April 2017 Volume 16 Issue 1 Buzz Buzz .... .... The The In this Issue April 2017 Ramblings from the Running Board Hello T Fans, I hope Santa brought lots of T parts and accessories! I hope everyone had a good New Years! January is a bad month for driving Model T's, we have to be a little sneaky around Johnny Law- (collector plates really aren't legal)! I bet everyone thought I was going to say it was too cold! The Christmas party was a lot of fun, thanks to all that attended! It was a little lonely being the only one driving a Model T to the party this year! The 4 degree temperature and strong side wind was an eye opener- only for the first couple of miles, don't remember much after that! Always an adventure... Hope to see many of you at the upcoming University this weekend! Gregg Zangl P.S. Winter driving tip: the motometer works best when it's on the fireplace mantle. President's Message Upcoming Events Board Meeting Minutes Christmas Party Model T University
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April 2017 Volume 16 Issue 1
BuzzBuzz........
TheThe
In this Issue
April 2017
Ramblings from the Running Board
Hello T Fans,
I hope Santa brought lots of T parts and accessories! I hope everyone had a good New Years! January is a bad month for driving Model T's, we have to be a little sneaky around Johnny Law- (collector plates really aren't legal)! I bet everyone thought I was going to say it was too cold! The Christmas party was a lot of fun, thanks to all that attended! It was a little lonely being the only one driving a Model T to the party this year! The 4 degree temperature and strong side wind was an eye opener- only for the first couple of miles, don't remember much after that! Always an adventure... Hope to see many of you at the upcoming University this weekend!
Gregg Zangl P.S. Winter driving tip: the motometer works best when it's on the fireplace mantle.
President's Message Upcoming Events Board Meeting Minutes Christmas Party Model T University
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Upcoming Events (Save these Dates)
April 9April 9April 9April 9 Spring Business Meeting At Aidan O'Reilly's Pub When: 2PM --- Dinner @ 4PM Where: Aidan O'Reilly's Pub - Allenton. WI
April 29April 29April 29April 29 TT Truck Tour Details at April 9th Meeting
May 27May 27May 27May 27----29292929 Destination Door Tour Details at April 9th Meeting
June 19June 19June 19June 19 Wings & Wheels Sheboygan County Airport
July 24July 24July 24July 24----28282828 EAA Oshkosh
XXXXXXXX Carousel Tour Details at April 9th Meeting
XXXXXXXX Model T Day in Hartford Details at April 9th Meeting
XXXXXXXX Labor Day Weekend Details at April 9th Meeting
Please come to the Spring Business Meeting (notice on next page) to help plan for additional events. Bring any ideas with you and discuss your tour or event ideas.
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DAIRYLAND TIN LIZZIES
FALL BUSINESS MEETING
APRIL 9, 2017 @ 2:00 PM
Topics to be covered include 2017 Club tours & activities and Election of Officers.
The term of our President, Gregg Zangl, will be up as of this meeting.
Nominations for all offices will be accepted from the floor. Will Gregg be
re-elected as President?, or will someone else become our new President?
Be sure to be there……
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Call to Order:Call to Order:Call to Order:Call to Order: The fall meeting of the Dairyland Tin Lizzies was called to order at 2:11 p.m. by President Greg Zangl on Sunday, November 13, in the upstairs room of Aidan O’Reilly’s Pub & Restaurant in Allenton, Wisconsin.
Members present:Members present:Members present:Members present:
April Meeting Minutes:April Meeting Minutes:April Meeting Minutes:April Meeting Minutes: President Zangl requested a moment of silence in honor of past member Rod Prinsen, who had passed away one week earlier. Rich Edler and Jack Leonhardt expressed their feelings of loss and explained that Rod passed away at 1:45 p.m. on November 6 after having a heart pacemaker installed at 10 a.m. Secretary Jim Rodell, Jr. read the minutes of the April 10, 2016 meeting. Carol Gumbinger moved to accept the minutes of the meeting. Jim Wright seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vice President Kevin Bruso was not present to give a report. Treasurer Shawn Gerritts was not present, but submitted a report showing a beginning balance on April 10 of $449.37, income of $441.25, expenses of $199.15, with an ending balance of $691.47. Pete Humphrey moved to accept the treasurer’s report. Jim Wright seconded the motion. Motion carried. Old Business:Old Business:Old Business:Old Business: President Gregg Zangl reported on the TT truck tour he organized on May 15. The tour included 5 TT trucks and 4 Model T’s covering the Germantown and Hubertus areas with some interesting stops. Diane Scheid reported on the Destination Door County Tour held May 28- May 30. The tour included stops at Pedal Pushers antique store in Denmark, Koepsel’s Farm Market in Bailey’s Harbor, and a winery. The tour also included an accident involving the Zangl’s 1914 Depot hack and a Jaguar automobile. Jim Rodell, Jr. reported on the Yellowstone Trail tour held on June 4. Ten Model T’s attended the tour. Barb Leonhardt reported on the Wings & Wheels event at the Sheboygan County airport held on Father’s Day, June 19. Attendance at the event has been declining. Rich Edler reported on Tin Lizzie University held at his garage on June 25. Kevin Bruso worked on valves. Paul Wilcox worked on side curtains. Jim Rodell, Sr. worked on plywood Model T silhouettes. While the men worked on Model T’s, the women enjoyed an adventurous day of shopping and dining, as reported by Barb Leonhardt.
John & Carol Brodtke Jim Rodell Sr. Paul & Debbi Wilcox
Gregg & Pam Zangl + Ford Richard & Mary Edler DeWayne Fritz
Diane Scheid Keith & Carol Gumbinger Pete & Shelly Humphrey
Ken Lefeber Jack & Barb Leonhardt Jeffrey Pagels
Gary & Chad Prost Denis Pulvermacher Jim Wright
Jim & Sandy Hess Jim, Jr. & Colleen Rodell, Eric & Ethan Sandra Stock
Joe Vrana
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A report on the Dairyland Tin Lizzies EAA Airventure involvement July 25-29 was that the weather was hot, but close to 1,000 Model T rides were provided by our club this year. Carol Gumbinger reported on the Horicon Marsh Tour which she organized and was held on August 13. The tour was attended by 15 Model T’s. Gregg Zangl reported on the pre-war tour hosted by the Waukegan/North Shore chapter of the AACA which he and Paul Wilcox attended on October 2. Jack Leonhardt and Rich Edler reported on the Schmit Brothers Ford dealership car show which they attended on September 17. Jack Leonhardt reported on the Michigan Jamboree of T’s held August 18-20 in the Escanaba area. Jim Hess reported on the Old Car Festival he attended at Greenfield Village in September. Jim’s 1923 roadster received first place in the 1919-1923 automobiles category. Rich Edler reported on the impromptu tour organized by Ken Lefeber to Pinecrest Village in Manitowoc County. Sandy Stock reported on a tour organized by her neighbor for antique cars and motorcycles which was held on September 18. President Zangl reminded members that Jack Leonhardt has Model T videos available to loan. Those available are listed on the Dairyland Tin Lizzies website. Dairyland Tin Lizzies decals are available at $1.25 each. New Business:New Business:New Business:New Business: After confirming that members would like a Christmas party, plans were made for a repeat of last year’s party. The Christmas party will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 7 at Aidan O’Reilly’s Pub & Grill in Allenton. The white elephant gift exchange will begin at 2:30 p.m., and dinner will begin at 4 p.m. The cost per person will be $15.00 made payable to Dairyland Tin Lizzies, and the club will pay for the party. Keith Gumbinger announced his ideas for Tin Lizzie University to be held at Vrana Frame & Body Shop in West Bend on January 21. Tentative topics of study include rebuilding of Holley NH carburetors and front axle assembly service and repair. President Gregg Zangl is planning to organize a Model TT truck tour on April 29, 2017. Our spring meeting will be held Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Aidan O’ Reilly’s. Destination Door County 2017 is on the calendar for Memorial Day weekend, 2017. Carousel Tour to Waterloo, Wisconsin is on the calendar for August 6, 2017. President Gregg Zangl discussed the possibility of bringing back Model T Day at the Wisconsin Automotive Museum in Hartford. Keith Gumbinger, who is a board member of the Model T Ford Club of America, informed members of the Dairyland Tin Lizzies of the matching grant offered by the Wayne County Foundation for the Model T Museum in Richmond, Indiana for the time period of November 7-14. Jim Rodell, Sr. moved to donate $50 in memory of Rod Prinsen and $50 in memory of John Battell to the Model T Museum in time for the matching grant to take place. Rich Edler seconded the motion. Motion carried. Keith Gumbinger also reported that Jennifer Hollandbeck has resigned as editor of The Vintage Ford magazine, and the search for a new editor has begun. The board has found a 30 year-old Model T owner who has authored two books interested in applying for the position and is willing to serve as interim editor until the position is filled. Keith also reported on the joint MTFCI-MTFCA 2017 National Tour in Montana. He reminded members to cast their ballot in the MTFCA board of directors election. Carol Gumbinger moved to adjourn the meeting. Paul Wilcox seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Jim Rodell, Jr. Secretary, Dairyland Tin Lizzies
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DAIRYLAND TIN LIZZIES CHRISTMAS PARTY
January 7, 2017
The party was enjoyed by 32 of our DTL members. It was again held at Aiden O’Reillys in Allenton, WI. It was cold outside, but the warmth of our members was felt by all. Pete and Shelly Humphrey were the hosts for the party again this year, and they’ve really gotten good at this! We had the traditional gift exchange where everyone who brought a gift to exchange pulled a number from a basket. Then, beginning with who picked number 1, the got to select a gift from under the tree, or to take a gift that some other member had received. This is where the fun begins, because if someone had picked a nice gift, like maybe a bottle of wine, someone else could take it, then that member has to either pick a gift from under the tree or take someone else’s gift. Well, it was fun watching people with their eyes on the nice gifts that others had received. Yes, the wine and Samuel Adams 6 pack of beer got taken and passed around often. The only gift that didn’t get taken by someone else was won by our own President, Greg!!! Greg got a glass thing that we tried to figure out. It had 6 or 7 openings that you could maybe put in small cut flowers, or as Greg said, maybe a $2 dollar bill, or something. He tried to pass that thing off to everyone who was picking a gift, but it didn’t work! He wound up taking it home with him. Don’t be surprised if this glass thing shows up as a wrapped gift again next year…. After the gift exchange, we had a wonderful dinner catered by Aiden O’Reillys kitchen staff. They really did a nice job with the dinner. We topped the dinner off with deserts brought by our members, and they were really good too. Yum! After all this good food, gifts, and conversations, the party was over, but a good time was had by all. A big THANK YOU to Pete and Shelly Humphrey for hosting this wonderful party! Submitted by Keith Gumbinger
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Dairyland Tin Lizzies Model T University
January 21, 2017 Another Model T University tech session was put on by the Dairyland Tin Lizzies on a not-too-cold Saturday Afternoon on January 21, 2017. There were about 25 avid and enthused Model T’ers present. The first topic was How to cure the “Death Wobble” in Model T’s. Almost all of us who have driven Model T’s for some time have experienced this very unpleasant condition. It usually happens after going over rough railroad tracks, and suddenly, the front wheels and the steering wheel shake back and forth, sometimes violently. To stop the shaking, you have to stop the car completely, and then you can go again, at least until the next time it happens. This “Death Wobble” can be fixed. It is caused by wear and looseness in any part of the steering system from the front wheels all the way up to the steering gear case under the steering wheel. Often, just some wear in more than one place in the steering is enough to cause it. Jim Hess and Keith Gumbinger discussed the most common wear places that cause the Death Wobble, and how to fix them. This isn’t rocket science, and most of these repairs can be done by the average Model T’er. A handout was given out listing nearly all of the Death Wobble causes. Each item on the list should be checked for wear or looseness and fixed as needed. Some-times the death wobble is caused from using the wrong front end parts on the car, as several front end / steering parts changed over the years. The Drag Link and Pitman Arm are good examples of this, as the wrong parts can be interchanged on different year Model T’s. Jim stressed that after the axle and spindle are re-bushed as needed, that the surfaces between the spindle bushings and the axle must be parallel. If there is a wear ridge on the axle or if the Stevens bushing protrudes out from the axle, they must be filed or machined as needed so that those surfaces are parallel. If those surfaces are not parallel, excessive wear will result, shortening the time until the next axle and spindle repair is needed. Jim described a good method to tighten the spindle bolt (aka King Pin). After the axle and spindle have been re-bushed as needed, and all the surfaces on the spindle bushings and the axle are parallel, then install the spindle bolt, but leave the nut on the bottom off at this time. Put a .002 (two thousandths) feeler gauge between the spindle bushing and the axle and tighten the spindle bolt so it is just snug – with a slight drag on feeler gauge. Next, with the feeler gauge still in place, put the nut on the bottom. Hold the spindle bolt from turning with a wrench on the top, and tighten the nut on the bottom so it is TIGHT with the .002 feeler gauge in place. The feeler gauge should just have a slight drag on it when it is removed. Line up the nut with the cotter pin hole and install the cotter pin. When this is done there should be no more than .002 clearance, and the spindle should move smoothly with no binding and no vertical movement at all. An intermission was held between today’s discussion topics and snacks were served. Thank you to Pete Humphrey for bringing the snacks! The second topic was about Holley NH Carburetors. Kevin Bruso was the presenter for this topic, and he began by describing the Bernoulli principle of restricting air flow in a passage which results in a pressure differential causing low pressure after the restriction. This is the basis that these carburetors operate with. Kevin showed an example Holley NH carburetor and pointed out the 3 internal passages that have to be cleaned out. Professional carburetor rebuilder Stan Howe uses worn guitar strings of 3 different sizes to clean these passages. Some of these passages have plugs on the carburetor exterior that have to be drilled out. After the passages have been cleaned, those holes can be re-plugged using pieces of brazing rod. Stan Howe taps those
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holes and uses hex head plugs in them to make their removal easier the next time. An impromptu rear axle diagnosis was done by Greg Zangl on a rear axle brought by someone who couldn’t get the felt retainers off from the outer ends of the axle housing. Those blankety – blanks were really stuck on. Greg used a big pipe wrench on them and everything, but they just would not come off. They took the whole rear end to Greg’s place to work on it later. Besides the tech sessions, there were some tools brought for display. Rich Edler brought a nice display of Walden – Worchester Model T tools, most of which were on a nice display board. These tools were from the estate of our late member, Rod Prinsen. Rich generously donated these to the Model T Ford Club of America Museum in Richmond, Indiana, specifically for the “Model T Garage” project presently under construction. They will be displayed in the Model T Garage with a plaque stating that these tools are from the Rod Prinsen estate. Thank you Rich for this excellent donation! Afterwards, several of us went to dinner at the Omicron Restaurant, and a good time was had by all. Many thanks to all who helped put this wonderful event on, including Kevin Bruso, Jim Hess, Keith Gumbinger, Pete Humphrey, Greg Zangl, and to Joe Vrana for the use of his shop.
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