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No, No, No Walt. That's an "overpass"

That safety glass windshield on the A doesn't look like it faired to well.

Back in the 60's & 70's members of the AACA were sent free parking passes to place in your window. Can you imagine that???? I still have a couple I saved.

You could have left out the "old" part of your description of WE Miller. We in our 70's+ know we're old, but don't like to be reminded that it's old. after adding up your numbers, you should understand that! haha Just joking, no offense meant.

With some of these running board heights you need a stepladder to get on it even if your an adult or a modest lady.

English is like religion. It's in the head of the beholder that believes his/hers is right and the only one. aint no udder way of lookin at it!

I think this is a today picture of a similar American Underslung like the one my aunt is sitting on.

The girl in the second photo looks rather modern for the times with her jump suit and hair. Compare her to my 17 year old aunt in 1918.

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The heads are larger than what is standard today, so you shouldn't buy new standard SAE bolts. You need to have them made or find originals. They are out there in the Franklin Club members. You can private message me for more details. Bill

What do you have for wheels? Demountable wood with 7 lug bolts or Wire wheels with 7 lug bolts. It matters. the drawing is for wire wheels Bill

My question is, If a person bought a car and there was no manufacturer option of a heater and the buyer of said vehicle wanted one. And, the dealer, not wanting to loose a customer, offered to get an after market unit and install it in the car before the new owner took possession. Wouldn't that constitute it original equipment? Or, would you have to remove it to make the car "Judge worthy"???

I've heard it said that God loves the historians because they're the only ones that can change history. This applies to any and all history. No offence meant Walt, I think you understand my meaning.

I don't know about your statement "A lot of better cars of the 1920's had the light switch handle in the center of the steering wheel". I assume you were meaning more expensive cars. Actually, many cars, including the Ford Model A's had the switch in the center of the wheel. Maybe we should go back to the beginning and just carry matches to light our headlights with, a crank to start it, sheet music to sing to, and blankets and rain gear for comfort.

James, I think you misspelled the Tachometer company's name. Isn't it Westach?

Walt, lets add a little color to it!

Jerry K, I know what your thinking of in reference to a Johnson bar, but usually they have wheels on them. See the picture. Since everyone seems to be talking railroad they come up with the railroad term that has nothing to do with a pry bar.

Maybe tubing bender plyers might help

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Ronnie, I said a locomotive could not be mechanically stuck at dead center because the drivers are placed 90 degrees to each other from one side of the engine to the other. The only reason that the engine gets locked is because at dead center of either side steam can release into the opposing cylinder and prevent the power stroke on the other from pushing against it. Back in 1896, the date of your article, they may not have understood the simple fix of reversing the valve gear and backing the engine a little to release pressure in the offending cylinder. Back then everything was bull work and the engines were smaller. Can you imagine doing that to a Hudson 4-6-4 or Niagara 4-8-4 locomotive? Everyone thinks that it's because of the driver bars being in a straight line that they can't move. That's not the case at all because on the opposite side of the locomotive they are up and down at the beginning of their power stroke. It's because of the placement of the valve gear to the cylinders and the building of steam on the wrong side on the piston.

True that spring Carlisle is mostly post war, but it gets your blood going for the up coming summer season. Gets you in the mood. And, there's still a lot of items of interest for the prewar guy.

Mechanically, a locomotive engine can't be locked on dead center. This is because when one side is dead center the other side is vertical and at the beginning of the power stroke. The problem is while sitting still steam pressure gets in the opposite cylinders and prevents movement. However this is a simple maneuver of backing the engine approx. a foot to clear the unwanted pressure, then proceeding forward. If you look at your YouTube video you will see the round shaft on the right turning. That is the Engineer moving the valve mechanism to reverse and then back to forward. Also that's why you see a large burst of steam up front.

Steam engine drivers were quartered from one side of the engine to the other. They could not be prevented from moving if stopped dead center because the drivers other side of the engine would move the drivers. Your old machinist was pulling your leg and he had it pulled out quite a bit.

I would think that the overhead valve engine people back then could also talk of easier maintenance. Valve jobs, cleaning out carbon (normal job back then), valve adjustment (rather than grinding the valve stems to fit) and with the exception of adjustment, all could be handled on the bench. Also, less mass and easier casting of block, not to mention better cooling.

I don't know about that different tire size front to back not catching on in the USA. The special wheel package on some Cadillacs in the 2000's up used different tire sizes front to rear and they were all wheel drive. As did some Vettes with two wheel drive.