Hey Mitch, excellent video. Great to see you posting again! I know in your climate, you really would not have a need for antifreeze, however I believe that even a couple of cups worth of Prestone will help prevent excess rust. Up here in Ontario, Canada, that’s what I run in the summer, with full 50/50 mix for winter storage. Just a thought. Take care, Rob
Thanks for the comment Rob, I'll look into Prestone, it looks like it's available here in Australia 🇦🇺, I've been using a Nulon corrosion inhibitor, which was ok, but every time I top up the water, it gets further diluted (I forgot to add more inhibitor), hence the brown water you saw in the video! Where I live, even in winter, it's never cold enough to freeze, so no need for antifreeze 😁. But being a Heartland fan, I've seen what the weather does in Alberta! 🙂
That is an interesting question. I have heard both sides of that argument: One Ford expert told me that water is "wetter" and that it would be more efficient at transferring heat from the block. Others suggest that the additives in a prestone mix would help raise the boiling temperature, and help transfer heat as well. I typically just run 50/50 prestone/water and have very few overheating issues. As long as your radiator is clean (not full of rust), and the same with the water jackets in your engine block and head, I think you will be fine either way. That said, I would run a minimum of 2 cups of prestone to limit rust.
Jon here--that was a great video! I'm kind of surprised you didn't use coolant in the radiator. Also, they make a flushing chemical to do a more thorough flushing. Now it's time to cool yourself!
I don't use "coolant", as it raises the boiling point of water - not something you want happening in a Model T engine. However I do use corrosion inhibitor, for obvious reasons. (It just wasn't shown in this video)
Really missed your channel, I think I've watched every one of your several times. Very, very informative . Sooooo glad to see you back posting again !!!!!! Awesome video as usual ! Thanks 😊
So true - often in our haste to solve a problem we overlook the most simple! Great to have you back posting again. Your videos are very much appreciated and have provided this viewer with much useful information. Take care - John.
Enjoyed the video today. I always use rust inhibitor un the water in summer and 50/50 antifreeze for winter storage. 50/50 antifreeze doesn't thermo syphon well but will work fine if the aftermarket water pump is used. I use water and rust inhibitor because its much more environmentally freindly if you have a coolent leak.
Yes you're right, antifreeze and certainly coolant don't work well in a thermosiphon cooling system. In fact in a Model T engine, I've heard the opposite can be true, coolant can cause overheating 🥵 as strange as that sounds, but then it does raise the boiling point of the water, so go figure 🙂
Corrosion is one thing, but the other is the calcium build-up. I would reccomend flushing with some anti-calc agent (even vinegar or weak citric acid works) and use distilled water instead of standard from the hose.
Another cracking vid Mitch. Keep on trucking. I watched all ya vids and 3 years ago went out and bought my own Model T. I use it as much as possible and absolutely love it. What a fantastic car.,
I've put a Gano filter on my '28 Model A. Quite a bit of corruption in the engine. It was a project over some time trying various concoctions. The Gano filter goes between the head and the radiator to keep all but the very smallest pieces, which should pass through the radiator without affect. I'm not sure if they have one for a Model T but might be worth asking. I've intercepted quite a bit of material which would have migrated to my radiator. I was pretty surprised to see the results as I thought I had the system pretty clean. They have a transparent model so you can monitor and know when it's time to clean it out. Mine has calmed down and I haven't had to "empty" the Gano filter in several months. You might enjoy one of they have one to fit. Nice people when I phoned them. Enjoy your videos very much.
I am glad that you are back to make videos. your model t is tough looking. how about an offroad video? putting som rope on those tires and testing that. they were buildt for worse road standards than today
Hallo Mitch. Ich schreibe dir aus Deutschland. Mein Englisch ist nicht besonders, deshalb in meiner Sprache. Ich habe durch Deine Videos das Fahren mit dem T gelernt, nachdem ich mir ein französisches Midell T gekauft hatte und keine Ahnung hatte, wie man ein solches Auto fährt. Mittlerweile habe ich ALLE deine Videos angesehen und sehr viel von Dir gelernt. Vielen herzlichen Dank für deine Mühe und deine Erklärungen. Was wäre ich nur ohne deinen Modell T Support😅 Solltest du einmal nach Deutschland kommen, bist du herzlich eingeladen mich und meine "Francine" (der Name meines T's) zu besuchen. Liebe Grüße, Werner.
I remember seeing that method in your last film putting water through the tank...oh yuck radiator smut. I wonder if the second one you ordered from the US gathered that up?
I think most of the crud in the system is just normal corrosion, which I'll be treating with a corrosion inhibitor. Just have to remember to add it when I top up the radiator too, obviously some water loss occurs due to evaporation. This radiator I installed a few years ago still works fantastic.
Interesting thing about that pipe. I’ve been considering removing the water pump from my ‘26 and I would need to buy one of those pipes. I wonder if I should remove the paint before I install it?
Interestingly I never gave a thought to the paint on that side pipe when I installed it! While it wasn't the cause of the water leak, it's not good to have paint fragments floating around inside the engine! I don't know why they painted the *inside* of the pipe... corrosion protection maybe? 🤣😂
I'll bet a hundred years ago, the men who built this car on the assembly line would have never dreamed it would live to be one hundred years old, not to mention land itself in Australia. Amazing car by the way. Also, all Model Ts are different, what's the fastest speed you've had yours at?
Thanks for your comment 🙂 I've had mine up to 72km/h (45mph) on one occasion, just to see how fast she can go 😋 but I don't make a point of pushing her 100 year old engine to the limit 😁
@@ModelTMitch Wow, that's pretty good! I don't usually ask people to do a certain video, but could you do one on opening the windshield. I know yours is a later model, so it doesn't fold down. But how does it open? I guess in other words, how do you use the air conditioning?😉😋
More radiator problems I see.your model t has gos through radiators faster than Ford can build them for today's cars I think it's Lizzie's therd radiator in 13 years your car might set the world record for the most blown radiators. You might need to hang them up on the wall so you can keep track of how many she blows might need to find lizz's old husband Stanley the radiator dealer from Disney cars😆😂
Oh ok I think one radiator video was the radiator replacement and the other one was flashing out the cooling system but lizz is always leaking something with the cap leaking like that that's what you call a 1920s windshield wash 🤣
@@nathanjackson7992 It's funny though, it only does it when I'm slowing down, then it leaks out onto the hood, never leaks any other time. Seems to definitely be the rubber seals that have perished!
Hey Mitch, excellent video. Great to see you posting again! I know in your climate, you really would not have a need for antifreeze, however I believe that even a couple of cups worth of Prestone will help prevent excess rust. Up here in Ontario, Canada, that’s what I run in the summer, with full 50/50 mix for winter storage. Just a thought. Take care, Rob
Thanks for the comment Rob, I'll look into Prestone, it looks like it's available here in Australia 🇦🇺, I've been using a Nulon corrosion inhibitor, which was ok, but every time I top up the water, it gets further diluted (I forgot to add more inhibitor), hence the brown water you saw in the video!
Where I live, even in winter, it's never cold enough to freeze, so no need for antifreeze 😁. But being a Heartland fan, I've seen what the weather does in Alberta! 🙂
Great dialogue on the topic of antifreeze/coolant. Does coolant help with engine overheating in a T?
That is an interesting question. I have heard both sides of that argument: One Ford expert told me that water is "wetter" and that it would be more efficient at transferring heat from the block. Others suggest that the additives in a prestone mix would help raise the boiling temperature, and help transfer heat as well. I typically just run 50/50 prestone/water and have very few overheating issues.
As long as your radiator is clean (not full of rust), and the same with the water jackets in your engine block and head, I think you will be fine either way. That said, I would run a minimum of 2 cups of prestone to limit rust.
Jon here--that was a great video! I'm kind of surprised you didn't use coolant in the radiator. Also, they make a flushing chemical to do a more thorough flushing. Now it's time to cool yourself!
I don't use "coolant", as it raises the boiling point of water - not something you want happening in a Model T engine. However I do use corrosion inhibitor, for obvious reasons. (It just wasn't shown in this video)
Really missed your channel, I think I've watched every one of your several times. Very, very informative .
Sooooo glad to see you back posting again !!!!!!
Awesome video as usual !
Thanks 😊
Thankyou for sticking around 😀 greatly appreciated 😀
So true - often in our haste to solve a problem we overlook the most simple! Great to have you back posting again. Your videos are very much appreciated and have provided this viewer with much useful information. Take care - John.
Thank you for your comment 🙂
Enjoyed the video today. I always use rust inhibitor un the water in summer and 50/50 antifreeze for winter storage. 50/50 antifreeze doesn't thermo syphon well but will work fine if the aftermarket water pump is used. I use water and rust inhibitor because its much more environmentally freindly if you have a coolent leak.
Yes you're right, antifreeze and certainly coolant don't work well in a thermosiphon cooling system. In fact in a Model T engine, I've heard the opposite can be true, coolant can cause overheating 🥵 as strange as that sounds, but then it does raise the boiling point of the water, so go figure 🙂
Corrosion is one thing, but the other is the calcium build-up. I would reccomend flushing with some anti-calc agent (even vinegar or weak citric acid works) and use distilled water instead of standard from the hose.
Then filling with distilled water!
Thanks for your time putting out these videos for the model T. I have a 1922 model T, thus your issues are mine as well. Keep it up. Thanks!
Love your videos Mitch. As a fellow T owner I’m learning and being entertained at the same time. Keep them coming please
Thanks! Will do! 🙂
Another cracking vid Mitch. Keep on trucking. I watched all ya vids and 3 years ago went out and bought my own Model T. I use it as much as possible and absolutely love it. What a fantastic car.,
I'm always pleased to read comments like this 🙂 I'm so happy that my videos are getting noticed and are helping people 😀 thank you for your support 😊
I've put a Gano filter on my '28 Model A. Quite a bit of corruption in the engine. It was a project over some time trying various concoctions. The Gano filter goes between the head and the radiator to keep all but the very smallest pieces, which should pass through the radiator without affect. I'm not sure if they have one for a Model T but might be worth asking. I've intercepted quite a bit of material which would have migrated to my radiator. I was pretty surprised to see the results as I thought I had the system pretty clean. They have a transparent model so you can monitor and know when it's time to clean it out. Mine has calmed down and I haven't had to "empty" the Gano filter in several months. You might enjoy one of they have one to fit. Nice people when I phoned them. Enjoy your videos very much.
I am glad that you are back to make videos. your model t is tough looking. how about an offroad video? putting som rope on those tires and testing that. they were buildt for worse road standards than today
Hallo Mitch. Ich schreibe dir aus Deutschland. Mein Englisch ist nicht besonders, deshalb in meiner Sprache.
Ich habe durch Deine Videos das Fahren mit dem T gelernt, nachdem ich mir ein französisches Midell T gekauft hatte und keine Ahnung hatte, wie man ein solches Auto fährt.
Mittlerweile habe ich ALLE deine Videos angesehen und sehr viel von Dir gelernt.
Vielen herzlichen Dank für deine Mühe und deine Erklärungen. Was wäre ich nur ohne deinen Modell T Support😅
Solltest du einmal nach Deutschland kommen, bist du herzlich eingeladen mich und meine "Francine" (der Name meines T's) zu besuchen.
Liebe Grüße, Werner.
Ich dachte schon dass ich hier alleine bin😂
Miss your video's
Hey Mitch,what happened to your video showing your home theater system and the intros for them?
Took them down, I'm trying to keep my channel Model T related... maybe I should make a new home theater tour, as I've made a few changes over time 🙂
You need to use antifreeze or anti rust waterpump lube in that cooling system
You're right, I've been a bit lazy with that, it needs a corrosion inhibitor
I remember seeing that method in your last film putting water through the tank...oh yuck radiator smut.
I wonder if the second one you ordered from the US gathered that up?
I think most of the crud in the system is just normal corrosion, which I'll be treating with a corrosion inhibitor. Just have to remember to add it when I top up the radiator too, obviously some water loss occurs due to evaporation.
This radiator I installed a few years ago still works fantastic.
Thanks buddy another great video
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Interesting thing about that pipe. I’ve been considering removing the water pump from my ‘26 and I would need to buy one of those pipes. I wonder if I should remove the paint before I install it?
Interestingly I never gave a thought to the paint on that side pipe when I installed it! While it wasn't the cause of the water leak, it's not good to have paint fragments floating around inside the engine! I don't know why they painted the *inside* of the pipe... corrosion protection maybe? 🤣😂
If a Model T won't start, the most likely culprit is that it ain't got no gas in it.
What about some inhibitors in the system
Yes that's the next job, some corrosion inhibitor in the radiator! 😁
Should back flush it to from the bottom up
No wonder it was blocked the colour of that water, you would be better flushing it in reverse
I'll bet a hundred years ago, the men who built this car on the assembly line would have never dreamed it would live to be one hundred years old, not to mention land itself in Australia. Amazing car by the way.
Also, all Model Ts are different, what's the fastest speed you've had yours at?
Thanks for your comment 🙂 I've had mine up to 72km/h (45mph) on one occasion, just to see how fast she can go 😋 but I don't make a point of pushing her 100 year old engine to the limit 😁
@@ModelTMitch Wow, that's pretty good! I don't usually ask people to do a certain video, but could you do one on opening the windshield. I know yours is a later model, so it doesn't fold down. But how does it open? I guess in other words, how do you use the air conditioning?😉😋
More radiator problems I see.your model t has gos through radiators faster than Ford can build them for today's cars I think it's Lizzie's therd radiator in 13 years your car might set the world record for the most blown radiators. You might need to hang them up on the wall so you can keep track of how many she blows might need to find lizz's old husband Stanley the radiator dealer from Disney cars😆😂
I've only replaced the radiator once? This is just a leaky cap 😆
Oh ok I think one radiator video was the radiator replacement and the other one was flashing out the cooling system but lizz is always leaking something with the cap leaking like that that's what you call a 1920s windshield wash 🤣
@@nathanjackson7992 It's funny though, it only does it when I'm slowing down, then it leaks out onto the hood, never leaks any other time. Seems to definitely be the rubber seals that have perished!