JUST THINK WHAT YOUR DOING,
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Topic author - Posts: 353
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:29 pm
- First Name: Richard
- Last Name: Grzegorowicz
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1921 T pickup
- Location: Hartland VT
JUST THINK WHAT YOUR DOING,
I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE NEEDLE VALVE AND SEAT IN MY KINGSTON L-4, 1921 CARB, WHEN I PUT THE SCREW DRIVER IN THE SLOT, FIGURING THIS HAS BEEN IN THERE CLOSE TO A HUNDRED YEARS, THOUGHT ABOUT THE HANDS THAT PUT IT THERE, I STOOD THERE A MOMENT THINKING A HUNDRED YEARS AGO THAT PERSON WAS MAKING 5 DOLLARS A DAY, HOW MANY OF THOSE VALVES DID HE DO IN A DAY, WHO WAS HE .THANK YOU SIR, BECAUSE THAT SEAT CAME RIGHT OUT LIKE IT WAS PUT THERE YESTERDAY.AND NOT A MARK ON IT, IT JUST WOULD NOT HOLD BACK THE GAS OVER NIGHT ANY MORE.I PERHAPS COULD HAVE GROUND IN A NEW SEAT BUT LANG'S IS SENDING ME NEW GASKETS AND VALVE, I WONDER HOW LONG THE REPLACEMENT WILL LAST. AND I BET THE NEXT HANDS TO DO THIS OVER WONT GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT. THE WORN PART WILL BE MARKED AND PUT IN THE SPARE PARTS BOX TO BE FOUND AT A LATER TIME,PERHAPS WHEN PARTS LIKE LHIS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE,
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- First Name: Richard
- Last Name: Eagle
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1909 TR 1914 TR 1915 Rd 1920 Spdstr 1922 Coupe 1925 Tudor
- Location: Idaho Falls, ID
- MTFCA Number: 1219
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Re: JUST THINK WHAT YOUR DOING,
You had better go buy a lottery ticket if your luck is that good. Those seats can be pretty stubborn with just a screwdriver.
Rich
Rich
When did I do that?
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Topic author - Posts: 353
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:29 pm
- First Name: Richard
- Last Name: Grzegorowicz
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1921 T pickup
- Location: Hartland VT
Re: JUST THINK WHAT YOUR DOING,
THIS IS WHAT I DID RICH, I TOOK A OLD BIG SCREW DRIVER GROUND THE TIP TO FIT SNUG AND VICE GRIPS FOR LEVERAGE ,THE HARD PART WAS HO TO HOLD THE BODY AS NOT TO BEND SOMETHING. YES I WAS LUCKY.