once again Jim - your work and work ethic are inspiring! Great job - it's amazing how much things have changed, these were certainly built with the KISS principle in mind. I did not realize until reading this thread that they didn't have a water pump or an oil pump! I agree on the leaks - there are several of these running daily (pre covid anyway) at the Henry Ford village - the streets are well oiled! I don't think the machining or the gaskets were where they needed to be for a few decades to actually have a leak free machine - think of it as a perpetual oil change.
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There apparently somewhere are pictures of a Model T dealership with new cars inside, and oil drip pans under them! The original gasket material was wool.
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Tonight's picture. Test drive tomorrow.
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went to the gas station today. About five miles. It was around 100 out, and yes, it was boiling part of the time. Which is kind of normal...
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I keep all of them...until i sell them.
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That's the thing, it's not very practical today.
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So.....at this point is a timeslip out of the question? It's a long ways to Tucson.............Ed, Mary, & 'Earl'
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No racing for this one. I could probably do the quarter mile in under a minute, I suppose.
I would like to drive up to Tucson, but not quite yet. Perhaps Tombstone, or maybe Bisbee, first.
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I'm taking a mechanical break, while I wait for my new cooling system parts to arrive (the fan hub bushings are shot). Doing some interior work, just because I can. I spent $75 for a bunch of cloth in the clearance isle, and about that much on other supplies. I'm going to leave the seat alone, it's already done, and works ok. There are a lot of little panels and things to make, it's a complicated interior for such a simple car.
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