It’s official. The Diamond T is a driver. After a VERY frustrating couple of days, isolating what turned out to be an incredibly simple oversight, all is well. I backed it out of the shop, washed it, and drove it up to my parents house without a hiccup.
It drives GREAT! It doesn’t rattle or squeak, the steering is light and crisp despite the huge 17″ wheels and 8 ply rated Michelons, and it goes like a striped ape. Whatever that is. The transmission shifts properly, it goes into overdrive and at 45 mph, is idling along at 800 rpm. Hopefully tomorrow I can get it a muffler shop for an exhaust system, and then get the front end aligned.
I am SO relieved to gotten it driving, and having all the complex electronics working as they should. The only issue I can see is the speedometer, which simply needs to be calibrated, as it reads 1/2 speed. That’s just a matter of following the directions to calibrate it and pushing a button. I think I can do that. And, the clock needs to be set, which may be the most challenging thing to do for me.
Now, just wait until it’s polished!
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Congratulations! It’s got to be really gratifiying to have the drive train, suspension, and steering perform so well.
Thanks! Yes, it really is gratifying.
WELL FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH, EVEN MY WIFE LOVES IT. Now if your wife loves it you’ve got it made. It should be able to handle a small RV fairly easy without straining too much! Looks great!
Denny & Dollie Sharp—-Model T
I’m looking forward to seeing it this year. It’s quite a looker Brian.. Congrats on a job well done.. Now, do you have any ambition to lend out. I’m stuck in neutral.
I’d lend you some Brian, but I think I’ve got a LOT of work ahead in short time for the truck to be ready tow duty and travel in a month!