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Posting this to give someone an idea for fixturing things... Teflon tape (.022 thk with PSA) Inexpensive fixture track typically used by woodworkers, inlaid flush on a bench or other surface (Rockler) Double-stick tape (3M) I needed to be able to move this heavy motor back and forth behind the lathe...

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The guy I bought these from years ago had such unclear pictures and advertised them as a matched set, that it completely bumfuzzled me and I bought them. So much for the unassailable character and trustworthiness that is automatically conferred on Club Members by virtue of having paid dues. I will d...

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I just pulled the float cover and found all new viton needle float valve - this thing is just way too nice to sell as a junker as I was offering, and honestly, I am concerned that a buyer might think that the steel parts are too far off the mark and end up annoyed with me in the end. I'd rather not ...

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I've been offering these NOS USA-made taps for several years. These are the last. When they're gone, they're gone. I do not intend to stock or sell these any more. The pair consist of 1/4-32 plug tap for the float valve and the richness adjustment needle, and a 3/8-24 bottoming tap for the main jet....

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These have been slow but steady sellers and I still have a dozen or so remaining from my last production run. I do not intend to make any more, so when these are gone, that's that. They will be but one more thing you didn't know you needed but someday will wish you had. Most people will "make do" wi...

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Been an interesting discussion so far. My feelings have ranged from amusement to annoyance, and has settled in the middle, on "ambivalence". It would seem that the general consensus is to leave things alone And yet, there are also appears to be a number of folks with whom I either know personally or...

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I do not sell kits nor individual parts any more. The parts shown above were an effort to supply the need for replacement parts after Stan Howe died. As it turns out, there was no demand for parts and therefor, no need to continue production of those parts. I now only make parts to satisfy my needs ...

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DON'T send USPS priority boxes to Canada. Priority boxes will break the bank.

My last mailing to Canada was a simple first class 2x4x6 inch box and it cost around $18 and was delivered in 7 days.

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my goodness, this ad really has legs!

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2025 production was largest number ever and yet I am down to my last few, so do not delay if you're considering purchasing one...I anticipate they'll be gone in a week or two. there will be no more made until March 2026 - winter weather permitting (my shop gets COLD!!) EMAIL ME DIRECTLY OR THROUGH T...

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For functional purposes, they should be fine But after surviving for 100 years as brand new parts, there are cheaper alternatives to making a "T" run, while still preserving the plugs for display to future generations. If they are in fact put into service, I'd say the best bet would be to quickly th...

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I never had a desire to compete with Stan, but after he died, I figured folks would want a continuing source for quality parts for Stromberg/Zenith/Etc carbs, so, I geared up production on parts I'd been making for just myself. I found out very quickly that almost no one wanted to buy new parts for ...

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project had too narrow of an interest to take up space - removed

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I remember a time on the Forum where nearly any member here could whip these out on their lathe.

I'm dating myself, I suppose - Times change.

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Emails from "Outlook" are nearly 100% scams and most emanate from Russia and wherever you sent your check to is a drop-box forwarding outfit in the US.

Tell Steven that Zelinski is going to kick his ass when he gets there

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Steven Vaught Joined: Tue Oct 14, 2025 1:30 am poor mastery of the English Language Posts: 0 I'm going to NOPE right out of here he's still actively registered, by the way We as a group, need to settle down, evaluate who is responding to our "wants", and deal with people we know...these scammers are...

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It's a "1"
a late '27

just let the lady sell her car

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Doug and Tom

please check your personal emails...I've responded to both of you. Thank you.

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For anyone who cares to know: According to The Henry Ford, the first Model T was assembled 9-27-08 The builder's card listed it as "Model: 2090 (Model change)". The card is viewable on the website so don't bother arguing about its existence. https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digi...

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Since moving to WY, my 4 cars remain unregistered and off the road. Over the years, I've simply lost more and more interest in the hobby and honestly, all of the angst about "banning" people all for 3-4 guys who got burned by someone where all the warning signs existed is simply ridiculous. After 20...

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Since October 1, 2025, there have been 23 people interested enough in the Forum, to sign up and of those 23, a grand total of 6 of them are MTFCA members...just 1/4 of them. So, right now, 3/4 of your potential members, car buyers, kids, grandfathers, future suppliers, and everyone in-between, that ...

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Tractor, "A", and V-8 screwdrivers are all round shank. I own one of them and it is stamped "FORD" on the wood, having been placed (I believe) post manufacture for perhaps identification in someone's tool box at the factory or Agency...I say that because it is an identical stamp as is occasionally f...

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The following is posted with respectful annoyance... In the past, I've been a member of both big clubs and started what is now a very large and active club in FL. I have run many local, regional and National Tours and been active in the Hobby for many years. Over those years I have tried to give bac...

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This was an easy topic to avoid responding to other than my previous posting, until the post suggesting that somehow non-member guests have worn out their welcome or were otherwise driving out members. The following is posted with respectful annoyance... In the past, I've been members of both big cl...

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Bob, it would be silly of me to try to deny what is obviously true

Conversely, it is a thing of beauty when under power - even Dr. Frankenstein was pleased with his creation, if not just a bit fearful of it

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Dan that may make sense in one regard but at the very moment of this posting, there are 15 people on the Forum and only 1 of them is a member. You'd lose a ton of traffic and I'd wager that the Forum would soon cease to exist, leaving Facebook to be the be-all and end-all for Model T communication a...

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I recently completed the purchase of a new, more powerful motor for my jet manufacturing lathe. Previously, it was powered by a typical high-speed, low power motor. At 1/15 HP it relied on very high speeds and tiny pully to generate the necessary torque to run various accessories. Bodine motors and ...

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Dan

good luck...you should get what you're looking for...99% of us know what you're talking about and what you call it makes no difference.

welcome to the affliction!

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You've recently mentioned the car only has 600-700 miles on it in all those years. If you're cleaning and greasing for every trip, that's a personal choice and not a necessity. At 700 miles, the timer wouldn't show much wear if it was simply greased and then never serviced again in that number of mi...

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Campbell, now that you have made your decision, know that: 1. rim flaps which you are planning on making/using absolutely do not belong on a clincher rim and may interfere with the seating of the tire bead to the rim...not for sure, but it is a risk. 2. tire flaps, which people speak of are massivel...

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...and some people love to waste others' time

I suppose it's what makes the world go 'round...

FWIW, the Schrader Catalogue and information you seek has been posted to the Forum multiple times in the past

As you love to admonish folks: Do your Homework

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I did Engineer Pass from Animas Forks out of Silverton, to Ouray in May, in a rented Bronco. Too big of a vehicle, driven by too green of a driver. I spent 2 days at B&B in my room sick from stress...

The stupid things we do as kids...

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If FORD had sold rims made from rough, previously rusty steel, fitted modern tires which did not fully encase the tube, and installed tissue-thin tubes similar to Hartfords, he sure as hell would have also added flaps in 1915. Blockley tubes are recommended to NOT use flaps and based on their very h...

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After putting it all back together and several starts the starter button did not get hot and the starter turns like it should This being true, you do not need a new ground cable - also, no matter how "ugly" it is, if a braided ground is clean on both ends/connections, and has no broken strands or l...

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A guy asks for a source of rim nuts to fit Blockley tubes

another guy says "I have 'em"

first guy says "yeah, well, even though I asked for a source and a source popped up, you wasted your time and I won't actually buy them because I hate Blockley tubes".

man, some people's children...

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In 1967 there were at least 4 junked Model T's in Silverton...just sitting out in fields. Very very few people there year 'round and definitely not a tourist destination. Other than a snack shop that opened JUST for the train. There were several buildings wide open to wander through including a gene...

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I agree with Jim 100%. In another vein, though, I prefer to eliminate the need for countermeasures such as rags in the first place: very small gauge safety wire can be strung through the cotter pin and twisted tightly, BEFORE straightening the legs, the opportunity to lose both a cotter pin and the ...

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Thank you for sharing that

I couldn't buy better advertising if I wanted to!

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Repair quality depend on who's doing the repair

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Two month bump

not two days

not two weeks

two months

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Whether or not thimbles were originally used, failure to use them now would require upping one's life insurance assuming no other stress-free clamping arrangement is provided on the lever on the repro brakes. FWIW, "improved" AC brakes came with solid steel rods. That ought to suggest something to y...

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I've often read one of the posters who commonly chastise someone asking honest questions on the Forum to "Do your homework!" I won't be so rude, even though there's tons of easily found historical documentation available in any number of places including past Forum posts. Blockley tubes for 30x3(1/2...

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I just found 5 brand new, in the package 1/4-32 taps. They are top quality Chinese made...not my normal USA taps that I typically offer, but are still a quality product and will work just fine for many many years. The bonus is, these are FREE and my USA ones are not... In case you missed it, they ar...

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In case anyone is interested in reality and not making smug political jabs, Blockley has clearly stated that they sell directly to consumers, eliminating the middle-man and therefor saving their customers a bundle. I for one (and maybe the only one) appreciate their strategy. A distributor makes his...

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If I have to go to facebook to see your problem, I'm going to just nope right out of here MTFCA spends the money to put up and maintain a Forum, an administrator deals with BOTS and goofballs constantly, and you use it to redirect us to the biggest collection of condensed ignorance in the world? Not...

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Then watch them collect dust on a shelf!

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Aaron you mentioned that you had good strong spark when plugs are out of the car but no spark when IN the car I am going to assume you have concluded this because 2 cylinders are not firing as indicated by shorting the plugs out with a screwdriver and the car remained operating the same when 2 speci...

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failure to fire between 1-2 or 3-4 cylinders is almost always one of two things: blown head gasket between the offending cylinders or an intake gasket failure or manifold crack. In circumstances similar to this, sometimes the person that asks for help will wait for 20-30 responses to say "oh, by the...

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There is a difference between "being safe" and "feeling safe". I always view threads like this with sad amazement - there will always be at least one person who is convinced "THIS light can be seen!, therefore I feel safe." So what? Why are you convinced you will NOT be rear ended if you have some f...

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BOT and SPAM poster

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Pretty sure it was Silane Ceramic Primer

not that it matters here

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Steve

you're welcome.
I try to be careful to limit my advice to things that I have actually done/experienced, or are linked to historical documentation
Speculation is a area covered by plenty of others

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I see now that I'm selling my stuff too cheaply

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the larger float came about to solve rich running on rough roads. I think our driving environments are such that the smaller float suffices fine in most circumstances. Most people don't know/care/need the thicker float, but when it is needed, it is needed. I suspect that the Oregon folks who do a lo...

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Your float is not applying sufficient pressure to close the float valve. There may be dirt in the float valve keeping it open, the float may be binding on the side of the bowl or the tab on the float may not be shaped well enough to lift the float valve's needle high enough to shut off the fuel flow...

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So you know: your mystery of it "idling fine" and running horrible once the throttle was opened is due to the fact that at idle, the car is operating on the idle bypass circuit. The grossly maladjusted needle has some but not significant impact on the running of the car at idle (though I am surprise...

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A NOS radiator in the crate is a NOS radiator still in its crate A NOS radiator torn out of the crate, with the wood thrown away and the radiator put on a car is a travesty. Maybe it is NOS, maybe not...but radiators are not rare and they can be purchased new or used. New old stock radiators in thei...

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In a past life...back when I though someone would buy this sort of stuff

Very small tools - OF jet manufacture:

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either through lack of experience or plain ineptitude, I have never been able to get a reamer to jam with this tool - though it will center the new hole all but perfectly to the valve seat regardless of how worn the original valve guide hole is, and final seat concentricity/clean-up with a Neway cut...

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Well, Hank, then I'd say you need a better quality soapbox...

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I'm quite impressed with the work Jason did on this radiator. It displays good design, excellent workmanship, and a willingness to make the effort of fabrication. And I especially applaud the plan to have this as a stop-gap solution until the stars align and a more authentic item can be fitted. As a...

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you don't want to do a thing with it until you speak to the EXACT plater who is going to follow up your work. They will tell you exactly what they want to receive and exactly how they will process it

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This is not a criticism, but an observation: since you are asking those questions, this is your first rebuild, and as such, you are almost certainly not aware of other questions regarding wear/tolerances which are critical to a safe and reliable rebuild. If this is the case, then you need to order a...

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It is absolutely true that lead-tin solder will not bond to chrome and that is an admonition that I failed to include...the chrome must be removed to expose the brass base. Solder WILL stick to original necks with nickel plate IF IT IS CLEANED THOROUGHLY which was my warning and lamenting the use of...

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Proper repair is "solder", and it was a very easy fix prior to application of epoxy...now it's going to be a pisser to adequately remove all of the epoxy and get a good solid joint. It can be done, but it's too bad you have to. I've done a number of these repairs and you have to work very hard to di...

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"Is this car available" sounds even more like a scammer. Mr. Burris is easily found on line, living exactly where he says in his profile and is the age of someone who would likely be looking for a Model T Since you're so insistent on him being a scammer, why don't you give him a call and tell him e...

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advice: never handle power tools without calling 911 first

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FORD developed a revolutionary device which held the car in neutral and simultaneously set the parking brake to keep the car from rolling away.

Shortly after, the manufacturer of clutch pedal parking sticks went bankrupt.

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Amazing how little communication has been accomplished considering the amount of typing that has occurred...

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GOOGLE search of "mtfca wheel runout wobble" brings up dozens of threads on this subject...pick one, or two, or ten and decide who is giving good advice on allowable runout. If what you see now really bothers you, then I'd say that most anything short of perfection is going to bother you, so now you...

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What's with you and tariffs in every single thing you post?

I'd think you'd want to spend your time selling trinkets on eBay to pay your proposed new tax on spare bedrooms

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Don Meadows collection

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Gaskets only no float valves when this kit of gaskets is gone then that's it - to heck with it having to do a hard-sell on things that apparently no one wants is plenty demeaning but better than throwing things out (though it's damn tempting) FWIW - in my opinion, the 3 pages of instructions and hin...

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And this, boys and girls, is why you want to run coolant in your engine and not straight water.

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A few years ago: like 2018

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Buick

1916 vintage

a complex, very high quality gizmo

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Breaking News

Just reported: Australians facing potential draconian "Spare Bedroom Tax", scrambling to sell cheap goods to USA to raise funds, are stymied by tariffs. Albanese quoted as saying "Once a Prison Colony, always a Prison Colony".

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and they've been made before - just not cheap like folks want so badly, so they didn't sell well

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Vince hasn't been on this thread here for almost 2 years

his thread was simply resurected out of the ether like so many others recently

the best one being the 6 year old thread with people still trying to tell the poster which timer is best for him

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Remarkable all the advice to buy a new screen... Modern day Repro bowl hasn't been taken apart yet and even so, folks know the screen is a: ruined, or b: missing, or c: cannot possibly be cleaned as it was designed to be cleaned. How easy it is to spend OPM! FWIW - during the course of owning your "...

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we both posted at the same time...read my above post and get a good night's sleep.

You don't want to pull the tank and from what you've posted, you don't need to pull the tank

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Assuming you are running an NH or a Vaporizer, and the tiny particles are more like dust than flakes, follow advice SpeedyT gave, use your shut-off when not driving and don't worry about it. These carbs can digest quite a bit and do not have fine jets like more expensive period carbs and there is no...

Scott_Conger · Re: 1/4x18 tap https://drillsandcutters.com/1-4-18-hss-plug-tap/

https://drillsandcutters.com/1-4-18-hss-plug-tap/

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See how easy that was? ;) your car ran on magneto in the recent past, so I think you can dispel the notion and encouragement to blast the mag ring with batteries - from symptoms listed your car presently runs, al be it poorly, on battery. Get the car running well on battery, and now you know the car...

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In 6 weeks of messing with this, I think you have not answered a single question asked by responders. I'm not sure if you want help or just want to vent because you're not helping yourself by withholding information. Here are a few questions that ought to be answered publicly: has the reputable engi...

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Your engine won't run on MAG. That in no way means the Magneto is for certain non-functioning (it may be, but you have provided no information one way or the other). it could be: a bad switch? incorrect wiring? shorted contact? open contact? shorted/grounded mag coil? open mag coil? excessive gap fr...

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Does it matter that everyone is suddenly replying to a 6 year old post? To a guy who hasn't been heard from in 5 years?? People have been rummaging around the bowels of the internet lately, dredging up ancient posts and then gush all over themselves to answer a question for a guy who is long gone fo...

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There is no doubt that disc brakes stop well. In fact it's a certainty. I've found that "certainty" often breeds carelessness and worse. I cannot count the times, navigating a steep downhill grade in low gear and pumping my brakes, headed down to a "T" in the road or some such thing, and have 1...2....

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FWIW - as a 59 year resident of Florida who has since escaped, 4 lane roads as a majority in Florida is a perspective simply of where one resides. As someone who has toured their "T" extensively in Florida, I can state with certainty that the majority of roads in the state are 2 lane and even some g...

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this:

https://mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=47146

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knowing that along with your original request would have resulted in fewer and certainly identical suggestions to put things right, with far less speculation.

Good that you are running well and for bringing conclusion to the post

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I simply don't understand why the spark lever would need to be in a different position whether starting or driving on battery or magneto. ...And I don't understand why it is so hard to *click* on a Club resource which explains "why" in painful detail, but one more time: https://www.mtfca.com/encycl...

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2 month bump

do they work?

viewtopic.php?t=44602

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Conductive contaminants in the timer have been known to wreak havoc on MAG and often not so much on BAT

see viewtopic.php?t=38194

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John, you are remembering the "advance the timing a little" advice, but applying it to the wrong starting method (it applies to MAG starting, not Battery starting). Ron Patterson has explained it so well, and so often, and he wrote a terrific article on the exact "how's and why's", that to attempt t...

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No problem with interchange

Problem is with diagnosis. Transmission is locked up solid at 30MPH in high gear. Your noise is elsewhere - almost certainly in the rear end.

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Ecco Carburetor

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Ecco Carburetor

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