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After limping my '33 home from a drive some time ago and some diagnostics, I pulled off the distributor, filed and adjusted the points and it was back on the road running wonderfully. Now I am free to put new transmission bands on the '15 and pull the rear axle to check ring and pinon backlash

Just because I see the humor in it all. I should be aggressively moving forward on the full restoration of my 1951 barn find Mercury Sport Sedan. Yeah I know it looks great in the pictures but don't believe everything you see. Anything looks great if you take the shot from the right angle. Over...

After a wonderful drive in my 1933 sedan, it began sputtering home. I made it to my driveway but it said "no thank you" to the steep incline to my garage. It is a fuel issue in or near the gas tank. I have a low pressure electric assist pump in line but run off the normal gas pump except...

I think I am about 6 months late on a new window for my sandblast chamber

It is time to add more fluid to the 2 hydrostatic gauges on my '33. They were relatively easy to fill appropriately at restoration as the gas tank and radiator were both empty. Over the years, there is, of course, some evaporation that takes place forcing the addition of fluid (what used to be...

I wish the picture could have turned out a bit better, but the photo resolution is just too low. It is a bit hard to work in my home office when I can turn around and be distracted. I have a big pile of '23 model T in the trailer but fear I would have to live to 120 to finish my projects. My...

For a while, when I begin to start my '33 moving in reverse, it can "kick" and jump similarly to what many cars can do when there are clutch problems. However, I don't feel any other indication of clutch issues. I have a vague memory that this situation can be caused by loose or miss-adjusted...

Here is a restored coil/plug/lightbulb tester that I use all the time. It also is good for continuity testing though I don't really use it for that.

I have been toying with the idea of giving the 2017 mtfca tour in Montana a try. It is pretty close and I had a great time on the driving tour of the Early V8 ford club tour a couple years ago with my '33. I was a bit under powered compared to the "big boys" but it was a wonderful week. I...

For safety sake, it is time to redo the front wheels on my 1915 Ford Runabout. These are of course wood felloe wheels. In my opinion this is one of the important things to do "right". I do not feel competent to do this part of the job. There are so few left that can do it and would like...