Cold weather starting

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modeltt

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My 1924 TT on the 1st start on a cold day I have to jack the truck up to keep from going forward, also puts way to much drag on the starter. After the truck has started the 1st time of the day neutral is correct never even hints at going ahead. I am running 5w30 Castrol oil in it. I leave it in high gear at every stop and overnight. the motor and transmission has been gone thru by a known local model t engine and transmission guy. Is this correct or do I need to look at fine tuning the neutral? Robert
 
I always jack up my Tudor to start it if the temperature is 30 degrees or colder (first start in the morning). This fall I adjusted the clutch and bands and had a lot of trouble starting it. If you have adjusted your gears by the book and not on the tight side you should be OK. You may still want to jack it up.
 
sounds good to me. We are now hovering around 20 degrees and I have'nt
used a jack yet. Yes leave it in high over nite, then I got in the habit of mashing all three pedals and sqeezzing that oil out too. Though it always starts on a half turn (so far)...........
 
Thanks for the response guys. Don't mind to jacking it up the first time. I just needed to feel better about having to do it. It is my first T. I built the truck from a pile of parts and friends I met along the way. You guys are the most helpful bunch I have ever met. Robert
 
Not sure how much stomping on all three pedals is going to help? If the motor is up to operating temp the oil should drain back down into the crankcase, the clutch is a different story, the oil sorta builds up a film between the disk and unless the parking brake lever is pushed forward, stays there.
Even with 10-30 oil, when it gets into the low 30's does get kinda stiff but not jack up the rear stiff. :) I hand crank mine most of the time, battery is on it's last legs.
 
redmodelt said:
Not sure how much stomping on all three pedals is going to help? If the motor is up to operating temp the oil should drain back down into the crankcase, the clutch is a different story, the oil sorta builds up a film between the disk and unless the parking brake lever is pushed forward, stays there.
Even with 10-30 oil, when it gets into the low 30's does get kinda stiff but not jack up the rear stiff. :) I hand crank mine most of the time, battery is on it's last legs.
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stomping on pedals was a hand me down from my father around 1950, so
mark that one as an ole wifes tale. In reality the bottom is still submerged
in cold oil, so when starting the sticky oil still will come to the top and every
thing gets sticky again. And then the old man still ran #40 in the winter. He
insisted son you put light stuff in these they'll blow up. Course this 5 w 20
oils were'nt invented yet. I wonder what he'd say now. I still got 10-40
break in oil, maybe got 200miles, still starts right up, soon as I get my retire.
check thinking of 5-30 this week & clean the filter. Only issue is now, its
running too cold. So I got 50-50 which is around four balls floatin, but
I think outside temp of say 18 degrees and going down the road, then theres
wind chill factor - I need a thermostat. Yes? or a cardboard ?
got no waterpump or motor meter either.........sam
 
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