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George N Lake Ozark

A few years back when Martynn Vowell and I were trying to get Derrick Pangs runabout going we used a repopulated version of that to make up for clearance on his warn engine. Worked like a charm. None of the suppliers had one in stock but Royce was kind enough to offer one that he had. Thanks again R...

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Thanks for the trip Dick. It was great hearing my dad's voice again. So I stole it(downloaded). My dad was so excited to go on that trip and my nephew went on it because I wasn't able to get away from work. He has a video log of the trip he took (my nephew) . Thanks again for posting Dick.

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Dick , Thanks for sharing those pictures from the Centennial trip. Two of those pics had my dad in them. And as far as the Sepulveda Pass Tunnel is concerned I always blew the horn through it on many trips from Culver City to Martyn’s house.

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The best thing is to call Birdhaven. They will know. Somehow when my dad was messing with it he lost a wire that carries the charge to the battery and didn’t know that it had a diode in the wire and wouldn’t charge very well. Birdhaven helped me sort it out, this was one of the earlier alternators. ...

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I have Kev. Bands and always found them grabby or chatter, a quart of ATF stopped it . How ever when I converted to SynTec all chattering went away. First SynTec I used was Amsoil Z-Rod for classic cars and claimed to work well with wet clutch cars. Yep it was ok. But due to expense I have been usin...

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Mine has them for two up front Dad didn’t install in rear. Don’t know why but in Missouri back seat passengers aren’t required. Already had some fights with passengers in my modern car

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Thanks Scott ! That's the article I was looking for.

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If you want to use a vinegar soak go to lowes or HomeDepot and get 30% cleaning vinegar , the stuff from the grocery isn't strong enough at 5%.

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Windshield leads me to believe it's a coupe or sedan, looks straight upend down ,no slant . Looks like a high Radiator Even if it doesn't have an apron. I'm going to say 24/25.

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I've seen one before but does anybody have a comparison pic of the differences ?? In Sept.'26 Ford went to a larger NH/ Vaporizer float because of leaks and fuel consumption . When I rebuilt mine I was convinced by one of the vendors that mine was too big and sold me what was considered standard. An...

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Arco had to discontinue the graphite because it clogged up CatConverters I had a 71 Ford that loved it and it did leave a spot on the driveway where parked but boy did it run smooth. I don’t run a magneto but would wonder him it might affect the clutch.

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400 clutch/ Kev.bands.

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Yeah I miss him too. Happy to have been aquatinted with him and also got to meet Terry at RDRs last Bakersfield Meet. Have to have visited his house when he had a TParts garage sale. Loved how he stood up for Reid also . I still have picks from his memorial. Got to meet all kinds of T legends.

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Do I see an electrical connection on lamp ??

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Era correct coffee percolator.

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I sent him an extra message for you.

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I think Model T Ranch has something like that available

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Yep same here in the Ozarks Steve Never trust March and April here. Weather rumors say there might be a blizzard in upper Midwest next week. Ain’t over till its over.

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Looks like four

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Got a pic Terry ??

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And held in place by square nuts on the backside

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Have a pic of how it attached

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Well I guess someone mis advised me

years ago Thanks for asking the question Steve.

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Next to Fast Frank I think RDR was the only person at the time that could keep up with him

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Oh dear me, saddened to hear that. Had the opportunity to have met him a number of times and it was always memorable.

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That first pic is of the late RD RICKS (rip) cross country speedster. He later turned it into a PU truck.

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Thanks John.

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When my Tex T gave up I took it to a local rebuilder. Working good again.

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My box had the older contacts from long ago and wouldn't tension on the coils. When I went to the plastic rebuild the new FP/Birdhaven contacts weren't avail. Later I got the contacts and installed, makes a world of diff. I'd say get the new contacts too when you rebuild. http://www.funprojects.com/...

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Thanks for sharing the article Dick.

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OH !! And good job Mart.

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And to complicate tank removal even more The dashboard to firewall measurement on the closed cars (coupe/tudor) is one inch longer than the open cars. That's why we open car folks dread taking out the tank. Thanks to Dan T taking a measurement last year when I posed the question.

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Just a word of caution. When I changed out my old hardware with new the new springs were too long and stiff. Glad I kept the old ones and used them. cleaned up ,repainted and everything went together like a charm using the old springs.

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Actually Steve does buy food and eat in the parking lot. It’s usually a breakfast of one or two bananas and whole wheat crackers.

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I put them in a ziplock baggie and toss them under the seat.

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I don’t know about shaving the bearing, but but I’m running the.280 for several years and have adjustable lifters .

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Martyn Vowell is a big Blue Crown fan don’t know the benefits

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I think Mike Bender has a series of videos on starter rebuilding that covers installing

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Generally the first week of September

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So anything interesting on days 1/3. ??

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Did you readjust the high speed adjustment bolt ??

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Dang Steve. You need some of those iron on knee patches like we had as kids.

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When I changed my hardware last year I found the included springs were too long so I cleaned and painted and reused my old ones. Worked like a charm.

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Several things. You don’t need premium fuel
How old is the fuel now.
How is the timing.
Has the carb been rebuilt.
Coils good and properly adjusted.
Engine might still be tight from rebuilding.
Are you running on magneto.

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Linkage to old foot feed.

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I’m finding this whole thing mysterious. Steve went through a total rebuild and a careful break in period . While on the way to OCF spent a rainy night here and we did an oil change. Had trouble starting and had strong smell on gas and ended up pushing him down the hill to start. Hard starting conti...

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I found this online at autozone

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With the top down should be no issues. Just cross strap it down real well.

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Any little kids been playing with the choke/carb adjustment ? How old is the gas ? Is the choke sticking closed ? If I still lived in SoCal I’d be happy to help

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I’m thinking that Larry’s assistant has take over the dutiful and the shops name may have changed.

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Under the big brass nut that goes into the casting is a leather washer. Get out a big wrench and snug it up but not so tight that the valve lever won’t turn or bind. New leather washers are available (got mine from Lang’s) if needed. I have some pics but can’t upload from my phone. I’ll try later wh...

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Broken axle spindle for towing and moving

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Years ago on this form was a debate on spark plug gap with high compression engines. The consensus was to narrow the gap to.025 from the normal setting of .030/.032.

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By its self I agree. In my Ruckstell , I’m happy with it

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Steve, now all you have to do is add leg extensions. Sis has several and although comfortable I have a hard time getting out of them because most are too low to the ground.

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And what was the difficulty with your Carb Gerrr rater

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So Steve, are you going to bring us up to date on your travels from Moberley to home ?

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Ok Steve everyone was concerned with your welfare and carb problems. And glad you are safe.

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Ground control to Major Jelf, come in Steve

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As my dad was fond of saying “Yer lucky someone didn’t try tipping you over “

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Martyn Vowell had one of those unventilated sight gauges on his car. He thought he was good till I checked it by unscrewing the cap and watched it empty itself. Fortunately he was only a qt./ 1/2 low. We vented the cap and no issues since and he keeps the petcock closed

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Thanks Steve everyone was getting concerned. Best of luck on your tube in the tubeless era.

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Maybe McDs is wised up to his WiFi use and has given him the Bums Rush ??

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So where ya headed now Steve ??

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Burger.

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New timer!?!? You wore the old one out ??? What kind did you get this time around ?

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Thank from the report Steve. Did you get your coils checked/adjusted ?? Did you try a smaller gap for your higher compression ??

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MIA ??? No posted Jelfies ???

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By the way Steve. How’s your new ScatCrank holding up ?

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I’ll bet they were surprised to see you roll up. And out class them a little.

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We’ll have to wait some for a Jelf Report. He’s running one in his 23 Touring and now in his 15 Runabout on its way to Dearborn OCF

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Always wonderful when one returns to the road

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Steve’s on the road again. After a big plate of Biscuits/ Gravy he departed here on his way to JeffCity and beyond. Had a little starting difficulty but my hill came in handy. After a couple of pops and putputs was running on all four as he hurtled up my hill at 9:30 AM. Safe travels Steve and Godsp...

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Cars look good in the rain

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Steve made to my place in the pouring rain. Hasn’t stopped raining ever since. Steve is inside drying out with several mugs of tea. Then we changed his oil.

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So Mr.Jelf ??? Were using it straight up or diluted ??

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You aren’t going to know unless you drop the crankcase inspection cover. Take so pics and show us what you got

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I use it every couple of years to flush out radiator after flushing first with Calgon

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Dom was that was sad . Apologies accepted

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Ok, I give up. Where’s Cookville ? State?

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This is an article from AMSOIL worth reading https://blog.amsoil.com/do-older-vehicl ... tives_blog

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After seeing some of Steve Jelf's assembly pics , his engine is going to fun like a fine Swiss watch and do 50 MPH all day long

I wonder what kind of oil he's going to run.

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Gonna be a smooth running engine Steve.

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!0/30 is great for running around town. If doing any long distance runs I'd use 15/40 or 20/50. I used 1/2qt ATF when I was using standard 10/30 and it did help with chattering. I've since switched over to full synthetic 20/50 Z-Rod by Amsoil or Walmart 20/50 4stroke motorcycle full syntec and no ch...

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Also check what Erik said

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I've used Cascade dishwasher soap to degrease, Flush with water then an overbite soak with CLR . Rinsed with baking soda to neutralize.s it would also work if very careful not to spill on exterior Rinse again and fill with coolant of your choice. I haven't done this on an all brass radiator. Guess i...

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The man
the myth
The bad influence

His old farm house is amazing, built from river rocks fun of some of the most amazing fossils

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Already getting set up for cold weather Dean ??

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When I was putting on my Rad. I was using new mounting hardware and springs. Turns out the the springs I was supplied were too stiff and long. So I cleaned and reused the old springs .
Well,I had a pic for comparison but it's not working

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I'm curious on how well the scat crank will work for you.

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I use 20/50 synthetic, Like it a lot, but I don't use the stuff for modern cars. The friction modifiers cause Some T clutches to slip. I use Amsoil Z-Rod or WalMart 4 Stroke Motorcycle full syntec oil. Most motorcycles have wet clutches like the T. Some guys love synthetic blends but mix their own. ...

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ANOTHER ONE !?!?! Darel, that's a bad habit. ( happy happy anyway)

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I used poprivits. I d on't know what they were made out of but sure didn't seem to be aluminum. Put them in a vise and used a hack saw to remove part of the flange to look mote like correct split rivets and filed to smooth out to the cylinder portion of the rivet. Used an old icepick to tease the we...

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I've been advised that the wrecks that vinyl show were for the Ford fathead V8

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No worries Scott. You are right with all the diff. timers out there. Not to mention all the kinds of wear along the system. I think most of these ways are all "In the ballpark" adjustments.

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