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Old 06-27-2014, 05:36 AM   #21
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Happy Anniversary! Awesome story and pictures,Thank you!
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Old 06-27-2014, 06:43 AM   #22
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Thanks for another great travelogue. Visited Silverton (and Mesa Verde) on a cross country motorcycle trip in 1972; beautiful area.

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Welcome to our back yard, thanks for sharing once again Old Henry.
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Old 06-27-2014, 11:41 AM   #24
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Prof. Henry, here's a picture of "yours truly" pulling throttle on a 1915 Heisler logging locomotive. I think it's more fun that driving my Ford, well maybe not more fun but at least as fun.
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Old 06-27-2014, 11:54 AM   #25
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Prof. Henry, here's a picture of "yours truly" pulling throttle on a 1915 Heisler logging locomotive. I think it's more fun that driving my Ford, well maybe not more fun but at least as fun.
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Old 06-27-2014, 12:53 PM   #26
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Dear Prof. Henry....When you are ready for a ride on "The Silverton" out of Durango...Contact me..We are going to look at property in Montrose CO. this coming week..After we get settled in, We'll meet up take the Old Cars down to Durango and Ride the Train.....Thanks for posting your Trip for all of us to enjoy..Carl....
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Dear Prof. Henry....When you are ready for a ride on "The Silverton" out of Durango...Contact me..We are going to look at property in Montrose CO. this coming week..After we get settled in, We'll meet up take the Old Cars down to Durango and Ride the Train.....Thanks for posting your Trip for all of us to enjoy..Carl....
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Old 06-27-2014, 04:55 PM   #28
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What beautiful country! Your trips are always enjoyable right here in front of my computer. Happy anniversary! and I hope you get the car straightened out.
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Great anniversary trip for you newly weds. We just celebrated our 52nd anniversary.
I thoroughly enjoy each and everyone of your posts with videos and pictures. Thanks for posting. Lawson
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Old 06-27-2014, 10:28 PM   #30
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Dang ... I just missed you professor . Me and my 10 year old daughter just drove out there to see my Mom and family 2 weeks ago. (Not in my Merc tho) At Christmas time they turn The narrow gauge train into Thomas the train. The kids love that! And during the summer the train races bicyclists from Durango to Silverton. Did you happen to take Anna Rae white water rafting down the Animas river? Haha It was a raging cold river when we were there. From all much needed snow last winter. Durango is the only town that I know that has a river running through it. God's county to me for sure! Thanks for the great pictures and making me miss the west even more!
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Just as I thought. One generator brush worn out.



I was a little surprised though since I just rebuilt this generator with a new armature and brushes back in September, a mere 13,000 miles ago. I would have thought generator brushes would last longer than that. I'm going to put some spares in my trunk with all of the other spare parts possibly needed on a road trip just in case I need them. It's amazing how far I have gone without a generator during the day with nothing drawing on the battery except the coil, the last 250 miles of our Route 66 trip and the last 200 miles of this one with still plenty of juice to start the engine. I may well add this to my 10,000 mile maintenance procedure - replace the generator brushes.
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Old 06-28-2014, 07:53 AM   #32
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Henry: Thanks again for sharing . Les
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Old 06-29-2014, 11:17 PM   #33
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I have had to conclude that the "carburetor stones" that Old Henry was suffering with on the trip were a result of the failing and ultimately failed generator since as soon as I replaced the brushes in that so that it worked right the engine smoothed right out again and works great. It wasn't a fuel problem, as I had supposed. It was a spark problem caused by the low voltage of the dying generator. It's constantly amazing to discover things that seem totally unrelated being attached somewhere in the cosmos to affect each other.
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Old 06-30-2014, 12:29 AM   #34
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Henry,
Thanks for sharing the photos... I have driven my '30 "A" Tudor out there several times and have Ouray is my favorite. I always stay at the Box Canyon motel, mineral hot springs... CW MCall use to narrate the San Jaun Oddessy 360 degree presentation. If it is still going it is a must see. Ouray area in my opinion is the best in Colorado. Hopefully I'll get my '48 coupe or '40 convert out there someday.
Thanks again for posting.
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Old 06-30-2014, 06:56 AM   #35
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As the old saying goes: "90% of carburetor problems are electrical"

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