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Brent you're question/approach would be technically ideal to make use of a faulty part, but you are now trying to drive an existing hole (in the bushing) to one slight offset or another, using a bar whose small diameter has the stiffness of a noodle. The chamfer of the reamer will be the driving for...

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Noel if you read what Mike posted, the green coolant protects cast iron, brass, copper and aluminum from corrosion. Not mentioned, but importantly, it protects the lead solder from being attacked as well. the newer OAT specifically does NOT protect brass or copper from corrosion and the lead solder ...

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You've already ordered the 660, but you might wish to peruse this PDF where you can easily compare side by side the viscosity and application(s) for each retaining compound. 660 is a thixotropic paste and I'm going to guess that from your video you don't have the wear that is necessary for this stuf...

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Personally, I would not I'm going to guess that the vast majority of "T" owners run "green" coolant and if I ever needed to borrow coolant when in a group or on a tour, "green" is what you're very likely going to be offered. the two do not mix and there is no technical benefit of OAT over standard c...

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Ed It is simply inconceivable to me that these are still available! It seems more and more these days that no one has even a remote sense of value. Good shape? Recently plated? Cheap? What on earth are people looking for if not for these? I wish you the best of luck and also wish you had these for s...

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The North American continent has moved generally Westward in the past 48 million years and very slightly south. The bottom line is that the earth was a very very warm place at one time, including the arctic, which was covered in lush, subtropical to temperate forests and swamps. I, too, agree that t...

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Here in Wyoming, it is 60F, and I am watering my spruce trees due to no snow Just read where a youngster found a fossilized soft-shell turtle carapace here in Wyoming. The Scientist quoted for the article say it was from an era where Wyoming's climate was Tropical. Other scientists say our winter th...

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Each magnet clamp was associated with a specific coil assembly design - each one being different. A team of engineers, each knowing far more about their design than I, decided at the time what that mag coil shape and magnet clamp shape should be. Since the last magneto design (corresponding to part ...

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Mike is correct - as best as I can discern from the photo, that "shutoff" is really a plumbing needle valve for water lines to refrigerator water dispensers. The flow path is tortured and very very tiny. With trucks being geared down, and higher RPMs standard, you will most certainly be starving for...

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might just want to use it as-is...

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Darren there is another bit of a pitfall that you need to be aware of...perhaps you already are or perhaps this will be news, but in any event, here goes - you MUST NOT reuse your brass screws - brass crystalizes and is prone to breaking if under stress and has been aged and thermo-cycled (they'll b...

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so, again, the magnet keepers all need to be within .004-.005 total maximum variance between all of them - lowest to highest...I shoot for .002-.003 It would be pretty tough to set a gap of .025-.040" to the coils if the magnets varied up to .020 between each other. perhaps I am missing something in...

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It sounds as though you have neither the Model T Service Manual nor the MTFCA Transmission book. You really need both, and spend a good long time reading the appropriate sections. To speed things along, I'll tell you that the magnet keepers all need to be within .004-.005 total maximum variance betw...

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Hank! I'm disappointed that you're allowed to actually burn vintage items that don't sell quickly but I am not allowed to simply fantasize about crushing an ugly car that I don't even own! Now, in fairness to the builders, by their own admission, they only had 2 months to do what they did and I thin...

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It's less of a seal and more of a filter...

felt is as effective in keeping engine oil "in" as felt is effective in keeping axle oil or grease "in" an axle.

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Answer to Question #1: You are misunderstanding what that reamer is for - first part is .506" for spindle bushings to fit early .502 kingpins and the larger portion is for 9/16" parts (.5625), specifically spindle arm (tie rod) bushings and rear brake cam bushings (.564 for a close/free fit)

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Jason do an internet search, and you'll find what thread count is depending on jar lid diameter: Knuckle Thread DIN 168 or, search for anything to do with "400" type threads relating to bottles or cans. the reproduction lid shown on the eBay ad is nothing more than a standard glass-jar lid with "BOY...

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I'm all for saving stuff, too, but when some of our most prolific parts-sellers are selling frames, engines and blocks to scrappers, there appears to be less of a market for this stuff than people would have you believe. In the last few years, there have been several multi-acre Model T scrap yards t...

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I half expect the engine to run... I also fully expect that anything left that is useful in the transmission or crankshaft bearings will be dealt a severe blow to future restorability. sounds like a lot of fun, but sometimes fun borders on the ridiculous, but fortunately, no one requires my approval...

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One of those eBay sales is one of our Forum members and with 10 sets to sell, he clearly has no worries about Copyrights ;) And why should he? The Copyright as dated 1969, has expired. At $100 a pop after $5 worth of Xeroxing and no limit to units to sell, it's a bigger and more profitable business ...

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If I was rich I would crush it.

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Like Terry said - No Bueno also looks like a ding or crack in hub outside/beyond the outer race (?) All races/bearings should be replaced from what I see (cry once and get it over with or be plagued with trouble) also see grooves in the ID of the outer hub casting looks like some sort of interferenc...

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Darren

you are someone whose future posts I will make sure to follow. You have the interest, skill, and smarts to ask good questions and obviously have the ability to apply yourself to achieve really impressive and solid results.

Kudos.

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That wishbone that takes normal nuts is the very first version of "under-the-axle-wishbone". If you own a '22 then it migrated there from an earlier car some time in the past.

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And now you can see from Tad's posting that this particular Mel Miller drawing and likely others of his are now or very soon to be public domain.

OMG, what other topic can we jump on to worry about?

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Generally speaking, works published before 1923: are in the public domain. Works from 1923-1977: copyright protection has varied terms, often involving initial 28-year terms with optional renewal for another 28 Works created after Jan 1, 1978: copyright protection lasts for the life of the author pl...

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Original "art" is copyrighted automatically after it becomes a permanent document (drawn/printed) However, it is legally unenforceable unless and until, registered in the Library of Congress. You can put the Copyright logo on an original blueprint, but if you find that someone 10 years later infring...

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John

it's not just an '09.

If I read it correctly, it's apparently Model T #22

And if that's true, then there is no hope for this hobby in the future.

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Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑Tue Jan 20, 2026 9:51 am DHort wrote: ↑Tue Jan 20, 2026 9:37 am Wayne This axle is from car #22 that was at the Winter Clinic.... The axle angle is exactly the same as a 1912 we are working on. Unfortunately we have not other early car to compare it to. We have removed the...

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Darren don't get discouraged! you are doing your due diligence in trying to learn about your car and one of the more confounding things on them is the subject of fellos vs rims. I just looked up what you referenced, as I have in the past, and think that you have referred to the 1919-1925 rims/wheels...

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My eyes are telling me that as sitting, the spring perches are both aimed "down" toward the front and if the wishbone was removed from the pan, the springs would unwind and the perches would allow the axle to cant backwards giving more or less correct caster. From the pictures I do not suspect they ...

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Those nuts will loosen up again in short order - a couple dimples in the end, 3 threads away from the nut is not enough. You haven't begun to disrupt the thread(s) anywhere near the nut. A good hard peening is in order and if necessary, grind off the bolt until just 2 threads are there and then peen...

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Since you mention adding aluminum pistons, I assume you have an original engine with cast iron pistons(?) as an aside, I really like original engines and you most certainly can tell by sound and performance when an engine is original and when it is updated. So, if you're wanting to just "go faster" ...

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Fluke DVM will all but certainly give erroneous readings regardless of health of the mag coil, and without a small load such as a light bulb during cranking, you will not get a real meaningful reading with an analogue meter, either. A St. Louis Magneto tester is best, but this test in this link is d...

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the only thing I think about at 2:30 in the morning is: "did I lift the lid?"

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Accurate wiring diagram, color coded wiring on back of the switch - https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/822076/882155.html?1532718210 or a link to Ron's diagram that is a bit larger and easier to see - https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/708324/762095.html?1496841727 A generator that motors "slo...

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In 2 weeks, only 3 people have expressed any interest, solidifying my position that demand is statistically pretty much non-existent.

This is your one last chance to get on the list for a very limited number of parts.

If interested, EMAIL ME

thank you

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Definitely better than swayback NH and better than straight-through in that it takes very little choke or cranking to start. Like an L-4 (but without the L-4 poor fuel mileage) it uses a flapper to divert air through an idle bypass circuit until some speed/air volume overwhelms the flapper and negat...

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Easy does it, John. Torqueing a "T" head to 50# successfully without stripping a thread is simply pure luck and doing it over and over again on each head bolt really ups the odds of failure. 45 is pushing it and 50 is murder on the threads. FORD cast iron is soft stuff, especially the earliest cars,...

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My personal experience is, "just because" rebuilds are never worthwhile. especially when the only part you can buy for that carb is the bowl gasket and a float valve (and you'll never find them by looking for "Wizard" parts) and neither were apparently faulty...but hey, his heart is in the right pl...

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Lewis welcome to the Forum and I am sad for you that it was something like this that brought you here. What happened to your car is not rare or unheard of...many of us have experienced it and even more have had to help someone who had it happen, so you're not dealing with something mysterious. Now, ...

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When you're done with the magnets, don't ignore the bands and band material which all look to need attention, as well as possible two-piece valves. Be careful about stacking loose things around that abyss - it's no fun fishing parts out and even less fun starting the car up and finding out you shoul...

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For Dennis Chan and for future readers: If you purchased a set of drawings for your 1921 Roadster and there was no information regarding wood "floor" under the turtle deck, then you were sold an incomplete set of plans. I purchased those same plans years ago from Leon, for my early '23 (low cowl) ro...

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I really encourage you to watch the segment with Austin, an 18-year-old high schooler who built his own 1915 Model T from a basket of parts

watch to the end

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A follow-up question for the experts: what would the spark plug gap be in free air to simulate a .030 gap at 45-50 psi under compression? When testing a coil for proper operation a HCCT is typically set to 1/4" with bright clean electrodes That gap allows for a level of robustness in testing that a...

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not only is it grooved, but it had a Model A bearing on it which has ruined the threads

your instincts are sound...

TOSS!

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Are Hispano Suizas allowed to be near mobile homes?

No, and that's precisely why that car would HAVE to be rescued.

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No, Mike, my response was not aimed at you. My point was this: on the For Sale Forum, there is a fellow who is trying unsuccessfully, to sell a restored chassis, clean engine and a truckload of parts for $500. He has unfortunately and inexplicably been unable to raise any interest at all in what he ...

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Thank you Henry BTW I just realized why you asked the question that you did, originally...boy am I slow! :lol: I think one would be absolutely terrific for gunsmithing and now that I know how well they work, I would not want to ever give this one up, either ;) Mine is a 5/16 that I am starting to us...

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I'll bet that some time in the last 5 years, he got something figured out

How/why do these old threads get dredged up?

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190 curious views and no leads tells me that a great many folks probably don't know what this tool is - so for info, here is a very short video of the tool and how it is used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSMWLpx4rS4

to those 190 curious folks (and views beyond those) - thank you for looking

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Noel

you absolutely may sell them - the first sale doctrine allows for the resale of any copyrighted material. If that were not the case, there would be no used-book stores anywhere.

You are forbidden to MAKE A COPY and sell the COPY whether that copy is in part or the entire thing.

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How very wonderful that you'd take the time to malign an advertiser on this Forum like that. I myself would personally find it very difficult to do business with someone anonymous, who uses a pseudonym, living in a non-existent location. That's a pretty poor starting point from which to begin your v...

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Response to my query recently was so bad that I am not planning on many parts, yet there was one fellow who seemed excited about the prospect, so I decided to proceed with a VERY small number of parts (like 4 or 5 each and that's it...) I finished up a couple and will do the rest in the spring time ...

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who among you Perky Fellows is willing to give Joshua $500 sight-unseen for this thing once it's liberated?

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Hey there Ed

it looks complete to me, too

email sent

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yeah, the days of safely doing that are long over...

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The entire situation sounds like a complete mess. If you feel it is your duty to move this thing for the family, then good for you...that's a noble gesture. However, be aware that from the description you've given, you are going to end up with something that is pretty much worthless in today's marke...

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absolutely anything from @outlook.com is most definitely a scam

less certain, though anecdotally, it would appear that your phone may have been hacked if someone is intercepting your texts.

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For a 5/16 D/DSA die head: 8-32 7/32-32 (fractional size) fine or course, for 12/14/16/18/20 (obsolete ASME machine screw sizes) - I actually have found a few of these but have not completed a purchase yet I have easily over 100 standard dies which include all the above, but I am hoping to outfit th...

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is it truly lost on everyone that they are responding to a 6 year old dredged-up thread??

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"It goes with the house"

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...and therein lies the crux of the problem

a poorly made home-made or repro plate

FINALLY!

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If you have a nice 9/16 die head that you no longer use and would like to see it get back to work, I'd like to discuss it with you Additionally, I have a 5/16 die that I am currently using and am interested in filling out my selection of chasers, so again, if you have some for a 5/16 die and they ar...

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With respect, look at what Steve sold: a NOS period tool, with original instructions and its original mailing envelope - all for a tool which was just one step up from a throw-away item after 100 years of existence. This was not bought to restore engines. It's a display piece. Additionally, with res...

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only missing 2" from each end - the rest is 100% useable

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Kent I know the physics of balancing and how it applies to balance beads and the theory of how they work. I am NOT a tire professional nor an expert in Balance Bead applications, and given that the factors involved have changed, the specifics of what went wrong in your application are beyond any cer...

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Here is the science: Critical Speed - all unbalanced rotating members (rotors) have a speed at which the vibration is at it's maximum - this is Critical Speed for this particular part, or the speed at which a member resonates at one of the rotor's natural frequencies vibration is the difference (or...

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it is a failed spring in the oiler. It used to make the oiler spring shut. Now all it does is risk poking a hole in your finger.

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*removed post*

Master Class on how to never get good advice, accolades, or be taken seriously at all in the future

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who the devil decided it was tempered????????? let the man enjoy his car without a typical Forum professorial lecture on the attributes of various forms of glass and endless speculation on a tangent he did not lead himself. there are people on this forum that I'm sure are convinced that they have sa...

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I love the obsolescent and unloved, but this little gizmo is especially as sexy as can be... A tool which has all but disappeared from shops save for a few old-timers, but is just as clever and handy as all get out. It is a GEOMETRIC die head. They can be had from "reasonable" to outrageous in price...

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He doesn't want to do anything to the car He only asks these sorts of questions in an effort to gin up conflict/disagreement usually it's about tuning coils by ear or the superior nature of "buzz boxes" - granted this is a new topic historically speaking, but designed to foment emotion nonetheless s...

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Art Nitrogen molecule is larger than oxygen, thus, removing the smaller oxygen component and substituting more of the larger nitrogen gives a gas fill which takes longer to pass through the naturally permeable rubber matrix or past the valve. Science and empirical evidence points to this being true ...

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Thank you , Mark I was bored the other day and decided this was a worthwhile albeit quick little project. Until I recently searched the Forum, I forgot that I'd asked pretty much this same original question a number of months ago. I found the post and still don't remember posting it! Additionally, w...

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Yeah, the old "back up the steep hill" routine was almost certainly more folklore and wives' tale than much of a frequent reality. Your experience illustrates exactly why I believe that is the case. I cannot imagine your expecting to do that on such a regular basis to warrant the expense and effort ...

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Joseph many MANY thanks for your information! I've corrected my part to comport with dimensions you supplied via PM, and also verified against other samples that I've since located on-line. I believe this version as I've now documented in my notebook accurately reflects an accurate copy of the origi...

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Mark, I think there are two things wrong which are the bulk of the gap: 1. The top is very square in back and flat across the top...if the back raked back a little, the center bow would be the tallest, and then if the front bow was dropped down and the top material extended forward (perhaps 4-5") th...

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Spot the Bot on this thread...

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Kenny

thank you for the offer but while I agree that flappers are the biggest problem, I don't plan to reproduce them at this time. Too much trouble for too few specimens. Thanks again.

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FWIW - I always assumed that Wizard, Simmons and "Pat'd" (Duplex) were 100% all the same, but now that I'm looking into them, While the spray needles are the same, I've found that the jets are apparently of 2 distinct designs - subtle differences, but still different.

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Just what the world needs more of: an innertube that already come with a hole in it!

Because there's such a huge demand.

That was 5 minutes that the Blockley folks will never get back...

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Is there any demand for either a spray needle or jet for the above carburetors? There aren't that many of these carbs out there relative to NH's and L-4's so I know there is a pretty strict limit to demand. I just would like to gauge just HOW limited it would be. My shelves are presently lined with ...

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Joseph

Message received and THANK YOU!!!

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I foolishly sold my last complete Wizard awhile ago, and now cannot find my sketch of the adjuster needle - I have some basic measurements but not a couple details that I'd like to have. Here is a new adjuster needle and I would like someone with an AUTHENTIC Wizard carb that isn't on their car to p...

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Pre-order 2500 or more washers at $30 each and watch them appear.

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I've had that happen multiple times and all have been Forum Members If they won't take the time to contact me directly, I will not take the time to contact them - and that is because I've found that nearly 100% of the time when I DID go to the effort to contact them they never displayed the courtesy...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvf2nZ6ciDk

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Jim

READ how to use one, ask for help, be careful

fail to do the above will rapidly lead to an ad "WTB new rims"

these things can do a lot of damage in a very short time if misused

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Look again Scott. The $1.85 is per 100 washers.

Ouch
reading comperhenshion...

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Well, now...

$1.85 in 1920 is equal to $31.13 in todays gelt, so it looks like my estimated price is just a little bit LOW and a bargain, too boot - compared to the original!

Such a deal!

Thanks for that, Dan

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"Wrong" bridge washers cost $12 each, new Who here would pay $30 each for "Correct" washers? I seriously doubt that there is a market for correct new washers given that authentic parts can be had for a couple bucks, but I would not consider tooling up and making dies for less than that, and it would...

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2025 production sold out

new production valves available approximately March 2026

thank you to everyone who bought one this year and in years past!

my largest production run sold out in record time and I will be increasing my numbers for next year so as to hopefully not run out

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Expect paint damage

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59 posts and a FORD service course later...

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The belief that Model T's simply must always be periodically recharged seems to be a relative new thing. Sometimes they do, but it is not a fait accompli If a T built in 1913 is still running on the original engine with no magnet recharge, such as mine, as well as vast numbers of others, exactly wha...

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FWIW I have multiple patents applied for in the Aerospace Industry and was the guy who made things work in the lab or machine shop while Management was simultaneously holding meetings saying "It can't be done" and eventually, I would prove them all wrong. When asked how I "did it" I usually replied ...

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Kudos, Darren

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