Recent content by Marshall V. Daut

"Marshall, you must be a very rich man by now! :)" N'yuk, n'yuk, n'yuk! 'Nuff said... Ha, ha, ha! Marshall, under-paid by the word

Hi, Jim! 'Good to see you posting here again! 'Sure do miss the old "Ahooga" days a couple centuries ago with guys like you... Marshall

"Sorry for the long explanation, but it is the system Ford created. A bit complicated." What do you mean "long explanation", Jim? For my kind of writing style, yours was a SHORT explanation! Ha, ha, ha! Marshall, paid by the word

I believe Marco Tatharas wrote up a good explanation on the old "Ahooga" website in the early 2000's. It basically comes down to nomenclature involving obsoleting parts and updating the "improved" part with the letter "B", retroactively assigning the obsoleted part with an "AR" prefix to denote...

Rotate this bearing between your fingers with the wheels off the ground. If it moves, that's what you want. You should not be able to rotate this bearing with the wheels on the ground. If you can, special shims need to be added beneath the king pin head. Marshall

Disconnect the pitman arm from the drag link and turn the steering wheel. If you can easily turn it with one finger lock-to-lock, the steering box adjustment is not the problem. Now go to one extreme and give the steering wheel a firm spin. It should go all the way to the other extreme in three...

Three or maybe even four almost-starts on a very cold day is about right. Pull the hand throttle down a little farther than where it is now and see if that helps. The 6:00 position is relative. No two Model A carbs have the same mixture at that point. Too many variables. Before starting the...

"It's all computer now and the formulas don't translate." Ain't modern technology great? It's made life sooooooooooooo much better for those of us with one foot firmly planted in the past. Yup - another sharp stick in the eye. :( Marshall

One more possibility if your local PPG boys still can't help you. This Sherwin-Williams paint formula for Tacoma Cream comes from Floyd Clymer's "Henry's Famous Model A Ford" (1959). Marshall

Hmmmm...Everything an automotive paint shop needs to mix PPG's Concept Tacoma Cream (Creme) is on that list. Maybe they can't mix Concept due it being obsoleted and they want to cross-reference the color to something they can mix with modern water-based paint? I can supply an old Ditzler number...

One more view. M.

Are these for a '30-31 Model A? The sharp rolled edge along top appears to be for those years as opposed to the more gentle roll on '28-29 splash aprons. If you need photos of a '30-31 splash apron, I am attaching views from my 1931 splash aprons. 1930 side aprons will be the same in the back...

"And Wyoming winters were just as bad or worse than Iowa winters." I can certainly believe that. Not much in the way of forests to stop the cold wind up there, besides being located higher up in latitude where the weather is generally colder than down our way. Is there really any difference we...

Just be glad you aren't trying to start a Model T in cold weather, whether by hand-cranking or if you were lucky in the old days, with a starter after 1919. Back then to start a Model T, people would do as "philosofriend's" mother did by heating the oil, plus pouring warm (not hot!) water into...

One quart properly mixed should be enough for five wheels. If you have six wheels, it would be best to use a light-colored primer, like light-grey instead red oxide. Red is more difficult to completely cover if you are running low on paint. Bare spots will be more noticeable if you use red oxide...