1908. REO single cylinder. This car is a bit of a handful to

Apr 30 (edited)

1908. REO single cylinder.
This car is a bit of a handful to drive.
I need to make the brakes work better. They're more of a "retarder" at the moment. They simply delay the inevitable. #sgmechanicalservice #ifixstuffyoucant #Reo #prewarcars #mobilemechanic

Apr 30, 2026

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· Apr 30

Eh, if the brakes don’t stop you, something will.

· Apr 30

@Hupp31
Plenty of cyclists in this town.

· Apr 30

@ShawnG Ha! I see we are of one mind on that subject. 😂

· Apr 30

Love it! Seems late in the game to still be running a single lung but I understand there is a tour for those cars and the guys have a blast.

· Apr 30

@alsancle A.J. REO and Brush were hold outs in the USA with the single cylinder engine. Brush went in to the teens I believe with a single cylinder offering.

· Apr 30

@BillSmith
I believe Reo also had a twin available in 1908.
There's a few Brush in our local museum but they're later cars. We must have had a dealer in our town because I've never seen three of them in the same place before.

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· Apr 30

Spent some time tweaking and adjusting the brakes to get as much mechanical advantage as possible out of the levers and cams.
This was originally assembled as a museum car so they just checked the "has brakes" box and moved on.
If it were in my shop, i would be taking everything off and building some new parts so the brakes would work really well.

· Apr 30

@ShawnG Does the owner have a good set of tools and a shop?

· May 1

@alsancle
A small work area with the basics. I have a friend in town I can lean on if I need some emergency fabrication done.
Anything major gets removed and sent home for overhaul or shipped to my shop whole.
I keep a few Model T pieces that are common andcan be swapped easily in inventory at home as well.