Celebrating our 35th Year!

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1 Volume 35, Number 8 Augusta, GA August 2008 Celebrating our 35th Year! Award-Winning Newsletter FLORA Special Insert! Cover Story, Page 4

2 2 Shade Tree A s Volume 35 No. 8, August 2008 The Shade Tree A s is a non-profit organization with chapter affiliations with MAFCA and MARC The organization is dedicated to the preservation and the restoration of the Model A Ford automobile and supports membership in the national organizations dedicated to the same purpose. Your Shade Tree A s membership includes annual dues ($40) for the Model A Ford Club of America (MAFCA) and a subscription to The Restorer Magazine from MAFCA, 250 South Cypress St., LaHabra, CA Members are also urged to join the Model A Restorers Club (MARC). Dues are $38 yearly and include a subscription to the Model A News. MARC, 6721 Merriman Road, Garden City, MI Shade Tree A's Officers: President: Craig McMullen mcmullinc@bellsouth.net Vice President: Jim McPherson james.mcpherson@se.amedd.army.mil Secretary: Theresa McMullin mcmullinc@bellsouth.net Treasurer: Richard Dunevent fraric@msn.com National Director: Tom Roberts patroberts@wildblue.net Tour Director: Eric Shogren ericshogren@gforcecable.com Board of Directors: Bill Adams gadams@aug.edu Curtis Krosting chief@jodalefarm.com Newsletter: Editors: Pat & Tom Roberts patroberts@wildblue.net Photography: Sheila McPherson smcpherson@mindspring.com The Shady A Ladies: BOD Liaison: Frankie Dunevent fraric@msn.com Era Fashions: Anne Neely-Beck anbjeb@gmail.com Web Master: Dan Perla perlad@earthlink.net Table of Contents Officers/Announcements... 2 President s Column/Meeting Minutes... 3 Flora s Story/Under the Shade Tree/Ford Trivia... 4 Club Activities: Dallas... 5 Club Activities: Trenton and Gilbert Parades... 6 Upcoming Events: Warm Springs/Caribbean... 7 Tech Corner: Repairing 6 Volt.Alternators 8-9 Vintage Visions: Dallas Photos Our Sponsors Calendars/Gas Cap/Refreshments/Welcome AUGUST MEMBERSHIP MEETING Don t go to Richard s garage on the second Monday in August for the membership meeting! If you do, you will be very lonely. Just mark THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 on your calendar and join us for a 7 p.m. Dinner Meeting at Web Page Address: Club Postal Address: Shade Tree A's Model A Club 4424 Reynolds Street Hephzibah, GA The Shade Tree A s serve the CSRA (Central Savannah River Area) in Georgia and South Carolina 2250 Sconyers Way Augusta, GA Phone: (706) You will be very happy!

3 Shade Tree A s Volume 35 No. 8, August Thoughts from the President... I am quite impressed with the exposure the STA s are receiving largely because of you, our members. I won t attempt to name all the events the STA s have attended outside the Augusta area this year but a few do come to mind, i.e. Moultrie, Charlotte, Johnston City, Greenwood, Maggie Valley, Forsyth, Unicoi, Addison, Lexington, Gilbert, Tacoma, and we are not done yet. In addition, our newsletter and web site are read by many every month hundreds of miles away. The two Model A national magazines almost always have an article about our recent tours and activities. For a club that is celebrating our 35 th anniversary in 2008, way to go! You folks know how to party. I am also encouraged by the number of ladies and youth that are actively involved in the club. For an organization that started out largely by men for men, you have come a long way baby. Although, the club is focused on the preservation and restoration of the Model A Ford and it s the men that usually are seen with the skinned knuckles and grease under their finger nails, I m convinced that the club would not be as active or successful either now or in the future without the active participation of the Shady A Ladies or youth. Your continued involvement and support is key to the success and longevity of the Shade Tree A s. Have a Safe Trip, Craig Youth Honorary Membership Policy As with all club members, Youth Honorary Members shall show an interest in the Model A and demonstrate a desire to take an active part in club activities. Youth Honorary Members shall: Be less than 18 years of age Receive a hard copy of the newsletter at a cost determined by the Board of Directors Receive a membership ID card, club hat, and name tag Youth Honorary Members are not eligible to: Vote Hold elected office A Youth Honorary Member does not have to be related to another club member. Membership Meeting, pages 3-4 Board of Directors, page 4 The July Monthly Meeting of the STAs was held July 14, 2008, at member Richard Dunevent s garage at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by President, Craig McMullin. The attendance sheet was passed around and showed 40 present. There were several visitors. Glenn Boswell introduced Rachel d Entremont of Aiken, SC, who recently purchased Glenn s roadster. Michael Gordon introduced his parents, Mike and Tonya Gordon, his sister, Heather, and his brother, Dustin. Jim McPherson introduced his grandson, Cameron. Illnesses included R.B. Barbee, who recently had surgery on his arm, and Anne Neely-Beck, who was recently hospitalized. Please remember these club members and their families in your thoughts and prayers. Ralph Neitzke also thanked members for the card and donation sent to his family during Tina s recent illness. He reported that Tina is progressing. The Treasurer s Report was given by Treasurer, Richard Dunevent and the June Meeting Minutes as published in the July Newsletter were approved. For Show-n-Tell, Pascal Bryant brought in pictures of a 1926 Model T located in Aiken County that is for sale. Anyone interested should contact Pascal. Richard Dunevent shared an after-market choke rod and a transmission seal. Old Business: The Trenton Peach Festival We had 10 cars, the weather was pleasant not too hot, and it was one of the better parades with lots of participants and festival goers. Bill Adams reported on the MAFCA/MARC World Meet in Addison, TX the STA s had a number of cars participate. Jim Mason eventually made the trip after several flat tires on his trailer. Tom Roberts reported on the Gilbert Peach Festival, with 5 cars from the STA s and 2 from Columbia. Again, the weather was pleasant, not as hot as it has been in the past. And as usual, there was a huge crowd. New Business: The Youth Honorary Membership Policy was read by secretary, Theresa McMullin. (Please see the policy in the column to the left.) President McMullin reported that Jim McPherson checked at the World Meet with the national organizations and neither offer youth memberships. However, they strongly support youth involvement and activities.

4 4 Shade Tree A s Volume 35 No. 8, August 2008 President McMullin introduced Michael Gordon to the meeting members and made a motion to bestow an honorary membership on him. Tony Gazette seconded the motion; it passed unanimously. President McMullin presented Michael with a Youth Honorary Membership ID card, club hat, and name tag. Michael s name was sent to MAFCA for receipt of A World magazine. Tour director, Eric Shogren went over the tour schedule for the coming months. Please see the Upcoming Events section of this newsletter. With no further business, the program (Alternators), presented by Eric Shogren, was introduced by Jim McPherson and the business meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Theresa McMullin, Secretary July 10, 2008 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes The Board of Directors met at member Richard Dunevent s garage on July 10, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. All board members were present. President McMullin discussed the year-to-date budget and solicited any ideas for income for the club. McMullin will be contacting those companies with ads in the newsletter for more advertising dollars. Youth membership was discussed. Vice President Jim McPherson reported that he contacted the national organizations at the World Meet in Addison, TX, and they do not offer youth membership. They do encourage youth involvement and the national organizations sponsor youth activities. The Board discussed our youth and voted on the Policy shown in this newsletter on page 3. After reviewing the club activity schedule and with no further business, the meeting was adjourned. See you at the Respectfully submitted, Theresa McMullin, Secretary Saturday, August 16, 2008 Breakfast at Sunrise Grill on Washington Road, 8 a.m. Then it s on to Richard s Garage about 9 a.m.! FLORA S STORY Flora s creator, Larry Komp, says: Sometime in the winter of 1964 my father, Cy Komp, made the remark "Why is that smelly pile of Flora & Fauna occupying the carport where the station wagon should be parked? (My Model A DID have that organically-grown look with the top off, rust and primer finish, no interior, and 21 inch, 19 inch, & 16 inch wheels, and yes, I was taking up valuable carport space parking it there, jacked up while the family wagon and Ford Falcon had to sit out in the open.) In fact, when my dad's friend from work stopped by to visit, my car made such an impression on him that he had two gallons of industrial red primer immediately donated and delivered to my house! He continues: When I created this story for my niece in about , (she was about 2 at the time), I remembered Flora, and it became the car s name! I made a hand-colored copy for my daughter when she was little; then I sort of forgot about it! Thanks, Larry for sharing Flora s adventures with us!! Don Turley is feeling quite well after his successful second surgery. Way to go, Don! Jim McPherson underwent knee replacement July 22. We wish him a speedy, happy recovery. On his vacation, Larry Komp biked 400 miles in 5 days on the beautiful Crooked Road trail in western Virginia. Anne Neely-Beck spent three days in the hospital after returning from Dallas. Hope you re feeling better now, Anne. The modern charcoal briquet was invented by automaker Henry Ford. Prior to 1920, Ford operated a sawmill in the forests around Iron Mountain, MI to make wooden parts for his Model T. As the piles of wood scraps began to grow, so did Ford's eagerness to find an efficient way of using them. He learned of a process that involved chipping wood into small pieces, converting it into charcoal, grinding the charcoal into powder, adding a binder and compressing the mix into the nowfamiliar, pillow-shaped briquet. By 1921, a charcoalmaking plant was in full operation. Ford closed the sawmill in 1951 and the chemical plant was sold to a group of local investors. They renamed the enterprise the Kingsford Chemical Company and the product Kingsford Charcoal Briquets. (Look on the back of the bag!)

5 Shade Tree A s Volume 35 No. 8, August Top: Bill and Gayle Adams, L: Jim McPherson and Frankie Dunevent B: Dan Perla Bottom Row: L: Youth at work C: What it s all about! R: Jim and Sam Mason, Brenda (hidden!) and Abbie Prince Top Row: MARC and MAFCA displays

6 6 Shade Tree A s Volume 35 No. 8, August 2008 RIDGE PEACH FESTIVAL Trenton, SC June 21, 2008 It was a beautiful sunny day in Trenton, with ten Model As in parade and lots of scrumptious peaches. The STA cars in the line-up included the McMullins; Stuart Smith and his mom, Katherine Oxford; Eric Shogren, Larry DuVall (in his first STA parade!), two Gordon cars driven by George and William and occupied by Gordon family members; Ken and Linda Nelson, Ed Garvin and Pat and Tom Roberts. Thomas Lamb from Aiken also joined in the festivities. George Gordon s granddaughter Lisa Hooker created an original peach flag just for these summer occasions. George displayed it on his truck. After the parade, we displayed our cars in a (relatively) shady area, then made the rounds of the vendors and listened to the patriotic music and I think some of us may have even had a few peach treats! LEXINGTON CO. PEACH FESTIVAL Gilbert, SC July 4, 2008 This year was the 50th Anniversary of Lexington County s Peach Festival, and we were there to help them celebrate! Those participating were Eric & Dotti Shogren, George Gordon (with Michael riding shotgun ), Don Gordon, Tom & Pat Roberts, a and Ed Garvin. The Booths from the Palmetto A s added their two vehicles to our lineup that, too, has become a tradition! Top: Lisa Hooker s peach flag Center: Theresa McMullin, Larry DuVall, Linda and Ken Nelson and Craig McMullin before the parade Right: Katherine Oxford and her son, Stuart Smith, all dressed up for the parade! Top: (L) Tom Roberts, Sharon & Orville Booth, Don and George Gordon Sharon & Orville are members of the Palmetto A s. (R) Ed Garvin had to secure his frisky A to a light post at Hardee s it wanted to GO! Bottom: (L) Starting up the Gilbert Hill crowds were HUGE. (R) We re reflected in Hardee s windows in Batesburg/Leesville. The infamous Gilbert Hill proved to be no Match for our sturdy Model A s. Henry would be proud!

7 Shade Tree A s Volume 35 No. 8, August CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN WARM SPRINGS AND THE NEW YEAR IN THE CARIBBEAN! FIND DETAILS BELOW! TOUR TO WARM SPRINGS, GA with the Atlanta Region of the Horseless Carriage Club of America November 21-23, 2008 The Atlanta Region of the Horseless Carriage Club of America is planning to tour from Fayettevillw, GA to Warm Springs, GA November 21 st through November 23 rd. Robert Taylor, their President, has invited any interested members of the Shade Tree A s to join them. They will be attending the 25th Annual Candlelight Tour Festival in Warm Springs Village. The Warm Springs, GA calendar of events list this as: Experience Christmas the Warm Springs way! Start your holiday season here in Warm Springs! The annual Candlelight Tour, a holiday highlight that must be experienced to be appreciated, is held the weekend before Thanksgiving and begins the holiday celebration with candlelit streets and shop owners dressed in period costumes. The Candlelight tradition began over twenty-four years ago when one shop owner rolled a piano onto the sidewalk and invited shoppers to join in singing traditional Christmas carols. When night time fell, candles were placed on the sidewalks and the holiday celebration continued for hours! That tradition still holds true today! For more information check out the following link: Robert Taylor and his merry band will be departing Fayetteville, GA about 9:30 am on Friday, November 21. Folks wishing to trailer to Fayetteville will be able to leave their rigs at a local BBQ house. This group will be lodging at the Meriwether Country Inn in Warm Springs; contact information for the hotel: , reservations@meriwtherinn.com An alternate motel you may consider is the Best Western White House Inn, 2526 White House Pkwy, Warm Springs, GA (706) As this is a very popular event and a small town, you should make your reservations soon if want to attend. Anyone who s attended the Social Security Run knows Robert Taylor (a.k.a. the Head Knocker) knows how to tour. They currently have 18 cars planning on attending so this should be a great tour, as well as an opportunity to tour with a whole range of earlier cars. Independence of the Seas Saturday, January 10, 2009 through Sunday, January 18, Night Caribbean Cruise* Rates (includes port tax and other fees) Category M-Inside $ per person Category I-Outside $ per person Category D2-Balcony $ per person Deposit due: $ per cabin Final payment due on 10/22/2008 $50.00 onboard credit per stateroom IT S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP! YOU KNOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BALL! For those who have signed up to go on the January cruise, you will need to contact Margaret (see below) and pay your deposit of $500/per room. Once we get 8 rooms booked, there will be a discount applied. Contact: Margaret Centers at Morris Travel (Tell Margaret you re with the Shade Tree As and/or Theresa McMullin) 3549 Wheeler Road Augusta GA direct line fax Ports of Call: Fort Lauderdale, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Phillipsburg, St. Maarten; Labadee, Haiti; Fort Lauderdale, Florida Many of our Model A friends in other clubs have also expressed an interest in cruising with the Shade Tree As, so please pass the word, and have them call Theresa McMullin at or Margaret Centers (above). *Passports are required

8 8 Shade Tree A s Volume 35 No. 8, August 2008 ( with a little help from the Magic Paper Clip).Eric Shogren The most common alternator used in a Model A is a Delco-Remy 10si or GM alternator. These were and still are very common alternators for GM cars. I recently had a bearing go bad in 6 volt, positive ground, 60 amp alternator and was faced with the prospect of having to haul to a repair shop for replacement. Now, I ve replaced a few bearings in a Model A and I figured it couldn t be that hard in an alternator. I knew from past experience the problem was the brushes. They are spring loaded to ride on the commutator which is in the back of an alternator casing with no way to hold them in position when you pull the rotor out of the casing; or so I thought. Frustrated, I started doing a little searching on the Web. What I found was a very helpful website ( addressing how to rebuild a Delco-Remy 10si alternator. That is where I learned about the Magic Paper Clip and it all became very easy. 1. To tear down one of these you remove the four screws on the back of the casing holding the two halves of the casing together as seen in Figure 1. Be sure to note the orientation of the two halves. This is important so that when you reassemble the alternator you have them in the correct relative orientation. 2. Next you remove the front half of the casing. You will have had to remove the pulley first. Once you have the front half of the casing off you see the rotor and the stator (windings) as shown in Figure 2. Be careful not to lift the rotor out of the rear of the housing at this point because you release the brushes. If you do, don t worry, there s still the Magic Paper Clip. Figure 1 Figure 2 To replace the front bearing you will see (Figure 3) a simple three screw bearing retainer that can be unscrewed and the bearing driven out. The replacement bearing is a NAPA RSJ or equivalent. Press in the new bearing, screw on the retainer, slide the front half of the casing back on and you re done. Figure 4 But what if you did like I did and unevenly pulled on the front casing and lifted the rotor out of the rear casing; Figure 3 releasing the brushes? Well now comes time for the Magic Paper Clip. As seen in Figure 4 the brushes are spring loaded and will come completely free of the brush holders. Well, the brush holder, as seen in the upper left of Figure 4, has a hole in both the top and bottom that is just made for a paper clip. You hold one brush in the holder and slide the paper clip through the hole in the brush holder and over the face of the brush. Then you hold in the second brush and slide the paper clip across the face of the second brush and into the hole on the other side of the brush holder. What makes this magic? There is a hole in the rear casing of the alternator that once the alternator is assembled, the paper clip sticks out of that hole! Just grab it with your fingers and pull it out you have a completely assembled alternator. One more thing that makes it a Magic Paper Clip ; if you do like I did and try to use the alternator with the paper clip in place it won t charge worth a darn. That s on repair. The next (and probably most common) repair comes when your alternator quits charging. Most of the components of an alternator you have to really work at to damage except for the voltage regulator. It is a solid state electronic gizmo seen in Figure 5. Like most things electronic, heat is the enemy, and failure of the voltage regulator is the most likely cause of the alternator failing to charge. On page 10, you ll learn how to replace a voltage regulator: Figure 5

9 Shade Tree A s Volume 35 No. 8, August First, you remove the front half of the casing as noted in steps 1 and 2 above. 2. Next, you lift out the rotor (Figure 6) and look into the back half of the alternator casing (Figure 7). Figure 6 3. On the left of Figure 7 you will see 3 bolts with insulator rings around them. They hold the brush holder on top of the voltage regulator and both the brush holder and the voltage regulator to the casing. Figure 7 4. If you look back at Figure 1 you see two spades of the voltage regulator sticking out the alternator casing. On a 6 volt, positive ground, alternator those two spades are probably covered by a square piece of rubber that can be easily pried off with a screw drive. Don t throw it away you ll need to put it back on later. 5. Next you remove the three bolts holding the brush holder and the voltage regulator and remove the two. 6. The easiest place I found to get a replacement voltage regulator was at the Quick Start Automotive Electric website. The part number is Part No. D10SE61 and the link to the specific part is: ( store.alternatorparts.com/index.asp?pageaction=viewprod&prodid=1743). It runs about $25 plus shipping. You can also order a complete repair kit with instructions for about $30. It is Part No. D110SiSE6VRK and the link to that product is: ( 7. Once you have the replacement voltage regulator put the two brushes back in the brush holder and hold them in place with the Magic Paper Clip as seen in Figure Pass the three bolts with their insulators in place through the brush holder and the voltage regulator and screw them in place as seen in Figure At this point is also a great opportunity to apply some grease to the needle bearing in the back of the casing. 10. Set the rotor back in the casing as seen in Figure Put the front half of the casing back on and bolt it back up with four long bolts. Be sure to put the two halves back together in the same relative orientation as you found them. Magic Paper Clip Pull the Magic Paper Clip out the back of the housing. When you install the alternator on the car you may have to excite the voltage regulator the first time to get it charging. Remember that square rubber plug we removed from the two spades of the voltage regulator? Well, if you look closely you will see and #1 and #2 stamped in the outside of the casing next to those two spades. To excite the voltage regulator, while the car is running with alternator installed, you momentarily touch a wire to the alternator casing to the spade with the #1 stamped next to it. The alternator should start charging... if you removed the Magic Paper Clip. P.S. Did I remember to tell you that first you must straighten the Magic Paper Clip?? Don t Forget. Saturday, August 16, 2008 Breakfast at the Sunrise Grill on Washington Road, 8 a.m. Then it s on to Richard s Garage about 9 a.m.!

10 10 Shade Tree A s Volume 35 No. 8, August Sheila McPherson Against a background of a lovely fabric, Sheila shares some photographs from Dallas. Top: Ladies Waiting for a Dance! A handmade quilt of Model A body styles Center: Anne Neely-Beck Bottom: Anne Neely and James Beck. Anne is holding her MAFCA Literary Fashion Award. She s also MAFCA s new Chairperson of the Era Fashion Committee. Traveling in Style in 1928

11 Shade Tree A s Volume 35 No. 8, August 2008 SHADE TREE A S NEWSLETTER SPONSORS Our thanks to the following sponsors whose generosity supports this newsletter. Please remember these folks when you need a service they offer and don t forget to tell them you appreciate their support of our club! If YOU would like to support the STA s Club, please contact any officer. You ll find this information on page 2.

12 12 Shade Tree A s Volume 35 No. 8, August STA AUGUST 7 STA Dinner Meeting, Sconyer s BBQ, 7 pm (note change of day) 16 Tech Seminar #15 SEPTEMBER 4-7 Hill Climb, Morganton, NC 8 STA Meeting 15 Board of Directors Meeting OCTOBER 4 Oliver Hardy Parade, Harlem, GA 13 STA Meeting 18 Steak Cookout NOVEMBER 1 Ridgeland Creek Farm Days, Saluda, SC 3 Board of Directors Meeting 10 STA Meeting HCCA Tour to Warm Springs, GA (Leaving from Fayetteville, GA) See page Gibson, GA Parade DECEMBER 9 STA Lights Tour 16 STA Christmas Party Old McDonald s A RED entry denotes a change or an addition to the calendar. OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST (Non-club events but members are encouraged to participate) September 4-7 Charlotte AutoFair Fall Meet, NC AACA National Meet, Cleveland, TN Columbia Swap Meet, Columbia, SC October 8-11 Hershey Swap Meet, Hershey, PA November City of Hoschton, GA Antique Tractor Event Swap Meet, Moultrie, GA 2009 January night Caribbean Cruise Theresa McMullin, See page 7. REFRESHMENTS Highlighted name coordinates what the group brings August Dinner Meeting Sconyer s BBQ Thursday, August 7 (note change in date) September Nelson, Adams, Mason, Neal October Trapp, McMullin, Horner, Leach The area to the left and below the gas cap is the result of a loose gas cap and Ethanol gas that spilled out. Be careful when adding gas to your pride and joy! 2 Abbie Prince 7 Dave Welter 11 Bob Jones 11 Sheila McPherson 13 Pascal Bryant 17 Sabrina Cozart 18 Ruel Martin 20 Bobby Brandon 21 Carrie Welter 25 Dan Snider 27 Tony Gazette 30 Ted Roberts 31 Rex Foster AUGUST BIRTHDAYS WELCOME TO HONORARY YOUTH MEMBER Michael Gordon 2603 Glenn Hills Drive, Augusta, GA (Grandson of George and Christine Gordon)