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Trent: If you disassemble the oiler to clean/inspect, be aware there are both large and small steel bearing balls serving as check valves to direct flow as the plungers rise and fall. PLEASE map and record which bores contain balls and which don’t. The two base sections, secured by seven screws each...

Will measure for you later today

I have started restoration of a 1908 Model S which seems to be in similar condition to your car, with half of the oiler shaft missing and half rusted in the radiator. No rust or wood rot. Engine #1454. I will be visiting Amsterdam in September. It would be nice to meet. Please send contact info. Jef...

Hello all. This is my first post, and marks a return to the hobby after 50 years. Looking for a small, relatively straightforward restoration project, I bought Model S #1454 from Kim Dobbins. The car appears entirely original, very complete, and free of rust or rot, kept safe, dry, and unbutchered f...