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Scott_Conger

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://mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php? ... ns#p229590

viewtopic.php?f=2&p=112923&t=14917

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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Since the vast majority of donut rare earth magnets are axially magnetized (and not diametrically magnetized), it appears that Ray's creation works in spite of the improvements rather than due to them and is a testament to the robustness of the original design. If diametrically magnetized magnets we...

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Assuming no drawing available - or easier than using a drawing even if you had one: before cutting, the original shaft can be set up and trued in the lathe. At this point the compound or taper attachment can be set up to trace the original taper to "0" deviation. This will be pretty much dead nuts f...

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bump for great coils

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The "hidden knowledge" is that people who have flat towed a T either put it in gear and removed the plugs and drove very slowly so as to not skid the rear tires while attempting to get the heavy transmission/engine up to speed with the drive line, OR they had an auxiliary transmission that had a neu...

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Can't we flat tow the Model T in neutral with the engine running? THAT was the question you originally asked and THAT is why folks are answering with respect to "neutral"... you have now asked ANOTHER question... and regardless of how you ask the question, towing the car in neutral is a really bad,...

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People are thinking the car is being towed in neutral because that is the specific question you asked!

and, if I was in the car holding it in neutral while it was towed, there would definitely be a sweat spot...a really big one.

Well, at least it would be wet.

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27,000 coils - and Technical Papers as well! Quite a noteworthy accomplishment.

Thanks for what you've done for the hobby over the decades, Ron

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https://mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=41173

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$500 in 1985 bought an equivalent of $1029.17 today (price of a decent board 30 years later?) $500 invested and growing at 5% for 30 years would become $2871.25 which would by 2 DAMN good boards today... This math is exactly why I am now buying toys pretty much at will, in retirement, after living a...

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email sent

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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!

email sent

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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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