Ringo,
Yup, gage went all the way to F. By the way, my wife still thinks E means “Enough”
RichRichBelfay40009.8656481481

An SUV cut right in front of me and could not hear my original horn, so I got some air horns. Mine are very long twin chrome trumpets that I got at a trucker supply. My car sounds like a tractor trailer rig now. It takes about a second or less for the compressor to build up enough to kick the horns. It’s also great for clearing birds from trees,…[Read more]

Thanks for the tip — I’ll probably be a regular with all of the typical
“newby” questions!
Walt

Wow ! You all have the situation covered ! Air horns it is ! Thanks for the source also. Will order them tonight. These cars are so much fun, both to drive and to work on. Thanks a lot, Rollie

Hi all — Just joined the forum after I purchased a replica on my
birthday, July 12. This is my first replica and I know nothing about them.
I sold my model A and bought the MG TD. I always thought that this
was the neatest body style ever, although friends that owned originals
told me that you better plan on an hour in the shop for every…[Read more]

Rollie
With all this talk, we haven’t given you any sources…Try this
http://www.jcwhitney.com/Air-Horns/GP_2008997_N_111+10201+60 0002553_10101.jcw
One of these sets is on my Duchess.  (I’m ordering 3 more) see above post
 Ringo40008.8313773148

Guys
I got to thinking about the wife saying no air horns on the other cars.  The last time she popped a hood was 1996!
I’m puttin’ air horns on all of ’em!!!  Always thought louder was better and she won’t know until she uses it, then she’s bound to like it……. Right?… 
Later

Rich
So did the gauge go all the way to full after filling?  If so, you can’t beat perfect!
Ringo

I have air horns on my Duchess too. And they are external, mounted on the left side panel. I want to be heard!

All,
This was driving me nuts. My gage seems to work fine. It read just below 1/2 when I filled it a few minutes ago. It took 6.39 Gallons. That would put the capacity at around 12. So not leaving things to chance and applying a little math, I came up with the following:
My tank is 15″X20″X9.25″ which = 2775 Cubic Inches
There are 1728 Cubic…[Read more]

Rollie, These car are not real TD’s and never will be (Thank GOD!). We all make them “ours” by the little modifications we do to them. So, they don’t have to sound “right”.
PUT THE LOUDEST FREAKING HORNS YOU CAN FIND ON THE CAR!
I got a set that sounded like a 60’s Cadillac at Pep Boys…FIIA? They were plastic and are now on Larry Murphy’s car.…[Read more]

The senders in these cars are usually the culprit. Today’s gasoline eats up everything. The older stuff was not made to withstand the additives, especially the ethanol, in today’s fuel. Letting our cars sit for long periods of time with today’s fuel in them doesn’t help either.
Measure your tank’s dimensions, get the cubic inches and convert that…[Read more]

Ringo/Sarge,
Yeah, I recently experienced that “horn”. Went to take a left turn and left PLENTY of room cars to go around me on the right. But, some TD enthusiast in a big truck hit the air horn just as he came along side. Thought I might have to replace the driver’s seat!  It did get my attention though.
Rich
 

Same here. One toot and its sounds like a train is coming. Gets their attention quickly. $49 mounted under hood out of sight.

RollieWelcome to the group.I go by if they can’t see me, they sure should hear me.  I’ve got a set of air horns with on board compressor that’s loud enough to peel paint at close range.   Is it “right”?  No.  Has it saved my bacon? Yes. If my wife would let me, I’d have ’em in all my vehicles. Too many people driving around in sound proof coc…[Read more]

I bet your HAPPY Good luck  as for the trany try lucas you can get it at advance auto parts I have used it in a car lot I worked at, it will smooth out shifting and ends sliping . one question are you close to Cherokee ?  Dan R

Guess I’ll join the pack too and put my 2 cents in.  My gas gauge dosen’t work either, one of the things I’ve been wanting to fix.  I’ve just been doing like Rob and filling up about every hundred miles.  It takes about 5.5 to 6.5 gal each time.  Sounds as though the gauges aren’t too reliable.   

John
Welcome to the group!
Since you describe the tank as rectangular, I really doubt it’s a stock tank. Chevette and Pinto tanks are flatter than what I would call rectangular, so the only way to be sure of capacity is to measure dimensions.
 You might want to test the sender with an OHM meter to see if it’s in spec.  My experience says re…[Read more]

My gas guage is not reading properly so I’m filling up every hundred miles.

Hi W Lee,I put convex mirrors on both fenders. Moss Motors has them. JC Whitney usually has them too.Once they are adjusted and you get used to them, you have a pretty good view to each side.And a quick tip to actually getting replies to your questions…Keep each thread on topic. If you have a new question, create a new thread with the…[Read more]