Have the truck pretty much done. One minor issue now is that I can't seem to get the clutch to free up when it is cooled off. If I jack it up and run it for 5 minutes, all is good. I had it up and down the driveway yesterday, and everything worked well. I let it sit ovenight in the garage and this morning the clutch is hanging up. What am I missing here?
Free neutral adjustment and what are you running for eng. oil?
What oil are you using? What is the temperature in your garage? Where you live it is typically near freezing every day this time of year. You need to run 5W-30 or 0W-30 to have a free clutch when the engine is cold at those temperatures. Also, clutch adjustment is critical in any Model T at any temperature. If you have the Model T factory shop manual it gives very easy to understand directions.
I am running non detergent SAE 30 in it for oil. Thought I had the free neutral thing figured out, but will go through the steps again.
My garage is sitting at about 10 degrees right now......
SAE 30 guarantees a sticky clutch at those temperatures and it will form a waxy paste on the inside of the entire engine over time. We call that paste "sludge". No reason to use rotten oil like that, I would not put that sort of oil in any machine that I cared about.
Change the oil to 0W-30 and you likely won't have any more problems. Summer time in Ontario you will want to use 5W-30.
Thanks Royce. And to think I thought I was doing it a favor running straight 30 in it. I'll change the oil before I do anything else.
Warm the engine up real well before changing up there so it all comes out. Oh, and do keep the door open.