Thrown Rod!! Parked Since The 50's Will It Start?
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96 year old car with a connecting rod thrown out the bottom of the engine that has been parked for 70 years, what could go wrong? This is a 1926 Ford Model T coupe, there were 15,000,000 of these cars made and they sold for less than $300 new. Not many originals left in this good of condition. Will it start?
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I know that Raycon helps support this channel, but I think people should know how invasive their web site is. I I clicked on the purchase now now button and their web site had all my info populated in it including my credit card number and email and home address. This kind of freaks me out. Also they charge you extra for everything including the charger. Sorry Josh, I hope you look for better sponsors than this.
That's TMI :(
It's cool to see how things were made
Fix it up and kids can goto. The prom in ot
Your 3 kids are destined to grow into 100% capable and fearless adults. If they retain HALF the knowledge you have shared with them, they will still be leaps and bounds ahead of most.
I hope so
@@Sleeperdude эт детство мечты просто,жаль что у меня не было такого отца,у меня вообще не было отца)
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@@user-fu8jd9og2o Мне жаль, что твоего отца не было рядом с тобой.
I agree those kids are 1 in a million ive never heard one of them complain and wha what jumps right in and gets it done she's not worried about getting dirty reminds me alot of my first wife when I had my body shop she would do what ever I asked her. And ralfie has so pretty good skills and really gets into it. He does really good with that flux core welder and beleave me it's not as easy to weld with flux core compared to a mig with gas.
Your daughter cracks me up. “When are you gonna get something new” 😂
New takes lots of $$$$$$$
Squeeze is so much fun. Lol
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no way nothing new will last as long as that ford
She said “ I like that you like it” 😂😂😂
Squeezee is something else. "I like that you like it." Sweet kid.
This car deserves a full makeover. Make it nice, not just a runner.
FYI
My level of respect for solid parents & respectful kids....
Off the charts, thx mom & dad.
If nobody has mentioned it. Merlin’s Old School Garage on CZcams does quite a bit of work on these old fords. He has a wealth of knowledge.
Coldwarmotors also has refurbished one of these, but that channel may not be as family friendly as this one.
Yes - I mentioned it before i saw your comment. I've messaged Merlin on fb
Merlin is wicked cool guy,
He drove one from Ohio to wherever he lives in Arizona or Utah?
I'm sure someone will know.
All I know is he lives somewhere warm.❤
We have a 27 touring we picked up a couple years ago. They're loads of fun! They make a great alternative to running around in a golf cart or side by side, way cheaper too! Seems like more folks are discovering Ts and how useful they are especially if you have some property.
Merlin bought a whole garage full of model A and T parts. Some new, never used parts. And he's got experience building those engines, and assembling from scratch.
I truly think you are experiencing coil problems.Each one of those coils have an internal tinfoil type capacitor which have a very high chance of being shot. I recommend checking the ohms to be sure. I have a ECCT tester and noticed some old coils can spark/buzz but do not throw a constant spark to the plugs thus indicating an internal coil problem. My Model T blew several capacitors in rebuilt coils which caused similar issues you are experiencing. Also your compression is fine.
Lastly, grease the outer roller bearing in the rear axel! There should be grease cups by the end of the springs but ideally you should pull them out to clean and repack them with grease.
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The thing I noticed was that all your coils sounded different. You showed us in the video you checked one plug was firing. Just make sure all of them are. Just because the coils are buzzing doesn't mean the plugs are. I have a 1923 touring car and 1926 TT. Made me smile you had a Model T video. Keep them coming Sleeperdude!
Every kids needs this in there life... uncle showed me body work when I was 6...now 58 and now have my own restoration shop... great video
That’s great
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You start it with timing lever up as soon as she fires you quickly pull lever down, from a 1926 owner!
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That old car deserves the love of this family! Perfect fit.
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We will see if it's a keeper,
Survived the scrap drive WWII
I bet 5 bucks its still firing order!
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My dad was a Master Ford mechanic in the 30’s - 60’s. I am thinking about him while watching this video. Blessings from Texas.
I look forward to your videos every week. I am a certified car nut since I was born. I like r your stuff so much I introduced my 84 year old mother who can barely move to your channel and after a couple of days she phoned my and said she found a new favorite channel. She was impressed by the family dynamics and even if she liked racing in her youth it was the family values that she loved. Since a recent another stay in hospital and rehab brought further complications to her memory and mobility I know if she remembers all that I try to spend as much time with her because it's agreed by the others of her immediate family that we may not have her much longer I appreciate how the time she spent watching your stuff made her happy. I personally want to thank you for that besides the fact I would love to do what you do with my family but my health is declining as well. You are blessed and may your God be with you all forever 🙏
Beautiful car and I’ve got great news, my dad is coming home from the rehab place Tuesday, he had a really good recovery from the stroke he had, it mainly affected his mind, made him a little forgetful and he has a little trouble speaking, he knows what he’s trying to say but he’s struggling a little bit, but I’m so glad he’s coming home, thank you all who kept him in your prayers
That’s great!
I would think Sleeperdude viewers were good to offer prayers if asked to 🤠
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As a teenager my father owned a small fleet of model T pickups that he used in his earth moving business. Every weekend he was pouring new rod bearings and every other week end he would pour main bearings. He kept records on his trucks. In 5 years they accumulated over 300,000 miles each.
That’s so cool
That is amazing. Most Model T's were severely worn out by 30,000 miles.
@@todddenio3200 engines wore out but the rest lasted because they were built for junk roads and roads improved and they lasted
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Just to let you know, I had an uncle that actually owned a Model T. It was a daily driver. He rebuilt many of those engines. You are right, they are poured, then they measured the crankshaft and filed the Babbit down to close to the right size. Put the pistons and rods back in and tightened the caps. If the engine turned over and the rods didn't move, they considered it good, put it back together and ran it until it started knocking and then did it over again. I am 85 years old and a retired auto mechanic and teacher of auto mechanics.
I just came across your page and I am impressed with how well your children are educated in automotive mechanics at their young age. You have taught them some great work ethic that will last them their whole lives. You are a man who blessed with a great family. Now as for the car, awesome buy great family project which I am sure is one of many past and future. Here is something for future reference, when it comes to mounting and dismounting tires like these, use a vise grip on the rim to hold the tire in place as you are seating the bead, that way no one needs to hold it down putting their fingers in danger of getting squished or worst cut-off, that would suck. Great job, great family, great dad. Take care and Keep the Faith.
I remember my Grandfather saying something about Model t Fords. He said that if you went over a big pothole the steering would turn inside out and work opposite. He worked for the Ford dealer in Westport New Zealand. when he was a young man.
This is how you make America great again.
Thank you
America is already great! We just need some great leaders on both sides!!!!
That and TRUMP.
@@stevenrichardson6793 Nice rose colored glasses there hot shot!!
@@robertyoung8289 Oh Great...another member of the CULT!!!
Talk about no grease caps....
Years ago an old farmer told me they had a burnt out bearing in his A model and he packed bacon fat and grease in it and went on driving. 😂
That’s funny
Just because you didn't get it running in this video don't mean it's never going to run, I could see your face you got plans for this one. You guys are the best.
Thank you
As a Model T guy this was a bit cringey to watch but you're doing ok. As long as you have at least 30psi of compression you should be fine. Double check your firing order 1-2-4-3 with 1 being at the front. The position of the plug wires really doesn't matter as long as they are fired in the right order from the commutator. The other thing I'd go for is to dig into the carburetor again, there are some hidden passages that tend to be plugged. Also note that it will not run well or at all unless your spray needle adjustment is set perfectly, it will take some trial and error to find the sweet spot and it shouldn't need much adjustment if any after that. Start at one turn or so and go from there. Adjust it slowly in small increments. Also check for a good seal on the intake manifold gasket. Good luck! Model T's are fun cars
Not cringey at all
For not having much, if any, prior experience with Model Ts, Josh did pretty good. But I agree, as a Model T guy, I found myself yelling at the screen with what I would have done.
@@jeffschreier8607 everyone starts somewhere… it’s how you get experience
Watching him go through this without even having a maintenance manual is the crux of the show altogether. If he had have already known everything about this particular car and there was no puzzle to solve it would have been pretty boring. This way the kids get to learn problem solving methods as they work through to the final conclusion of the start of the engine. The dude is smart enough to figure the engine out even though he’s never worked on one before. 😮
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WaWa is getting so good at playing piano 🎹 good for you little lady.
For sure
Very talented
@@Sleeperdude i'm genuinely impressed! well done.
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So when Squeezy said"I love that you love it " is that a new way of saying "Ah bless your heart" LOL that girl cracks me up ....great video as always ...keep up the good work putting out awesome family content...Karl from eastern Canada👍👍👍❤❤❤
I think you are right
It's great to see Ur dad teaching Wawa to remove the old casings off the rims, while U work on the pistons and the engine. And it's great seeing U teach the kids how to install casings with tubes onto rims..
You (the entire family) are too good to us all, thank you for putting out such easy-to-watch, safe, clean educational entertainment.
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When I was a kid, we had a neighbor that had a 1928 Model A Roadster, I believe. He used to take all of us neighborhood kids for rides and we would sit in the rumble seat in the back, and we thought we were on top of the world. He was such an awesome guy, and always so patient with us kids, and always more than happy to cruise around the neighborhood giving us rides.
Great video guys, and an awesome car.
Check out Merlins Old School Garage. He has several T's. Ralphie would like to see his T converted to run on the old railway tracks.
Guys like him make memories that last a life time!😊
I have a 29 roadster. Love it
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It's always good to see your dad helping out
Hey Ralphey most those older vehicles didn’t have a regular grease fitting like the vehicles have today!! They have a little cap that you can flip open and take and drip a few squirts of oil in and then you let go of the lid and they have a spring that will hold the lid closed!! My model TT has them all over and on everything!!! The model TT that I have is a 1925 model!!!
Josh, you may need to try a simple Model T timing gage that correctly sets the timing rod location at the commutater. This will change the spark timing, AND you'll probably end up bending the spark advance rod (which you already started to bend) to the correct setting.
Also check the inside of the commutater to verify the contacts are clean. Should start right up!
Love your channel, THE BEST ON CZcams!
Thank you
Sux they don read the comments like they use too. They said they hired someone to reply to us.
@@JoshJackson13what are you even talking about? Stop making up lies
@@danielktdoranie they said it in a mail video
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these are the only 3 kids that could be dropped in the desert with a car in parts on the ground and come out laughing that they finnished laughing with a running car this is parenting at its best keepup the good work love the vids thx bruce
Thank you I appreciate that
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Gotta have gas too lol
After years of surfing YT videos, I can't believe how I've missed your channel till now (1246 am). Oh, and this world NEEDS more families like yours. Furthermore, this dad has got no worries about finding volunteers to change his diapers when he arrives at the other end of the cycle of life.
I have always loved this family working together and seeing the smiles on their faces, so Wholesome !
Thank you
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I love Squeezy's absolute honesty ("I love that you love it")!
Yes!
Sounds like our middle girl
Your eldest daughter did well, she played the piano well👍👍👍
What a beautiful family ! The kids are great workers. The father is a great teacher and supervisor. The kids should be getting high school credit.
My 2 cent's , plugs out , one cylinder at a time , bring to tdc compression , check and see if thats where it fires , I guess 2 cylinder are switched in firing order. in time you could figure out the firing order to any motor , no water pump , what a good idea ! Great stuff !
Now that's a oldie . Love it. Ladies and gentlemen it's sleeperdude and family time in Tennessee. God bless you all 🙏
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I used to work with a guy that restored early cars, his favorites were AA trucks but i did help with a 1921 T that had an aftermarket aluminum speedster body. If i remember some of the earlier ones had leather main and rod bearings, the valves from a 327 Chevy fit or maybe that was the flathead V8 and the bands from a powerglide can work in the T transmission somehow. The one thing i remember from my time working on that old Model T was the steering gear is actually just under the steering wheel, not down on the frame. Love watching y'all's adventures.
My dad who was stationed at Laredo Airforce base in Laredo Texas in the 50s told me about a wrecking yard that had literally Isles and isles of Model A And Model Ts. He said he went back around 1963, to visit my grandparents. And went back to that junkyard.Everything was gone. My uncle said he heard some guy came and bought the contents of the entire yard. He said, he hoped that story was true, because there was at least 100 cars there in 57. Would be a shame they got crushed, as a lot of them were very complete vehicles.
I just LOVE Squeeze's comment: "When you'll gonna get something NEW???" 😁😁😁😁😁😁
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The look of disappointment on her face when she turned around 😂
Squeeze does not approve
woohoo 👏the week is only complete when a sleeperdude-saturday-episode drops.
I just can't get enough of them!
Especially when its about wrenching to make cars faster and about the best youtube family ever !
Every episode i learn a lot from you guys about wrenching, especially from the the mechanical wizzard himself;Sleeperdude !😀🔧
Also a shout out to mom,who's camerawork is always topnotch !
As always thank you so much Josh and Tosh and the kids.
God bless you all !
greetings from Holland
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I love the sound of rain
Hi Holland Tom, I'm from Michigan USA
I like what y'all said to this family. Thank you sir
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This is amazing! My dad has a 1927 Buick that needs work, but we have no idea where to start, and this video is going to help us out so much fixing it up!
Awesome glad to help
I wanted to make a second comment thanking the whole family for making this video it is very interesting and I really appreciate the information 👍🇺🇸
found this bit of info on the internet about Model T compression.....
The compression ratio of a Model T Ford engine was typically around 3.98:1.
A new, well-built Model T engine with properly lapped valves and fitted rings would have a compression reading around 55 psi.
Most Model T engines would start and run reasonably well with compression as low as 35 psi with the throttle wide open. Anything lower would indicate ring or valve issues.
An engine too low on compression to start, likely below 15-20 psi, would have severely scored cylinder walls, burned valves, or other major problems.
Compression readings in the low-to-mid 40s psi, even after a valve job and new rings, could indicate issues like excessive ring gaps, glazed cylinder walls, or other problems preventing proper sealing.
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Y’all need to have the kids watch a few videos of the Ford Model T. They’ll learn a lot about how they got started, how they were made, and how many are still being driven today. Good history lesson for them.
Bro has the family I wish I had all his kids spend time working on cars with him I'm subbing just because of that lol
Bad Daddy Braddy always makes me get the feels. My Grandfather worked for GM Hydromatic and acted just like him. he would pull lifters and throw them in a coffee can full of transmission fluid and put them back in during oil changes on his old trucks, lol. Miss him.
Granny sure wasn’t phased by the Model T cranking - she must remember them from her younger days, eh?
She probably didn’t hear it 🤣🤣🤣
I think the funniest part of the video is the expression on wa face when you told her metal was not real metal anymore . Priceless
Lol 😂
Best restoration video I've seen. You guys were fun to watch. Love how you are all involved.
Lunch time on a Saturday here in Australia. This is the best series of shows I've ever seen. So much love.
Thank you ☺️
Wawa sure gets into working on the cars with her dad
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Yay, it's sleeperdude family time🎉 We're loving these longer videos.
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I consider myself a car guy, but I really think your children have so much more experience on cars than I do. I admire your family.
They are definitely going to pass me up one day
@sleeperdude we want a part 2 and 3 video of this model T we wanna hear er run and see the family going down the road or to church in it that would be incredible
My great uncle use to drive one of these back in the late 90s he showed me how to start them up the right way with the hand crank and whatnot. Such a neat vehicle
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I noticed that when you engage
The starter, the car rolls forwards. Try lifting the back casings off the ground. 😊
nice effort sleeperdude family. i'm thinking the timing is off, but thats just by ear with no experience on those old fords. good luck, love you all! ❤
oh, it's a pity that it didn't start, I think everything will work out for you, run it 😁👍
Fun story I heard about the model t when Henry Ford took bids on having the seats made for his model t he specified the crate that they ship in we made a certain way be on both of the crate and laid it out flat ,it made the floor board
You just know that when Ralph and WaWa have kids, Squeeze will be loved as the crazy fun Aunt! 🥰🥰😂 God bless you all, the kids, the animals..Granny! Love live Granny! WaWa. so talented as you all are! Best part of my week is watching you guys. I don't really care about the cars anymore..it's just so nice to see such a great family with wonderful personalities.
Yes absolutely
"I like that you like it"--Squeezie! Ain't she the sweetest!? It was great to see Grandpa Craig (a.k.a. Bad Daddy Braddy) working on the casings with Wawa! As for the Model T... you'll get it, just not this go around. Great job SleeperDude Crew!
My grandfather had a model T that he used to run around the farm, I was too young to know anything about cars at that time but I do remember no one could get it to run except him, there was a special way to move the timing while cranking etc that it would finally chug to life. Once running it ran like a champ, to this day I have no clue how all that stuff works 😂, was cool to see it in one of your videos, I bet there’s some experts out there that could give you the secret formula and that thing would run pretty well! Great video as always sleeperdude crew!
I had a friend that had a car from 1960. He went to RadioShack and got a radio to put in it. Just as soon as he turned it on it would light up then go out. He returned it and got another. It bib the same thing.
He found out the car had positive ground. That's what kept burning up the radio's. ❤❤
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My grandfather told me stories of how people would rebuild T model engines on the side of the road , using leather belts as inserts for the rods as they headed cross country, being poor in depression
Crazy
According to my uncle, my grandfather would wrap leather strips around the pistons when his Model T started smoking, until he could get a chance to get some new rings.
Wa is such a trooper, those casings were a right mess
I love squeeze, she likes that her dad loves it.
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Happiness Is Sleeperdude Saturday ! and it is a Vintage Ford video ! that is over 2 hours long of Good old Family Goodness. You guys are family. More Scooter and theme music. Funny thing is I was going to send you a Ford model t coil that my dad had in the fan mail
my dad told me of a story About how Hid dad pulled the pan off and rapped Bacon rinds around the rod for a bearing and drove his model T home to fix it!
It may have already been stated here in the comments but as for the wooden boxes acting like modern day solenoids.
Wood is actually a very poor conductor of electricity and avery good insulator. In that sense it sort of seems like the best way.
From changing casing, to tickling the ivery's wawa is so tallented, and looks so pritty in a dress. You must be so proud of alll your kids.
My dad told me stories about him buying Model Ts in the late 40s for $25 and $50 and just driving them until they fell apart.
Back in the early 1980's I was working as a mechanic and an older mechanic I worked with talked about adjusting the babet bearing on the flathead Fords. very interesting. thanks for sharing
That car is ALMOST running! At almost100 years old, you can see how the newer cars aren't made with the kind of love attention they used to be. Pride in America!! Great video.
I love it❤ you need to let squeeze do your negotiating, she could have gotten it for $2500! 😂🤣😂 I said before she could talk a blind man out of his dog!😂
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If I remember right, they didn't have plug wires, they had strips of copper that went from the plugs to the Magneto.
The way you involve your kids is outstanding. If all parents parented the way you do our nation would have a more loving society. Great video ! Thank you
Thank you
Love the level of detail that can be shown with a single long video. Great job.
If nobody else has mentioned them Strong’s Garage specializes in these old cars. Their CZcams channel is very informative. Good luck SleeperDude family.
I would love to see it running, I got to drive one at the Ford museum in Michigan about 20 years ago. They had a flour mill, a glass blowing, a metal turner, and a blacksmith that you could make projects while there. So cool. I know you will get it running! Can’t wait to see it finished.
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Seeing WaWa play piano at the end raises a burning question: When is she going to learn to play the Sleeperdude time-lapse music?
Quick Tip
Valve grinding compound can help loosen frozen bolts and screws even better than heat or oil believe it or not.
This cheat move was told to me by an old timer when I was a young man. After seeing that I had rounded out several button head cap screws while trying to remove sheet metal covers, I was handed a pill bottle filled with valve grinding compound and told to put just a dab in each screw head (BEFORE rounding them out with my allen wrench)
I'll tell you this tho I have even had allen wrenches twist up like a barber pole without rounding out. This also works good on rusted bolts, just stick a dab in your socket (again that's Before you round it off)
That bottle lasted me close to 20 years of rebuilding machine tools.
AT EXACTLY THE 2 HOUR MARK YOU CAN SEE THE DISTRIBUTOR ROTATING AS IT CRANKS OVER.LOL
It doesn’t have a distributor, it has a timer, that’s what the spark lever hooks to.
After Durant kicked them out of GM, the Chevrolet Brothers made speed parts for Model T Fords. Frontenac offered everything from hot rod cylinder heads to complete T-based race cars. A "Fronty" even won the Indy 500! With a Fronty overhead conversion, that motor made lots more than 20 horsepower. Marge needs a hot rodded Model T!
That would be awesome!!
I was thinking how about the next burnout car for Ford Fest!! What could be more odd ball than a Gremlin then a hopped up Model T laying down rubber and blowing the casings!!!
Love the family working together but the end was a wonderful surprise wa wa on the piano such talent beautiful,it reminded me of my own daughter,her grandfather taught her from the age of seven and at the age of thirteen she played in front of her school plus parents,she got a standing ovation , you must be so proud of her like I was of my daughter.
Soooo close. I watch a lot of you tube channels that do “will it run” saves and I’m always baffled that no one ever checks the engine compression before they go through all the work of a revival. It will be interesting to see how you bring that 40lb number up. I was wondering if shooting in a little 30 weight oil in to each cyl to bring up the compression just enough in start up might fire it off. Good luck on this one ❤👋🏻😁
Paul’s rod and Babbit in Kansas City does a great job redoing the bearing/babbit in Model Ts. He did mine and I am happy with it.
On old rotten tires like those, I get the beads broke down, pry one spot up above wheel and hold it there while I cut through the bead with a cut off wheel on my angle grinder. This lets the rest of the bead come up off the wheel. I then pry up the other bead and cut the bead. This gets the old tires of easy.
Clean off the wheels with a wire brush and prep for paint, then paint them. This helps the new tires go on easier.
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WOW ! Very cool . I bet Granny 🐐rode in a few of those when she was courting back in the day.
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as a first time viewer of this channel i have to say im impressed with the knowledge these kids have of working around cars and how well they get along with one another. Good job
How cool to see a GM Battery in a Ford that old! I Actually live in Anderson, Indiana and my Father worked at Delco Remy here, Just two blocks from where I live now.. Delco Remy is no longer in Anderson and I think they are no longer around. I am of opinion that the battery is a Replacement circa 1953-57..
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That rope is graphite impregnated twine. You can find it in the plumbing section at the big box hardware stores if you're lucky.
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Good morning from Cape Cod ⛵ First off Wawa, your recital was lovely 🌹 That model T is in remarkable condition. You guys can probably question Mortske about the operation of that engine, he seems to be pretty knowledgeable of model T's and A's yes it's sort of ran for a minute, you guys aren't too far off from getting it running, there's just something you're overlooking. You guys are always the pleasure to watch. Keep up the great work and the awesome content. God bless you all 👍✌️🇺🇲
First lesson I learned at 10 years old working on cars was honing the cylinders of my dad's 454 with diesel fuel. I still use diesel fuel for that purpose to this day
WaWa looked like Bonnie, from Bonnie & Clyde,sitting there in the old ford sipping on a RC.👍🇺🇸🤪
Great video! My Model T touring car is a 1922. I’ve completely gone through the running gear from the radiator to the new bronze thrust bushings in the rear end. I love driving it. Your “T” appears to be a mix of years. It looks like a ‘26 or ‘27 engine. The serial number will be stamped on the block above the radiator hose. The piece in the “mining” equipment box is a commutator (timer) for the ignition system. I love that you own such an iconic piece of Americana. I with I could be there helping you bring it back to life. There are several places to purchase parts for the old car. One of my favorites has been Langs, or Schneiders (check spelling) or Ecklers.
Just a few observations regarding my T that are different than yours.
1. My coil box is mounted inside the car below the dash.
2. My firewall is wood.
3. My fuel tank is under the seat.
4. My hood sides have a lot fewer slots in the sides.
I may be wrong but I’m of the opinion your Model T is closer to a ‘25 with a ‘26 or ‘27 engine in it.
Just love me some model T Sleeperdude Family Style. Got my popcorn dose and fresh sugar free coke.
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Once again never disappointed. We were hoping the girl would run for you, but We know you’ll get her running. I think she’s a beauty. We love your show and your family .
I don't usually comment, but I can't resist to share a good story. I was talking to an oldtimer friend of mine, and he used to have a friend that worked at a shop that welded chassis for race cars (he was a weld x-ray technician). He said that at lunch time, these old boys would get to talking about the old days, about racing model T's. These old guys would talk about racing modified model T's at dang near 100 miles per hour. At first he didn't think it was true, but after hearing multiple stories from multiple people, he came to believe it. Now from what little I understand, even at 40 mph (the max speed of a stock model T) an old Lizzie wants to pull itself apart. At any rate, thanks for the video, always enjoy your content.