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Dan McEachern

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yes! base coat /clear coat and fisheye eliminator is a no no. It is only for use with single stage top coats.

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Fisheyes are usually the result of silicone contamination on the surface of your part. Sherwin-Williams and Eastwood offer a fish eye eliminator as do other paint manufacturers. A tiny amount added to your reduced paint will go a long way to prevent them, but always wipe down your surface with eithe...

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"I read it on the internet, it must be true".

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that is correct.

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Wow- nice job! One suggestion - you might want to move the torque arm connection point from the end of the starter shaft like it is in your picture closer to the support bearing on the starter snout. It would be a shame to bend a starter shaft, and they bend pretty easily.

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Exh lobe centerline 109 deg btdc

Int lobe centerline 122 deg atdc

lobe separation 115.5 deg

There's a reason some engines seem to run better than others..................

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How about not using a shift bracket that mounts on the back of the hogs head, but back farther just in front of the seat pan? Again you might be able to use an old pair of cross shaft brackets for a cross shaft mount. On the one above we also reshaped the ebrake lever so that it was as far to the le...

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Outside the body next to the driver's left arm might be the best place. Even having the brake lever inside takes up enough room even with the lever massaged to get it close to the inside of the body. For mounting, consider using a stock ebrake crossshaft with an extension and the stock brackets. Use...

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Restoration Supply sells a wide range sizes of cloth wrapped radiator hose by the foot. I recall they have both red and black available.

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Scott- yes there are a few remaining. I prefer PayPal as its much easier. Send me an e-mail if you don't mind. dmcgearsATyahooDOTcom.

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1stt step is to secure the block to the parallels using the lever clamps on the sides of the parallel uprights. Block is then adjusted to align with the bar supports. Next to Final step is to connect corner straps/braces from the pan rail to the machine columns, being careful to not shift/move the b...

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Thats going to be an LTL shipment. Go to Freight Quote.com and set up a shipment with terminal delivery and pickup at both ends. you will need to strap it to a pallet. The website will return multiple options and shipment times. You will need the freight class- contact them and they will provide tha...

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How was the side thrust clearance set when the rear end was assembled? A warm rear end is ok but if its too hot to keep your hand on, then something is in need of attention. Exhaust impinging on the housing will heat it some but...... about the only thing that can generate excessive amounts of heat ...

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Bottom of water jacket or?? a picture would help.

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The clamp is a separate piece and should be lose on the spindle nut extension, and should be able to rotate. Remove the bolt in the end and tap the clamp until it breaks loose.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO IT!

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I have a job coming up next week to do one. I'll measure the crank to field coil distance and make some notes and report back.

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So--------- the fly in the ointment here is that the distance from the crank flange to the mag ring mounting surface on the back of the block is not necessarily the same on every engine, and that exact dimension needs to be considered when using a gauge to set the gap. Anyone have any info on what t...

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Any Ford 21" welded spoke wire wheel will eventually crack around the lug bolt holes if the hub does not support the wheel shell out near the outer bearing. Unsupported, the area around the lugs is constantly being flexed and will develop fatigue cracks. Further, although powdercoating a wheel looks...

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Thank you both!!

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Anyone have an instruction sheet for the gap gauge they could post here?

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Yup- looks like the lugs are full size. Sometimes ya get real lucky.

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Scat was sold to Taglish back in December 2021.

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Nice drum for sure, but I'm pretty sure it will need to groove machined in it for the retaining tab in the replaceable shoes. Nice find. Also, I have driven gears in stock with undersize bores that will allow you to salvage brake drums with undersize press fit areas. Just FYI.

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Many commercial Rajo heads used 1:1 rocker arms, so be aware.

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Ron- will do. Thanks!!

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For those of you replacing the bushing, remove the babbitt and a Model A wrist pin bushing is just the correct dimensions for a nice press fit and leaves enough material to be bored to size. No need to make up special bushings.

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Folded or rolled, they seem to crack along the unadvoidable flat edge, at least mine have. Probably best is lightly inflated with nitrogen and in a dark cool place, but....

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Nice pair large drum rear brake shoes. Original patina included. $45.00 plus shipping.
dmcgearsATyahooDOTcom or PM. PayPal preferred but.....

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/335108344575?hash=item4e06038aff:g:ZpwAAOSwjfxlSlqY&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4PK4wqA4ncbCCT7Ix5AKu1q5vrxrkdSLET20LIiJbc6XDqk93mFinEdu4TUxYhdn6lVBeBxwQ2Hw9dKP6c2f0nuTMZ6XaK4woH48pycpMlmKNw4T1lyhzuxibOHNvKldJvf221pn1yGmsc7Ev01DQSU9NXWGfxVy%2BgjS8GeU82nKj8TBmFrDDYZFRe2djDuEksa1pV5W...

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Ralph- e-mail sent

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We need a picture(s) or it does not exist!

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Just for the record, the octagon on the cap is very close to 1 5/8" across the flats.

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Ron- no PM received. i sent you an email and PM.

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For Sale- nice repro Ruckstell shift rod support. Old shelf stock made years ago by a well known manufacturer. $12.00 plus $10 USPS priority mail ride. This is the support bracket that clamps on the drive shaft tube that the shift rod passes thru to prevent banging and clanking. dmcgearsATyahooDOT c...

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Larry- you have a PM from me. Shannon- e-mail sent. Gene- e-mail sent. Dan

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You might try Russ Potter, they were rebuilding them before Stan Howe cornered that market. carbking@soltec.com

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You don't really need a dust cover- the bearings / grease pack is well enough protected that a cover is not really needed anyway. Outer bearing, keyed washer, spindle nut, cotter pin, mount the wheel and you're good to go.

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For Sale- Adapter plate to install a Chevrolet or Oldsmobile head on a T block. These aluminum plates are the last of a batch of plates done for Neil many years ago and have been sitting on a shelf. The are marked "6.5:1" and that is probably the compression ratio, since these were made in different...

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If anyone needs a set, I still have a few sets available.
From my recent posting regarding these:
https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic. ... ps#p297581

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John Saylor is in California and he got one somehow.......................

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Most all use the shell and the radiator together

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Believe what John posted above regarding using the shop vac. I told a friend about John's method and he had 100% success using it to stop a huge hogshead leak. Key is to get everything as clean as possible 1st. Joe says thanks John!!

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I used synthetic oil and this happened!!

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Run a ground wire from the block to the distributor body if it does not have one currently.

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On using A tappets: They are too large to be used in the T tappet bosses. You would have to grind the shanks down in order to make them useable in a T block. Using T or A tappets will not have any effect on cam duration- duration is totally controlled by the cam profile and nothing else.

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Those look like Model A valves and guides...might be mistaken, but.......

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Yes, the 4 mil pipe wrap works well for rim liners. Never use duct tape, as it will degrade over time.

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Contact Russ Potter.

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What kind of oil should I put in my Model T?

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Always best to keep the Panhard rod as long as possible and also as horizontal as possible to minimize bump steer. Modified Model T drag links work pretty well and look like they were made for the purpose.

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Not too many old car tours run up and over Mt. Hamilton. Just saying. I'm sure the organizers will make every effort to put on a great event. Thank you in advance to all the folks that donate their time and effort to make even the smallest tour or event a success and something special.

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call Brassworks??

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Welding a bead on the race works because as the weld puddle cools, the metal shrinks, shrinking the race. Simply heating the race and letting it cool , not so much

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Remove the pistons, remove from rods, and just drill an 1/8" hole thru the pin boss on each side. You could use an egg beater drill, a battery powered drill or a CNC machining center and the piston won't know the difference. Deburr the pin bore with a small scraper and some fine abrasive cloth or sa...

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Charlie Yap/Secrets of Speed has a few different manifolds for A/B engines available. Some have the Stromberg 97 flange, some are Model A.
You could always weld different flanges on one.

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Simply use a steel or other hard head hammer to drive the bearing cups out with a drift as shown above. Not sure its even possible to remove bearing cups using a rubber hammer. You will need to alternate your hits from one side of the bearing cup to the other in order to remove it.

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Bill Rader (Vintage Authentic Reproductions) sold these many years ago as an accessory adjustable clamp to tighten up a loose ball joint/4th main fit. It replaced the stamped driveshaft housing flange.

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I have new intake and exhaust manifold flanges for the B/BB heads if you want to fabricate manifolds.

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Many of the old HCCA front cover illustrations were done by Ben Sharpsteen who was also a Disney employee. Many of Ben's illustrations were inspired by tours and scenes around the SF Bay Area and many depicted early members and members cars belonging to the Bay Area HCCA. For many years a longtime B...

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If you are going to attempt to remove the snap ring yourself, remove the valve stem to get all the pressure out of the tube. Then wrap a chain around the rim and snap ring before you start prying on it to remove it. They are called widow makers for a reason.

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C'mon Chris- we need another Mercury in the neighborhood!!

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Contact Russ Potter- you won't get a better rebuild- he is at Hershey.

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"less than .003" and you are on the edge of having issues. Our shop standard is .004/.006" backlash. On T generators you need to really careful that the generator bracket is dead square to the front of the block. There is nothing in the design to make it straight when bolted up. Best way is to tempo...

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Here's a bunch of Redwood Empire Model T Ford Club members on a little tour in the Sacramento delta last weekend. This is a cable operated car ferry. Why?? To get to the other side!

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Might well be a head for a Packard engine, as it has the later spline connection for the index plate. Yes KRW made Packard service tools also. I thought it might have been for the Ford 6 cylinder engine produced in the 40's but it has a KRW part number 6000-BE.

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Don's brake set might possibly be a set of the outside brakes that were on the market many years ago and made by Jess Bonar (sp) in Florida.

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Cut the horseshoe and tack weld in in. Bolt the pan, spacer and cover together and take a large welding torch and quickly heat the pan and form the pan down into the recess in the spacer- the metal will stretch out with very little effort. You will have room to tack weld nuts into place to clear the...

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Just more fuel for the fire. We had two crankshafts on two different cars break in #3 Rod journal in the same place on the same 3 day tour a few weeks ago............the angle suggests a torsional failure but........... both engines would still run due to the break being held together by the connect...

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Kevin Pharis can supply new hubs and hub caps for these. 26-27 wire wheel hubs will not work with these wheels.

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THINGS HATE PEOPLE~

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Best modern woven lining is Green Gripper. If you can get old stock woven lining, that would be good as well. Be aware of modern woven lining as it is pretty hard and not work as well as you might prefer.

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What John said above is true, but only if the last disc to be installed is a large disc. The last disc in needs to rotate with the brake drum/ driven plate assembly. It is a common mistake to over look this detail if you don't fully understand how the clutch pack should be installed. All those drive...

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Larry- contact Tim Mosher- I think he has a pattern, but lost his foundry. I would be interested in a set as well and know another person as well that might be interested.

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The biggest concern when you start to pin a water jacket crack is finding out the metal around the crack is not thick enough to hold the pins. There has to be sufficient thickness for there to be enough threads to keep the pin in place. As far as doing it yourself- no reason not to try. Its tedious ...

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FYI, when Marie's father brought the parts to me for rebuilding, the triple gear pins were already installed as was the ring gear using the magnet spools and bolts you see. I added my oil slingers to ensure adequate oil circulation. The retainer plate could be added if desired. Additionally, every r...

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Richard- the problem with those horn brackets is they are put together with soft solder. The only way to make them stay together- both on the horn tube and the body side bracket is to desolder them and then put them back together with silver solder.

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There is an extension piece that routs the exhaust down from the exhaust manifold and around the water connection casting. They are pretty rare.

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Just a comment on blasting clutch discs- its very easy to warp clutch discs if they get blasted with coarse media or high pressure. Contrary to the beliefs of some folks, clutch discs need to be dead flat in order to function properly. Some may disagree with that statement, and that's ok as well.......

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bump TTT- i have a few sets remaining. Thanks, Dan

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Yes, these use a non-Ford front cylinder cover. Contact Kevin Pharis as he was reproducing this cover several years ago. Many early models of magnetos did not have the advance feature- Bosch DU4 mags were made both with and without the advance. The coupling for the mag side is pretty much a mirror i...

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They are 8-36. You can purchase them from Russ Potter.

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For the stuck valve- put some Marvel Mystery Oil in the gas or even just some engine oil. That may be enough to free up the stuck valve, or pull the plugs and squirt some diesel fuel over the valve area in the cylinder. Its less work than removing the valve side door as a beginning. If your water ou...

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Jakekj and Mike- thank you. PM and e-mail sent.

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Pretty much the default steering box used back in the day was from a Franklin automobile. Because of their construction, it was pretty simple to add an additional support tube for the right side, allowing it to be mounted with two pretty simple support brackets coming up off the frame on both sides ...

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Thanks Rich-e-mail sent. One set sold.

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For Sale- set of four nice reproduction hubcaps for 30X3½ and 21" Hayes Wire Wheels. Polished and ready to use or send them to your plater for nickle or chrome. I have several sets available. These are quality reproductions with good graphics. $475.00 plus shipping. PM or e-mail to dmcgearsATyahooDO...

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Thanks Bob- it is a wonderful looking car!!

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McMaster-Carr Supply might well be better source of felt material than Grainger. Can you post some pictures of what you need this felt for?

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Interesting that it has front fender with the lips- when did the change take place to or from the narrower lip style??

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What "Rights? there are no "Rights" to reproduce aftermarket Model T parts other than the FMC licensing for factory parts.

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Did you torque it from the center out in a pattern or just randomly tightened the bolts? Not retorquing it initially may have added to the problem.
T head gaskets are pretty forgiving in most cases, but they do need to be retorqued.

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I made up some new counter shafts for these a few years ago and still have a few if it turns out you need one.

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Zinc plating is not the same as galvanizing. Galvanizing is the process of dipping parts into a vat of molten zinc. Do not confuse this with electroplating zinc. I'm with Jerry- leave plating to a [plater. Zinc for sure- it's an inexpensive process so just pay for it. Dealing with the hazmat issues ...

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Clear zinc (not galvanize) would clean up old covers and look pretty close to cad plating. Just an idea to consider. Note sure why you think Cad has a yellow tint??

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Thanks Jerry for the added commentary. Here are a few pictures- I was on another machine yesterday and had no pictures. Regarding wood wheel installations- the 6 wood wheel bolts cannot ( in my experience) be torqued tight enough to provide a sufficient and reliable clamp force between the safety hu...

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The flange breaking off of hubs is 99% of the time due to the outer plate not being a tight fit on the hub and the bolts not being tight. These two conditions allows the hub flange to flex while cornering, fatigue and ultimately fail. (Repeated Left and right turns create a fully reversed bending mo...

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It's a really bad idea to use the 5 Ford wire wheel studs to attach a safety hub to the wheel hub/brake drum assembly. Same goes for using the 6 wheel bolts on a wood wheel to mount the safety hub flange. A safety hub flange needs to be bolted to the wheel hub with its own set of grade 8 bolts. This...

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Mike's experience is why the KRW pan jig is the best tool for checking pans. The KRW jig has a plug that checks the hand crank bushing alignment.

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