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Lovely car Tom. The spokane build was much lighter grey, so the red highlights really stood out. Were the tyres on yours Insa brand from South America somewhere? We only ever saw that tread pattern on 21 tyres for the later T. While I think I can see a split in right front rim, the proportions of wheel and tyre look more like 23 items.

Allan from...

Here's my Faux Nine. Ray Wells body, seems to be a 21' Chassis with Ruckstell. Armstrong starter. pre 15 pedals. Its a crowd pleaser.
It was someones 35yr. project that never got finished. Its now had its first shake down and just needs a little more dialing in before its first tour.
I always thought the Tourabout Body was interesting you don't...

In retrospect I should have posted the arching however in that the mag never worked right from the beginning after a full rebuild including rebuilt coils. I did not consider that the arching would have discharged the magnets that I fully charged individually and pull tested all magnets to exceed 3 # with a spring scale. Now we all know that can...

And again.
All it takes is just one time and you’ll find out the hard way why the spark is retarded when hand cranking a T. We have to remember our modern cars and trucks do all the thinking for us when we start and drive them.

WE have to do the thinking for a Model T when we start and drive them. Its just the opposite in our modern vehicles.

Most Model Ts leak more or less oil. One sure way to get one to leak excessively is to put too much oil in the engine. There are a number of inexpensive things that can be done to minimize oil leakage. Often, just snugging up oil pan and valve cover bolts will reduce oil leakage. Most Model Ts can benefit from a general tightening , which consists...

Until you have to replace the clutch. I think the first part to go on the assembly line was the clutch, then they built the car around it.

Heater core.
But yes, C5,6,7 clutch is a royal PITA.

I always tease my Vette buddies the torque tube and transverse spring design is 100 years old tech. :lol:

Yup. I guess that Henry got it right.

Frank, congratulations on getting a coupelet. Please post some pictures and give a description of the car.
The mirrors I put on my coupelet came from England, from a company called Vintage and Classic Spares. Google them, go to their website and scroll down to exterior mirrors and search for Desmo 263. It is a very heavy, well made mirror that...

The folklore I call the Flows too fast theory is persistent. As mentioned, if it flows too fast to cool down in the radiator then it's flowing too fast to heat up in the engine. What counts is heat removed (BTUs) not temperature change.

Thank you!

load it up with your household goods and skip the u-haul.

drive it back and forth..

that car has done more manual labor in it's lifetime than you have.

Thank you for the information will put a WTB in classifieds

I get good results from 'thumb nail' thickness. Works well especially when you are away from the workshop.....

Hi Mike, welcome to the hobby, all the best with the recommissioning.
For a lubrication chart try page 31 of the attached manual. Follow the arrows and you will find the oil flaps and grease caps to use. Unscrew the caps, fill with grease then turn them down. An extra turn or two regularly will add grease as needed, for the oil cup lift the flaps...

Wow! Excellent work!

i would clean the area well and then block off the lower water inlet and hook a shop vacuum to the upper water outlet ... apply vacuum and add either locktite weld porosity filler or simple super glue to the crack ... the vacuum will draw the sealer into the crack and give a very good long term seal ... DO NOT use a combustible cleaner if you are...