I have had my 26 for three weeks now and have been too busy with yard work to get to figuring out what I got for my $2000 work trade. I did not recall seeing an extra crank, so this morning I began a search for it. So far the extra parts amount to most of a 22 touring, lacking the body. I have four steering columns, two have a gear box, four engine heads and a variety of lights. I have what I believe is 15 carburetors, 10 intake manifolds, one is aluminum, and two exhaust. I have nine coils and at least two coil boxes. One of the carburetors has a patent date of 1908 and is a Zenith. But in all of my search through every box, I did not find the crank.
The Zenith
Wowzers...nice...
the tool box and its contents. Its funny, but the past few weeks I have been doing hedges for the people I am buying the two model T's from and have it 1/4 of the way paid for so far
There is this odd tank with electrical attachments to it and one of the brass tubes says to horn.
Now I am going through the books I got again and seeing these parts. I have an AC speedometer and cable, but no gears. The radiator on mine is 24 inches tall, one of the extras is the same and the other is 22. I have four extra hoods, but have not measured them yet
Some of the tools are common ones, and some are harder to come by. Looks like you wont have any trouble finding a carburetor to rebuild.
Martin,
Do a test spin on your AC speedometer before investing in the road gears. Many of them are broken because the pot metal breaks down.
That said, I found original gears for mine at Bob's Antique in Illinois.
I see two problems with all that stuff:
1. There is no BIG hammer
2. The stuff is in your possession, not mine!
Hi Martin. The aluminum inlet manifold looks like the correct one for the Zenith carb. Its an aftermarket accessory for a T. The low radiators we used from 1917 to 1923, and the high ones from 1923 to 1927. There were high and low hoods to match.
Andrew
This carb looks totally unlike the rest.
a second toolbox, about 3 feet long, only has some rust damage in the front lower corner
tool for changing the split rims.
Next time you do some yard work like that, let me know if you need a hand!
That tool box would look great on my 26 touring
Matthew
You got your self a real good "starter kit"! A lot of goodies and also a lot of common stuff, that everybody have but some miss from time to time. In particular the tools collection is a good start.
The gauge pipes we can see on the picture of the "odd carburetor" is to put in the crankcase to replace the lower cock. That way you can easily check the oillevel in the engine.
The odd carburetor is a part of the 1926-27 vaporizer - yes - a pretty odd construction and you miss the whole vaporizer part. The missing part sat on the exhaust manifold and had a hot spot that should vaporize the gas. When they work they may be the best carburetor for a T (most economical) but they are tricky.
I believe a few of these belong to the last carb I posted a picture of. One is a Holly vaporizer exhaust manifold.
I also have all the parts to the 1919 engine to the 1922 touring that is dismantled, just no crank. I also have seven assorted fenders from a different year and a different set of running boards and two or three extra windshield brackets, three extra egniton switches and gauges and a box of Hassler shocks with brackets. Does anyone know what the tank I posted a picture of is for?
The cannister says Schwarze Electric company on it and also say Air Friction Cabeurator on it. Is this part of the vaporizer system?
The Schwarze Electric Company made electric horns, while The Air Friction Carburetor Co. made carburetors.
Perhaps Schwarze had Air Friction produce their horns for them. Can you take a photo showing the complete unit?
Regards
Art
The part that says Schwarze on it is the tank. I have a brass pump that looks like it could also go to the tank for a horn.
The Air friction carb is all aluminum and attached to an intake manifold. It looks like it has viewing ports on the side.
Sorry, I had confused the two parts and names. There are mote than a dozen boxes of parts that I have been going through, including pistons and valves for the engine to the 22. The 26/27 is surrounded by the parts to the 22.
Steering columns
The two steering columns on the right in the first picture are non-T.