rod to use. (NOT epoxys, those just make it harder to do it correctly). Brazing can work too, but requires a LOT more heat. JMH...

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Frank, when you tighten down the cap with the rubber gasket, can you feel it "snug" down on the gasket nice and tight? I have used one of those rubber gaskets from Lang's for years with my dogbone cap with MotoMeter on our '25 coupe and on the TT that Dallas now has with absolutely no problems. Gran...

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Rich Bingham, in answer to your question, I would say yes!

Dave

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What has Clayton been up to? Haven't seen anything about him for some time. I miss his posts. Dave

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A couple more points. If you use an auxiliary trans, a set of aftermarket accessory outside rear brakes is HIGHLY recommended because when the aux trans is in neutral, you have no brakes other than the emergency brake, and that can be iffy in a panic situation. Also, the old straight tooth aux. tran...

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Allan, that is how I finally learned how to identify them. Don't ask how many years it took for me to catch on to that.

Dave

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At one time, I thought grease would be better than oil in the spindles. Then, I remembered how grease will always take the path of least resistance. I learned that 50 years ago greasing the U Joints on my old '65 Chevy 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive pickup. There was always one side of the cross that wouldn'...

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Dallas, Dallas, Dallas. Have you forgotten already what is in that rearend. It has the "high" speed (

) 5to1 gears in it. Am I going to have to give you a refresher course on that old girl?

Dave

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Dallas, keep hauling those kids!!! That is exactly what I wanted to do with that TT!! It's so good to see it being put to good use!!!

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Another clue, the '24 bodies had a separate belt line molding, aluminum I think. "25's had the molding formed in as part of the upper body, but from a distance, they look pretty much the same. There are a few other small differences that I don't recall right now. Dave Sosnoski was the go to guy for ...

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I may be way off base here, but I think that may be a tool for FORD watermeters. They use the block letters like that. JMHO Dave

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Terry, I purchased our '25 coupe from my best buddy's estate sale in 2009. We were friends for 53 years, I never fail to get a big smile on my face when we drive it, or even just looking at it. I miss him terribly, but we sure made thousands and thousands of wonderful memories. Dave

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Dallas, those tubes have been in there since the mid 90's or so, don't recall where I got them for sure. Probably from Langs, that's where I got the rear tires. Dave

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I was afraid this was coming reading between the lines in his posts the last couple of years, sure didn't think it would be this soon. RIP Stan, you will be missed. Dave

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Keith, I wonder how many of us remember those commercials?

Dave

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I am a verified dummy about painting, but I have wondered for some time if the flexible additives for painting "rubber" bumpers and such would help keep paint from peeling from the natural expansion and contraction of wood from low to high humidity. Any thoughts? Dave

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Hey Dan. Sent you an email about your AC Brake Equalizers. Dave

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The best advice I can give is, try NOT to do a parade in an election year!

If you do, make sure the organizers have made sure the politicians DON'T stop at every Tom, Dick, and Harry to glad hand as many people as they can. That can get WAY out of hand.

Dave

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What Allan said. As a past customer once said to me when I was welding up some worn out Link Belt dragline track pads, "It's just a f*****g old dragline, not a Swiss watch". Words to remember when trying to over think things.

Dave

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Also, the firewall in Steve's picture is a low steel one, so probably a '23. Exhaust pipe is interesting. Dave

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Hey Gene. Where are you located in Nunn? We went through there a few days ago by accident. We were just driving by on our way to Cheyenne. May get back out that way again one of these days now that we know where Nunn is.

Our youngest Son and his family live not far from Fort Morgan. Dave

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Thanks Dan. Dave

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Are there any more Chickasha 2021 Swap Meet sweat shirts available? If so, I would like to purchase two XXL ones. Thanks, Dave

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I use my first initial and my last name, so I won't forget it. What were we talking about???

Dave

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Allan, why not repair the socket end of the wrench? Silver solder, or braze? Just a thought. Dave

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Thanks guys. Dave

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Nope Bill, I don't have any buggy racing experience!

Dave

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Does anyone have any pictures/info on Ben Martin's switches. I picked up a very nice '20's era switch at Chickasha. It has a phenolic back, so I thought maybe a repro, but it has a #70key so I don't think it is. It seems to work very smooth and seems to be very good quality. Any thoughts? Thanks in ...

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This was the first time I made it to Chickasha for nearly 20 years or so. Last was in the early 2000's with my old buddy that passed away in '08. My wife and I went and made a mini vacation out of it. I picked up 3 Chicago transmissions from Donnie Brown that he graciously held for me for over a yea...

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Dallas, the front and rear upper center extensions were made from cottonwood, as far as I could tell. No doubt made by the local owner/farmer. JMHO, Dave

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Dallas, nice to see that homemade rack installed.

Dave

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The picture that Vernon posted is the first thing I think of when I hear the word "Chinook". I was a Crew Chief/Door Gunner on them in Vietnam '70/'71. Never had heard the word before I went in the army. Didn't find out about all of the other connections until years later. Dave

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I am 71 years old and have ADD which makes phone conversations difficult at times because I get distracted WAY to easily. ( had a hell of a time in school, didn't know why back then) I also have Tinnitus and hearing loss thanks crewing Chinook helicopters in Vietnam among other things. While I do en...

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That bucket and toilet brush can come in handy for cleaning out rearend housings too!

Dave

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When leaf springs break at the center bolt hole, 99% of the time it is because the center bolt isn't tight enough, and/or the spring clamp isn't tight enough. That lets the spring flex where it shouldn't. There shouldn't be ANY flex in the center of the spring. Dave

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I've been using all three holes in a drill chuck for 60 years after I was shown that trick by a local weldor/blacksmith. If you notice, the key can be tightened just a bit more in each hole. Try it Jerry, you'll like it.

Dave

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Check the end of the bit and make sure it is sharpened correctly. I have seen several of those bits that were sharpened "backwards", the angle was ground the wrong direction. Those don't work too well.

Dave

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Ignacio, have you tried lubing your air hammer? Might be worth a shot. Just a thought. Dave

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If you think the Model T ignition system is confusing/poor, just wait until you have a condenser go bad on a distributer ignition system! They can drive you nuts!! I have seen them mimic several different problems. Been there several times in the last fifty years, not on T's, but on so called "moder...

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Ignacio, why didn't you just cut off the extra length on the coupling nut so it would fit? Just curious. Dave

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The handbrake lever should ALWAYS be squeezed when the brake is applied, no matter how stiff the spring is, or isn't. Same thing goes for any other similar type of ratchet type of system. Learned that by being around farm equipment over 60 years ago. Just makes sense. Dave

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Could those "odd" bendix covers have been from aftermarket makers? Many parts were. Just a thought. Dave

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Dallas, the TT sure looks at home there, better be careful when that '24 coupe gets in there!!

Are you going to go Coyote hunting in Jan. again? You need to come down for some more parts.

Dave

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First time in several years that our local school didn't have a Veterans Day program because of the Pandemic. To make up for that, they delivered Thanksgiving type meals for us veterans and our Spouses. VERY much appreciated !!! That's just one of the perks of living in a small town.

Dave

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Dallas, I took that apart and cleaned it up, it was in very good shape. I just snugged the contacts up a bit and put it back together as I recall. I annealed the tabs that hold it together, so it should come apart fairly easily. That was only about twenty years ago or so, I MAY have forgotten someth...

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Dallas, is that the same switch I had on it? Dave

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Almost always if a bolt or screw is broken off due to something other than being twisted off, they can be removed very easily, as Jerry pointed out. BUT, if they have been twisted off due to over tightening or rusted in tight when trying to remove them, THAT'S a whole different ballgame. Jerry had a...

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What Steve and Norm said, ditch the felts. A no brainer as far as I'm concerned, the rubber fuel line replacement "gaskets" are available and the the cut off ones that Steve describes are great too. Why mess with the felts. JMHO Dave

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A rivet "jack" can be made very easily by using an "All Thread" coupling nut. They are much longer than a standard nut. Just check out what size and length bolt you need and drill/form the head of the bolt to what you need for a buck. Dave

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Leave the crank alone, it has worked for over 100 years as is just fine. JMHO Dave

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I did on my '25 coupe, but that was several years ago before my back got worse. It wasn't a hard project, I just took my time and had the Service Manual handy(it is now much greasier than it was before I started.

). I can't hardly bend over that much anymore.

Dave

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My Dad was a Rural Mail Carrier in a small N.W. MO. town (90+ people) in the early '50's when I was a kid. He had a surplus Jeep that he used to use on the route but he had back problems and got rid of the jeep and got a Model A sedan. It had the old Knobby mud tires on it, he said it would almost g...

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As an afterthought, I have made most of my living for the past 40+ years as a welder. As experienced as I am, I would never weld two pieces of a steering shaft together on something that would be driven. I have seen many shafts, not just steering shafts, welded together with just a small bevel on ea...

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George H., as frugal as Henry was, he never made hollow steering shafts, which are not columns. A column is what the shafts are enclosed in. We need more pictures of that shaft, there is something seriously wrong going on here. Clean everything up and take several more pictures. That looks very scar...

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Make sure the radiator shop understands that it is not a pressurised system. If they test it with anything much over 2 or 3 PSI, they may well destroy it. Just ask Dallas.

Dave

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That TT shift lever is very similar to one for a TT Rocky Mountain Six Speed shifter. Interesting. Dave

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To add to what Dallas said, make sure you room for more friends!

Dave

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Allan, that is indeed some type of truck conversion, similar to a Smith Form-A-Truck for a T car chassis, but look again at those rear wheels. They are much larger than the 30x3 1/2 wheels on the front which was how all of those conversions (as far as I know), where made in order to carry the extra ...

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Whatever you do or don't do, DO grind a slight taper on the under side of the end of the spring leaf above the lower one. It doesn't take much, but it will keep the upper leaf from wearing a "gouge " into the lower leaf, which can lead to a stress crack and a broken spring, and will help with the fl...

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I use small block Chevy rod bolts and nuts. They almost drop in and if the nuts don't loosen up in them, I seriously doubt they will in a T engine. JMHO, YMMV. Dave

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If I had to reweld one of those tabs on, I would rig up some way to hold the nut mostly submerged in water or some kind of a heat sink to keep from damaging the nylon. Use short quick bursts with the welder to keep the heat down. JMHO. Dave

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Also, you may already know this, but some others may not, ALWAYS squeeze the handle when applying the brake, just like you do when releasing it. DON'T let the pawl "ratchet" on the quadrant, that's what wears them out. They will last MUCH longer if you do that. Dave

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It also makes the tire beads MUCH easier to stretch over the rim. Also, it's not near as messy as tire lube, which does work great though. Dave

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That hot air pipe that Mario posted is a NOS one I found at a swap meet in the late '90's. It is aluminum and I polished it, came out very nice. Dave

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Dan is correct. I read somewhere, maybe a parts book(?) a long time ago about those holes. My (Dallas's) '23TT and my '25 coupe have the round holes. I made new ones with a cheap hole punch and some leftover felt from some project. ( Really quite a technical project!)

Dave

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Make sure your pawl is nice and "pointy"

too. Dave

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That signal that Don V. posted looks nearly identical to the one Jim D. posted. Jim's appears to be the same with the addition of an extra bracket to space it out farther from the cab, no doubt to be seen easier with a wide bed or load. MHO Dave.

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What Craig said!!!!! Dave

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No pictures, but in a past life I worked in a small welding/machine shop in the mid '70's in our small town. We had an F20 Farmall with an A Frame boom over the front with a winch made from a TT Ruckstell, it worked very well. That old F20 would start every time with a couple of cranks with the chok...

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I have not had any experience at all with the ball bearing fourth mains, but I have had a LOT of experience with other applications of bearings, both ball, and tapered in a past life. Unfortunately, there are a LOT of so called USA made bearings out there that only have a USA brand on them that have...

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Doesn't look like nearly as much water capacity either. I wonder how that affected the thermo-syphon system? Dave

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Roger, can you post a link to the you tube video? What did you use for a source of nickel? Thanks, Dave

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I think a cutoff touring made into a pickup is very cool! Mainly because that was what was done back in the day to do what was needed to be done. Same thing with tractor conversions, I've always wanted one. Dave

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Dallas, probably around '05 or so. Yep, I think we got the goodie out of it!

Dave

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Hey Dallas. I had that same problem on the TT several years ago. Seems as though leather doesn't play well with antifreeze.

Dave

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Unfortunately, I never had the pleasure of meeting Charlie, but I sure did enjoy his posts and shared knowledge. Another great loss to the hobby and his family. Sincere condolences to his family and friends. Dave

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A bad condenser in a distributor ignition can make you pull your hair out, they can mimic all kinds of problems. I have been around four different vehicles over the last fifty plus years that had bad condensers and every one acted different. Two of them had new condensers that were bad, the original...

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Herb, yes. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Dave

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