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Bill Elliott
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What is this???

Post by Bill Elliott » Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:38 pm

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Ok here is a mystery to me but perhaps not to you. Prior to the OCF, I went to check the coolant level in my reproduction 1910 radiator and found this rubber thing laying on the top of the V fin inside! It's obviously been in there for some time as it's got a bit of rusty stuff on it. I just recently got the T together, so I haven't been running it much prior to the OCF. I'm not familiar enough with the innards of a radiator, but could this be a part of the inside of the radiator???
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ThreePedalTapDancer
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Re: What is this???

Post by ThreePedalTapDancer » Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:24 pm

I think it’s part of a hose nozzle that fell off in there when filling with garden hose. Maybe similar to picture, some nozzles have a rubber cover to protect end from dropping
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Bob McDaniel
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Re: What is this???

Post by Bob McDaniel » Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:18 pm

I may have missed it but do you have pictures posted of the car now that it is almost done? (I saw the wheel picture from OCF) When I saw the picture with the rear wheel off in another thread I noticed the car had to be a 1909 or 1910 but didn't know it was yours till you said something!
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Re: What is this???

Post by MichaelPawelek » Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:45 pm

Wow, Looks like the worlds smallest air filter!
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Re: What is this???

Post by Bill Elliott » Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:10 am

Sorry Bob, I actually just got the car fully operational a few weeks prior to OCF. In fact, the last year was a blur! I still have plenty to do on it, but I was determined to make the festival.
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Re: What is this???

Post by jab35 » Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:23 am

Outer ring of a two piece 'safety cap'. Pinch the ring and the inside splines engage the cap to remove/tighten. Unpinched ring spins on outside of cap preventing user from opening container? ymmv
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Re: What is this???

Post by Humblej » Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:01 am

Not a piece of a radiator.
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