JULY 2024 TUMBLEWEED CLUB OF NEW MEXICO

RG #79, EARLY FORD V-8 CLUB OF AMERICA, PO BOX 21538, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87154-1538

MEETS FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, 7:00 P.M., LOCATION TBA

V-8

TIMES

PLEASE NOTE: All meetings include Show & Tell. Members are encouraged to bring items to share.

NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 7 pm at North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, 7600 Carmel NE, one-half block North and West of Paseo Del Norte and Wyoming. Program by Gus and Deborah Van de Velde on Sheep Farming in Corrales.

NEXT BOARD MEETING:

BREAKFAST GROUP: Saturday, July 13th, 8:30am at The Range Café, 10019 Coors NW.

CLUB WEBSITE: Be sure to check out our website at www.abqfordflatheadv8.com Updated “current Information and calendar” is on the current information page. More club pictures are on the website.

FORD V8 FOUNDATION WEBSITE: Another interesting website to check out is www.fordv8foundation.org

EARLY FORD V8 CLUB OF AMERICA WEBSITE: www.earlyfordv8.org

July 2nd Club Meeting – Sheep Farming in Corrales

Meeting is at 7pm, Tuesday, July 2nd, at North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, 7600 Carmel NE. The program will be by Gus and Deborah Van de Velde. They will be talking on their experience with sheep farming in Corrales. They raise the Navajo Churro breed and will tell us why they chose this breed, the benefits of the breed, and what they do with them from the use of the wool to the meat. Deborah will show some of the equipment she uses for processing their fiber and if time permits will do a demo on spinning.

As always, bring your show and tell items and money for the raffle. Refreshments will be provided by Don Gutierrez.

The June meeting was cancelled at the last minute due to the meeting location being closed for maintenance. We apologize for the late notice, the center did not inform us until Tuesday morning.

July 13th Breakfast

Club members and friends will be meeting for breakfast and conversation on Saturday, July 13, 8:30am at the Range Café, 10019 Coors Blvd NW, on the east side of Cottonwood Mall.

July Birthdays

Holly Garcia (4) Beth Jackson (12)

Kim Goodrich (14) Max Glover (15)

Larry Bost (20) Diana Bakas (22)

Nick Bakas (28)

2024 July President’s Message - Joe Abbin

The Corrales Gang from our club will be our speakers at our July meeting at the North Domingo Baca Multi-generational Center. Other members, the Azevedos, have invited the club to their annual 4th of July party! See announcements elsewhere in this newsletter. The people make the club!

One of our members, Eli Contreras, has donated a vehicle and an engine to the club. See For Sale ad elsewhere. We will find a new home for these gifts! Thank you Eli.

We are entering our flathead engines’ least favorite season…..summer! Ouch, its gonna be hot! With this in mind I have reprinted some flathead cooling tips from my Blown Flathead book elsewhere in this newsletter.

Stay cool and see you at our activities!

Joe Abbin

July 4th Parade and Azevedo Picnic

The Corrales 4th of July parade will start at 10 AM, cars are to line up at 9 AM at Corrales Elementary. After the parade, the Azevedo's are hosting their annual picnic w/ hot dogs and hamburgers and lemonade. Bring your favorite side dish, salad or dessert! Don’t forget your chairs, sunscreen, bottled water and hats. If you try coming north on Corrales Rd after about 9 AM it will be closed around the post office. Use the following back route to the Azevedo's: Turn east on Meadowlark (just before the service station), go to the end and turn left on the dirt road, make sure the ditch is on your left, continue north on the dirt road all the way to Hansen Rd and then turn right to 209 Hansen Rd.

Larry and Lorna Azevedo

FLATHEAD COOLING TIPS (from Blown Flathead by Joe Abbin)

Assuming the block is clean and the rest of the cooling system

is in good shape, there are several other measures we can take to

ensure a cool running flathead when we double or even triple the

horsepower output. These are listed below.

1. Use a pressurized cooling system. Four to seven lbs/in2 is

generally safe for even the early systems if the radiator is in

good shape. The big radiator tanks on the pre-1938 cars cannot

be safely used with higher pressures without risking the tanks

separating from the core. The pressure on the system helps the

water pumps work more effectively by minimizing cavitation

(vapor formation) at the inlets when hot. The pressurized system

also helps prevent vapor formation or boiling in the heads or

block and thus also prevents hot spots where the vapor bubbles

form. Obviously, pressurization also helps prevent coolant loss

through the overflow system due to boiling or even water pump

pressure.

2. Use later style water pumps. The first flathead V-8 water pumps

had only 3 or 4 blades or vanes. In the midyears they had 6

vanes, and finally 8 vanes on the later passenger cars and trucks.

Besides the additional number of vanes, the vanes on the later

impellers are taller, larger in diameter and curved to enhance the

flow. The later pumps are currently being manufactured new and

can be used in the older blocks in many applications by

trimming the impellers (reducing the height 0.1” and the

diameter 0.070”) and blocking the bypass port (Hole “B” in

Figure 2-4) on the top of the pump. Midyear pumps are also

being manufactured new with the later-type impellers.

All these new pumps also have modern seals and permanently

lubricated bearings. The increased pump pressure and flow

enhances cooling substantially. Putting restrictors or thermostats

in the water outlets in the heads can also enhance cooling by

increasing the water pressure in the heads and block, thereby

further discouraging boiling and hot spots. Removing vanes

does not make sense except for sustained high speed engines

with excess pump capacity (no street flathead engine falls in this

category).

3. Tune the engine. An ignition that is retarded or over advanced

produces less horsepower and more heat. Likewise,

a lean fuel/air mixture (jets too small, vacuum leak, etc.)

causes the engine to run hot. See Chapter 5 for tuning tips.

4. Use a fan. Either an electric or a mechanical (if space allows)

fan is a necessity for urban street driving.

5. Make sure air can flow. Ensure a suitable grill opening,

louvers in the hood and side panels, shrouds, and air ducts as

appropriate. Some aftermarket radiators have too many fins

per inch and do not allow sufficient airflow, i.e. the air would

rather flow around rather than through the radiator. Seven or

eight fins per inch like the original Ford seems to work well

even with water tubes four rows deep.

6. Make sure water can flow. Ensure that the radiator is clean

and there are no kinks or obstructions in the hoses. Lower

hoses should have internal springs or be sufficiently stiff to

prevent collapse when hot. Verify function of the thermostats

if used. A 0.125” hole drilled in the non-movable part of the

thermostat assists proper filling and helps ensure water

movement and proper operation of the thermostat as the

water heats up.

2024 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

President: Joe Abbin (roadrunnerengr@msn.com) 505-263-1946

Vice-President: Chris Joiner (amy2001tweety@hotmailcom) 505-382-8723

Secretary: Jackie Abernathy (docszoo22@gmail.com) 505-269-4010

Treasurer: Amy Joiner (amy2001tweety@hotmail.com) 505-382-8724

Director: George Abernathy (docszoo22@gmail.com) 505-771-2113

Director: Joe Baird (clanbaird@gmail.com) 505-263-5329

Director: Larry Bost (LBost111@gmail.com) 505-379-7891

Director: Jeff Jackson (jbjaxun@gmail.com) 505-908-7565

Director: Liz Johnson (diesel_buster@yahoo.com) 505-281-5747

Director: Bill Joiner (joinerenterprise@cs.com) 505-238-1794

Director: Roger Wilbur 505-603-5031

Newsletter Note

Members are encouraged to submit articles, ads, and photographs for inclusion in the newsletter. Please understand we have a volunteer Newsletter Editor so try and submit typed and proofed articles, comments, and new want ads. The deadline for submissions is the 20th of the month. Beth Jackson, 505-908-7564, or email: JBJaxun@gmail.com

Jokes of the Month

They're back! Those wonderful Church Bulletins!

Thank God for the church ladies with typewriters.

These sentences appeared in church
bulletins or were announced at church services:

The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
-----------------
Scouts are saving aluminum cans,
bottles and other items to be recycled.
Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
-----------------

The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water'
The sermon tonight: ‘Searching for Jesus'

-----------------

Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale.
It's a chance to get rid of those things
not worth keeping around the house.
Bring your husbands.
-----------------
Don't let worry kill you off

- let the Church help.

-----------------

Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again', giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.

-----------------
For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
-----------------
Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir.
They need all the help they can get.
-----------------
Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church.
So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
-----------------
At the evening service tonight the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?'
Come early and listen to our choir practice.
-----------------
Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members
and the deterioration of some older ones.
-----------------
Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.
-----------------
The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.

JULY 2024 CLASSIFIED ADS

For Sale: Radiator for 1953 Ford P.U. - very good $150. Gary McGlasson 505-250-1586

For Sale: 1936 Ford Cabriolet, $30,000. Tan exterior, LeBaron-Bonney interior and top. Working radio in box with correct controls is included. Extra parts go with the convertible. Bob Quirici 505-821-1646 or 505-350-2454

For Sale: Three disassembled 1940 Ford Trucks, with two titles and one flat head V-8 engine and transmission. Items sold as a package and not individually. $9500 or OBO. Contact Nick at 505-980-0841 or nick.s.bakas@gmail.com

For Sale: 1951 Ford F-1. For project or parts. Has engine and driveline. NM title. Spare 8BA complete engine. For more info call Joe Abbin. 505-268-6768 office.

Storage: Outdoor $25/month, secure yard. Joe Abbin 505-296-7678

Wanted: 1957 Ford ½ Ton Truck, Don Gutierrez 951-241-4959

Services Offered: Vintage engine rebuilding, any make, any model. Stock or modified. Dynamometer testing available. Results guaranteed. References available. Gary McGlasson, 505-250-1586.

Tumbleweed Early Ford V8 Club Calendar for 2024

January

Tuesday 2nd Club Meeting 7pm North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center - Program Ford Service Manuals & Info by Joe Abbin, Refreshments Amy & Chris Joiner and Joe Abbin.

Saturday 13th Breakfast 8:30am Dave’s High Desert Grill.

February

Tuesday 6th Club Meeting 7pm North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center – Program by Jay Melin who will present a brief history of NM License plates. Refreshments by the Clements.

Saturday 10th Breakfast 8:30am at Golden Corral

March

Tuesday 5th Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center - Program – Liz Johnson on the 1937 Ford. Refreshments Jeff & Beth Jackson

Saturday 8th 8:30am, Breakfast at Sopa’s with a Tour of Frank Brown’s Collection following at 10am.

April

Tuesday 2nd Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center - Program – Joe Baird on Ford Specials. Refreshments Joe Warren

Saturday 13th Breakfast 8:30am at Golden Corral

Sunday 28th Cruise & Schmooze at Sonic on San Mateo

May

Tuesday 7th Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center - Program – Joe Abbin on Grand National Roadster Show Slide Presentation & Rust Prevention Demo, Refreshments Liz Johnson

Sunday 19th Museum Car Show, 7:30am – 3pm - “The Roarin’20’s”, breakfast following set-up

Monday 27th 11 – 2, Club Birthday Party

June

Tuesday 4th Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center – Program - John Taylor on the USS New Mexico Battleship, Refreshments Gus and Debbie Van de Velde

Saturday 8th Breakfast 8:30am, Vick’s Vittles on Central –

July

Tuesday 2nd Club Meeting 7pm N Domingo Baca Center – Program by Gus and Deborah Van de Velde on Sheep Farming in Corrales, Refreshments Don Gutierrez

Thursday 4th Parade in Corrales and Picnic at Azevedo’s

Saturday 13th Breakfast 8:30am at Range Café 10019 Coors Blvd NW

August

Tuesday 6th Club Meeting 7pm – Program by Joyce Clements on Flathead Era Fashion, Refreshments Gary & Laurel McGlasson

Sunday, 11th All Clubs Picnic at Oak Flats

September

Tuesday 3rd Club Meeting 7pm – Program on Paintless Dent Repair,

Refreshments Max & Johanne Glover

Sunday 8th State Fair Car Show, includes breakfast.

Saturday 14th Chimayo Tour

October

Tuesday 1st Club Meeting 7pm – Program by Roger Wilbur on Jewelry Making, Refreshments Larry & Lorna Azevedo

Friday – Sunday 11th – 13th - Trip to Durango to ride the train. (Tentative)

November

Tuesday 5th Club Meeting 7pm Officer Election – Program by Joe Abbin on Flathead Lubrication, Refreshments Rich & Barbara Polk

Saturday 9th Breakfast 8:30am K & I Diner, Moriarty Museum Tour

December

Saturday 7th Club Christmas Party 1pm Potluck at George’s Warehouse

Tuesday 3rd (tentative Board meeting with new and old officers and directors plan for 2025.

Businesses Used by Members

(Send us names of businesses you have used)

1. Starters and Alternators of New Mexico, 3711 Franciscan St NE, Albuquerque NM 87107, 505-344-5025, Eldon.

2. Skinners Carburetor & Distributor Service, 3100 Pan American Fwy NE, Unit 6, Albuquerque, NM 87107, 505-344-3704, Albert & Nic.

3. McBride’s Springs & Welding, 1010 2nd St NW, Albuquerque NM 87102, 505-242-2174.

4. Old Car Garage/World Wide Automotive, 3232 Girard Blvd NE, Albuquerque NM 505-881-2722, Bob.

5. The Santa Fe Detail, 7512 Avenger Way, Unit 2, Santa Fe NM 87507, 505-204-5120, Luis.

6. Auto Glass Now, 8201 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque NM 87110, 505-897-9000. Also at 8301 San Pedro NE, Albuquerque NM 87113, 505-445-7022

7. Wild Heart Ranch Texas, 3120 FM 1995, Van TX 75790, 505-908-7565