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519
I need help with a coil box. I get current into it but no vibrating and no current out. Any suggestions on sources?...
tcthoburn
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Dec 4, 2006
6:08 pm
520
You might try R.V. Anderson Antique Auto Engineering. Check out his website http://rvmodelt.com/ . He rebuilt the original coils in my 2 cylinder REO and did...
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Dec 4, 2006
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HI, If it is truly dead, replace with a Model T coil, I believe it will fit within the box OK. Tom Reese On Dec 4, 2006, at 12:02 PM, tcthoburn wrote: I need...
Thomas Reese
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Dec 4, 2006
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Hi. I guess I'm not really sure how to figure out if it really is dead. It makes no sense to me that just sitting would kill it. How do you trouble-shoot these...
tcthoburn
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Dec 4, 2006
8:42 pm
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I guess my first question is, are they vibrator coils? The one on my AA is not. It's a single input coil with two outputs. Similar ones are found on Harley...
JIm Dix
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Dec 4, 2006
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524
I guess my first question is, are they vibrator coils? The ones on my AA is not. It's a single input coil with two outputs. Similar ones are found on Harley...
Jim Dix
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Dec 4, 2006
10:26 pm
525
Hi Jim. They are clearly vibrator coils and they go on my '05 L. They were working last summer (2005), but not since. They buzzed appropriately in times past,...
tcthoburn
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Dec 5, 2006
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526
Hi Points stuck ? Proper gap between points ? Not oxidized or pitted, try a points file. Good ground ? Contacts clean, ie has the box been varnished etc that...
DAVID MARSHALL
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Dec 5, 2006
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527
Thanks to all who are responding. The points are not stuck. As I click the adjusting wheels I can see them separate or come together (depending on direction)....
tcthoburn
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Dec 5, 2006
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528
I'm looking for info on adjusting the Mascotte multiple plate clutch and advise on what to use for lubrication and how much to put into the clutch section of...
Chuck Richardson
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Dec 5, 2006
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4 or 2 cylinder? Tom Reese On Dec 5, 2006, at 10:48 AM, Chuck Richardson wrote: I'm looking for info on adjusting the Mascotte multiple plate clutch and...
Thomas Reese
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Dec 5, 2006
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4 cylinder. The clutch seems to be placed in its own compartment, separate from the engine crankcase and the sliding gear transmission case. I don't see any...
Chuck Richardson
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Dec 5, 2006
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Hi All, The Mascotte is quite a different animal from my GA. If it were a GA or an EA I could better comment. I use LubriTech APG 250 in my GA tranny. The...
Thomas Reese
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Dec 5, 2006
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I'm using 10-30 in both the engine and the clutch. The level is just over the ball bearings at the bottom of the large throw-out bearing. I'm thinking it...
Chuck Richardson
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Dec 5, 2006
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Chuck - Do you have a copy of the "Maxwell Instruction Book - 1912 Models Special Mercury Mascotte Messenger"? While it is "not a repain-man's manual" it does...
tcthoburn
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Dec 6, 2006
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Tom--Thank you for the offer. I have a copy....
Chuck Richardson
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Dec 6, 2006
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535
hello my name is michael bernard. i recently posted photographs of a westchester No. 3 taillight and a pair of Maxwell Model 20 Sidelamps. I am looking to sell...
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Dec 15, 2006
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Hi ,, The 1910 Maxwell AA from Hershey arrived in Birmingham on Monday without any damage , Engine number AA4257 .Ralph purchased the car from an estate of...
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Dec 16, 2006
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Hello Ian Congratulations on your purchase of a 1910 Maxwell AA. I have no personal knowledge of your actual car but I am somewhat familiar with the Maxwell 2...
Tim
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Dec 16, 2006
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Maxwell Carburetors I have had a number of requests asking how I adjust an original Maxwell carburetor. Maxwell Carburetor 101 Adjusting the Carburetor The 1st...
Tim
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Dec 17, 2006
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539
Tim, Thank you very much for the carb adjusting proceedure. I wish I had it a couple years ago. Jim Dix...
JIm Dix
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Dec 19, 2006
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540
Hi Tim, I read with much interest your description on how to adjust the Maxwell carburettor. Unfortunately I sold my 1905 twocylinder woodframed L83 some time...
Tony
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Dec 19, 2006
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Hello Ian: I do have the Maxwell Registry updated on you and your Maxwell, but I have no other information on the car. The oil gets from the oil tank to the...
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please let me know how you make the simple sight gauge. Do any other members have any knowledge of my Red 1910 AA ,4257 it was owned by a James A Maxwell of...
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Dec 19, 2006
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544
Not asked but of considerable importance is the lubrication of the rear axle assembly. This must be done before you tour this car or potentially serious...
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Dec 20, 2006
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I have just started the 1910 AA after following all the invaluable advice from the group and it sounds fine , having trouble with the filter in the fuel ...
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Dec 20, 2006
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Hi Ian, Many of the tanks have a stand-pipe in them so that the last of the gas (presumably with the impurities) cannot be accessed. My LC is this way, so a...
THOMAS REESE
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Dec 21, 2006
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Hi All, I don't know if I completely agree with all of this. The compensating gear "box" is anything but oil tight. Oil in the differential will flow to the...
THOMAS REESE
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Dec 21, 2006
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Ian: The Amish outfit that I am familiar with is: Witmer Coach Shop 1070 West Main Street New Holland, PA 17557 717-656-3411 They have a very good catalog...
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Dec 22, 2006
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Hi: I guess if you ask five people what lubricant to use in any part of these old cars and you'll get five different answers, all of which will probably work...
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Dec 23, 2006
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