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Thanks for the great refresher....going to go check mine right away....

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It has become very clear to me that I should have listened to Mom and Dad and made life work a Rocket Scientist ! ( or a painter as $17000 is out of this world!!!! ).....

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What would a person expect to pay for show paint job on 26 T touring? thanks

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Ask anyone where is the Fairgrounds and that is where it is held...

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sorry post in wrong place

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For all you youngsters out there Steve is using an oxy-acetylene torch (looks to be a medium duty with a no. 2 tip) not a Mig or Tig..old tools for old car repairs....Steve is that a coat hanger? ...

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and to beat it all it works

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If you miss this show you will be sorry....a lot of outside parts too....

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Ok, I will be the bad guy here sorry. Most of the T's I have found have a worn fan shaft and pulley and puke out whatever you lube you put in them..My case is this, I bought a new radiator from brass works and was running what I thought was a good fan setup after reading another post here I checked ...

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MERRY CHRISTMAS to all.............

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turn that baby down and put a ball bearing on it?

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Great idea...set it up and I will find some parts I can part with....

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I'm in

check in the mail...

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I use a saws-all and a sharp chisel....

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My mom saved this .I built it 55 years ago, I found it when we sold the house.that is what moms do..

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stack them up like blocks and put a roof on them... call it the motor shed

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To find intake leak with car running spray WD40 around manifold ...if you see it suck it in or hear change in running it is a leak....you probably already knew that...

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brush on new day not making good contact...install good ford cap and roller...rl

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making a hay wagon out of it

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Very good ideas....great thinking....I just need more junk...don't trip over that pump handle

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I use aviation gas in all my toys in storage and lo use...it will not go bad...and it runs very well and smells like old memories...

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I bought a few parts from Jonah to further his model t project...I hope he sticks with it...Good luck RL

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Are there any parts stores with a chrome motor meter for a T? and are T and A the same size? thanks rl

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Making it back home .....

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I bought a new pulley and bolt in jan. just to prevent the exact thing to my new $900 radiator on my 26....you have to dress the bolt just a bit to fit the bearings but worth the effort...Well foot in my mouth ...I just finished drilling a cotter pin hole in the new shaft....but I did have a lock wa...

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Get a bottle of Hines Ketchup....works great won't scratch....don't laugh until you try it....

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I like halftracks....

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john warren that bend is a fantastic idea... I will do mine that way....thanks

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I never like the look of that battery panel angled out so when I repaired the bed on my 26 I replaced the rusted front panel with one for a model A ...which fit great.....the battery can be removed from the under side of car....

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Why is there a pan under the car in the 5th picture ???? Glue trap for a mouse???

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call a military jeep parts house like Peter Debella jeep parts and get a nos switch for a M151 jeep ....these are 24volt end of problem

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JB welded on did not work...welded one did not work...found used axle it worked

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the wheels and tires are two different sizes.......

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As found Old school

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Let tell you ...don't spray that stuff it will burn your skin...stripper needs to brush on thick to work good....I have used a garden sprayer...but no more...we used aircraft stripper with an accelerator and one pinpoint on your skin will set you on fire....the stuff is just wicked....

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I bought almost same thing at tractor supply...it was a sand blast gun...but I use it to paint wood fence you adjust air pressure to adjust amount of paint that comes out and in 1 hour I spray more fence than 100 men with a brushes...

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I got my 2nd shot and can't wait ...

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I need a pattern or an old takeoff top for a 1926 roadster ....thanks

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why not magnetize the nut and washer ????? might not fall so far in tranny ?????

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Steve, I bought the clamp years ago, never did work for me...use wires just be careful...I hold one end with needle nose and cut with side cutters then pull out the wire...works for me...

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Has anyone ever built a metal top on the ford top bows.. anyone have pictures? thinking of building a top that would be removable .....thanks

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Spokes...Horns...Radiator...Sounds...Fear

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got mine...holiday for me...

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Steve, i am not sure of the brand sorry...but they seem to be made of a good heavy type of material...

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question is, has anyone else had this problem...me for one no....I get my long stem rubber tubes from langs and have never had any problems....some other suppliers the rubber stem is too short that makes it hard to air up...my 2 cents ...

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I hope they can do something this summer or fall.....this is a great swap meet....

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when natural gas (well head gas ) is compressed for shipping thru a pipeline as it heats and goes thru the cold pipe a sweat much like water droplets on a cola bottle forms inside the pipe and this sweat is caught in what is called a drip kind of a trap and when a person blows off the drip you get a...

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drip gas...aviation gas...anything without alcohol....

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The new rims look great...

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I LOVE the leather seat idea and it was free...looks great...

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looks like the spruce goose...

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I use 3/16 flat head bolts and lock washer and nuts

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I shined mine up with 80 grit paper and JB weld it then put the white gas tank sealer from snyders and it has been great for over a year now...

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I guess the Float-A-Car accessory did not work...the other guy is removing his kit....

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I think the chair object is actually a faded NO Parking sign

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I agree with tightening above, as for gas I run aviation gas (100LL) ....worn out engine runs great...

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my father told me to tie a bath towel to a magnet then turn engine over slowly and nut will come up...it did...

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Mine did the same thing ....it dropped a magnet....not nice... put 2 used magnets and took out the coil ring ....now runs good...

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I am not trying to jack your thread. I would like to add I bought and installed a new screen in my truck and the the brakes went soft so I checked the drum temp. and it was close to 400...long story short I drilled the two rear holes out to 5/8 and more oil dumping on my brake drum temp. went down t...

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My finished Lawn Ornament...Eye Candy

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This Jackstand recall is very true! A friend of mine had is his vehicle on these stands and one broke loose, scared him to death and this happened about three months ago..I have six of these and just wrote my friends accident as just one bad stand ....I will stop using mine immediately....there are ...

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Ok, I may not have been around as long of some of the members here but I do remember 18 years of age....soo buy the Model T or A chicks dig old cars.....park the antique....buy a nice mustang or ? .....and invite the girls over to see your old car....there you have it best of both worlds...

....rl

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still in use today....rl

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Amos McCoy, wuz from Wes Virginny .........how many here knew that?

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I don't know how many types of screens are out there....but my screen does not drop oil on or even close the transmission bands...oil from the screen drops to the rear over the clutch spring and clutch shaft...there are 4 holes ahead of my screen and magnet located on a flat plate these 4 holes dump...

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Madmax, Did you raise the front of the car to level ? If the car is level you may see a little more oil on the brake band...I am really glad you made these video's it proved to me that the screen is necessary and I am glad I enlarged the holes and may even make them larger....thanks rl

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I made a spare tire carrier...I could not get in or out of the door anyway...so took my spare out of the bed....

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The magnet is one of the super strong ones and is 3/8 thick so it can't get out of screen ... it is so strong I have to pry the top cover off...it may be too strong ...but did you notice I have it wired in place....If I decide I don't like the screen like this my next step is to cut a slot like the ...

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I pulled my screen out and made final modifications drill out all holes to larger size and cleaned my hy-po magnet....

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richard, all I can tell you is my rear brake drum was hot and I had brake fade....I drilled holes bigger and installed a magnet with a hole in it was able to get more oil to the rear drum and Now I have better brakes ( not as good as my F150 but better) rl

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I am going to drill 2 more holes out to 3/8 and might decide to bring one even up to 1/2....and a note if you look close at the video you will see the screen area dumps into the rear of the transmission mostly on the clutch spring area and not on the bands that is why I did not enlarge any holes in ...

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Well, you can put the sidewall from another tire in there...shoe sole...or you can wrap your belt around it....or find a shade tree and take it easy...

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yes, I did use a neodymium magnet...I was thinking about switching the magnet about 10 days ago and in searching the forums found hank lee's post about the death of his magnet and damage it caused....that is when I ordered the HyPo new magnet and as luck would have it a few days later I read your po...

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Update for my post ...I drilled two of 4 holes in front to 5/16 and 3/8, the 3/8 hole is directly over the brake band....I drove the car warmed the oil came back to shop removed the cover as fast as I could (under a minute) and used my laser temp meter and temp was 154 on brake drum the other 2 drum...

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What a Great video! :o 8-) Just what I wanted to see....I think I will open up the upper holes to 1/4...5/16...3/8 respectively and leave the screen alone...and considering Hanks post from last year about his screen magnet that went south...I will remove my magnet and place a very strong magnet on t...

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thought you might get a kick out of photo...

...As Sergent Preston would say "well king this case is closed"......rl

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I do not know the age of the clip...strange thing is it was the only one in it...and the pressure plate bolts were not wired and loose...the clutch disc were about all sticking together and very blue...the truck was running fine the morning this happened went out after lunch and bang grind grind ban...

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Dan, Your post on tranny trouble was great. Just go to show that a model t transmission does not like loose metal...two years ago my farm T lost a magnet now I am talking a mess! ....but they are easy to work on....that is why I love this hobby.....

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Well I found out what is was a part of...transmission brake drum shoe...which let the steel clutches get bound up also..and took out two teeth on one triple gear a 0ne tooth one another...it's been a fun day...that's why they call it a hobby....Happy motoring rl

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my low gear makes bad grinding noise

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I found this in my oli screen...scary...any thoughts? thanks rl

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I am up for it where to you call?

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What is his contact info ?? thanks

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the one on left has the S on it....

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Ok, I made the tool (use a drill press to make mandrel hole) I did the deed and discovered something hope someone has an answer...one of the timers has pat. pending other has an S which to use? next two of the brushes are same one appears to be aluminum and is a bit taller you can see where is was g...

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Thanks ...I will try this for sure.. What is the accepted lube for these?

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Stan, thanks I will do that...I have 2 to clean up....good info...thanks rl

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Gentlemen, I have 2 used original new day timers...both have arc lines , is there some way to repair these or are they junk? thanks

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After the 45 minutes it did not quit i shut it off....running fine...I will run it again ....does't get hot...full fuel...coils buzz good...ran fine before I oil it?

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This is my Lawn ornament...actually early spring project...no engine or drive shaft...but still eye candy

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only picture i could find...

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Sorry...roller timer new from snyders

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How much and what type oil should in the timer...I put a couple of squirts of singer sewing machine oil and my truck started missing and quitting so I removed the timer and wiped it out and ran 45 minutes no problems....what's going on?

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My wife and I attended last year for our first time and both really had a great time...I bought a few things and swapped a few things...We were so looking forward to this years meet...Oh well hope to be there next year...

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I don't want to hijack your thread but I have run asbestos brake lining on tranny bands without any problem ...stuff never did wear out...that was before anyone knew it was bad for ya...

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I went to this last year and it was fantastic....thanks Dennis....can''t wait till May.....

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Loved it...they should have this show two times a year...Thanks for the great time...

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I hope someone brings a serviceable complete drive shaft ?

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Then after the repair why not send it out for a brass plating

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