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Dan McEachern

Steve- do you have bow pads under the top fabric at the corners of your top bows? This is a really important key to helping you. The pads should have been included in the top kit. As others have mentioned, the way your top bows are showing thru the top fabric, it sure appears that there are no pads ...

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Looks like there may be a crack starting in the lower left end of the keyway.

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Steve- if that is a new top, I would go back to your top guy and have him fix it. A new top should not look like that.

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Steve- I sent you a PM. Dan

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Yes, the rear of the sump will clear a stock wishbone.

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I still have a few of these available.

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Veeing out the joint to get good penetration is also a good idea, but I was referring to running the actual joint itself at a diagonal in the direction from the shaft end of the pedal shank to the pedal tip.

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Just to add- cut the spliced area at a diagonal rather than 90 degrees to the length of the pedal shank as it will give you a much stronger joint.

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For anyone else looking for one of these:

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Just an update- We received a refund check today from the HCCA/KCMTFC for our space deposits for the Bakersfield Swap meet along with a short letter explaining that the decision has been made to "throw in the towel" regarding any future swap meets. So it looks like the nail is in the coffin. Persona...

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Dan- I don't think Sunnen offers a mandrel long enough and small enough to tandem hone the spindle bushings. The smallest diameter P20 mandrel long enough is for a 5/8" bore. Is there a smaller one that I'm not aware of? Hope so! For everyone- the tap method that Dan is showing is by far the easiest...

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ALLWAYS stuff rags between the drums and the pan wall when installing or removing band nuts and washers. Of course then you need to remember to remove the rags!

Dan McEachern

Regardless of your brake setup, a model T should always be driven as if it has no brakes. Trying to make a Model T into a modern car is a fools journey. Cars with aux transmissions always need extra brakes of some sort, and they need to be 100% functional. You pick what functional means.

Dan McEachern

Regardless of your brake setup, a model T should always be driven as if it has no brakes. Trying to make a Model T into a modern car is a fools journey.

Dan McEachern

Steve- you could go into business making these hogs heads!

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Kevins comment regarding the bypass- the bypass valve is capable of bypassing the extra oil but the pump has no provision for adjusting the bypass pressure other than changing the spring force. The only way to do that is to shorten the factory spring to lower the preload or replace it with a spring ...

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Nice job! a few comments on your radius rod anchor points- the rear radius rod ends need to be in alignment with your u-joint ball where they attach to the frame in order to prevent binding when the rear end moves up and down. Same with your front- looks like you have two different anchor locations ...

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And if you forget its on your wheel and you mounted it on the rear facing side , you will hear the scraping noise as it plows a furrow in your fender from the bottom side as you drive away!

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PT Barnum was right!

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Wondering how it would work at the slower rotation speed.

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Anyone ever run one of these at cam speed? Wondering how it would work at the slower rotation speed. It ran cam speed in the 210 engine so. . . .

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Kinda OK:

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Cutoff wheel or grind, but keep it cool so you don't draw the hardness out of it. If it gets blue, its too hot.

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A crack in that location normally goes directly into or from the core plug hole, but only on the late blocks. Get it magnafluxed and you will know for sure. Squirt some laquer thinner in the water jacket thru the hole in the top of the block- if its a crack, the laquer thinner will seep thru the cra...

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Just got word that some parts arrived at a customer's 15 days after shipping them 3 day USPS priority mail. At least they arrived!

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Donnie- consider mounting a handle of some sort on the back of the drivers side seat. This will allow your passenger to reach behind with their left arm/hand and hold on to something solid. worth a try eh?

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Lower 2 Shafts? There are two shafts- the main counter shaft and the reverse idler shaft. I have some new shafts for the main countershaft if you are interested.

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It's ok- we can disagree on that!

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Sorry- I was referring to the crack that runs from the center core plug under the water jacket and into the valve chamber. Not sure I ever worried about one from the center water passage to the head bolt hole. Yup- the cracks toward the manifold are common in all blocks.

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For those interested in the brake setup that Les mentioned above- contact me off forum for details.

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What Eric said. Even then, hard seats are not required- cast iron seats will be just fine.

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Jerry- my experience has been that you almost always see the valve chamber crack in the 26-27 blocks and not the earlier ones. Anyone?

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While there is no water around the intake port area, that is not the case with the exhaust ports. The can be opened up slightly but the port walls are not thick enough to open them up significantly.

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Jeepster47- I have the remaining parts to complete the linkage if you are interested. Send me an e-mail thru the forum if so.
Dan

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Yes, and pre 1926 Model T's use 762 x 88.9 mm tyres!

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The original A-C setup was a rod from the brake pedal clamp to a guide bracket on the drive shaft tube and then a cable loop thru a pulley to each rear wheel brake arm. The pulley acted as an equalizer. The brake arm on the band had a clamp that the cable made a loop through.

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Nah- I have a cam slave- I just pick up the phone and start talking, send a blank and get a box back. But looking at the resulting numbers that come back is of great interest.

"A mans got to know his limitations".

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Kevin- sent you an email thru the forum. Dan

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You could also Powder Coat them silver. A friend recently informed me that Eastwood has a silver paint that is pretty durable and looks good so. . . . if ya can't locate the Sherwin Williams product, you can buy from Eastwood on line. My experience with hot dip galvanizing is that it is much heavier...

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Clear zinc plating looks very nice and most any plating shop can do it. Sandblast the rims 1st for a uniform appearance. Plating is not subject to the large lot charges for galvanizing.

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If the engine has a fiber timing gear, it might be that the cam nut is preventing the brush body from seating back against the shoulder on the cam. Look to see if the arm on the brush is hitting the end of the cam nut. If it is, you can narrow the arm width and allow the brush to move farther toward...

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With the Zep, I would mix with hot water or simply fire it up with the cleaner in the system. Don't let the Zep sit on any paint or any aluminum parts- its on the caustic side. Not sure it would take a week to do its thing. Most any cleaner works better in a warm or hot solution.

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If anyone has an extra laying in the corner, I would gladly consider discussing a change of ownership!

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I agree its probably old stop leak that just settled in the bottom of the cooling system. Personally, I would avoid the lacquer thinner solution. If you still have a sample of the crud, try dissolving it with some Zep Super Purple cleaner. Its avail at Home depot etc. Its a strong detergent with a v...

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Jacking up the rear end and put it in high gear as suggested and see if it runs ok. If it does, theres a pretty good chance that your triple gear bushings might be starting to seize on the shafts. Did you rebush the triple gears or fit the existing bushings to new pins? How much clearance did they h...

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Hi Gary- I'm guessing that the larger 525 stem was used at one point. Forgive my ignorance, but were the 525 stems threaded all the way to the end or just past where your rim nuts stop and the cap threads on? This discussion should probably get moved to the other forum to continue. Sorry for crashin...

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Mike- you are correct- the rim nuts that fit the 777 stems look like these.

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Look at the racer picture- notice how far the pedals are from that fellows feet- the actual driver must have had 5' long legs!

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AFAIK, these were very late 1927 and were supplied by Ford- not aftermarket or replacement. The only complete set I know about was owned by Steve Coniff. Perhaps others can supply additional information, but they were supplied with the X cross-section rods with the built in oil scoop on the cap. The...

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The two bottom ones- the XXXX Nickel ones are for sure- purchased my babbitt from them for years before they closed their plant in San Francisco.

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Tim- my guess is its up on Grizzley Peak.

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Aftermarket accessory cowl vent door? Seems like a bad idea being right over the coil box, but. . . . .

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Here is what Dan is referring to. Also a different version of oil slingers that work quite well. Been using these for years and I moved away from simply using spools and bolts to insure good oil circulation for both the engine and transmission. The ring might be a belt and suspenders approach for th...

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True Nickel Babbitt has never had any lead in it. Most knowledgeable shops only use Nickel Babbitt in engine bearings. Its not lead free because its politically correct. Just FYI

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That's mean- can we see the race car?

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George- if there is any concern regarding the authenticity of your bars, take one to a scrap metal dealer and ask them to shoot it with their XRF gun. Most scrap yards have them and should be willing to check a bar as a favor or for a small gratuity. I would imagine that most metal suppliers guard t...

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That's an early Cloyes gear- probably one of the higher quality fiber gears out there- not new by any means- . Probably has many miles left on it as long as the crank gear teeth are not worn out.

Dan McEachern

I think you may have the wrong hub- the set screw will fit in either hub.

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Not Jahns- they never made a split skirt piston- T slot yes, split skirt-no. Those are pretty crude castings even by Jahns standards. Also the side reliefs are not typical of a Jahns. Hope that helps.

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Ya need to tell folks which side you need- left and right are different.

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At some point in that time period Ford changed over to a flywheel that had more machined surfaces than the earlier flywheels. The flywheels are 100% interchangeable. I suspect it was an effort to get more uniformity in the balance but . . . . just a guess. Someone else may know the exact timeframe o...

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Are you 100% certain that you have the correct clutch hub? There are two different ones and the set screw is not located in the same place on the early one compared to the later one.

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If ya buy it, please move the pressure regulator and re route the fuel line! Looks like a fun car!!

Dan McEachern

Steve- before you test the breakaway switch, there is a 12 volt lantern battery or gell cell that powers the breakaway circuit. When the switch activates, the battery supplies the full 12 volts to the brake magnets, setting the brakes on at 100%. The battery may be in a small box on the trailer tong...

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While Jim has brought up the subject of trailer wheel bearings, its a really good idea to take the time to identify the bearing numbers for the inner and outer cups and cones and seal used on your trailer and buy one of each and keep them in the trailer or with you when you go on a trip. Finding bea...

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In addition, you can heat the plate with a torch and get it pretty warm without charring the wood spokes. The heat will cause the ring to expand slightly. Also, once you have the plate hot, run a crayon around the id of the plate and let the melted paraffin migrate into the interface between the fla...

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Just installed a set of these. Chamfering the edges of the outside diameter on both sides of the copper 1 piece gasket rings made installation easier as any variation in the distance between the ports on the block and the manifolds make it a bit difficult to get both aides to go together. It took th...

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Don't let Original Smith see that fan belt!

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Hi Allan- you may be correct on that point, but I have never balanced a stripped flywheel that was anywhere near being in balance and not needing correction. My only point was that weighing the magnets for equal weight does not replace balancing the entire assembly. Thanks for pointing out something...

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John showed a picture above of a pretty standard flywheel mandrel. The flywheel is radially located on the mandrel by the cone as shown above. The cone angle is steep enough that it contacts the edge of the bore in the flywheel- not the chamfer on the bore. BUT, as Dennis asked above, it is always g...

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To add to all that, when you get all the magnets weighing the same, get it all assembled, you still have no guarantee that the assembly will be even close to being balanced, as most flywheels have some pretty significant factory balance holes in them from the original factory balancing that compensa...

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Crank separately, flywheel separately, trans drums separately. You can balance all your pieces EXCEPT the crank on that balancing stand because you can balance those pieces as a single plane rotor and a static balance will suffice. That is not the case for the crank- it needs to be dynamically balan...

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Layne Warford not Warford Warford.

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Shaving a stock head will give you almost zero performance increase. Unless you nave the capability to do it yourself and have nothing better to do, consider spending the money on a good timer and properly rebuilt coils. If you really want to raise the compression, purchase one of the high compressi...

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Tony- keep the bucket and toilet brush. You will still need to wash the T, and the toilet brush can be used to clean between the spokes.

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If there is a concern regarding the name, call Steve Serr and discuss the issue with him. The appeal to me would be a head that duplicates the original appearance including the lettering.

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Rich- e-mail sent. thank you. One casting sold, I have a few more if anyone is interested.

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THESE CASTINGS ARE 356 T6 ALUMINUM AND WILL FIT 3 AND 4 DIP OIL PANS DEPENDING ON HOW YOU DRILL THEM. On a 4 dip pan, the sump will only cover the 1st 3 dips. Provision inside to attach an oil baffle plate and there are thick side pads on each side for tapped holes for oil lines, or just use for ext...

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I run 600W in mine, mostly because I have a 5 gallon pail of it, but 120 gear lube would work also. Fill it to about 1/2" below the fill hole on the side of the trans.

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Rich- I have VW pumps/mounting brackets in stock, as well as the oil sump shown in the pictures below. You asked about an oil relief valve for the pump. The filter bracket shown in the picture with the sump has a built in adjustable relief valve. I have these available as well. I caution you regardi...

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Mark- I'll take them. sending text now. Dan

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I have made Masonite templates for the glass guy to use. It also allows you to do a trial fit in your frame before glass gets cut.

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Safety wire the field coil bolts in pairs as well as the flywheel bolts- no need to wire all four together in either location. And yes, as Joe said- the unbalance from any symmetry issues with the flywheel bolt wire would be minimal at best.

Dan McEachern

Doubt those shavings are from the crankshaft- something else is producing that quantity of shavings.

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thank you for the reminder!

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You HAVE to bake out the oil- all of it and it does take patience. Back in the days of vapor degreasers and trichlor, it was much easier, as those do a pretty good job of pulling any oil out. Also, the newer tig machines with adjustable duty cycles help a lot as you can set the duty cycle to clean t...

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Not sure you are going to find a lash cap made to go on a 7/16 diameter valve stem. But depending on how worn the end of your lifter is, you could always use a lash cap in the conventional manner and put it on the valve stem.

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Susanne- we make 1/2 x 5 and 1/2 x 7 Grade 8 + main bearing bolts with centerless ground shanks for use with our 1 1/2" tall heavy main caps. You can contact me at dmcgearsATyahooDOTcom if you would like more information. thanks, Dan

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I love the steering arm on that speedster!!! OMG! Thanks Tom- awesome pictures- hard to pick a favorite!

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Be aware that plastic case coils are generally junk.

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It will cost a fortune to ship them with that vise attached.

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On Jim's setup it seems IF the tire slips on the floor of the trailer, the strap would then be loose. If the strap was thru the wheel and lined up with the center of the wheel and the tie down point, tire rotation would not let the strap loosen. Just an observation.

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Rich- sorry, I never answered your original question. Our '14 touring has had an A crank engine in it for over 20 years now. Stock Ford low head, New Day timer, originally an NH carb but it's had an MA Barrel Valve Winfield on it for about 15 years now, and most importantly, Coil Man coils. Engine i...

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Most likely those are 292 Cu In Ford pistons. If so, you will probably find that the rods have been cut and welded to shorten them. Not ideal in my mind, as welded rods make me nervous.

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Yup- gas is probably the worst choice for a variety of reasons.

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The Tractor Supply parts washer solvent/cleaner works pretty well- even here in California. Its pretty low VOC wise as it does not evaporate like mineral spirits, but mineral spirits is getting hard to obtain here. Forget "paint thinner" here in Ca- it's some ammonia/water based crap that is a waste...

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Oh well- Kevin's cover is lost, so hopefully someone else has one on a broken carb or in their parts drawer. Thanks, Dan

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Thanks Kevin!

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