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Ever since I got my 1915 model T, I’ve had an issue with my knuckles hitting the levers while turning. This can be dangerous when the throttle suddenly increases or decreases. I thought about flipping over the steering wheel but it wouldn’t look right. I also thought of bending the two levers...

I’m not sure what that emblem is on the upper radiator. It gets too grainy when I zoom in.

Rough ride indeed. I can imagine the patient bouncing on the gurney. Maybe that’s why they later went to Cadillacs.

Looking for 1931 AA rear hub caps.

Interesting. I wonder what they did going down hill?

I think people drove on tires until they went flat. Even when I was in high school, I would always check the used tire rack at the corner Shell “service station” for good used tires. If I was lucky, some rich person would buy a new set and their old set with 1/4 inch of tread would end up on the...

I agree. Most oils are detergent type now, and contaminants are suspended. I remember with non-detergent oils, pulling the valve cover or oil pan meant cleaning out all the crusty gunk that was left behind. With modern oils, none of this happens anymore because it’s suspended. You can sill buy...

I believe the lowest power robbing automatic transmission is the Chevy power glide. It has only two speeds and doesn’t have the bigger valve body and extra clutch packs that a three or four speed automatic would require. The more complex, the more hydraulic pressure it takes to run things. Also...

I did as you suggested and it did fix the drifting issue with the gav. I took it out for a drive last Sunday and the gav position held tight, but I did get a one time occurrence of sputtering and spitting. It was similar to running out of gas, but it only lasted about 15 seconds and naturally I...

It gets the job done. In hard times people used what was available and there were certainly a lot of T's around. I wish my soil was like that in the video, seems like I have more rocks than dirt. :eek:

Here's a picture of my carb. The car had no GAV linkage when I bought it so I ordered parts for a 1915. Of course it didn't fit, so I figured out it was a late model T carb. I believe it's a Holley?

I live in the foothills, so I always start out on a full tank. It's never gone below 1/2 full on a drive. I ended up pulling the fuel filter that was on the T when I bought it and installing a glass type fine screen. This did help with the restriction problem I had before. "There is a clamp...

Looking for a good pair of rear screw on hubcaps for a 1931 AA truck.

For the most part, my 1915 T runs consistently and I usually don't need to mess with the GAV setting unless it moves due to vibration. There have been a handful of times however, that I had to pull to the side of the road and find another "sweet spot" so I can continue driving. My carb is a...

A lot more went into wheel fabrication than I imagined. Think about all the millions and millions of wheels that were made over the years just for the car assembly...plus spares for replacements later on. Special equipment for all the milling. Also the many days in the kiln. No wonder they went...