Recent content by The Old Guy

- As far as the lock cylinder not turning all the way in the handle, the bezel/escutcheon has to be in a certain position before the cylinder will turn all the way.

- My '30 Model A pickup did that when I bought it. All I had to do was remove the window crank handle and rotate it 180º so the weight of the handle was helping to hold the window in the up position instead of the down position..... That cured mine. Just an easy idea.

I don't know the nomenclature on the Model A brakes but it looks to me like The pin on the right side is not into the top center piece as far as the left one. Also, the spring on the bottom right side in the picture is somewhat stretched and the one on the left side is completely relaxed. It...

Is that a picture of the ignition switch it had in it?

- This is a 1940 Ford trunk/deck handle lock cylinder.... This one is a Briggs & Stratton instead of a HURD but they are physically the same. I think the one you have is for a 1939 Mercury. I would suspect the key being the problem as much as the lock cylinder. (or a combination of the two)...

Thanks, I will have to see if it will work on the Model A fittings if I push on it... I need to grease my water pump.

Heck, I have trouble getting the cartridge ones to work after I put a new one in so it won't make any difference there. I will be a mess either way... :) .

- - The only thing I will say is that I was really surprised when that happened to one of my pictures. I am a long time moderator on another forum and once in a while a picture will show up that is pretty small. I always ask the OP if he wants me to make his picture bigger and re-post it. The...

- That looks really good! I hope the weather window works out for you....

- That was an enjoyable ride. Reminds me of the back roads of Southern Indiana. Thanks!

- Thanks everyone. They have been buried in my storage shed for at least 27 years and just saw the light of day this last week.... :) I just bought a driver '30 Model A pickup so maybe I could use them on it instead of the push on ones that are on there. I will try it.

- I was going through some old boxes of parts that I hadn't had open for years and found these grease fittings and grease guns. I'm pretty sure these are original Model T fittings but I wanted to check with the experts on it. What say ye.... Thanks, Leon

- I was saddened to hear this. I made keys and repaired locks for some of Lawson's projects over the years. I have talked to him over the phone a few times and we have exchanged notes in the packages we sent back and forth. Nice guy and very knowledgeable about many things. May he rest in...

Thanks! I hope to do that a lot. Thanks Seth. I found that out when I was trying to find one to buy.

Thanks for the input.