Recent content by Patrick in west falls

I have a single wheel utility trailer that i pull behind my coupe. its a 1950 Trailcar. i use it when i travel and camp around here locally. real handy. I always thought Rt 66 was the Lincoln HWY, guess i was wrong. I'll have to look into that route. Patrick

Hi, Im thinking of making a cross sountry trip in stock Model A in a few years. I live near Buffalo, ny and would love to take RT 66 or parralell it. Obviously i would be travelling at approx 45 MPH, is route 66 practical? Do any of u travellers have a good cross country model A route u would...

Hi, I hope this isn't controversial, like motor oil but I need to do my first brake shoe relining job and wondering what linings to use woven or molded, I remember reading once that one or the other squealed or some such thing:confused: what say? tnx pjw

yes, ive used the press on weights too with resonably good results u can get a peel off sheet of them at harbor freight for a few bucks

age 50 1 model T 1 Model A

well the snow is pretty well melted here in wny near buffalo, the roads are dry. however there is some residual salt on roads in spots, not much. im itching to take the model t out for a drive after work its a nice car but not a show car should i go for it?

I'm a new owner and asked the other T owner in town to drive my car to see what he thought. u gotta press down and hold reverse pedal, he said it should just take off freely and it seems to be binding, the same with low. of course after that, I fiddle-screwed with clutch and bands and probably...

I just bought the vehicle, it was a halfway decent amatuer restoration. however I was surprized to find the diff. filled with fresh grease rather than 600w. My suction gun doesn't even want to suck the stuff out, so I slowly started scooping it out the hole with a screwdriver. I'm gonna pick...