Electrical System - 4 1/2Hrs
Noah Stutzman confirmed the cost of the wheels: $327 each, including rivets, clips, and hub bolts.
Russ Furstnow called with more information on the speedometer restoration.
The pistons are aluminum and the valves are magnetic. Valves are probably original style Ford. I will check further.
Drained the radiator, mostly water with a small hint of antifreeze.
There is evidence of a freeze crack repair on the side of the block. I will investigate further to determine if the repair will hold.
The head appears to be a later model “high head”. I won't know for sure until I look inside.
Side Note — Early Fords used a “low” head which had a smaller combustion chamber and higher compression. Eventually there were so many Fords on the road the refineries couldn’t keep up and they allowed the quality of gasoline to drift toward kerosene. Ford compensated by lowering the engine compression which reduced the horsepower from 22 to 20.
Recommendation: I have located a 1913, high compression, low head. Advantage — it is date correct and will provide a bit more horse power. Don't know the cost yet, I am guessing around $350 CAD. The may be an option going forward. I would like to check out the engine further before committing.
I don't want to wait for the Heinze coils to be rebuilt before doing the mechanical work on the engine. I gathered some spare T parts and built a 1926-27 coil box. I will use excellent rebuilt K-W coils I borrowed from Peter Anderson’s dirt track racer and new spark plug wires. The setup seem to function properly and the coil firing order is correct. My next step is to assess and fine tune the Holley S carburetor.
