Ford Model T rainstorm adventure.... goes wrong.

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10 ай бұрын

In this video, I take a scenic drive in a Model T during a rainstorm just for fun. It goes well most of the way until something in the transmission breaks. However, it wasn't serious and I was able to drive it home.

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@madman-pv9qd 10 ай бұрын

Tropical storm slams southern California. A years worth of rain in 1 day!!! OK thats it, lets take the T for a tour in the mountains. Gotta love it.

@jeffboyles3611 10 ай бұрын

Got caught in a storm with my '28 Phaeton. Was pretty proud of myself as I had applied RainEx just in case. The windshield was so flat, the droplets just danced around in front of me. At least there was no smearing.

@captnsquid8151 10 ай бұрын

What a great experience. A feeling from the past and thanks for the ride.

@desparky 10 ай бұрын

Brave adventure and great to see the old girl made it home. Hope it didn't cause much damage.

@dickdaley9059 10 ай бұрын

The ole girl did great! She prefers 6” of mud and rock to traverse to show her real dependability. “This asphalt stuff is for sissies who like to go fast and show off. I am built to slug it out when wagons and horses can’t haul the supplies back to the ranch in bad weather.” You go, girl!

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's the spirit.

@waynegilchrist1596 10 ай бұрын

Perhaps the biggest problem with this Model T is the "Nut behind the wheel," who would drive in nasty weather when you don't have to! 😊😅😂 But all ribbing aside, the old gal has still got it after being over a century old! Thanks for sharing your Ford treasure with us.

@venussavage 10 ай бұрын

I've never ridden in a Model T, in the pouring rain; thanks to you I can visualize it much more clearly now. I am inspired by what you are doing. Oh, and sorry about the decomposing steering wheel. 🙂

@frederickknight9271 10 ай бұрын

When I heard that noise I had my doubts but she still got you home. Bravo!

@timothysotelo3868 10 ай бұрын

Just think My great grand parents did not have the option. They drove the T in rain or snow or extreme cold It was still better than walking or a horse

@Ajen1959 10 ай бұрын

That was a fun little ride! Thanx for taking us along!

@martinkauper4991 10 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed "loud exhaust" as you drove by the cal trans sign.

@JW-hv8uo 10 ай бұрын

Good job they are made to drive not gather dust

@Galfrid 3 ай бұрын

AMEN!

@garychristensen3514 10 ай бұрын

You are entertaining! A little bit crazy, but talented & crazy! Thank you!

@krisgrey5555 10 ай бұрын

Well saying I was entertained at the expense of someone else's bad luck is not exactly how I would say it.. I definitely enjoy your channel. Good luck with the flywheel.

@motorTranz 10 ай бұрын

Enjoyed watching your Model"T" ! Thanks for sharing this!

@brwpe7733 9 ай бұрын

Awesome!!!!! Geographically California is possibly the most awesome state,,,,,,,, And in a model t. Awesome!!!!!

@craigroberts3982 10 ай бұрын

That was cool. Too bad Rain-x wasn't invented in 1908. Made it home with the ring gear off, that's impressive.

@ronaldbrown5745 10 ай бұрын

Well, it was invented before 2023!

@tonymiller8826 Ай бұрын

I love driving my T in rain and snow... The last real big storm I was in was a tropical depression... the tail end of a hurricane. It was all going well till I went over a bridge, I could see huge white caps on the water... the wind pulled the left side of my top off the windshield post and I had to hold it down till I got across. So I guess someone forgot to keep screws in the flywheel when they took the magneto out? I enjoy having a magneto and coils...I have a period Magneto Meter on my car so I can always see how much power it's putting out. Modern tuning methods make coils more reliable then they were when new.

@OliverPickard 10 ай бұрын

rainX on the screen is a godsend. thanks for making these videos

@melmen2379 10 ай бұрын

They did it back 100 years ago on muddy roads

@ModelARickLasCruces 10 ай бұрын

Glad you were able to get home! Sounds like you're going to have to take a bunch of stuff apart to get that gear back on. Another video soon?

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

Yep, probably.

@robfritz841 10 ай бұрын

Riding on those mountain curves would terrify me! That tin lizzie belongs in a flat state like Delaware… except at that speed, you’d have to pull over to let the Amish Buggies pass you! 😂

@mlackey9812 10 ай бұрын

BTW.... I really enjoy your 'T' videos. I'm a daily driver of either of my 1930 A models. I get it.

@phantomforester9337 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. It is great to get information gleaned from actually living with the Model T.

@marciliofarias744 3 ай бұрын

It would be really cool to see this car on the historic road “ Rodovia Caminho do Mar / Estrada Velha de Santos - SP ” that is here in my city in Brazil. I wonder what car trips were like in the past along that road, through your video it was possible to get an idea, very nice 😀

@toddknox685 10 ай бұрын

Wow. An adventure for sure. No side curtains? I guess that is why motorists had those large coats and goggles with a hat.

@shedbythetracks 10 ай бұрын

Ha! I really enjoyed that. I haven't driven my speedster in the rain yet but I'm sure I'll get caught out in it some day.

@californigirl 10 ай бұрын

I've wanted to own an antique pickemup for just around my neighborhood. Just because. Thank you for the experience of just driving around. Fun!

@brianwinters4991 10 ай бұрын

That was fun , hope we get to see the repair video !

@wreckstoracecars 10 ай бұрын

Just wanted to drop a note of encouragement on the videos. I used your ecotec videos as a basis for learning to rebuild the engine in my race car keep at it!

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@mikelove9832 10 ай бұрын

Awesome ! Live Life ! Thanks Straight Ahead ✌😎

@pstreetgarage7304 10 ай бұрын

Very entertaining and also very informative. Hope you can get that ring gear re attached and that there is no extra damage.

@MikeLoveBuns 10 ай бұрын

Enjoy Ford Model T VIDEO ! Mike from Missouri

@Want2gofast 10 ай бұрын

Portuguese bend on Palos Verdes dr. That’s my home. ❤

@crippleguy415 10 ай бұрын

Built FORD TOUGH ❤🇺🇸😎

@mlackey9812 10 ай бұрын

Addressing some of the comments re: Model T Fords. Please allow me. As to some of the questions, Having had conversations with my Grandparents all born in 190....2,3,4,5 I actually asked these questions. Simple, peoples 'expectation' of 'comfort' was completely different. When it rained......you got wet. When it Snowed......you got cold. When it was 105 deg. F. and you had to plow the fields (behind horses or mules) you SWEATED. Very simple. The top of an 'Automobile' 'helped' keep some of the rain off. No one expected to actually stay dry or warm as they traveled. Those ideas were only for the very wealthy. BUT.....in a Model T Ford.....you didn't have to 'hitch up' anything, Shoe anything. It didn't run away in a thunderstorm or kick you. And more.... and there you go.

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

That's a good point. In the past, the weather did what it did, and people just adapted to it. A difficult concept to understand today for most.

@BAGOTCORNER 10 ай бұрын

Excellent channel . I’ve just purchased a Model TT with a grain box. Looking forward to getting it home the 9 hours and then beginning systematically going over it . I came to your channel originally to see the timer video and what parts were inside . Being that I’ve worked on many hit miss engines I’m accustomed to it being called a timer since that’s what we call them on engines . Subbed you and thanks for great content . ~vince

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

That's cool, hope you have fun with it. Thank you very much.

@calbob750 10 ай бұрын

Back in the day the roads would be trails of mud with no guard rails. Fun.

@asciimation 10 ай бұрын

All my cars are topless, one has a soft top and the Land Rover Disco 1 has a lid of course but that has sun roofs and they leak so much it might as well be. I very rarely put the top up. It has to be really bucketing down, water on the inside of the screen type stuff. But you don't get wet as often as you would expect.

@jimmotormedic 10 ай бұрын

Seems like nothing lasts nowadays! The days of buying a new 300 dollar truck and driving it for a hundred years looks to be over. Quality is bunk!

@garyruxton5226 10 ай бұрын

Today's cars have a zillion stupid parts that can/do go wrong because they're made to fail. The T only had necessary parts that weren't stupid and made to be rebuilt, so less to go wrong.

@jimmotormedic 10 ай бұрын

@@garyruxton5226 agreed! Plus you have to take into account that it was the first mass produced low cost automobile built for people that had many more things to spend there hard earned money on. It in my opinion ( like you mentioned) was meant to be basic in function and easily repaired to last a long long time. Normal people back in the day I assume purchase an automobile to improve their life. It was more of a tool than a status symbol. I don't believe Henry Ford ever manufactured anything ( in the early years) more than what was necessary to be a reliable useful product that held up with the test of time. And on top of that back in the day of the model t there was nothing else with a good reputation and affordable price to compare it to. He was in the right place at the right time with the best idea period. If someone came along today and tried to build a modern low price basic auto that would last, with just the bare minimum of accessories it wouldn't sell because people think they need all this modern hi tech garbage to survive. And if they don't spend a fortune on something they would think it's no good!

@andrewwebb17 10 ай бұрын

That’s a bummer

@markosterman419 7 ай бұрын

Yikes .. that sounds catastrophic. I mean there are 16 brass machine screws that secure the ring gear onto the flywheel … but they also hold the ends of the magnets for your magneto. Once they go … your transmission would be toast.

@gwstubbs7046 10 ай бұрын

I love model T's good and bad.

@stephenandloriyoung5716 10 ай бұрын

Good for you, actually driving it, and in the rain, no less! I was a bit apprehensive at the sight of the downhill switchback, complete with drop off. Your explanation at the end was good. It's clear they were intended to be used, and competent to be used in the rain.Thanks for a nice informative video. Has it reached its hundredth year?

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yes, it did in 2018.

@831BeachBum 10 ай бұрын

Looks like you live in a nice touring road area of southern California. Out near the coast. Maybe near that Jared that semi restored a 1923 Model T Fordor and posts on KZfaq under JNH Classics Can hear airplanes overhead.

@ajivins1 10 ай бұрын

I suppose it's a standardized part but without an electric starter the ring gear seems redundant. You obviously don't make a habit of taking it out in the rain but there used to be a spray on, liquid wiper to use on the screen to make the droplets run off. Wax might do the same. What about a clip on, quarter of guttering or plumbing pipe to place upright on the driver's side of the screen to catch the air and blow the droplets across to the passenger side? Of course, the later ones came with fuel injection!

@AstraWerke 10 ай бұрын

Owch! This may be a silly question, but when you hand-crank it anyways, is there actually a need for the ring gear? When it comes off on its own, that's probably a good sign the shoulder on the flywheel is worn to a point where there isn't really enough material for a press-fit anymore..

@jameslockard4827 10 ай бұрын

It doesn't have a starter on it, so it doesn't need a ring gear. The model T ring gear is held on with screws that also hold the magneto magnets and spools to the flywheel. They are originally brass and the ends are peened to keep them from coming out. The screws must have sheared off...

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

It's actually a later engine/transmission that's made for a starter which is why it has a gear. I just don't have a starter on it. I have no idea why it came off, but I think there's more wrong with it than that. I'll have to take it apart sometime.

@AstraWerke 10 ай бұрын

@@onewhocollects6781If my rudimentary Model T knowledge serves me right, the oilpan also goes around the flywheel - so maybe removing the pan allows for an in-car diagnose whether it's wise to fix that one up or just bolt in a new engine for the time being..

@billgoin4004 10 ай бұрын

RainX will clear the windshield

@lemontier 10 ай бұрын

I always wondered how wet people got in the roadsters but how was it for those in the backseat of a touring car? Thanks for the ride along as long as you have that crank up front who needs a ring gear anyway.

@mlackey9812 10 ай бұрын

Having had conversations with my Grandparents all born in 190....2,3,4,5 I actually asked these questions. Simple, peoples 'expectation' of 'comfort' was completely different. When it rained......you got wet. When it Snowed......you got cold. When it was 105 deg. F. and you had to plow the fields (behind horses or mules) you SWEATED. Very simple. The top of an 'Automobile' 'helped' keep some of the rain off. No one expected to actually stay dry or warm as they traveled. Those ideas were only for the very wealthy. BUT.....in a Model T Ford.....you didn't have to 'hitch up' anything, Shoe anything. It didn't run away in a thunderstorm or kick you. And more.... and there you go.

@califdad4 9 ай бұрын

They had side curtains to put on in the winter. My grandmother had a 1926 Studebaker touring car

@jimmyjimenez7311 10 ай бұрын

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@ScumClassWorks 10 ай бұрын

And just when I'd put the thought out of my mind, of keeping my "A" dry on rainy days with a ragtop "T" pickup, you prove it's a reasonable option! Hope the ring gear didn't do any other damage. Subject for a future video if nothing else!

@kevinbrowndc 8 ай бұрын

Lol, my old neighborhood.

@stephenheatherly6254 10 ай бұрын

The screws that hold the ends of the magnets and ring gear in place were originally peened over on the ends for a reason. You must not be running magnets on your flywheel or much worse would happen

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

It definitely needs work done to it.

@jameslockard4827 10 ай бұрын

Well, you have a non-starter Hogs-head. So, you might be able to cut the ring gear off and delete it with just removing the hogs-head. Still need to get the broken screws out of the bottom of the pan though. I am guessing the magneto is gone at the point the contact is blocked off. Good Luck!

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm going to have to take it apart and figure out what happened. I think it might have more problems too.

@jasonmushersee 10 ай бұрын

so the brakes do work in rain

@scottnyc6572 10 ай бұрын

I thought if you drove any higher i was going to start seeing snow.

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I didn't notice it before, but from the video, it looks like a much higher hill than it is.

@allareasindex7984 10 ай бұрын

What is the steering wheel made of? My 1931 Model A wheel is hard rubber.

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

"Fordite" It's some kind of plastic/rubber, I think. Not as durable as what was used on the Model A.

@MassEnergy 10 ай бұрын

What was the model year?

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

1918

@terrysmiff8469 9 ай бұрын

Don't UP TALK. You are better then that.

@PulledPorkGarage 10 ай бұрын

Bummer as far as the defect concerned, but great video. See these cars cruising the roads is a treat! By Asking: Are there TT or T's original look replica steering wheels?. And do all these - like your type original 'wheel' - , decompose nowadays?

@onewhocollects6781 10 ай бұрын

The steering wheel rim was wood on the earlier cars. Around 1919, it was replaced with a material called "Fordite" some kind of plastic/rubber, I think. When they get wet, the surface starts to wash off a little. not by much though. Every one I've ever owned is that way and I just live with it. New ones are available in wood for all years though.

@michaellaughlin8457 10 ай бұрын

just think wat the people had to do when the rain came driving on dirt roads they got stuck for sure! 🤔👍

@bobdadruma 10 ай бұрын

Why didn't you just call AAA and have it towed home for no other reason except to be on the safe side?

@madman-pv9qd 10 ай бұрын

I've always thought triple A was mostly a Model A thing. Besides, getting one to come out to a rural mountain area like that one during a tropical storm could be quite a wait. Probably a worth while investment though if you can afford it