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July 2017 Volcano View – Vol. 6, Issue 7

Volcano A’s, PO Box 970, La Center, WA 98629 www.volcanoas.net Meeting: Church of the Nazarene – 16850 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA - Second Monday of Month – 7:00 PM

Guys breakfast meeting every Wed. (7:00am) at Hockinson Café, 219 NW 20th Ave, Suite 100, Battle Ground, WA Guys lunch on Fridays (11:30 am) at Benny’s Pizza & Café on 4219 St Johns Rd NE, Vancouver, WA

Volume 6 Issue 7 July 2017

2015 MAFCA Newsletter Certificate of Merit 2015 MAFCA Website of the Year

2013 MAFCA Newsletter of the Year 2013 MAFCA Website of the Year

2017 Club Officers President: Jerry Lane - 360-263-6980 [email protected] Vice President: Roger Green – 503-602-2668 [email protected] Treasurer: Linda Willey – 360 687-0916 [email protected] Secretary: Sherry Rusunen – 360-828-5317 [email protected] Member at Large: Leonard Willey - 360-687-0916 [email protected] Past President: Jack Dusenberry - 360-256-0149 [email protected] Editor/Webmaster: Bob Rusunen - 360-828-5317 [email protected] *************************

Photo of Month

If you are planning to participate with the Club in the Ridgefield 4th of July parade, please make sure that you meet at Roger Green’s place at 2620 NW Carty Road,

Ridgefield, WA by 9:00 am. Then we will drive to the parade as a group.

Model A’s at NW Regional Meet

Articles and contributions are encouraged and may be used as space permits. The deadline for all articles is the 20th of the preceding month. The Volcano View is a monthly publication of the Volcano A’s Chapter - MAFCA E-mail all proposed articles to: [email protected].

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President’s Note June 28, 2017 We returned from North Bend NW Regional Meet Monday afternoon after very enjoyable five days of great weather and Model A events, some better than others considering minor breakdowns. Tom Ryan organized a driving poker game with prizes awarded at the end. The prizes were $50, $25, $25 gift certificates donated by Benny’s and $20 cash from entry fees. As we were leaving ODOT two cars were lost at the first turn, hard to explain, something about automatic pilot controls. After an hour, all was fine as we were a group again near Hwy 26. We traveled Hwy 99W and Hwy126 to Florence. As we approached Mapleton in a very wooded area two cars flamed out, mine and Bill Peden’s. My reserve gas can brought our car to Mapleton – about 26 miles, Bill not so lucky with no reserve can, so Roger returned with fuel. When we reached Florence at Corley & Nancy’s I discovered my alternator wasn’t charging my battery due to a wiring problem. We left the car there for the night on a charger and Mike Blick and I returned the next morning and found Corley had corrected the wiring problem. Thursday afternoon was spent at the Raffle and Hospitality rooms, those homemade cookies were very good. Friday was Swap Meet, Car Games and NWRG Meeting. After dinner, we completed our poker game, the winners were Leonard $50, Ron $25, Mike La Fleur $25 and Bob $20, thank you Tom & Benny. Saturday was a scenic drive and farewell dinner. Sunday, we traveled Hwy 101 North along the coast enjoying the scenery and our experiences. Somewhere North of Lakeside Leonard lost his exhaust pipe at the manifold, something about the brass nuts coming loose. Sunday night we stayed in Lincoln City and Monday morning drove Hwy 101 to Nehalem then Hwy 53 to Hwy 26 then stopped at Camp 18 for lunch, very enjoyable as our trip was coming to the end. Don’t forget the 4th of July starting at Roger Green’s.

Jerry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Committee Chairs

Community Service: Joyce Swartz/Tom Ryan Garage Workshop: Tom Pagel

Library/Historian: Open NW Regional Rep: Jack Dusenberry

Public Relations: Dian Lane Refreshments Coordinator: Nancy

Wooldridge Sunshine: Pat Dusenberry

Tour Director: Roger Green

July 4, 2017

Front Page Photo Club Model A’s line-up before leaving the

Northwest Regional Meet in Coos Bay, Oregon.


Volcano A’s General Membership Meeting Minutes June 12, 2017

CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 pm by President Jerry Lane. GUESTS: Deon Schroeder introduced Pat Falter. TOURS: Roger Green was not present due to his wife’s surgery. Tours will be covered by Jerry Lane later in the meeting. TREASURER: Linde Wiley gave financial report. EDITOR/WEBMASTER: Nothing new to report. COMMUNITY SERVICE: Joyce Swartz reported 116 lbs. of food was collected at the May meeting bringing our year’s total to 392lbs. SUNSHINE: It was reported that Kathy Green had surgery this Monday and is doing well. John Carlile is improving and planning on attending the Regional Meet. LAVA LADIES: Dian Lane reported that 4 ladies headed to the peony gardens on Sat. June 3rd and had a great time. Club jackets and shirts can now be ordered. More information is coming after the local company is set up with our logo. Nancy Woolridge announced all refreshment slots have been filled. OLD BUSINESS: The minutes were approved and seconded by Gary Swartz and Bob Rusunen. The NW Regional Meet is June 22-24th. We will leave at 8 am from the Jantzen Beach ODOT parking lot on Wed. June 21st. NEW BUSINESS; Thank you notes were received from Peace Lutheran Church and from Marilyn Elvestrom in reference to our $50.00 donation in the name of Lynn Elvestrom. Jerry had flyers showing Lynn’s cars and the now reduced sales prices. Sherry Rusunen reminded everyone parking along the curb outside the church is reserved for Model A’s during the summer month’s meetings!! Great time for pictures! Linda Willey announced there are sign-up sheets for our progressive dinner on July 22nd. Salads will be at Halls; main course at Willey's; and dessert at Woolridge’s. July 4th will start at Greens 2620 NW Carty Rd. to drop off your food items and leaving by 8:30 to go to the parade line-up at Abrams Park. RAFFLE: Gary Swartz won $34.00 and the club $34.00. REFRESHMENTS: Linda Neilson served cheese and crackers, fruit, and a delicious pineapple cake! ADJOURNED: Meeting was adjourned by Jerry Lane. Submitted by Sherry Rusunen.


Up Coming Club Tours

4th of July, Tuesday Parade & Potluck Picnic At 8:30 meet at Kathy & Roger Green’s, 2620 NW Carty Rd., Ridgefield, WA 98642, drop off your potluck dish. If someone does not want to “do” the parade, they can stay with Kathy (in the airconditioned house). 9:00 leave the Green’s to line up for the Ridgefield Parade. After the parade return to the Green’s for a potluck picnic. Kathy will provide some pulled BBQ chicken & Dian will bring some burgers. If you have not been to the Green’s It’s on Carty Road, south of Ridgefield, take Hillhurst or 10th Ave to Carty, our drive is west of the little church, in the bottom of a dip, our mail box is mounted to a green dog house. Go north on the driveway, past the barn, over the bridge & up the hill. If you get lost call Roger at (503) 602-2668 or Kathy at (360) 887-2941. July 8th, WAAAM Historic Columbia River Highway & Antique Car Tour The tour begins and ends at the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM), 1600 Air Museum Road, Hood River, OR 97031. It will proceed to the Senator Mark O. Hatfield West Trailhead, then along the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, through the Mosier Twin Tunnels, through the city of Mosier to Rowena Crest and return to WAAAM. July 22nd, Progressive Dinner, ah… Lunch… ah… Meal At 11:00 meet at Wilco parking lot, the new store at 1901 NE 162nd Ave, Vancouver, WA 98684. 11:15 leave for Jane & Ron Hall’s, 16203 NE 205th Ave., Brush Prairie, WA 98606 At the Hall’s we will have salad. Next will be the main course at Linda & Leonard Willey’s, 30503 NE 132nd Ave., Battle Ground, WA 98604. Desert will be at Nancy & Corley Woolridge’s, 12000 NE Gren Fels Drive, Battle Ground, WA 98604. If you have any questions – don’t call Roger Green at (503) 602-2668, really Linda Willey knows a lot more about this! Random ROG.


2017 MAFCA National Tour- September 24-29

Beginning in Paso Robles, CA with dinner at the Estrella War Birds Museum, then touring out to Cambria, CA to pick up the Pacific Coast Highway. From there we will wind our way north on CA Hwy 1 to San Simeon and the Hearst Castle, then it is on up the coast to Half Moon Bay, Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey Bay, San Francisco and over the Golden Gate Bridge. The tour will end in Napa Valley.

Lava Ladies Thank you to Bibbi Lee for hosting our June tour to Rainier where we enjoyed a lovely lunch and then on to a spectacular peony garden. I’ve never seen so many beautiful varieties of peonies. Those who attended were Linda Willey, Lynn Mattingley, Dian Lane and Bibbi Lee. Our next event will include the guys, we will be doing a progressive lunch tour on July 22nd and it will be a not to be missed event – food, friends and touring backroads in our Model A’s.

Our August Coffee Pit Stop event has been cancelled as the guys will not be judging the car show. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the baskets we made up for the Coos Bay Regional Meet. The baskets were awesome and were a hit! In addition, a HUGE thank you to Linda Neilson for stepping up and suppling ALL the refreshments at our last meeting, June 12th. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Linda was the only refreshment lady for that night. She supplied cheese and crackers, fresh fruit, and a most delicious pineapple cake. Thank you so much, Linda!!


Future MAFCA Events

MAFCA National Convention 2018 – June 24-29 – Reno-Sparks, Nevada Host: Northern California Regional Group MAFCA National Tour 2017 – September 24-29 – Pacific Coast Hwy Host: Bakersfield Chapter Note: Periodically some materials printed in our newsletter may have been borrowed from other club newsletters. We thank other clubs for sharing their newsletters with the Volcano A’s. Also, when sources are known they will be included.

Ford Photo of the Month

Model A on the Rail

Refreshments

July: Nancy Wooldridge & Bibbi Lee August: Annual Club Picnic September: MJ Peden & Linda Freimuth October: Joyce Swartz & Carma Huset November: Roberta Emerick & Dianne Earnest December: Holiday Potluck @ Lane’s

It’s a Celebration! All are invited to join in and celebrate John and Dianne Earnest’s 50th wedding anniversary. Saturday, July 15 from 2:00 to 5:00 at Lewisville Park, Maple section. 2:00 to 4:00 eats from 4:00 Sing along, a word from Pastor Susan and cut the cake. Please tell us if you are coming so we will know how many burgers and hot dogs to prepare. We would love to see you.! RSVP John or Dianne 687-208 or [email protected]

4 Scott & Lisa Deane 10 Bob & Carma Huset 12 Martin Binder & Kay Scott 18 Leonard & Linda Willey 26 Dickson & Bibbi Lee 27 Ken & Louise Berg

9 Carma Huset 13 Pat Cox 16 Wayne Thompson 22 MJ Peden 24 Kay Scott (Binder) 30 Thomas Foster



Ford Advertisement

Source: Ford Model A Advertiing on Pinterest


Model A ERA Fashions – Swim Suit Issue

Source: Phillip Lenssen at vintageadbrowser.com


Technical Notes

Model A Spark Rod Movement By Lynn Sondenaa

The spark control rod on the Model A is somewhat misunderstood. Today modern cars have computers that control the spark setting automatically. Before the computer, vacuum and centrifugal weights were used both individually and together to advance the spark. The Model A relies on the driver to control the spark advance. One must know why there is a spark control on cars. Here is a quick lesson on four stroke gasoline engines. (1) Intake – The piston moves down creating a vacuum. The intake valve opens allowing the air/fuel mixture into the cylinder. (2) Compression – The air/fuel mixture is compressed as the piston travels upward with both valves closed. (3) Power – The air/fuel mixture explodes forcing the piston downward with both valves closed. This is where the energy in the engine is created. This is also what the spark rod controls. Ideally the full force of the explosion needs to be pushing on a piston traveling in a downward direction. If not, you could get backfiring or excessive pressure on the top of the piston, rings, rod bearings and even the crankshaft bearings. So you want the spark timed to the downward direction. (4) Exhaust – The piston moves upward with the exhaust valve open forcing the burnt gases out of the combustion chamber. Here are some points to consider when advancing or retarding the spark control lever:

• A cold engine has slow combustion so more spark advance is needed. • A hot engine the combustion is faster so less spark advance is needed. • In a stock bore the combustion is faster (smaller space) so less spark advance is needed. • In a large bore the combustion is slower (larger space) so more spark advance is needed. • A stock cylinder head the combustion is slower (larger space) so more spark advance is needed. • A high compression head 5.5 or 6.0 combustion is faster (smaller space) so less spark advance is

needed. • At low speeds combustion is slower so more spark advance is needed. • At high speeds the combustion is faster so less spark advance is needed. • Heavy loads the combustion is faster so less spark advance is needed. • Old gasoline has lower volatility so combustion is slower and more spark advance is needed. • New fresh gasoline has high volatility so combustion is faster and less spark advance is needed. • If the spark lever is retarded too much it will cause the engine to overheat. • If the spark lever is advanced too much it will cause ignition knock. Fuel ignition too soon. • Climbing steep hills or grades less spark advance is needed. • Fully retard the spark lever when starting a cold engine. • Advance the spark lever 2 notches when starting a warm engine. • Fully retard the spark lever when setting the carburetor idling adjustment.

For normal driving, the spark lever should be ½ to ¾ the way down the quadrant. High speeds or flat driving the spark lever can be 7/8 to the full range of the quadrant, but as soon as hills arrive the spark lever must be retarded some to prevent power loss and ignition knocking. In conclusion, there are many factors that affect the spark control setting on the Model A. They are also interrelated. Do not be afraid to experiment with the spark control setting. You might discover more power and less overheating! Listen to your Model A, they usually tell you if something is not quite right.


Header from the MAFCA Website

MAFCA President's Page – Happy Begg June 2017

I recently came across a Ford Motor Company advertisement from a Good Housekeeping magazine, dated August 1930. It features a photo of a 1930 Roadster on a dock near the sea. Its caption was, “A joyous car for golden summer days.” It goes further to say, “Many are the delights of the Ford Roadster these golden summer days. Short the miles and pleasant because of its alert and sprightly performance, its safety and its easy-riding comfort. And what a joy it is to travel along the way with the top down, the blue sky overhead and the fresh, cool air brushing a rosy glow upon your cheeks... Many months of glorious motoring await your beckoning.” Wow, I’m sold! Let’s take out our Model A’s and go for a ride! Don’t forget to keep track of your miles for the 100K Miles in A Day Challenge! Travel with your Chapter or on your own - you pick the day! Send your mileage to Garth

Shreading, Membership Director, [email protected]. The long awaited Model A Coupe Book is now available for purchase, $24.95, through the MAFCA Store and online at www.mafca.com. This book was put together by some of our most dedicated members, Alex and Ruth Janke, Les Andrews and Garth Shreading, with assistance from many others. This is a superior compilation of all of the articles ever published in The Restorer on Model A Coupes, plus some written by Les Andrews and never before published, until now! The book has a terrific introduction written by Alex Janke, which includes all of the data sheets with the original fabric, paint, and stripe combinations available on the various Coupes. This book is a must for the Model A hobbyist! It is only available from MAFCA and our vendors, order yours, today! Over the years, the Model A Ford Club of America and your Board of Directors has been very successful in giving you, our membership the best that can be offered in the antique car hobby. Our membership is the largest of any single marque. I believe this is because we have many great membership benefits such as our award-winning magazine, The Restorer. Our magazine went from a fledgling cut and paste, black and white newsletter in 1957 to a sixty-six page, full color magazine today. Published six times a year, The Restorer, features articles about the Model A Ford, news of Chapters and activities, and other interesting articles. Along with The Restorer, MAFCA’s Directors, especially the Technical Director, are available to you via telephone, mail and email to answer your questions and guide you in the repair and restoration of your cars. Each year, MAFCA recognizes our members who have contributed their talents to MAFCA and the Model A hobby at the National Awards Banquet. Every even numbered year, we hold a National Convention, hosted by one or more Host Chapters in different places, gathering more than 1,000 members, and every odd numbered year, one or more Chapters host a National Tour for our members. We help to bring you together with others who have the same great love for the Model A Ford. The Board of Directors has always been prudent in the expenditure of our membership’s money, carefully investing along the way. As everyone is aware, the cost of doing business is an ever- increasing number, and we have arrived at an economic squeeze point. We have done the very best to give you the most for your dues that we could, cutting out non-essential expenditures and reducing costs of doing business where possible, yet offering great membership programs. It has been ten years since MAFCA has had a dues increase. In order to maintain and continue our great club, it is necessary to have one. Beginning with renewals for the 2018 calendar year, dues will be $50 for US membership, $60 for Mexico/Canada, and $68 for International memberships. Along with this increase, we will be including a bonus, the online edition of The Restorer with every membership. For our International members, we are offering a $50 membership for the online edition only. The online edition of The Restorer is a very valuable premium, as it is readable on your desktop and laptop computers, your tablets, and your smart phone - no matter where, around the world, you are! Up to three years, once online, will be available for your reference. Along with the First Fifty Years of The Restorer, available on flash drive, you will have a huge digital library of Model A articles available anywhere you travel! Remember, as a member of MAFCA, you are always welcome to attend any Board of Directors meeting, whether it is held in La Habra or elsewhere. Our next meeting will be held at The Gilmore Museum, home of the Model A Ford Museum, in Hickory Corners, Michigan, on September 15th beginning at 8am. I hope to see you there!

Enjoy the summer weather in the great northwest


Northwest Regional Meet – Coos Bay, OR

Club members that trekked to the Northwest Regional Meet in Coos Bay, Oregon included Marlin Binder & Kay Scott, Mike Blick, John & Diana Carlile, Gordon & Sharon Cook, Megan Green & Jeff Stoval, Roger Green, Ron & Jane Hall, Pete Hazard & Jann Jones, Jim & Marylan Kelly, Mike & Cassandra LaFleur, Jerry & Dian Lane, Jack & Lynn Mattingley, Bill & MJ Peden, Bob & Sherry Rusunen, Tom & Jennie Ryan, Gary Swartz, Amanda & Rina Uthe, Greg & Shirley Weast, and Leonard & Linda Willey.

During the trip to Coos Bay the group participated in a poker run game of cards with the highest and lowest card hands winning prizes provided by Benny’s Pizza-Cafe. Leonard & Linda Willey won the first highest hand prize - $50.00 gift card; Mike LaFleur won the first lowest hand prize - $25.00 gift card; Ron & Jane Hall won the second highest hand prize - $25.00 gift card; and Bob & Sherry Rusunen won the second lowest hand - $20.00 cash.

In addition, our club had two members receiving MAFCA Awards at the Farewell Dinner. Marlin Binder won the Restorer’s Class Evaluations Bronze Award for his 1929 Coupe, and Gordon & Sharon Cook received the 30-year membership award.

Finally, Amanda Uthe pictured in vintage era fashion. Also, we want to thank Amanda in providing her Rusty Lugs Rod’s & A’s parts trailer at the meet.


Northwest Regional Meet – Coos Bay, OR - Pictures

Here are some of the fun photos taken during the meet. On the journey to the Regional Meet, we experienced delays with some members getting lost, cars running out of gas, over-drives going out of service, a muffler coming loose, and finally a flat tire just two blocks from home. For those who were not able to attend this event, you missed a great time meeting new friends and enjoying fabulous weather on the coast.

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Busy New Car Dealership Repair and Car Storage Department

Part of operating a new car dealership has always included having an up-to-date service department manned by expert mechanics, and back in time, indoor storage for new autos. The left-hand side of this staged image shows a service bay filled with a variety of different makes of automobiles and one truck in for service.

Back in the late-1920s, it was common to overhaul a vehicle’s engine, clutch, and transmission and some of the cars in the line-up here are apparently having this sort of service work performed on them. The roadster in the foreground is a circa-1925 Buick Six equipped with overhead valves and four-wheel brakes.

In the background is a number of new late-1920s touring cars which are stored in an interesting double stacked arrangement to save on floor space. Note that at least three of the cars have whitewall tires and the first car in the upper row has double wide whites. If any of our readers can positively identify these new automobiles, then the make of cars handled at this sales agency will be known.

Source: The Old Motor.com


For Sale Items or Wanted

This is the former Lynn Elvestrom’s Model A Ford Speedster. For more information call Jerry Lane at 360-600-3158. Price reduced.

1929 Model A Speedster – Reduced $9,500

We want to provide a special thank you to Benny Bennet of Benny’s Pizza Café for donating 1-$50.00 Gift Card and 2-$25.00 Gift Cards for use during the Northwest Regional Meet in Coos Bay, Oregon. Again, thanks for all your support for the Volcano A’s Model A Club.

To place an “Ad” send your information to [email protected], or call Bob Rusunen at 360-828-5317



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Volcano View Newsletter Bob Rusunen, Editor/Webmaster 3720 NW 116th Street Vancouver, WA 98685

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