The Ford Barn

cas3 · 03-22-2021, 10:56 PM

I had some antique tractor guys over today, thought i would educate them on the sweet music of a flathead purring thru straight pipes...it wouldn't start!!. Just 2 weeks ago, i started it up for the first time since October, fired right up. Put over 2 thousand miles on last summer, everything is new, it has never turned over more than twice without starting. Its in a dry barn, dry day, battery up to snuff, why? stage fright i presume. I have a relay to ground the original switch, I'll start there, but some thing has a bad connection, no spark I would guess. No time tomorrow, but i'll get er figgered out

GB SISSON · 03-22-2021, 10:59 PM

It will start and run perfectly tomorrow when you are all by yourself. And do we have pictures of this jalopy?

petehoovie · 03-22-2021, 11:12 PM

Message the ignition ON & Off Switch....It does turn over, doesn't it?

Tinker · 03-22-2021, 11:18 PM

I can pop my flatheads with one push, till someone is looking and a think I pump the accelerate once or whatever. Seems to never fail. To be honest i've tapped the starter plenty of times with people around and it pops. Till it doesn't.

I've had to swing flywheels for a bit to get an old hit/miss engine going cool. No big deal. It's running and we all like it.

Phil Gillespie · 03-23-2021, 12:34 AM

is it maybe lack of fuel?
Check fuel is squirting when pumping accelerator.
Phil NZ

cas3 · 03-23-2021, 12:46 AM

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Pete, you are on the right track i believe, switch related. This wreck is 12 volt, and has a few high amp draws like sealed beam lights, heater, and someday radio, so i used a relay to ground the original switch which then powers the system so no big amps thru the old ford switch. thats where to start with the multi meter. GB, i'll post some pics tomorrow, i am having issues with pics. Got a new computer last fall, paid some guy to transfer all my stuff over, and now new pics wont work, and old pics aren't there. So, to play with pics I have to power up the old rig, which will die any day now as its not secure from evil forces that lurk on the internet. Progress they call it

cas3 · 03-23-2021, 12:47 AM

Phil, thanks, but fuel is there, no fire

Tinker · 03-23-2021, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cas3

Got a new computer last fall, paid some guy to transfer all my stuff over, and now new pics wont work, and old pics aren't there. So, to play with pics I have to power up the old rig, which will die any day now as its not secure from evil forces that lurk on the internet. Progress they call it

Buy a mac. Ya it cost more up front but it'll work for far longer. M1 chips are going to make them cheaper. The mac mini m1 for 600$ will do anything your desktop will do. with more support and protection. Keep you talking about old fords for longer. Oh stay off those sites! hahaha just kidding.

V8COOPMAN · 03-23-2021, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by cas3

Now new pics wont work.

CAS....If you're able to e-mail them to me, I can likely post them for you. DD

[email protected]

cas3 · 03-23-2021, 01:01 AM

Tinker, I am a mac guy. The reason for a new one is that the old 2009 unit would no longer get updates from firefox, my browser. It got slower, and slower, until i realized it was just plain out of date. I am a lap top guy, got a 2018 mac pro off craigslist for 600 bucks. about 2200 new, so i am happy with it.

cas3 · 03-23-2021, 01:04 AM

Coopman, thanks for the offer, very kind of you, but, i am still able to do it, just a pain in the but to have to switch machines when i want to do some photos. I gotta go back to the guy that "transferred" all my data...but really did not

Tinker · 03-23-2021, 01:08 AM

Firefox is decent, make sure to zap cookies on a month basis. Safari the base is for chrome video. Keep all your stuff on a usb drive. Take it anywhere. They are surprising large now and cheap. I find it funny people buy into the cloud when you can get an 1t external drive for 100$. PC on linux.

Best of luck with the car. It ran before so your half way there.

Brian · 03-23-2021, 01:30 AM

When I had a T, I had the opposite problem; when trying to demonstrate how to start the Model T to people, the bloody thing would always start as soon as I turned the ignition key on, repeatedly! It was cool, but damn frustrating at the same time, so I'd have to end up explaining what a free start was.

03-22-2021, 10:56 PM	#1
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,568	stage fright with my 34 jalopy I had some antique tractor guys over today, thought i would educate them on the sweet music of a flathead purring thru straight pipes...it wouldn't start!!. Just 2 weeks ago, i started it up for the first time since October, fired right up. Put over 2 thousand miles on last summer, everything is new, it has never turned over more than twice without starting. Its in a dry barn, dry day, battery up to snuff, why? stage fright i presume. I have a relay to ground the original switch, I'll start there, but some thing has a bad connection, no spark I would guess. No time tomorrow, but i'll get er figgered out

03-22-2021, 10:59 PM	#2
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,916	Re: stage fright with my 34 jalopy It will start and run perfectly tomorrow when you are all by yourself. And do we have pictures of this jalopy? __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

03-22-2021, 11:12 PM	#3
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,080	Re: stage fright with my 34 jalopy Message the ignition ON & Off Switch....It does turn over, doesn't it? __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0 Last edited by petehoovie; 03-23-2021 at 12:27 AM.

03-22-2021, 11:18 PM	#4
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,053	Re: stage fright with my 34 jalopy I can pop my flatheads with one push, till someone is looking and a think I pump the accelerate once or whatever. Seems to never fail. To be honest i've tapped the starter plenty of times with people around and it pops. Till it doesn't. I've had to swing flywheels for a bit to get an old hit/miss engine going cool. No big deal. It's running and we all like it. Last edited by Tinker; 03-22-2021 at 11:24 PM.

03-23-2021, 12:34 AM	#5
Phil Gillespie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Christchurch New Zealand Posts: 1,610	Re: stage fright with my 34 jalopy is it maybe lack of fuel? Check fuel is squirting when pumping accelerator. Phil NZ

03-23-2021, 12:46 AM	#6
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,568	Re: stage fright with my 34 jalopy Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Pete, you are on the right track i believe, switch related. This wreck is 12 volt, and has a few high amp draws like sealed beam lights, heater, and someday radio, so i used a relay to ground the original switch which then powers the system so no big amps thru the old ford switch. thats where to start with the multi meter. GB, i'll post some pics tomorrow, i am having issues with pics. Got a new computer last fall, paid some guy to transfer all my stuff over, and now new pics wont work, and old pics aren't there. So, to play with pics I have to power up the old rig, which will die any day now as its not secure from evil forces that lurk on the internet. Progress they call it Last edited by cas3; 03-23-2021 at 12:48 AM. Reason: spelling

03-23-2021, 12:47 AM	#7
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,568	Re: stage fright with my 34 jalopy Phil, thanks, but fuel is there, no fire

03-23-2021, 01:01 AM	#10
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,568	Re: stage fright with my 34 jalopy Tinker, I am a mac guy. The reason for a new one is that the old 2009 unit would no longer get updates from firefox, my browser. It got slower, and slower, until i realized it was just plain out of date. I am a lap top guy, got a 2018 mac pro off craigslist for 600 bucks. about 2200 new, so i am happy with it.

03-23-2021, 01:04 AM	#11
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,568	Re: stage fright with my 34 jalopy Coopman, thanks for the offer, very kind of you, but, i am still able to do it, just a pain in the but to have to switch machines when i want to do some photos. I gotta go back to the guy that "transferred" all my data...but really did not

03-23-2021, 01:08 AM	#12
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,053	Re: stage fright with my 34 jalopy Firefox is decent, make sure to zap cookies on a month basis. Safari the base is for chrome video. Keep all your stuff on a usb drive. Take it anywhere. They are surprising large now and cheap. I find it funny people buy into the cloud when you can get an 1t external drive for 100$. PC on linux. Best of luck with the car. It ran before so your half way there. Last edited by Tinker; 03-23-2021 at 01:21 AM.

03-23-2021, 01:30 AM	#13
Brian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Masterton, New Zealand Posts: 3,829	Re: stage fright with my 34 jalopy When I had a T, I had the opposite problem; when trying to demonstrate how to start the Model T to people, the bloody thing would always start as soon as I turned the ignition key on, repeatedly! It was cool, but damn frustrating at the same time, so I'd have to end up explaining what a free start was. __________________ Unfortunately, two half wits don't make a whole wit!