The horn was not working on the "T" when I got it, the previous owner was trying to fix it, but I took it off his hands before he got it working.
I completely disassembled the horn and cleaned everything up and repainted the steel parts as required. The internal terminals were corroded and need some clean up. Otherwise the internals looked pretty good. Bacically the vibrator points needed adjusted. Got it working, not as well as I liked but maybe as good as it gets.
1919 Model T Roadster/Pickup
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Keep the Current Flowing
The main battery wires look a little ragged so decided to replace them and also clean up the electrical joints. Replaced the battery to starter switch and the switch to starter cables. Additionally replaced the battery ground strap and cleaned up the chassis ground connection. Put a piece of wood under the battery to raise it slightly to allow better routing of the cables over the battery holder top. There are no battery hold downs.
The rest of the cars wiring had been replaced by the previous owner with replacement looms. He said when he got it some one had wired the "T" with all the same color wires.
The rest of the cars wiring had been replaced by the previous owner with replacement looms. He said when he got it some one had wired the "T" with all the same color wires.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Tight Wheels are Happy Wheels
Pulled the front wheels as there was a lot of side to side movement. Wheel nuts were very loose, kingpins don't have much play in them. The bearings looked in good shape so cleaned them up and repacked with grease. put wheels back on and snug up nuts just to the point of wheel drag. Now have very little side play. Should be good for many fun miles.
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