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Hal

Touchy subject for some. And of course everyone thinks their way is the best. For the Engine, I use any brand of 5W-30. Rear end (Non Ruxtell) Any brand of 85W-140. It won't be long until someone comes on here and tells you not to do either of those things and to do something else. And of course, th...

Hal

I often say I won't own an import car, even if it's made in the US.

And yeah, I know some of you are probably judging my perceived naivety, but PDGx knows what I mean.

Hal

I believe the "Washes the oil off the cylinder walls" thing is a wives tale. Put some oil on your hands and try to wash it off with starting fluid. It would take a gallon of the stuff to wash the oil off your cylinder walls. Who uses that much? I agree, if you have to use it all the time, you have a...

Hal

It was mentioned above, but may go un-noticed if you are not familiar with these things. There is a nut on the spindle that has to come off, just like a modern car, but the bearing is also threaded onto the spindle and must screw off as well. What's worse is SOME had ball bearings and when you unscr...

Hal

I use WD-40 on black powder guns as part of my cleaning process. Black powder fouling is best removed with water or mixtures thereof. I use 1/3 each of Hydrogen Peroxide, Murphy's Oil Soap, Isopropyl Alcohol. As peroxide fizzes and gives up that extra oxygen, what is left behind is just water. At an...

Hal

We put a new front suspension on my wife's '67 Mustang yesterday. As I have no way to do an alignment, it will have to go to a shop for that, but we called ourselves setting it up for a little toe in before driving it home from my son's house (He has a lift in his shop) :D . Hopefully, the tire shop...

Hal

No.

Appears to be made by a blacksmith, not factory mass produced.

Hal

Duey, Here is a couple of pics I got off the web. They are made of a kind of plastic and are pretty thin. Maybe 1/8". They are much smaller than a typical clay pigeon, but are a little tougher. They might break if you drop them on concrete, but they are not real fragile just to handle, so you're not...

Hal

I was gonna say what Robert Helgeson said. I know there were many reasons we went to the new software and I understand that it HAD to be done, but some here were using THIS as one of the justifications. Looks like THAT one was off the mark.

Hal

Something else that falls into that narrow range of frequencies is steering shimmy. I am convinced this phenomenon is more prevalent on TT's than T's, and I believe the reason is they are more prone to be operated in the range of speeds that produce the frequency needed to keep the system vibrating....

Hal

No, I don't. I've heard of people drilling and tapping the torque tube in 3 places 120 degrees apart near the center and screwing in brass bolts with jam nuts until they just touch the drive shaft. I couldnt bear to do that. When i swapped engines, it got better. New 4th main helped i expect. I may ...

Hal

Those speeds are very much like a stock T. My TT has 7.25:1 gears in the rear and no auxiliary transmission. Last weekend, using a speedometer app on my phone, I had my wife show me the speed after I got it to what felt about right. It was 22 mph. Best I can remember, 24 mph on it was 1800 rpm on th...

Hal

Tom, A little digging turned up a 1:1.363 on a Warford Overdrive. I can't say they are all that, but it's what I found. Assuming yours is that, and you have a 5.167:1 rear end and 32" OD rear tires, I get the following: 800 rpm = 20 mph 1000 rpm = 25 mph 1200 rpm = 30 mph 1300 rpm = 33 mph 1400 rpm ...

Hal

Tom,

In regard to the question in your original post, if you will give me the ratio of your Warford overdrive and the outer diameter of your rear tires (I would assume 32", but please verify), I can give you your speed at a given engine RPM or engine RPM at a given speed.

Hal

I'm no safety nut, but if you get one that does not have a live PTO, make sure you put an overrun clutch on your PTO shaft. If you don't, the inertia of the blade(s) spinning will continue to drive you forward even after putting your foot on the clutch. Not a good thing when you are about to run int...

Hal

Good to see kids learning to shoot. There is way too much opposition to such things nowadays. My 6 year old grandson is just starting to shoot BB guns. He is small for his age and has trouble cocking a Red Rider and also holding it up for any length of time. I bought him a CO2 powered BB gun that is...

Hal

Well, I see things are just as bad here on the REAL forum as they are down in the basement on the OT forum.

Hal

Tom,

Mine will do the same, but it is only for a very narrow frequency range. It will vibrate about that speed, but I just accelerate through it. It goes away after another couple of MPH. It only does it for a second or two as I pass that speed. After that, it smooths right out.

Hal

Engine speed in a 15 MPH TT with a 7.25:1 rear end is the same as doing 28 MPH in a stock T. Both are at 1150 rpm. If you are willing to do 1800 rpm, the TT will do 24 mph, same a stock T doing 44.

Hal

Anyone else man enough to admit he has a tear in his eye reading this?

I never met any of the Doolittle Raiders, but did meet Robert L. Scott, Bob Hoover, and Paul Tibbets. Truly great men, all.

Hal

Embrace that low speed rear end! Own it! I thought that same way when i first got mine, but I wouldn't change it for the world now. I put a triangle on the back and I drive mine to breakfast on Saturdays and around town on occasion. I live 2-3 miles outside of town, but the highway into town is ligh...

Hal

This discussion reminds me of Jimmy Stewart in its a wonderful life, where Potter says the lower class people should have to wait until they can pay cash in order to own a home, rather than finance it. Easy for him to say, given his station in life. Might be some of that going on here.

Hal

Scott I did not read the whole thing, but the part I saw defined phase separation as when the alcohol had absorbed as much water as it could and then the water falls out. I would contend that without the ethanol, the water would have WAY done already fallen out. As for HEET, I agree, no need for it ...

Hal

I suppose one might characterize borrowing money for a hobby as being financially irresponsible. I've heard it before. It takes all kinds. If someone can make the payments, then what difference does it make? Perhaps someone who doesn't have $8K to $10K in non-committed liquid assets doesn't deserve ...

Hal

You might try your insurance company. I've never financed a Model T, but State Farm offers very competitive rates. We finance all our new vehicles through them. Collateral is collateral. If the T is worth more than you are trying to borrow, then I doubt they would have a problem with it. Ain't like ...

Hal

I think Steve may have been alluding to the fact that fiber timing gears have a nasty habit of shedding their teeth. Hopefully, yours didn't in such a short amount of time, but it would be worth checking to make sure.

Hal

Alcohol and water are 100% soluble in one another. In other words, they mix readily. I've never understood how this fact gets construed into people believing that ethanol in fuel will suck the oceans dry and puddle them in the bottom of your fuel tank. I really don't. Gasoline and water do not mix a...

Hal

I have had mixed results with long term storage of "ethanol gas". I've seen some guys on this very forum say it went to crap in less than a month and I don't believe that one for even a nanosecond. I have stored cars and equipment with ethanol gas, with and without Stabil in it, for several months a...

Hal

A lot of them don't even have volt meters. Mine doesn't. You might improve voltage a bit by closing the gap between the magnets and field coil. With the low speeds and lack of vibration associated with a HCCT, you don't have to have as large a gap as on a car.

Hal

No man, I was just jokingly pointing out the ridiculousness of people who get bent out of shape about OT posts.

Hal

Tom,

You DID know I was kidding. Right?

Hal

This is clearly ON topic. I demand this thread be deleted, or at least moved to the regular forum where it doesn't clutter up the OT threads. We should not have to wade through all the ON Topic posts here when trying to read serious OT stuff. ;) Somehow, that just doesn't have the same ring to it as...

Hal

I don't know what the reserve was. It's up to $5000 now and doesn't mention reserve, so I assume it is met. BTW, I would pay $5000 for that, if I was in the market for one. Out of curiosity, why is this in the OT section? Are our rules so strict now that TT's are OT because they are TT's and not T's?

Hal

I admit I live in fear of some things, but giving a stranger a ride at a car show is not one of them. Yeah, I'm sure things happen, but then again, I could hit by an asteroid too. Life's too short for me to live in fear of that one.

Hal

That's really cool. Like Burger, I really like a car in that condition.

Hal

I've done this on 3-4 occasions. All but one was people we knew. One of our friends just would not take "No" for an answer and ended up sending me a check a week later. In reality, it probably about covered me expenses, which I was quite willing to absorb, but I did trailer it close to 100 miles eac...

Hal

I have posted several April Fool jokes on here over the years. 90% of the fun was registering under another name so no one knew who it was. A clever play on words with the name made it even better. Can't do that anymore per the rules.

Hal

Dick,

I doubt you are offending anyone. I, and I'm sure the vast majority of others here, are just glad you are able to help.

Hal

I just sent him an email. I'll let you know if he responds. Maybe he will come on here. I told him they were asking about him.

Hal

You said you were tired of hearing it. I asked you to clarify. Your response clarified nothing, so i laid it out. If I've misunderstood what you're tired of hearing, then you have my apology. If not, then you know what I think.

Hal

I'm not getting into a political discussion with you, but if you think my son is paid well, or doesn't have to deal with people that most never even know exist, then you are wrong.

Hal

Mindless Automation, Could you please clarify? Are you tired of hearing that because you think it's true and would like for things to improve for them so they do not have to do what they do for what they do it for? Or are you saying that you believe they get paid appropriately and/or they don't real...

Hal

Yes, thanks.

Hal

My two boys are also an exception, and they both make fun of others their age that are like the ones mentioned in this thread. The oldest didn't really inherit the mechanical gene, but most certainly inherited the honor gene. At age 18-19 he was a Marine fighting in Iraq and a couple of years later,...

Hal

I prefer the original set up. I use a tool similar to those above that can be made or purchased from any vendor. And I do not get on the ground to use it. I put my left knee on the running board and then bend over enough to look under the fender. I can use the tool with my right hand in that positio...

Hal

Hopefully someone else will step up to the plate, but they were indeed the standard by which others were judged. That's gonna be a blow to the hobby.

Hal

I was talking with one of our vendors. He runs a family owned business (High end CNC machine shop) and was advertising to hire an employee. One of the questions on his application is "Why should we hire you?" His wife, who also works there, called him to tell him that they had someone apply. To that...

Hal

It didn't say dollars.

Hal

Dennis,

I used Audie Murphy as an example just yesterday in a conversation at work about this very subject. Timley post. It's a real shame, but your pic is dead on. Thank you.

Hal

I have a 25 year old co-worker. He and I were going to Chattanooga. Headed up I-75 North, about 20 miles outside of Chattanooga, he asks "Have we been through Atlanta yet?" I kid you not. He missed going through Atlanta! Wanna talk about situational awareness? How the hell do you miss Atlanta?

Hal

Did I not predict this?

Hal

I liked the old forum better myself. Tim hit the nail on the head. This one lacks the charm of the old one and my predictions are coming true in that there are becoming a different forum for every little thing. Soon, there will be one for brass T's then Black T's and brass T's with gas lights and br...

Hal

Oh, for mine to be so small.........

Hal

I understand why they had to do it, but I must admit, I liked the old one better. I never had "Problems" per se, posting photos, but it was a pain to have to resize them first. That is the only thing I like better about the new format. Other than that, there is no advantage to ME. Like I say, I do u...

Hal

I think Norm is on the right track. Clean up that timer and inspect it well. It wouldn't surprise me if you find bad contacts near their leading edge.

Hal

In my opinion, silicone is a bad idea. It will corrode the wires over time. I feel tar is the best and should not be used sparingly. I'm a shade tree mechanic from way back and can cut a corner with the best of them, but I ain't a gonna do it there.

Hal

OK. thanks anyway.

Hal

So, I guess what you are saying is that it is not something I can turn off in my preferences?

Hal

Can I turn off the pop-up that shows first and last post? It pops up and covers the titles of other threads I am trying to look at and possibly click on. I then have to move my cursor to some other location to make it go away. Then move back and hope I get my cursor in the right place quick enough t...

Hal

Firing up and running out the prime and quitting is a classic symptom of lean mixture. I'm not real familiar with vaporizers, but seeing no difference between 1 and 2 turns open is a red flag to me. Something is going on, be it float level or restricted fuel flow, manifold leak, or something else. H...

Hal

Like I said, everyone believes theirs is right.

Hal

I had a honeycomb on my TT when I first got it. It wouldn't cool very well in the summer. I tried one of the recommended cleaning methods and it promptly cleaned out whatever it was that was plugging all the leaks. I tried to seal it back up with varying degrees of success and continued to live with...

Hal

It amazes me the differences in driving techniques. And of course everyone thinks theirs is the right one. I am firmly in the camp of closing the throttle, retarding the spark and engaging high smoothly with the engine speed matched to the drive train speed. I cannot see how anyone could not agree t...

Hal

Originals had round tubes. A lot of aftermarket radiators have flat tubes and cool better, although round tube radiators are available for those who prefer them.

Hal

One wouldn't have to watch the news too often to determine that antisemitism is becoming accepted. It's OK for legislators to do it, so it must be OK for anyone.

Hal

I will admit to owning one, but I do not trust them. Mine is a cheap one from Lowes. I've used some expensive ones at work and even those will give readings all over the board on the same item.

Hal

I've never thought about changing a thing. Most of the things that people bitch about are the things that make make it what it is. I embrace the little nuances that would never be tolerated today on modern cars. And for that matter tolerated today by some owners of a hundred year old car. It never c...

Hal

Yep, me too, yesterday. It happened on the first thread I clicked on. I didn't try any others after that. Checked my e-mail instead.

Hal

I've never driven in the temperatures some of you are talking about, but I have done it at about 40F in a Touring car. I found that driving with the top down was warmer than with it up, as you received the radiant heat from the sun. Removing the upper floor board helped get warm air into the car. Th...

Hal

I have both. I won't say the T and the TT are original, but it has been a LONG time since they had any cosmetic work done. I will say that when taking them to a car show, they get more attention than my restored Model A.

Hal

If the drive shaft is locked up, the differential carrier is locked. In this condition, one of two things can happen. Either both wheels are also locked or else one is turning forward and the other backward. Which side does which is dependent on many variables, but none are because it's the drivers ...

Hal

My initial leg injury was in Germany, and I was taken to a German civilian hospital. They installed a screw that was to have to be removed 4-6 weeks later. That surgery was to be performed at a US Army hospital. I have to admit, I wondered if they were going to have the proper tools to remove it. I ...

Hal

Sorry to hear it. In 1986 I had a motorcycle accident that compounded (In more ways than one, including the medical term for the fracture) an existing leg injury from which I had just been given a medical discharge from the Army. My Mom was up there at the hospital telling my wife how she should tel...

Hal

That's the other part of it. Chris told me to delete my bookmarks and re-bookmark to the ones in the links. I have no idea why the old bookmarks quit working. They were working fine................................. up until they didn't.

Hal

Guys, I'm not one of these anti-capitalism guys by any means, but I have seen first hand what happened to the quality. It went into the pockets of the owners and stockholders. They have whored themselves out for the almighty dollar. I have witnessed first hand, and I do mean first hand, this taking ...

Hal

Daddy used to stop at the ice house and pick up all his employees who lived down in the 'not so good' part of town. They'd walk up to the ice house and Daddy would take them on to work, then back to the ice house in the evening. They, being grown men, would sit on the upper rail of the pick-up bed. ...

Hal

I've had trouble using my Android AND Windows 7 Professional. I contacted Chris and he gave me a link to a log on page. It looked just like the other log on page that I had been trying to use, but unlike the one I had been trying to use, that one worked.

Hal

Mama wouldn't let me ride up in the back window, but riding in the back of Daddy's truck was the norm in warm weather. Oh, and we drank out of the water hose too.

Hal

I am totally shocked. I cannot believe some of the safety nuts have not chimed in to let us all know how dangerous this thing is.

Hal

I thought we were talking about the ones that go inside the take apart plugs.

Hal

Yep, A generator must have a load of some sort on it, or it will self destruct by overheating itself. Ordinarily, the battery is its load. If the cut out fails to energize and close the circuit upon start-up, the generator will burn itself up. Same for if you take the battery out of the system, unle...

Hal

I am certainly no expert, but I think the word "Detergent" in the context of motor oil is misleading. What I think is that "Detergent" oils keep impurities suspended so a filter can remove them, and non-"Detergent" oils allow the impurities to settle out and become crud in the crankcase and valve ga...

Hal

I keep them on both of ours. I've had the carb freeze up on my TT before.......WITH the heat pipe on it. It may rob a bit of HP, but if I'm in a HP mood, I'm not gonna pick the T to drive anyway.

Hal

Here's mine with a load of sugar cane in preparation for the next day's syrup makin'.

Hal

I'm pretty sure I registered for the first time in 2003 give or take. I was not real active at that point, as I had just gotten done restoring my Model A. I wanted a T, but couldn't afford one, so I didn't frequent the T forum very regularly. I think I ended up re-registering in probably 2006 or so....

Hal

Mike,

Did you mean 15 degrees ATDC?

Hal

I was just gonna say that, Doug. Dick's method was working great. Then I got onto a thread from page 2 and when I hit the 2019 Forum button, it went back to page 1. Maybe having more threads per page will minimize it. Like I said in another thread, I am on other forums that use this or similar softw...

Hal

Thanks Dick! I'm gonna try that. It may take some getting used to, as I also am used to hitting the back button. But if that works, that sounds like the solution.

Hal

OK, after some experimentation, it appears that if you hit refresh after coming back to the 2019 Forum page, the colors change. Or, if like I said above, if you go to page 2 then back to page 1, the colors change, but not when just leaving a thread and then looking through the list on the 12019 Foru...

Hal

Several people have mentioned it in passing in other threads, but the color of the little icon thingy on the left DOES change color after a thread has been read,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,BUT................only after you leave the page and come back. After reading a thread and going back to the 2019 Forum pag...

Hal

Does that mean no more pics of Christine? What about the cute animated red head with the Ford shirt?

Hal

Flivverfan,

And there you go.....We have not even implemented this and already we have inadvertently put a hypothetical post into the wrong category. See what I mean?

Hal

Let's say you do have multiple categories. Brass, 17 to 22, 23 to 27, Engine, Chassis, Body, Speedster, Truck. Say I have a question about the carb on a '22 TT. Does it go in the engine section? After all, it IS an engine question. Does it go in the 17 to 22 section? After all, it IS a '22. Does it ...

Hal

BTW Rob, those are neat. I had not heard of a Sunshine engine either. In addition to the 5hp E Hercules, I also have 2 smaller Economies, a 1-3/4 S and a 1-1/2 E. I would like a tank cooled or screen cooled engine one day. I assume those both have a water pump? Or did they use thermosyphon? They are...

Hal

Duey, Yes, we play with steam too. I have a friend who has a good bit of steam stuff. The small 10hp boiler and the orange engine is mine. I have re-tubed the boiler and pressure tested it, but have not put heat to it yet. My wife and both sons have attended a steam school and were signed off to ope...

Hal

Thanks guys. The Hercules is an engine I restored for an older fellow who lived about 30 miles away. He loved his old engines but had gotten to where he couldn't work on them anymore. He had relatives and neighbors who would help him load them onto his trailer for a show, but I always came over a fe...

Hal

I respectfully disagree. I am a member of multiple forums with this format and they all have so many different categories, it becomes a real pain to navigate them all. I'm just afraid of beginning to make separate forums this early in the game, as I can see it easily becoming 4, then 8 then 16 then....

Hal

It had 'power steering' for sure, but I didn't have far to go.

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Hal

I got registered.

Let's try a pic.

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Yep, that worked. How 'bout this one?

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or this one?

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