I'm restoring a 1947 Maytag twin washing machine motor currently. I restored a 1961 Gravely tractor that was built for the US Postal Service this past summer.
I must say, the engineering in that Maytag motor is interesting. The governor is inside of the crankshaft. The RPM causes a spring loaded piston to slide in or out and adjust how much fuel air mix goes through the shaft from the mixer into the crank case.
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The Kingston carburetor came home from the rebuild, and I finished building the rear axle cradle for the Model T.
The outlet casting is still on backorder so I may have to start hunting wrecking yards and swap meets for a used one.
The outlet casting is still on backorder so I may have to start hunting wrecking yards and swap meets for a used one.
"Prov'dence don't fire no blank ca'tridges, boys."
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I found a place that had a new outlet casting for sale.
2024 is ending on a positive note in the Model T universe.
2024 is ending on a positive note in the Model T universe.
"Prov'dence don't fire no blank ca'tridges, boys."
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After the new gasket arrived, I finished attaching the new radiator to the Model T.
It's a big deal since the strongly suggested procedure requires removing the hood, and all the accoutrements, attaching the new radiator loosely fitting it all together then slipping the hoses into place before installing new gaskets and tightening the inlet and outlet castings and cinching up the hose clamps. It's a tight fit but my knuckles survived unskinned this time, no doubt partly due to all the die electric grease I used to lubricate the hose connections.
It's a big deal since the strongly suggested procedure requires removing the hood, and all the accoutrements, attaching the new radiator loosely fitting it all together then slipping the hoses into place before installing new gaskets and tightening the inlet and outlet castings and cinching up the hose clamps. It's a tight fit but my knuckles survived unskinned this time, no doubt partly due to all the die electric grease I used to lubricate the hose connections.
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I just took delivery of another old tractor that I felt sorry for. She's a 1930 Farmall Regular. Very cool piece of farming history. The Farmall was the very first row crop tractor ever built. Everything before was built to pull a plow or wagon and to power belt driven equipment.
In 1924, International Harvester took a gamble and built a higher sitting tractor with two big, wide set wheels in back and two small, narrow set wheels up front. The idea took off.
This example doesn't run at the moment. Supposedly it drove on a trailer under its own power a couple years ago and the seller bought it as a package deal. He and his buddy couldn't get spark and decided they didn't want to monkey with it.
I tore the magneto down this afternoon and cleaned out the dirt and old grease and oil. I relubed everything and fixed a couple crusty wires. All the electrical connections got polished and the points got cleaned and regapped. It's throwing good hot spark now.
In 1924, International Harvester took a gamble and built a higher sitting tractor with two big, wide set wheels in back and two small, narrow set wheels up front. The idea took off.
This example doesn't run at the moment. Supposedly it drove on a trailer under its own power a couple years ago and the seller bought it as a package deal. He and his buddy couldn't get spark and decided they didn't want to monkey with it.
I tore the magneto down this afternoon and cleaned out the dirt and old grease and oil. I relubed everything and fixed a couple crusty wires. All the electrical connections got polished and the points got cleaned and regapped. It's throwing good hot spark now.
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You get old, your friends die off and your kids move away.
It sucks, but what sucks more is there's no one to come over to your garage in the evening, or you have no one's garage to visit, and talk about life and work on old cars.
Once in a while I'll drive by a house at night, the garage door will be open and I'll catch sight of two or three guys, one will be turning a wrench, maybe another will have a beer or will be sitting in a lawn chair just admiring the car. or supervising.
I miss times like those.
Rant over.
It sucks, but what sucks more is there's no one to come over to your garage in the evening, or you have no one's garage to visit, and talk about life and work on old cars.
Once in a while I'll drive by a house at night, the garage door will be open and I'll catch sight of two or three guys, one will be turning a wrench, maybe another will have a beer or will be sitting in a lawn chair just admiring the car. or supervising.
I miss times like those.
Rant over.
"Prov'dence don't fire no blank ca'tridges, boys."
--- Mark Twain in Roughing It
--- Mark Twain in Roughing It
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Hardly a rant. It's a sad reality. We need that male connection. Even when we get old. Perhaps especially when we get old.Hovannes wrote: 12 Feb 2025, 19:28 You get old, your friends die off and your kids move away.
It sucks, but what sucks more is there's no one to come over to your garage in the evening, or you have no one's garage to visit, and talk about life and work on old cars.
Once in a while I'll drive by a house at night, the garage door will be open and I'll catch sight of two or three guys, one will be turning a wrench, maybe another will have a beer or will be sitting in a lawn chair just admiring the car. or supervising.
I miss times like those.
Rant over.
Here I stand. I can do no other.



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For better or worse, CPS is a virtual garage. We'll leave the light on for ya.Biff wrote: 13 Feb 2025, 11:55Hardly a rant. It's a sad reality. We need that male connection. Even when we get old. Perhaps especially when we get old.Hovannes wrote: 12 Feb 2025, 19:28 You get old, your friends die off and your kids move away.
It sucks, but what sucks more is there's no one to come over to your garage in the evening, or you have no one's garage to visit, and talk about life and work on old cars.
Once in a while I'll drive by a house at night, the garage door will be open and I'll catch sight of two or three guys, one will be turning a wrench, maybe another will have a beer or will be sitting in a lawn chair just admiring the car. or supervising.
I miss times like those.
Rant over.
If we ever get to heaven boys, it ain't because we ain't done nothin' wrong. - Kris Kristofferson