Story and photos by Mark Wing (unless otherwise noted)

This fall day at Larry’s garage was among the busiest this year. There were three Model T’s at the garage and other projects in progress. Visiting Larry’s garage for the first time were house guests of Mark and Susan Wing who live in Dallas and Roswell.

Dave Ferro was continuing work on his 1927 speedster engine. He and Bob Ross were lining the bands with Kevlar and preparing the transmission cover for installation.

Frank Lewark continued working on the rods of his 1924 engine.

Al Schwanke was having a problem of poor pedal response which turned out to be two cracked drums that were shredding his Kevlar bands. With Paul Duncan and other club member’s help, the engine was removed in preparation of replacing the drums and bands.

Art Gebeau (Milan, NM), brought his 1924 speedster project that wasn’t shifting properly. The “three fingers” may need adjusting but Larry also determined that the handbrake was hitting the 1926/27 low band pedal too easily. The handbrake lever would need to be heated and bent to allow for more adjustment of the pedal travel.

Don Neidigk was experiencing poor power in his 1926 coupe. One of the first items to check was the carburetor. The carburetor was cleaned and Larry adjusted the float. Unfortunately, performance didn’t improve so Larry determined, by checking the spark at each of the cylinders, that number 3 was underperforming. This coincided with some compression readings that indicated that number 3 was lower than the other cylinders. Pulling the head revealed that the number 3 exhaust valve was burnt, and all of the valves would benefit from replacement and grinding of the valve seats.

It turned to be a super busy and a very productive day at Larry’s Garage. Thanks Larry!