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What have you done to/with your Model T in July?

Was so excited to get our new starter that I installed it last month and tested it out - problem solved.
This month, I removed the starter, made a gasket and installed it again - still starts.
Like the old saying someone wrote in my high school yearbook: "Don't wait until tomorrow to do what you can do today. If you enjoy if today, you can do it again tomorrow."

At the end of June the #2 rod cap failed and the crankshaft put the end or the rod through the side of the block. I can't tell what caused the failure, but I suspect the fella that assembled it (me) missed something.

Thanks to several of you on the forum I found a 1926 engine/transmission and am going through it prior to installing it. The rod clearances are all at 0.0015, and cylinders are still at standard size and cleaned up nicely with a hone. Lang's is sending pistons, rings, and other parts. Valves in the "new" engine were the two-piece kind, but valves in the old engine were replaced not many miles ago, so I can re-use them.

My local club is helping with specialty tools and expertise, I hope to be back on the road in a couple of weeks.

Dressed up as Santa for the 4th of July parade and wished everyone 'Merry Christmas'. My rider stated the crowd loved it.

On my way to a Fourth of July celebration in a town 37 miles away, I went past 1000 miles of (mostly) trouble-free driving this calendar year, over 900 of which have been since late April.

On my way to a Fourth of July celebration in a town 37 miles away, I went past 1000 miles of (mostly) trouble-free driving this calendar year, over 900 of which have been since late April.

We participated in the Gahanna, Oh parade on the fourth with two other T friends.
Had a great morning.
I made a few new flags to fly with my 48 start American flag.

Fun day at the Carmichael, Ca. 4th of July parade.

I got a new shoe collection going for my T and hung them on the garage wall as spares. Picked up the black set at homecoming and spent last six weeks cleaning them up. Now I have a choice in what to wear. I sure am tired of painting rims.

Took D.W. out to the local winery where we were able to refill our own tanks.

Just made a few parts.

Andre
Belgium

Not mine but a couple friends brought their cars in for some repair & service ! Mike's is a '15 & Scott's is a '21.

I installed a bushing at the bottom end of a Bosch 600 distributor. Sorry no photos. Chucked it up in the 4 jaw held at the top end where the body mounts. Got it centered the best I could. Using the back gear for all operations wanted it to go slow, drilled it to just under 1/2 inch. Mounted a 1/2 stepped ream in the holder and ran it though. Still had to take use the boring bar and take a few 1000s off for press fit of bushing. Pushed the bushing in. Then took a face cut to clean it up. Only need to clean a little out of the bore for the shaft to slide in. Was sweating bullets getting the bushing in the last bit, had to use a hammer to lightly tap it all the way in. The top was not that worn and really don't have a way to hold it to have done that end anyway. It came out good.

My '21 Touring is back on the road after 6 weeks to rebuild it's third engine (all in the 14 months of ownership...) Because I keep breaking Crankshafts.
This engine which hopefully is my last for this car, was acquired from a local T guy that had some on the side of his house, all from an estate sale many years ago. Turns out this engine was fully rebuilt but never ran, just but on a shelf then sat outside but not fully sealed so there was some rust in Cylinder 1 and 4, and triple gears.
A full teardown to assess, clean and Re-rebuild, cylinders were a bit tight at 0.0025" clearance but that was a good thing as I needed to hone out that rust in #1. Still not a perfect cylinder wall so it will have extra blow by oily smell for the rest of its life. Pistons were 0.080" Egge, not much meat left
Bearings also needed some tuning as they were too tight and not very even on the main caps.
Block deck was ugly so it was decked 0.010" and then even a stock high head wouldn't fit without hitting pistons so my Mill gave all the pistons a 0.100" hair cut before rebalancing pistons and rods the best I can.
Runs better than the last two and barely leaks oil, doesn't like much ignition timing but still works well enough for now.
Also picked up a pair of Muncie 3 speeds at the Auburn swap last month, torn down the first one and it looks serviceable, Really looking forward to having overdrive.

Crankshaft breakages could be very bad luck, or 4th main bearing or other alignment issues, radius profiles, etc. Broken crankshafts happen, but they are not common.

Getting rumble britches cleaned up for a jaunt.

We dropped the body of our 27 sport touring yesterday.
It’s been off the chassis for 10 long years.
Thanks to all my friends for the help.
That body is heavy!

I'd like to thank the good people who make Hellmann's mayonnaise for providing me with a replacement license plate lens for an electric tail light.
: ^ )