The Ford Barn

barnstuf · 01-22-2017, 07:59 PM

Many years ago when I was young I had a 1935 Ford with a bad fuel pump that worked on and off, and no money to squander on another fuel pump I drilled a hole in the gas cap, installed an inner tube metal valve cut from an old era inner tube and I was all set. When the fuel pump failed I used my tire pump, about 4 pumps of the hand tire pump was good for about 5-6 miles. My longest trip was about 250 miles and 2 chums in the rumble seat manned the tire pump when the engine began to sputter and we just kept driving without a pause. When I replaced the full pump I kept the gas cap with inner tube valve through it just for emergency as long as I owned the car.

JDupuis · 01-22-2017, 08:25 PM

barnstuf: that is a cool story. Jeff

Art Newland · 01-22-2017, 08:36 PM

If you squeeze the can to you get fuel injection?

Synchro909 · 01-22-2017, 09:08 PM

This has turned into an interesting thread.

Cool Hand Lurker · 01-24-2017, 06:53 PM

These two posts are great! I am going to copy them to my Model A folder. I hope that's OK.

Gold Digger
Wasn't fuel pump trouble but had carb trouble once on an old 57 ford. I took the carb off and beat the end of the gas line almost together and wired the line where it sprayed a small amount of fuel down the intake. didn't run worth a dime but made it about 3 1/2 miles to home.

barnstuf
Many years ago when I was young I had a 1935 Ford with a bad fuel pump that worked on and off, and no money to squander on another fuel pump I drilled a hole in the gas cap, installed an inner tube metal valve cut from an old era inner tube and I was all set. When the fuel pump failed I used my tire pump, about 4 pumps of the hand tire pump was good for about 5-6 miles. My longest trip was about 250 miles and 2 chums in the rumble seat manned the tire pump when the engine began to sputter and we just kept driving without a pause. When I replaced the full pump I kept the gas cap with inner tube valve through it just for emergency as long as I owned the car.

al's28/33 · 01-25-2017, 07:50 AM

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Model "A" ingenuity at it's finest!!!

Tim Ayers · 01-25-2017, 08:04 AM

Got to love Bugs. I had a bunch back in the day. Once the throttle cable broke at the pedal. I pull it out through the dog house and ran it along side the car. It was a manual hand throttle, but it got me home.

Keith True · 01-25-2017, 10:41 AM

I had quite a few old VW's too.My first car was the A,but it was really too cold to drive a lot in the winter.I bought a 59 VW,it had no heat but it was a lot warmer than the A.I broke the throttle cable on that one night,so I sat on the bumper and ran the throttle while my friend shifted and steered it.The intention was to just get out of the downtown Christmas traffic and find a place to park it,but we were doing so good we decided to make the 7 mile trip home.That was one cold ride home with one hand around the hood hinge holding me on,and the other one trying to regulate the throttle .

Steve_Mack_CT · 01-25-2017, 11:14 AM

Great story - "Yankee Enginuity"

never owned a VW aircooled but would not mind - cool cars I think.

katy · 01-25-2017, 11:45 AM

One winter night, many year ago, I was driving a Trackmaster up a mountain road on Baffin Island and the return spring on the throttle linkage broke. What to do? I had about 8 or 10 miles to go. I tied the gas pedal to my boot so I could pull the gas pedal back up. Of course in the mountains the 2 way radio wouldn't work so I couldn't report in. The road was covered w/snow drifts, so every 50 or 100 yards I had to accelerate to climb over a drift and then back off the throttle to go down the other side. Easy enough when the spring is there but not so easy w/a manual return. Finally got to the base I was going to and got raked over the coals for being so late.

3.6rs · 01-25-2017, 11:54 AM

If our friends of the law would notice this construction on the raod over here they would stop you immediatly and forbid you to continue your trip !
( and for me the empty unmolested oil can is worth more the a VW fuel pump)

Ken Anderson · 01-25-2017, 10:10 PM

Luv it!

Hoogah · 01-26-2017, 02:53 AM

The Australian outback is notoriously hard on cars. The indigenous people that live there are notorious for the same thing, but also for their ability to keep heaps of sh** mobile. A while back there was a great TV series called Bush Mechanic, which took the pi** out of this situation. There are a few clips on YouTube with some classic roadside fixes. It was made BY black fellas ABOUT black fellas, which makes it still P.C., right? Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/AmmDsv-CPdA

Benson · 01-26-2017, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoogah

The Australian outback is notoriously hard on cars. The indigenous people that live there are notorious for the same thing, but also for their ability to keep heaps of sh** mobile. A while back there was a great TV series called Bush Mechanic, which took the pi** out of this situation. There are a few clips on YouTube with some classic roadside fixes. It was made BY black fellas ABOUT black fellas, which makes it still P.C., right? Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/AmmDsv-CPdA

The ford barn user named dumb person. Posted that as I remember.

Reminded me of what happened when car,bus or boat broke down 1968 in Vietnam. Those guys were as good as Macgyver

... Fixing with whatever was available !!

01-22-2017, 07:59 PM	#21
barnstuf Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cape Cod MA Posts: 2,840	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. Many years ago when I was young I had a 1935 Ford with a bad fuel pump that worked on and off, and no money to squander on another fuel pump I drilled a hole in the gas cap, installed an inner tube metal valve cut from an old era inner tube and I was all set. When the fuel pump failed I used my tire pump, about 4 pumps of the hand tire pump was good for about 5-6 miles. My longest trip was about 250 miles and 2 chums in the rumble seat manned the tire pump when the engine began to sputter and we just kept driving without a pause. When I replaced the full pump I kept the gas cap with inner tube valve through it just for emergency as long as I owned the car.

01-22-2017, 08:25 PM	#22
JDupuis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Maryhill Ont Canada Posts: 834	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. barnstuf: that is a cool story. Jeff __________________ Let's let pylons, be pylons!

01-22-2017, 08:36 PM	#23
Art Newland Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Lynden, WA Posts: 1,564	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. If you squeeze the can to you get fuel injection?

01-22-2017, 09:08 PM	#24
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. This has turned into an interesting thread. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

01-24-2017, 06:53 PM	#25
Cool Hand Lurker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Minn Posts: 1,565	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. These two posts are great! I am going to copy them to my Model A folder. I hope that's OK. Gold Digger Wasn't fuel pump trouble but had carb trouble once on an old 57 ford. I took the carb off and beat the end of the gas line almost together and wired the line where it sprayed a small amount of fuel down the intake. didn't run worth a dime but made it about 3 1/2 miles to home. barnstuf Many years ago when I was young I had a 1935 Ford with a bad fuel pump that worked on and off, and no money to squander on another fuel pump I drilled a hole in the gas cap, installed an inner tube metal valve cut from an old era inner tube and I was all set. When the fuel pump failed I used my tire pump, about 4 pumps of the hand tire pump was good for about 5-6 miles. My longest trip was about 250 miles and 2 chums in the rumble seat manned the tire pump when the engine began to sputter and we just kept driving without a pause. When I replaced the full pump I kept the gas cap with inner tube valve through it just for emergency as long as I owned the car.

01-25-2017, 07:50 AM	#26
al's28/33 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Redwood City, CA Posts: 1,591	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Model "A" ingenuity at it's finest!!! __________________ 1928 "A" Phaeton (mid year with many early features) 1933 "V8" Closed-Cab Pickup Truck (originally a Model B, 4 Cylinder dating to May, 1933)

01-25-2017, 08:04 AM	#27
Tim Ayers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 6,177	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. Got to love Bugs. I had a bunch back in the day. Once the throttle cable broke at the pedal. I pull it out through the dog house and ran it along side the car. It was a manual hand throttle, but it got me home.

01-25-2017, 10:41 AM	#28
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 2,987	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. I had quite a few old VW's too.My first car was the A,but it was really too cold to drive a lot in the winter.I bought a 59 VW,it had no heat but it was a lot warmer than the A.I broke the throttle cable on that one night,so I sat on the bumper and ran the throttle while my friend shifted and steered it.The intention was to just get out of the downtown Christmas traffic and find a place to park it,but we were doing so good we decided to make the 7 mile trip home.That was one cold ride home with one hand around the hood hinge holding me on,and the other one trying to regulate the throttle .

01-25-2017, 11:14 AM	#29
Steve_Mack_CT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Central CT Posts: 348	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. Great story - "Yankee Enginuity" never owned a VW aircooled but would not mind - cool cars I think. __________________ Steve 1930 Model A Roadster

01-25-2017, 11:54 AM	#31
3.6rs Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgistan (formerly known as Belgium) Posts: 573	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. If our friends of the law would notice this construction on the raod over here they would stop you immediatly and forbid you to continue your trip ! ( and for me the empty unmolested oil can is worth more the a VW fuel pump)

01-25-2017, 10:10 PM	#32
Ken Anderson Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Panama City, Florida Posts: 54	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. Luv it! __________________ 1931 Std Roadster 1946 Chevy Truck 1956 BelAir Convertible

01-26-2017, 02:53 AM	#33
Hoogah Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia Posts: 800	Re: Not Model A, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. The Australian outback is notoriously hard on cars. The indigenous people that live there are notorious for the same thing, but also for their ability to keep heaps of sh mobile. A while back there was a great TV series called Bush Mechanic, which took the pi out of this situation. There are a few clips on YouTube with some classic roadside fixes. It was made BY black fellas ABOUT black fellas, which makes it still P.C., right? Enjoy. https://youtu.be/AmmDsv-CPdA