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Radiator cap vs Quail vs Motometer?????
Were they a special preference by owners or did different one's come with certain models????????????
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They were a Ford authorized accessory and bought at the dealership. Your choice for any Model A model.
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07-01-2016, 09:05 AM | #3 |
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Re: Radiator cap vs Quail vs Motometer?????
Just remember that the motormeter just measures the air temp above the water.
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Re: Radiator cap vs Quail vs Motometer?????
on that note, how does one keep their radiator cap from being "stolen" at a show?
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Re: Radiator cap vs Quail vs Motometer?????
This is part of the design, it is made that way so it can react fast to steam-- if the sensing element was submersed in coolant the coolant would all have to be hot, the coolant can be below boiling except for one hot spot making steam
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REMEMBER, if your temp cycles up & down at regular intervals, while cruising, YOU'RE LOW ON WATER!!!!
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This has turned out to be an 'edjamakashunul' thread for a non-mechanic like meself. I learned some things......Thanks
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Jackson is really smart
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Two ways to keep your Moto-Meter: always keep an eye on it and/or a locking radiator cap sold by the parts vendors. Bob-A |
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Re: Radiator cap vs Quail vs Motometer?????
Moto meters are protected as their caps are securely held by Allen bolts screwed into tabs that secure onto the radiator.
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07-01-2016, 02:51 PM | #14 |
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All I do is tie this to my radiator. Works every time.
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True but, the whole thing can twist off if one has a firm grip and strength.
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only reason I asked, hear more and more guys complain over the years about parts being stolen-especially Hershey..................
didnt know there were locking rad caps................... |
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Even with the little tabs w Allen screws o decent grip can twist them right off..
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My 98 year old uncle always kept the mm under the seat never used it as far as I know the first thing I did when started working on car is put it on every time we get in car he says dont leave that on there some s.o.b. Is goin to steal it! I laugh and say nobody knows what it is or how to take it off! Maybe I should be more careful! He had the top stolen off his A roadster 80 years ago!
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Yep. I just use my beat up $1 cap. So far it has stayed in place.
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I use the motometer with wings on the "A" and flying quail on the V8, best of all worlds
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Burner31, post # 19 . . . .
It is important to note that not every 1925 Chevrolet (third photo - on right) had the Radiator Mascot as pictured - although those that did - did help Chevrolet boost sales ! |
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How as they are not attached to a screw thread? The thermometer and wings could be screwed off but not the cap itself.
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Those two allen screws that hold the entire cap to the radiator are not secured to the radiator. They are there to tighten the two brass tabs to the radiator. This allows the base to be twisted off.
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Always thought that locking caps (so-called) were a total joke. The MotoMeter is attached with a threaded nut. Any goober with a 5/8" wrench can twist open the cap and have the MotoMeter off with a few counter-clockwise turns. Just swapped out and exchanged MotoMeters on the 31' Ford this afternoon. Operation took perhaps three-minutes to accomplish. As a previous poster stated . . . "Keep an eye on your car". Then too, if the vehicle is going to be parked for a time unattended, then perhaps removal of the MotoMeter might be prudent. Better the owner pull it off than some crook creep. |
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Re: Radiator cap vs Quail vs Motometer?????
I know this is an OLD thread, but thought I would ad my 2cents. Here in Nebraska, even our 2 bog cities,(Omaha and Lincoln) when I first started going to shows, I always had either myself or my wife stay with the car and our "stuff". after a while I figured out it was not necessary, as others did not. We have never had Anything taken, or even moved in years of going to shows. Of course, everybody kinda keeps an eye on everybody else stuff it seems, and the no so honest spectators don't know who belongs to which car.
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cant help notice the pretty good leak under they Chevy pic!!
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The only thing I ever had stolen off my A was a Zenith 3 carb. It happened at a MAFCA National meet, and the thief took the time to replace it with a crappy Zenith 2. So I got about 10 miles out of the meet and couldn't figure why my car was running so badly, until I stopped and opened the hood. Imagine my surprise.
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The damage that those type caps do to the radiator neck just isn't worth using any of them for me. I found an original stainless steel cap on eBay that I use on our roadster , fits perfectly and doesn't leak . I like the standard look and some of the vendors now offer pretty good repro caps . The thermo quail caps never worked for me anyway and leaked under acceleration .
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Maybe one of the electrical wizards on the board could devise a way to route current through the coil in a way that would make a shocking impression on a would-be thief?
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I protect the radiator cap by taking the good one off and leaving it in the trunk, then I worried about some idiot dropping some crap into the rad, like a cigarette butt so I put on the oldest, crappiest looking cap I can find and try to park near a car fitted with a nice cap.
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On the Original 1928/29 Stanco & Jarvis Caps both Motor Meter & Quail, they both have an Allen Head set screw on the back side of it.. Unless you carry around a Allen wrench with you or the screw is lose, it cant come off.. This because the screw will not get past the threads on the radiator no matter how strong you are..
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I think all model As came new with just a radiator cap.
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Several years ago our club was running a small swap meet at the LeMay family collection and we had a dozen or so cars in a line along a exit road to the property, kinda away from the action. Someone walking out, swiped the radiator cap from one of the cars at that the far end. Only time I’ve ever heard of it. Fairly common for things to dissapear at a swap meet though. Gotta pay attention.
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Funny thing happened to me in 76.
Was parading the cast of The Sullivans around Sydney. We stopped for lunch and I grabbed my 28 plymouth radiator winged cap and put it in my pocket and raced off to the nearest pub for lunch. Just as i ordered a beer, a copper tapped me on the shoulder and accused me of just having stolen a radaitor cap off a car outside. Took a bit of convincing to prove I was the owner of the car and the cap... |
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Been using an original motometer for 25 years and attending shows all over the southwest. Never had an issue with the theft of personal stuff or car parts.
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I wish I had a dollar for every photo that's been taken of my "patina'd" quail every show season.
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My father in law got tried of finding his truck out of gas so he hooked up a charger and the next morning he found the gas cap on the ground, no gas was removed :-) BUT the lawyers may be busy :-(
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And that has got to be the number one reason for being glad that I don’t live in America. Nutters with guns who believe that they solve problems. Looking from the outside it really is bizarre.
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Same here,
I freecamp in my motorhome anywhere over here in OZ I would like to do the same in USA, but I don't think I could sleep at night. |
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I run stock radiator & gas cap to relieve the temptation to steal .
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Please, stay outside
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Funny thing is that there are MANY on this side of the pond that feel just as uncomfortable with the thought of "freecamping" in OZ due to all the venomous critters, snakes and spiders and the like, that are literally EVERYWHERE, according to reports we hear. Interesting what perceptions are about another country when all you know is what you are told in the media from fear mongers eh?.
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