| |
VK6BE > CARS 23.06.08 08:48l 33 Lines 1417 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 2E2313VK6BE
Read: GUEST
Subj: RE: BOB's Dad's Model T
Path: DB0FHN<DB0MRW<OK0PKL<OK0PCC<OM0PBC<OK0PPL<DB0RES<DK0WUE<7M3TJZ<ZL2BAU<
VK2DOT<VK2TV
Sent: 080623/0643Z @:VK2TV.#MNC.NSW.AUS.OC #:39911 [Kempsey, QF68JX] $:2E2313VK
From: VK6BE@VK2TV.#MNC.NSW.AUS.OC
To : CARS@WW
Well that makes sense to me Jerry. I was very young and it was many years
ago (over 80) but I think the gas tank under the seat would be correct.
Maybe there was more than one reason for backing up steep hills. I believe
the tank on top of the engine came with the A model. I only remember the
knocking big ends and the lack of torque for steep hills in forward gears.
Cars have certainly come a long way since then. I wonder how long will we
have the present fuels. The cost of one litre here today is $1.64. I run
on LPG which cost me 79. something today a litre, less than half the price
of petrol. Our Government is gonna do marvellous things to get the price
down but its promises sound a bit thin when you realize it rakes in at
least 62 cents per litre in taxes, state and federal, which were supposed
to fix the roads. The roads are unfixed and the Governments, Federal and
state (in my state at least) sit on multi billion dollar surpluses..
Ah politicians! What would we do without them?
Cheers,
Bob VK6BE.
>
> Besides the lubrication and lower gear in reverse, the earlier
> model T Ford's gas tank was under the driver and passenger seat.
> And unless it was full, it didn't gravity feed while going up
> hill forward. And when the carburetor didn't get fuel it didn't
> run good. (or at all).
>
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ @ W0AK.#CIA.IA.USA
Read previous mail | Read next mail
| |
