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I took the sight tube off, no vent hole to be found. So I drilled one in. Now it reads correctly. For how much I drive this car, I am happy to have this quick way to make sure I have enough oil. Back to driving!

Drove a few miles down the road to get some plumbing. I've got about 400 miles on this old car in 2 weeks.

Fixed this! I guess I did have issues on my long trip the other day.

Went to a car show 25 hilly miles away. Made it with no issue. Had to stop for a photo op with my navigator and chief mechanic.

Hey guys, just installed an oil sight gauge. The oil level doesn't appear to change. It was at this level (above the upper petcock) before I added a quart of oil. And it was still at that level after I added a quart of oil. No oil came out of the upper petcock when first opened and just a little tri...

So, we have been spraying Kroil and trying to wiggle the lifter. So far to no avail. I said we should keep spraying and trying a couple times a day for 2 days. If that doesnt work, could we apply heat to the lifter boss? What about using a vise grip to get a better grip on the lifter. I would make s...

With the lockup condition you describe, I would pull the head. If you're trying to compress water, you can end up bending a rod. The head gasket may be leaking and is where so much rust came from. We have the plugs removed, there isn't any sign of water in the cylinders. The starter frees it up ins...

Yes, got fuel and spark. I didn't check compression. I started looking at valves when fuel and spark checked out ok. Luckily we are using a starter. Unluckily, its because we cant hand crank. We get half a crank in and it locks up. Cant budge it at all. But bump the starter and she spins right over....

It popped a little here and there. Crank, crank, crank, poof. Repeat.

Was able to wiggle the valve this morning so I figured the problem must be deeper. I decided to pull the cover to look for a mouse. I didn't find a mouse, but I found lots of rust. Why would the valve cavity be so dry after sitting for just a year?

Hey guys, trying to help a fellow T'er get his running after sitting for a year. Went thru the fuel, air, spark tests and found the problem to be a stuck open exhaust valve on cylinder 2. Everything else checked out ok. Would one open valve cause us to not be able to get her started? Picture of the ...

The good and the bad.

My old boss found this hat at the local Country Club. Club opened in 1924, he just had to buy it for me.

Then I close the door to go for a drive and the driver window cracks from bottom to top. Ugh!

Today I changed the oil and put the new manifold gaskets in. I went with the individual gaskets for the first time, those are way easier to install. Car fired right up and purred like a kitten. I then started off on the road to put some miles under it. I probably put on 50-75 miles chasing around to...

Heres some photos of the progress

In 2 weeks it will be a year since the last time my T ran. My valves led themselves to a slow death and ended up giving me no compression on 3 cylinders. One thing I learned with this car is to take things slow. So I slowly started the rebuilding process. I had to ream out the rearmost valve guide w...

Hauled her from one storage facility to another one with tools. Now I can start getting her back in shape so I can drive again. Pictures are of my 9 year old he watched us load and unload the car a year ago. This time he asked if he could run the truck. I drove but he completely unloaded her himself...