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Norman Kling

Many countries used right hand drive. Some provinces in Canada, as well as Australia and the British Islands. Sweeden. Etc. So those cars were made there and some migrated to the United States. Some were even exported from U.S factories. We had one in our club. He had a story about one time it was g...

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A speedster is not a stock Model T, so anything goes. For it to be a Model T only thing required is a Model T block. A good operating distributor would work fine. Coils are made to work best with magneto and timer. An e-timer is a fix for a bad or missing magneto but is also not stock. Anyway, I gue...

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If you have the piece which broke off it would be the easiest fix. Weld it back on and file out the hole. One thing about that corner is that if you have a Ruckstell shifter it would bolt onto that piece so you need to be sure it is strong.
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Don't know exactly what year it is, but suspect it is somewhere between 1923 and 1926. The large hole is for a speedometer and the hole between it and the ammeter is for a dash light.
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You really are Dauntless! I wish you well and hope you will get your T to recover as well. Remember, there is still a place for you in my back seat on the San Diego tour in June!
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Sorry, I gave the wrong orientation of the dimples in the top of the perchases. They should be toward the back of the axle. Hope no one puts them on the way I first posted. If your car tends to pull to the side as you drive it, be sure to check this important step. Also check the alignment by the bo...

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There should be a thin About 1/4 inch thick pad between the crossmember and the spring The spring should have a bolt with a square head which sits high enough to go through the pad and the frame. This will pad the frame from getting twisted and cracking from metal fatigue. The nuts are then tightene...

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From the location I would suspect it is used to be sure the choke is open after choking the car. Maybe the spring on the choke is broken or missing. I could be wrong. If the hood were open or the picture taken from the carburetor looking down, it might be more apparent.
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The magneto while running puts out such a field that an AM radio within 100' will have static. It doesn't happen with the engine off, even with a radio very close to the car.
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Some times LED bulbs will glow for a few seconds and gradually dim. Does it stay on all the time when the switch is off? If so, you must have a high resistance connection to the battery when the switch is off. Maybe something in the switch has graphite or some other conductive substance on it.
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He might soon be back to driving a Model T! Good luck Steve!
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Jerry,
Dogs are colorblind. The colors look different to them than to us.
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Ray Wells is well known for his wood bodies. Should be a beauty when you are done. The Long Beach Swap meet is usually a good one. Might find what you need there.
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I don't see any steering column on the right side and looks like the numbers on the rear plate are correct also no tail light on right side. I am thinking it is the way the sun is shining on the door that the hinges are not seen.
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The first picture has a lot of flags and banners. I suspect it is a holiday. maybe even before a parade starts. I was born in the 1930's but some of the sights had not changed much by then. No big change until WW2 because the depression stopped a lot of changes and then the war, stopped making new c...

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Ryan,
I think I know you. You live in Harbison Canyon. We talked at the meeting in January!
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It has been the practice to use whatever fits to keep the cars running until more recently when "restoration" has been common. Most "restored" cars don't have the same type paint or upholstery as the original. The modern leatherette is not the same as the leather or leatherette used today. Nor are t...

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Looks like a good idea. On the left hand drive cars like we use in U.S.A. I remove the brake and reverse pedals and the spring from the low pedal. That leaves only one pedal of concern and also the clutch mechanism.
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Susanne! Don't you know that many of us, like myself, are medical experts? We watch all the doctor and hospital programs on TV! :lol: Steve, It's your life. If you and your doctors think you are well enough to go home, then go. However, I would like you to stay till June so you can join me in the Sa...

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For Brian, It is possible that when you pushed the car, the slight drag on the flywheel when in neutral, caused the engine to turn just a small amount which brought everything to the right time for the spark to ignite in one of the cylinders.
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No!!!! It should have the regular hand brake and adjusted so that the parking brake comes on first and the second notch locks both the parking brake and the Rocky Mountain brake. The foot pedal should have either a tab welded to it or a replacement pedal made for the Rocky Mountain brake. With the f...

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I have a blue oval with 7 stars. Crosstrek Dolores is short and we try cars to see if she can see over the dash. Then we decide on one of them! We both drive it. I also have a 2,003 Ford F150 which I drive if she is out in the other and also use it to pull an open trailer for towing my T's
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I suppose it would be useful for going up steep hills to get oil to the front of the engine. However, you would also need something to get the fuel to the front too. The 26-27 solved that problem by raising the gas tank, but still needed auxiliary oiler to get oil to the front.
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The engine usually stops in one of two spots opposite each other where the compression is the lowest. It depends therefore on a few things whether it will give you a free stop. Not likely if you turn off the fuel first and burn off all the gas in the carburetor. Or if it is parked in gear with the b...

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Looks like all you need is a new set of tires and start up and go! And a new steering wheel
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The first picture is of when I purchased my 26 Touring. The last is after I got it restored. I did all the work myself except for the machine work and pouring bearings. I worked on it for about 10 years. Sorry! I posted in the wrong order and can't figure out how to fix it!

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Do you have one shown installed? I never saw nor heard of one like that. I can't think of anything other than the crankcase that might need to be oiled unless it is for an overhead valve conversion.
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Are you sure it is for a T? It could be for a Model A which has a positive ground.
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Perspective! The kids are quite a distance from the car. I can look out the window and see trees which look taller than the mountains in the background. The trees are less than 100' tall but the mountains are at least 1,000' Things closer always look bigger.
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#3 Teach your dog to drive day. Isn't it interesting how many people put a dog or a baby behind the wheel when they take a picture?
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Not medicine for a broken axle! A lot of elbow grease and money and good jacks needed to fix this problem and if on a tour need a winch to get it on a trailer, maybe even a crane for the back of the car.
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Norman Kling

Stop laughing! If it had happened to you, you would be crying

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Two points I will make. The wheels are not correct for the era of the car, and they show to a viewer. The flaps are hidden inside the tires and will not be seen, so use the rubber flaps. I personally would be more concerned with what is seen by the person looking at the car, than what is hidden insi...

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If you clean out with a drill bit, be sure not to turn it in a drill but use your hand. It is very important not to damage the threads or drill through the block into the water jacket.
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He has been on the forum recently.
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Two important things. 1. Bolts should all be the same height when screwed all the down in the block. 2. The threads should not end before the bolt bottoms out. If this is so, try the bolts in the head and block without the gasket. The heads should go down far enough to touch the head when installed ...

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If I can't have meat on Feb 30-31, I am going to erase them from the calendar and sleep right through from bedtime Feb 29 until morning March 1.
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I'm not sure it was Dean, but about 25 years ago or so, someone drove from Panama or therebouts all the way north to Alaska. I think it was Dean.
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I have the type switch you have and it works great. Your problem is most likely that your pedal doesn't always come all the way back. Try installing a strong spring from the pedal to the cross member to pull it back all the way. I have Rocky Mountain brakes, the ones made in Temecula Ca. The kit com...

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Looks like part of a kit which came with a T or an A. Note the screwdriver on one handle.
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I worked for a garage while in high school back in the 1950's. One of the mechanics used to sit on a 5 gallon bucket of solvent which we used to clean off some of the parts. He sat on it while he smoked! Even dropped ashes in it!
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I had one which had just been reassembled. Apparently the funnel for the oil line was just touching the magnets, because the first trip out The magneto quit working. So I drove it on battery for about 5 years. I was rewinding magneto coils and did 3 of them. So I decided to put one in the car which ...

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Nothing wrong with people in 40's getting into the hobby. I was over 50 when I got into it. I had always admired The cars which I saw going up and down the streets and parked at the curb when I was a boy. Walt Rosenthal lived about a mile from me And I saw and admired his car as well. I did have Mod...

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The Hogs head is the top part of the transmission case above the crankcase. It is the top half with the pedals. You need to remove it to replace the bands with Kevlar. If you try to put them down through the inspection plate at the top of the hogs head, you risk twisting the bands which will cause u...

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Another thing which could cause drag would be bent connecting rod. If it is crooked in the direction that the wrist pin would be lower on one side than the other, the skirt of the piston would drag in the cylinder. Also more noticeable if you have aluminum pistons because they expand at a greater ra...

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When you torque the head be sure to start in the center and work out to the front and back alternating from side to side as shown in the diagram in the manual. With the steel head, torque when you first install it then torque again when it has warmed up before you drive the car. With an aluminum hea...

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If you have a good radiator, the water pump is not necessary. I agree that pushing it to 40 mph is straining a bit. But it should go that fast, maybe not constantly. If you put anything else on the car that was not there before, it might be the problem. I once got a high volume intake manifold which...

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Several things we need to know to be able to diagnose the problem. 1. You don't state what year the car is. This would make a difference due to the location of the gas tank. 2. You don't say whether or not the coolant level changed. If it dropped below the center of the top tank on the radiator, it ...

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There are two for sale in San Diego. Both in running condition. Look in the Vintage Ford. Also they are on the cars for sale in this forum. The owner recently passed away, but his wife might still be looking for a buyer.
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Looks good and your descriptions it runs good. Spring will soon come and you can enjoy taking it out on tours.
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If it were mine, I would look for another block and examine it VERY carefully, maybe even having it magnafluxed. Do this before spending a lot of money rebuilding your engine. If you can't find one, then research previous posts about "Stiching" the block I have not done it personally, so have no exp...

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Mine were on the cars when I bought them. No attachment to the splash shield, but small holes drilled through the running boards to match the holes in the step plates. Short flat head bolts with nuts and lock washers underneath.
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I have Kevlar on 2 of my cars. Be sure the notch and ramps are good on low and ramps on reverse and low are good and that the pedal is tight about an inch above the floorboard and completely releases in neutral. When I am waiting at a red light I like to pull the parking brake into neutral until it ...

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I have 2 sets look just like that. One is on a 22 runabout. the other is on a 26 Roadster. They fit. Have been there for over 25 years. They were on my cars when I bought them.
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"backseat driver"
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Makes a difference whether one wants to know how to work the pedals to shift the car or how the pedals do when pushed or released to cause the gears to shift.
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Some people say to try starting with the lever advanced a notch or two when crank starting. If you do this, with the ignition on, be sure to crank with left hand and as the crank comes up to the top, quickly pull your arm up and away from the crank, also be sure to keep the thumb on the same side of...

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I met Dean at one of the Canyonlands Tours at Kanab Utah. I made the comment that he had driven a long way from home to get to the tour. He said, "Last week I was on another tour in Colorado" He has really gotten around in his T. I think he is the one who drove all the way up through Central America...

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I guess by today the horse is gone and the kids very old or gone on too. But I feel sorry for that horse. Looks like it is tied in both in front and in back.
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I have 2 26 open cars. One a Roadster and the other touring. both have the mirror in the center and the wiper to the left. Nothing bumps. I don't see how you could get a view directly behind you when the top is up unless the mirror was in the center.
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The problem I am referring to is the bolt on the clutch arm coming out of the transmission is slightly on the ramp of the cam which is attached to the brake cross shaft. When the parking brake lever is all the way forward if the rods are too long is that the edge of the bolt is still on that ramp by...

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My solution to the problem of pulling out the wishbone is to use 4 straps. One forward and the other back from each axle. I put D rings in the 4 corners of the trailer and 2 D rings along the rail opposite the oil drain plug. Then strap the front wheel pulling forward from the point just toward the ...

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I have lived in California all my life but this is the first time I heard of Downieville. Where is it? Must be up north somewhere.
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Yes tighten them just a little, now enough for the brake to drag. You can look under the car with the lever forward all the way and if the clevis hits the crankcase flywheel housing, shorten just enough that it doesn't touch it when all the way forward.
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Relieves the stress on the crankcase ears which sometimes break causing the engine to drop. Those are one way of adding extra support.
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One more thing to consider. The length of the brake rod adjustment. If the parking brake is too loose the clevis will hit the back of the crankcase which will cause the brake pedal to be back slightly when in the forward position. This will affect the linkage between the low pedal and the transmissi...

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Another possible reason. If the fan belt breaks, especially at high RPM it could cut the hose. I don't think the natural rubber hoses in those days were as strong as ours today.
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Do you know whether the car used a 12 volt battery when it was last in use? Starters can be rewound to use 12 volts. That would slow the starter if you are using 6 volts. Another thing to check would be the battery cable. It must be a heavier cable for 6 volts. You can get the correct cable from our...

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Be sure the choke valve is fully closing with the choke pulled and completely opening when you let go of the choke rod. If it sticks or only moves part way, you will not get it to start or after you get it running it will be rich and run roughly.
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Looks like it might work. At least it's worth a try and less likely to damage the manifold than it is to try to straighten it. If it seals the exhaust it will save you from having to ship a new one to your area.
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Hudson, People back in the day had shorter lifespans! Younger people have more flexibility in the neck! And less likely to have someone come rushing up in the blind spot when you are changing lanes in those days. I also have mirrors on windshield and the driver's side. Very seldom drive in any lane ...

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Looks good to me. I was going to add, if the head is off, you can run a plumbing snake through the passages in both the head and block and be sure also the tiny steam vents at the front and rear corners are also clear. That looks like Steve in the pictures. Is it him?
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Not only was it brick, but the bricks were standing up sideways two thick with one going in between leaving the 4 bricks standing on their side with a hollow space between kind of like cinder blocks. These were alternated each tier so that the cross brick was in the center of the hollow space in the...

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Wiped off the dust. oiled the front and rear axles and shackles, checked the oil and water levels, checked the tire pressure and freed up the sticking choke shaft. Then drove down to the Museum last Saturday for the monthly open house at the museum. This is the Alpine Historical Society museum. We h...

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Even if you go to an E timer, be sure to carry a spare old fashoned times. Electronic things do tend to go bad. So you need to keep something just in case. As to running the coils on 6 volts. I once ran one of my T's on 6 volt battery, and it ran, however, it was one of the slowest cars on a tour. F...

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Number 1. Not likely! Too short to shift or stop. Number 3 Hot seat! After market headlight lenses, Shock Absorbers, Speedometer. Number 15 Eucalyptus Trees. Could be California or Australia, but looks like Steering wheels are on the left.
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Good to see you are posting again. Wait till the snow melts in Kansas. We want to see you at the National tour. We will be going to some locations which have not changed much since we were children. I am reserving a seat in my T for you unless you are driving one. I also grew up in the L.A. area, a ...

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I wonder where that last picture was taken? The palm in the background looks like Southern California. I haven't seen a Foster's Freeze stand for years. Maybe still some in the L.A. area.
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One of my first jobs while I was still in high school in the 1950's was for an auto garage. I got jobs like pulling off the head or things like that. However I got to observe the work being done by the experienced mechanics. The Snap on tool dealer came by every so often, maybe once a month or so. W...

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Almost everyone riding in an open car even those with the top down is wearing a hat. I wonder how they kept them from blowing away? I use a cord with a clip at each end. One on the hat and the other on my collar. Then if it blows off, at least it won't get lost. One of my hats is blowing somewhere i...

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Looks like he is getting back to his old self. If that is after the accident, he is back to his old uniform and eating Asian food. Even using chopsticks!
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I would find out which cylinder had the sticking valve and then pull out the spark plug. The valves are right under the spark plug so about 8 inches or more of wood dowel and turn the crank to the location where the valve should be closed. Then tap on it with the dowel and a very light hammer. Just ...

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I agree with Jeff Humble What I use instead of the felt packing is a piece of neoprene hose just big enough to fit inside the cap and slip over the pipe. Works great and can used over again if you need to remove the carburetor for some reason.
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There are mountains around both Los Angeles and Seattle, but the "Rocky Mountains" are in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana and on into Canada. Wonder why they didn't name it San Gabriel Mountains or Cascades?

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I have used aluminum foil in a steel head. The threads had gotten rusty and when I tightened the plugs some of the compression would cause oil bubbles to come up around the plugs. The aluminum foil seemed to seal them just fine.
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I use the Auto Zone Group 1 6 volt. They usually have at least one in the store at one of the local stores in El Cajon. I have also ordered from Napa here in Alpine. and have to wait a few days for it to come in. I even bought one at an Auto Zone in Arizona on a tour we took there one year. I have b...

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Unless you want a show car, just leave it alone if it doesn't leak. It gives the car character. after all it is over 100 years old. If you were that old you would have some wrinkles too!

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The pump has an impeller inside which would restrict the flow of coolant. He needs the original type input to the block and the two hoses with the pipe between them. Then remove the pump and install the original equipment. Then he can try the car without the pump. If it cools OK, just leave it off. ...

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I would suggest taking it to a good radiator shop. Maybe someone in your local club knows which one would do the best. The top tank would need to be removed so it could be worked from the inside. I don't know whether or not it could ever be made as straight as original.

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You need a cutout at the top of the generator connected to the output. The screw in the front of the generator gets a wire from the ammeter so that The cutout is a one way switch originally it had a relay which would connect it to the ammeter to show charge. The newer ones have a diode which allows ...

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On one of my T's I choked it and turned the crank a number of times then turned the key to batt. It still would not start. Then I tried to choke it again and found out the choke was not completely closed. So I forced the choke closed and it started up but couldn't get it to idle smoothly no matter h...

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Hope the radiator is not hot or he is going to get a hot Dog! Looks like most are about the same age and all have white shirts on. Maybe part of a performing group. Pictures 3 and 8 look kind of like what happened Monday in parts of San Diego County. There was about 4 inches of rain in a steady down...

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I will agree with most of what has already been posted. Most important things to consider, especially with the earliest Brass T's is the condition of the body sheet metal and the wood. The early 1909's had wood body panels too. They can get rot, termites, powder post beetles, and carpenter ants. Loo...

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When you say "Backfire" do you mean it is spitting through the carburetor or firing through the exhaust system? First thing I would do would be to do a compression check on the engine. That will indicate whether your rings and valves are sealing correctly. They should be the same or nearly the same ...

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We still have a number of those old houses in the older parts of our cities here in California. They are pretty, but also very hard to paint!
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That kid is one of many who like to sit on the hood! Might get a hot seat if the radiator is as bad cooling as it looks.
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UPS delivers all over the world. In the 1990's we took a trip to Europe and saw some of their trucks in Germany. There were also Woolworth stores there! And we saw McDonalds in many of the cities The only place in Germany where we got our menu and service in English was a Chinese Restaurant. I asked...

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Hundreds of Goodyears

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I've gotten mine from swap meets or from others in the club who have parts for sale. I haven't checked the vendors, but don't think anyone is making new ones. You have to find the right rims to fit a T. Some other makes like Chevrolet have similar ones but the valve stem is in a different place. Norm

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A good screen and clean sediment bulb under the gas tank is all you need for a filter. Water or sediment go to the bottom of the bulb while gas is filtered through the screen. A good free flowing fuel line with both ends higher than the center so any vapors will rise either to the tank or the carbur...

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