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MichaelPawelek
Topic author - Posts: 712
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 2:01 pm
- First Name: Michael
- Last Name: Pawelek
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1919 Touring, 1925 Coupe
- Location: Brookshire, Texas
- Board Member Since: 1999
Wheel Ants!
And I always worry about wheel termites…..
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ThreePedalTapDancer
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- First Name: Ed
- Last Name: Martin
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1914 Touring, 1909 Touring
- Location: Idaho
Re: Wheel Ants!
Something to watch out for that’s for sure. Other pests you might encounter are lug lice, transmission ticks, motor moths, carburetor butterflies, and radiator bees.
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TRDxB2
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- First Name: Frank
- Last Name: Brandi
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: Speedsters (1919 w 1926 upgrades), 1926 (Ricardo Head)
- Location: Moline IL
- Board Member Since: 2018
Re: Wheel Ants!
Don't those little asphalt/tar deposits look like ants on your wheels? So... just a slang term
Road repairs can create little tar balls on wheels & the car body. Those on the wheels can settle into wheel crevices after heating up due to braking. Like dust or brake deposits one wheels. I hope the DOT 3 reference wasn't brake fluid
Road repairs can create little tar balls on wheels & the car body. Those on the wheels can settle into wheel crevices after heating up due to braking. Like dust or brake deposits one wheels. I hope the DOT 3 reference wasn't brake fluid
The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either.
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
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TXGOAT2
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- First Name: Pat
- Last Name: McNallen
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- Location: Graham, Texas
- Board Member Since: 2021
Re: Wheel Ants!
I've had issues lately with gasoline butterflies. Try to pour gas into the tank and the damned things come from all directions and try to fly into the tank. If you leave the cap off the tank or the gas can, they will fly right into 'em.
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Scott_Conger
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Re: Wheel Ants!
I'll bet it did - it set AI back about 90 days in one fell swoopYour article was so inspiring - it really got me thinking about the topic in a new way. Thank you for sharing your insights and knowledgeSlope
Scott Conger
Tyranny under the guise of law is still Tyranny
NH Full Flow Float Valves™
Obsolete carburetor parts manufactured
Tyranny under the guise of law is still Tyranny
NH Full Flow Float Valves™
Obsolete carburetor parts manufactured
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ThreePedalTapDancer
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- Joined: Sun Nov 24, 2019 2:29 pm
- First Name: Ed
- Last Name: Martin
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1914 Touring, 1909 Touring
- Location: Idaho
Re: Wheel Ants!
Scott_Conger wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:52 pmI'll bet it did - it set AI back about 90 days in one fell swoopYour article was so inspiring - it really got me thinking about the topic in a new way. Thank you for sharing your insights and knowledgeSlope
That made me laugh out loud…