Carburetor Pull Rod

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Carburetor Pull Rod
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bud Holzschuh - Panama City, FL on Thursday, November 01, 2012 - 09:43 pm:

My 1915 T has a carburetor pull rod with an adjustable end (can be screwed in or out to lengthen or shorten the rod).

Is this the stock pull rod or an accessory?

All the replacement pull rods at the vendors appear to have fixed ends.

Thanks
schuh


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Townsend ; ^ ) Gresham, Orygun on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 01:51 am:

stock


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Royce in Dallas TX on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 07:02 am:

Sounds like an accesory to me. The stock choke rod is a bent piece of brass plated steel wire. It is not adjustable at all.

This is from a Ford factory photo of a 1912 touring, photo property of the Benson Ford used here under my license.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 09:02 am:

Bud, if you're asking about the choke rod that comes up through the dash, the answer for 1915 would be none. Without a starter, you'd be hand cranking and using the choke wire Royce described. It's easily made from a piece of 5/32" welding rod.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 10:04 am:

I believe Bud is asking about the "throttle control" rod that attaches from the carb. to the steering column lead, and yes, it should have the threaded end.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 04:40 pm:

It is also a good idea to use a jamb nut on the end of the timer rod, and the throttle rod, so they don't vibrate and wear down the threads. One of the coil nuts will work for this.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bud Holzschuh - Panama City, FL on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 05:24 pm:

Yes the carburetor pull rod is what the vendors use to describe what you and I would call the throttle rod.

Sorry if I caused any confusion.

Larry, your right about the jamb nut because I'm sure it was 100 years of vibration that wore the threads down.

I guess I'll just call lang's and make sure the throttle rod they sell has the threaded end.

Thanks to all

schuh


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Saturday, November 03, 2012 - 12:06 pm:

What?!? You guys have me mystified. This is about the rod that goes from the steering column, through the block, to the carburetor, right? If not, set me straight. I don't recall ever seeing one of those threaded. After reading these comments I thought maybe I missed something, so I went and looked at a 1915, a 1923, another 1923, a 1924, and a 1926. The rod on all of them has no threads, but just holes for a cotter pin, like this.

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Maybe somebody can unconfuse me.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Paul Mikeska, Denver CO on Saturday, November 03, 2012 - 03:36 pm:

Steve,

The early cars had adjustable rods. Here is the one on my 14 Touring.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Walker, NW AR on Saturday, November 03, 2012 - 03:42 pm:

Steve -- Your '15 would have come with an adjustable rod when new.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Saturday, November 03, 2012 - 04:21 pm:

Now I have something else to watch for at swap meets.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Walker, NW AR on Saturday, November 03, 2012 - 06:07 pm:

Steve -- You can buy the swivels new and cut the end off a rod like the one you pictured above. It takes an odd thread (12-32, 14-32?), but I have the correct die for it if you want to use it. The swivel goes on the steering column end, as in Paul's pic.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bud Holzschuh - Panama City, FL on Saturday, November 03, 2012 - 11:35 pm:

Ya learn something new every day. My swivel end was on the carburetor side!!

schuh


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Robbie Price on Saturday, November 03, 2012 - 11:43 pm:

Bud,
Send me a pm with your mailing address and I will give you one.

Robbie


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Sunday, November 04, 2012 - 09:52 am:

I have a locknut that must have been an accessory on one of my T's. It has a lever, which makes it easy to loosen and adjust. I've never seen another.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Townsend ; ^ ) Gresham, Orygun on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 12:43 am:

Bud-
Mine is on the carburetor end, too. Mike, are you sure it goes on the steering column end?

: ^ )

Keith


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 01:16 pm:

We will need to research this little fact as I just had a '14 Runabout in the shop from Centralia which had never left town since new until it went on my trailer a month ago. Other than repaint & top in the early 50's or 60's, it hadn't been molested. I documented the gas light tubing routing, original commutator loom routing, etc. The adjustable end of the throttle rod was at the carburetor.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 02:42 pm:

Larry Smith - Is it brass? If so, sounds like the nut could be one of the two nuts that secures the bakelite ignition junction box cover to the junction box on the firewall of a Model A Ford,.....???? Just a thought,.......harold


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Christopher Kramer, Woodstock, Ontario on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 04:53 pm:

The encyclopedia states that the carburetor rod is "two piece with "L" shaped adjuster, threaded on, at carburetor end."
http://mtfca.com/encyclo/C-D.htm#cr1
Chris


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 07:55 pm:

Rather astute suggestion there, Harold !


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Walker, NW AR on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 08:26 pm:

OK, I guess I'm all wet. I could have sworn that I saw a picture of an original '15 with the adjuster at the steering column, the same as the timer rod. Maybe not, since I can't find it in my files. I guess I had it confused with the timer rod, which I had to remake after learning the swivel went at the column end, not the timer. Carry on.

Paul, Yours is wrong!!! :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Paul Mikeska, Denver CO on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 11:35 pm:

OHHHHHHHHH. Bad Ford, Bad Ford. I will correct my Touring's bad behaviour when I get back home next week. I am in Hot Springs on business this week.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tony Bowker on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 - 12:16 am:

The one on my 14 touring is at the steering column end, guess that's yet another job,,,,


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