Recent content by drkbp

That is a good thread on gas lights. I had just started driving with them at that time but still have the Victor on my running board. :) Came in from a drive and kicked the Victor up on the shop door to show the burner shadow at the top left. Mirrors invert the images.

Gas lamps expand the driving day for me especially during the hot summer. Most of my drives are on low traffic 35-mph divided thoroughfares that are lit up with street lamps. A very important aspect is to make the Model T visible to the other drivers. The kerosene square lamps are an important...

Negative is dated in the margin, a little hard to read, but since y'all have nailed the plate year, the photo was taken June 3,1917

The first photograph was taken at the Michigan State Fair Grounds prior to the 1911 Algonquin Hill Climb meet 8 June 1911 and used to promote the races at Hawthorne Track in Chicago on June 10 and 11, 1911. It is a 389.9 cubic inch Ford Special racer that Frank Kulick raced at Algonquin June 8...

The Magnet Clamp Screw access hole is pictured below at the tip of the screwdriver. If it's not there, the answer to your original question is no. Jack, my case could have been as you described and I should have changed them all. Frank didn't say. There are very specific metal requirements...

To answer the original question... Yes, it can be done IF your coil ring has the hole that Ford provided for that purpose. I lost a keeper, or clamp, and drove a couple of blocks back to the house. I found my coil ring had the hole when I took the hogshead off to find the keeper. No other...

My antivirus said it blocked an attack when I tried to go to the site at 6:00am CDT US. Must be a little hot over there

The engine that was photographed on August 6, 1904, must not have been used in production because they figured out how to screw on the heads to look like what you posted above. You can see the difference in this earlier version with three head bolts. Most of this has been posted before but it...

The car you showed above is the one that Kim has if I recall correctly. Looks like the same chassis to me. The cylinder jackets are copper but you can't tell it in the photo. Check out the drawing below. Pretty slick how that copper sleeve worked and HF said the jackets could be changed out...

Those heads look a little different than these three bolt I have posted below. Like many parts of the water cooled model, the three bolt must have been a hold over from the air cooled four cylinder touring car Ford showed in Detroit February 15 through 20, 1904. This photo is of the first...

I believe the NY inspection question is addressed above. Dodge, I do agree that it is a real treat to see one of these cars all lit up! Texas doesn't require inspections on cars with antique plates but I will comment on acetylene/kerosene lit Model T's as I drive mine with the original...

Probably got some junk in the power valve area. I found that when I took a Stromberg 97 off my '35 several weeks ago. Ken

While you have the gauge out, pump air back through the air line from the dash connection. Clears the line. I use a little volleyball air pump. Also, if the gauge drops slightly over a period of weeks or months don't add fluid just drive the car. Driving the car sloshes the fuel around the...

To add just a little to what TagMan provided, I "hold" the top of the rumble seat forward in a more vertical position with a little bungee cord hooked between the rumble handle and rear cowl of my '35 cabriolet. That gives enough room to reach down behind the rumble lid and rear opening of the...

The acetylene lights are very reliable and easy to use with a Prest-O-Lite tank. Light up for the kerosene and acetylene lamps takes about three to four minutes. In the picture, I had just re-lit in the parking lot of the store before driving home. I normally leave the kerosene side and tail...