I wanted to mention this to youall.
When I worked on the wire wheels for my T I fiqured they would be out of balance some.And I had done some fiqureing on how to deal with it.
well I finally bit the bullet and bought 4 6oz bags of these things and installed them in my tires and I must say,I dont have any tire vibration while driveing the T.It is smooth.
http://www.innovativebalancing.com
I also noticed when i ran it 1 time when it was about 65 degrees ,when I cut it off the radiator gurgled a time or 2.No bigge,but I remembered before I installed the new heavy duty radiator in my wagon I had bought this can of stuff.I put it in the T,and the thing hasnt gurgled since.Seems to run cool.
http://www.crcindustries.com/auto/content/prod_detail.aspx?PN=05348&S=N
I thought I would share some positive experiance with stuff I have tried.
Mack, that coolant additive will eat up a T block in about 3 weeks max!
Just playin, buddy! That stuff is cool, it breaks the surface tension of the coolant and lets the heat transfer more readily. When I was a part of the Nailheaders, we had a long discussion about similar products. Amazing how much more heat will transfer using a water-wetter than with just plain water.
Never heard of the balancing stuff, but sounds pretty slick.
Ray
Farmers use gypsum as a water wetter. Anybody here using it?
Ray,You skeered me for a second!:>)
We used to have a water wetter on the fire trucks to that must have worked similar to put out hay fires.Dawn worked purty good in a pinch.
I thought that'd get you going for a minute!
Mack. Did you take the vavle core out & pour the balancing beads in the tube? Nelson
I used the balancing beads in my 25 coupe. I have never driven another Model T, so have nothing to compare, but at 42 mph on a smooth black top road, it drove just like my modern cars, (although a lot more fun!) You do remove the valve cores. I got a plastic bottle with a spout to pour the beads in, and replaced the standard valve core with one the manufacturer sent. Took a little while to get all those little buggers in there!
Sounds interesting. I have 28a wheels I am planning on using on my 25T. I believe I will have a balance problem due to rust in the beads. Nelson
My speedster has a vintage radiator so cooling is not the best. Since I'm no parader, replacing the radiator has low priority.
I added Prestone's Anti-Rust to my cooling system in the interest of corrosion prevention. Since its addition to the 50% antifreeze mix, I have noticed that the engine can idle far longer before the Moto-Meter reaches the top circle. The soluble oil in the Anti-Rust formula might be the reason. I noticed that the CRC product contains castor oil.
If I drove more than 35 mph, I'd probably entertain the use of the beads.
Thanks Mack for the info and the links.
Seth
Yea,I got the filtered valve cores to.But I must say,I couldnt work at the nitro glycerian factory! can you say kaboom?
It takes time to get them buggers in there and it will clog at less than a blink of a eye.
Seth,I also put the prestone in there as part of the first stuff to go in the radiator on the advice of my dad.
Had me going for a second too. Ha! I've never seen that brand, but I do use "Water Wetter" brand in my A. The TT leaks so bad, I hate to put anything expensive in there. I say that. You guys priced antifreeze lately? I paid $10 for a $3 jug of antifreeze last week!
Hal - I run 50/50 Prestone in my two '23's and I had the same thought when I bought 2 gallons of the stuff. What really "gets me" tho' is that the pre-mixed 50/50 stuff costs just as much as a gallon of straight anti-freeze! Think about it; is that dumb or what! (???) Does anybody actually pay good, hard earned money for that diluted stuff? If so, the guy who came up with that idea was a genius! .....harold
You gotta wonder....Yeah, that stuff was 8.99 and the full strength was 9.99. Blows my mind who would pay for pre-mixed coolant.
The same people who pay $5.00 a bottle for tap water at a sporting event!
Mike Hager
Illinois
Inconvenience. You need to add a quart to the overflow bottle in your modern car. With "full strength" antifreeze, you have to measure a pint, get a pint of clean water, mix them into a third container, then pour them into the rad.
Then you have to store the rest, and rinse the containers. That's a real bother if you have no garage.
To some people, time is money.
Why does "full strength" anti-freeze already contain a lot of water?
rdr
Brought up for Mr. Larsen
Ralph,
I'll wager a guess on your unanswered question.
The water is added to make the solution safe enough to bottle and ship. Ethylene glycol is quite flammable, I believe. Years ago (maybe 20!) I remember the price of antifreeze almost doubling overnight. I was told that the reason was that a plant which produced much of the ethylene glycol for antifreeze had a huge explosion or fire. Whether that was true or not, it sounded like a great excuse for doubling the price!
Close?
Seth