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Thanks.

I have one on the way.

Thanks Larry.

It’s been forever since I posted on here. I’ve been happily driving my car…a lot…all over The Woodlands (suburb of Houston), on the busy frontage roads, and basically everywhere. So much so that my friends think I’m insane.

Looking for a top saddle for my 24 Touring. One of mine fell off during a drive.

My car is an old patina car, so I’m looking for an old not perfect part…not a new shiny one.

Text me at 281-seven eight seven-8418 or email at rustyfordsATgmail.com

Thanks
Don

I’m looking for a firewall mounted oil can and the associated mount for my 24 Touring. My car is old patina car so I’m looking for an old, yet serviceable part. Not a new shiny one.

Text me at 281-seven eight seven-8418 or email me at rustyfordsATgmail.com

Thanks
Don

Ron Patterson wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:40 am
Don
I deal solely with Model T electrical issue and will be glad to help you.
Give me a call at 231-348-5085.
Ron Patterson

Hi Ron. You rebuilt this generator a few years ago. I’ve never managed to get it to charge correctly

Ron Patterson rebuilt my generator but I’ve never managed to to get it charge correctly

I’m having generator issues and don’t really know where to start as I figure out what’s happening. Is there a book or YouTube video that y’all can recommend that’ll educate me on the generator and cutout?

I haven’t posted on the forum in a couple years... It's good to read a post from you again, Don. I hope all is well with you and yours. And don't be a stranger. Stop in and say hello anytime. All is well. I’ve been vigorously driving the T…probably in places where I shouldn’t. I’ll update my build ...

I haven’t posted on the forum in a couple years but this made me want to log back on…at least to say thank you to Dallas for all you’ve done.

I’ve talked to Steve a few times at Chickasha and wish him the best.

New Berg's (2 years ago) in my 24 Touring.

Driven it many times in the Houston heat, 100 degrees plus, sitting at stoplights, its never overheated.

You're one of the good guys (of which there are many) Hank. Good to hear that you're stilling "ginnin" as we say in south Texas.

Several of the critical parts on my T came from you Bob.

Many thanks for your excellent service and best wishes.

Steve Jelf wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:50 pm
The difference between 15/64" and 1/4" is 1/64". Is that enough difference to really matter?.

I'd be genuinely surprised if it did.

If it were mine, I'd put the old, non-oiler, mag post back on and see if that cures the problem.

After looking through the 163 photos on the auction website, I can easily imagine the stuff being sold in huge piles just to get through it all in two days. I hope the high rollers will let a few crumbs fall off the table for us peons. https://www.sundgren.com/model-t-haven-liquidation-auction-in-i...

Nice.

I have a lot of respect for those of yall who do this kind of exacting work.

This happens a lot with my T.

Random Person, “Can I take a picture of your car?”

Me, “Of course you can. But wouldn’t you rather sit in it and have me take your picture with your phone?”

Random Person, “Are you kidding!?”

Me, “Nope…hop up in there”

What a great photo.

That T and its owner were still hanging in there in '38. Let's say he's 80 years old. He'd have been born in 1858 and would've remembered the Civil War from a child's perspective.

Looks like the T has a sealed-beam headlight conversion.

'24 Touring....new Berg's radiator...no water pump.

I've run it in 100+ weather here north of Houston...never even thinks about overheating.

It lived in that little garage at one time.

Kinda cool to know and imagine that.

The big envelope came in the mail.

Thank you Hal and thank you to all of you. As I said before, I'm humbled...deeply.

Once this has passed, any of you have a friend, remote garage, amatuer mechanic, etc, in me.

Don

Don it looks great! I couldn't agree more about the crowds that our old rusty T's draw. I take mine to the local "Cars n Coffee once a month or so where there are often between 400 and 500 cars. I also set next to some very expensive or fancy cars but the T always draws the largest crowd. I get kid...

Sitting snug in my shop.

FYI….I sold the trailer that I use to haul my T and I sold my sweet 66 F100. I think that, combined with what has been raised so far, will allow me to keep my T. Thank you so very much. I am humbled beyond my capacity to properly express it. This Model T is just a old car…a thing. But for me, it’s b...

Price reduced to $8K

In most instances, the purveyors of wokeness are simply using it as a cudgel with which they stifle dissent.

Humblej wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 26, 2021 3:54 pm
Don, PM sent.

Thanks. I just replied.

My email address was listed incorrectly above. I fixed it.

I think this is great. I would also like to contribute, but would like to know what I am contributing to, perhaps others are holding back for the same reason. This is not something I want posted on a public forum but I will relate it via email, if anyone would like to know what’s going on. allenche...

Price has been reduced to $10K on the car.

Don, I know how you may feel. Your wish is my command, we can keep going, or not. We now have more than $1000.00, about 10% of the goal, all donated by terrific friends on this forum. You fooks are awsome!!!!! Thanks again for your kindness Hal. And to all of you who've sent money to Hal.....I'm sp...

Hi yall. I'm sort of at a loss about all this. I started this thread to alert people to my classifieds posting. I've never accepted a penny of charity in my life. I'm usually the guy who gives to others. My intention was and is, to sell this car to raise the money I need. I honestly feel kind of squ...

I set up an account and from the posts above there's around $550.00. Does this show enough intrest to continue? LETS GIVE IT A TRY! Send checks to me and I will deposit them. I need your mailing address so I can return ALL funds in case this project fails. Don, we need to know, in general figures, ...

I am humbled beyond words.

I'm very sad to say that a family crisis is forcing me to sell my beloved '24 Touring.

I'll be listing it in the classifieds shortly.

Looking good....safe travels!

A guy asks an honest question and a few of you criticize him for not knowing.

You really should reconsider your attitude. That sort of behaviour is not good for anyone, or the hobby.

I bought a new Berg's unit for my 24 Touring a couple years ago. I live near Houston, TX...ultra-hot weather is our specialty. My car doesn't overheat, sitting still, at a stoplight on a 100+ degree day. However, I do keep the timing advanced at lights. I guess I can purposefully try to overheat it ...

Prayers Erik.

I recently had covid....nasty stuff.

How cool Jim....that sure turned out nice. That particular model was before my time, but I am old enough to remember the Sears catalog and pouring over it with my siblings. Then we'd get to go to the big Sears store in Harlingen, TX and marvel at their escalator. There weren't many multi-story build...

Cap wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 02, 2021 7:36 am
AND, he Mounted a Gate Pull Handle, ( Yes and Old Ugly Zink Plated Steel one! ) on the Dash so he could grab it on the way in when he was riding passenger.. The Ugly Handle is still Screwed to the dash, It's now part of it's History.

Love it. Never take that off.

I've talked to Mike from Classtique on the phone a couple times and bought new pads and straps for my car.

He's been a gentleman and helpful...both times.

I know your question is about plugs but my car's starting idiosyncracies may be illustrative. Depending on the starting procedure I use, my car either completely resists starting, or starts so quickly that people comment on how well it starts. The only way it wants to start is for me to leave the ke...

sooooo cool

I love it. Last weekend, I drove my T down the I-45 frontage road from Conroe (TX) into The Woodlands. Anyone who knows that stretch of interstate frontage knows it can be hairy....in a modern car. But I did it in the T and was at an old car meetup and everyone was marveling at the fact that I made ...

The day they become a roller is a big thing....one of the major milestones.

Congrats!

Well here's another fine mess you've gotten us into.

Better way to clean is to scrape off the electrodes and or sandblast the insulators. That acid, must have either opened some connection or caused an internal short which would cause no spark. The old spark plug cleaners were small sandblasters. Norm I have one of those that my grandfather bought pr...

Very cool....looking forward to updates.

You're correct in wanting to find out.

My great-grandfather was killed in a minor accident in his Model A (the car could've been driven away from the scene), near Baytown, TX.

The plate glass shattered and severed an artery in his neck. He bled out sitting in the seat.

One thin dime.

I'm using a high quality chainsaw bar oil.

I guess time will tell if it's done the job.

Take it apart and see what's going on inside it.

Looks like a switch to me.

And ripping up that frontage road! Thanks Don! It sure gets a lot of looks when it’s out there. I drove it on the feeder road again yesterday…all the way into The Woodlands to an old car meet up. One of the guys looking at it said, “there’s $100K hotrods here and people are standing around looking ...

Dallas Landers wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:23 pm
The fruit of your labor. Sounding good Don !

Thanks Dallas. I am having a blast with it.

All that’s left now is finishing the upholstery and the top.

Go big or go home.

Here's a short clip of me driving the T on the Interstate 45 Frontage Rd, north of Houston.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW9PkXveswA

If it was mine, and I had a spare carb, or a carb on another good running car, I'd swap it on and see what happened.

Model T lenses (even NOS ones) aren't terribly rare. I had a pile of them, in the original boxes, for a long time...before I was even into Model T's.

I had exactly two of them left when I bought my car a few years ago and they're on my car now.

I recommend that you place an ad in the classifieds.

I'll be there in '22 with my '24 Touring.

Hope to meet some of yall then.

I drive my T to my local swap meet and get a swap meet space. I always bring a small folding table and some misc bits to sell. This lets me drive right into the interior of the meet and the T attracts folks who want to talk about it....which is as fun as anything else. I always bring a couple extra ...

These cars ARE chick magnets! :lol: I've had all kinds of old cars over the years, including badass big HP muscle cars, and nothing even comes close to the degree of chick magnetism as my Model T. Girls of all ages flock to my car. I've never seen anything like it and wouldn't have believed it if y...

I like the tall, spindly, no-frills look that they have.

Sitting high on its buggy springs, it manages to have an air of dignity and purpose, despite the fact that the design was almost certainly form following function.

Nice barn....nice cars too.

MTFCA is pleased to announced that a total of $5,475 was raised when the Model T Museum recently sold excess inventory. A 1922 ‘survivor’ Coupe was purchased by Richard Fontaine for $4,500. The Fordson tractor was purchased by Chris Flick with a winning bid of $975. Thanks to everyone who bid on th...

Happy belated birthday Darel.

I view museums that are supported by members, much the same way I view churches. They should be totally transparent with their finances and publish them. No secrets when it comes to money.

Thank you for all the input....it is sincerely appreciated.

I’m installing the top bows on my 24 Touring for the first time…without any straps or anything tying them together…in preparation for the installation of the straps/pads/top. I’m finding it to be near impossible to get the bows erected. Should I tie them together first with some twine that mimics th...

I've never understood car museums...most of them are depressing. Cars need to be driven. The Model T museum is telling a specific story about a specific car that changed the whole world. That's different. But even they can't (and shouldn't) keep a bunch of extra cars around. If you donate your commo...

WoW! You have taken better care of your 66 than I have taken of my 65. The tool box was handy for a few years but the lock kept rusting shut and the bottom soon rusted out. boxx.jpg The old truck has been good to me but I never really appreciated it. Thanks for the picture. Rich Your 65 looks like ...

That's great stuff Rich....thanks for sharing.

Crazy to think that I'm in my 50's but was born a year after the 1968 photos.

I'm digging the accessory tool box in the red F100. I'd love to have one of those in my 66.

Super nifty.

I may have to do something like that for my car.

Steve Jelf wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:42 pm

While it is easy to mix anti freeze in a pail as Steve suggests, the occasional top-ups are less easy to judge. Are you going to mix a batch each time? How much will you need? What do you do with the extra?

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The extra.

That's what I do as well

For what it's worth, I'm always amused at the temperature difference at the top of a Model T radiator and the bottom. When I first shut off my car, the top of the radiator is too hot to keep sustained skin contact, whereas the bottom is uncomfortable, but you can leave your hand on it. That's quite ...

Been running regular green antifreeze and distilled water (50/50) since I put my T back on the road a few years ago. With a new radiator and a flushed out engine, I've driven in 105 degree temps, with the T sitting still at stoplights, and the thing won't overheat. When Texas recently saw 7 degrees ...

Is he related to James and William Packard?

I'm about to make a cart for a gas welder out of a Model T frame. The frame was butchered in the past and is not suitable to be used for a car.

Wow. What a shocking and profound loss for the Model T family.

Had a nice conversation at Chickasha with him several years ago. First class guy.

The later engines had a bigger pickup funnel....that helps. I bought one of the Ford Faithful Oilers from Chaffin's. I live in very flat country so I haven't bothered to install it yet. My car has the improved factory pickup tube and I thoroughly cleaned it out when I refreshed my engine. I think it...

Bob McDaniel wrote: ↑
Mon May 17, 2021 12:24 pm

RustyFords wrote: ↑
Mon May 17, 2021 11:11 am
Seems like Chickasha is fading.

I'll probably skip it next year and go to Luray instead.
Better idea, GO TO BOTH! Twice the fun.

Now there's an idea

Seems like Chickasha is fading.

I'll probably skip it next year and go to Luray instead.

Don I had a converted 3/4 ton ‘80’s Ford truck with a “beaver tailed” flatbed. Ultimately made 5 removable bows from ridgid conduit and had a fitted tarp sewn up. The tarp was held on with straps and had zippers on both sides of the back. The bows fitted into sockets. I could erect it in 10-15 minu...

That's pretty nifty!

Don I had a converted 3/4 ton ‘80’s Ford truck with a “beaver tailed” flatbed. Ultimately made 5 removable bows from ridgid conduit and had a fitted tarp sewn up. The tarp was held on with straps and had zippers on both sides of the back. The bows fitted into sockets. I could erect it in 10-15 minu...

I'd be nervous as a cat hauling a car (T or otherwise) at highway speeds on a trailer like the one in your OP. I was a little kid, riding with my dad (around 1974) in his 1970 Chevy pickup, hauling a single axle open-top (with a canvas cover) horse trailer with two horses in it. The trailer blew a t...

Go daddy dumped my websites. All six of them. I had countless hours invested in getting them working. Back to square one. To call GoDaddy scum would be an insult to scum. I was using them for my company's website and was treated so miserably by them, on multiple occassions, that I dropped them and ...

Wait....they're not cool?

Dammit!!

Don't tell my 24 Touring....because of the attention he gets all the time, he thinks he's the bee's knees. (he's developed quite the ego.)

Congrats!
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Norman Kling wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:57 am
Even air was different from place to place and day to day!
Norm

True.

Here in Houston, we don't believe in breathing anything we can't see.

There's certainly nothing wrong with an e-timer, but don't sell yourself short when it comes to adjusting the timing lever. You do it mainly by ear and by how the car feels under you. I just fidget with mine until it feels like it has the most power and is running the smoothest. I'm running my 24 To...

cool....I love your coupe Rich.

I haven't touched the fuel mixture settings on my NH carb in a couple years. When I first put the car on the road, I was fiddling with the adjustment constantly and was fouling plugs all the time. Now it's set at roughly 1.5 turns out and it runs great all the time and keeps the plugs happy. Of cour...

Cool.

I've never been to that one.....may have to try it out.

2016. I saw John Mays parked at a local gas station in his cut-off Touring. I was looking at his car and mentioned that I'd always wanted a barn-fresh black-era Touring and he said he had one at home that he'd sell me. He did just that and let me have it for exactly what he had in it. Three and a ha...

Mine's self explanatory....but ironic...because I avoid cars with rust-through panels. Although I'm about to change that. I'm wanting to teach myself sheet metal repair and replacement and am looking for a 71-73 Vega Kammback to use as my subject. I had one during my assignment to Clark Air Base and...

They were at Chickasha....had a table in the north building.

My grandmother and my Touring...both born in 1924.

She was a “Rosie the Riveter” during the war and worked on B-24 Liberators. Her husband was captured on Corregidor, survived the Bataan Death March, the Hell Ships and years of slave labor in Japanese mines.

During my days as a K-9 handler at Clark Air Base in the 1980's, a group of civil engineers was bulldozing a site for a new building when they unearthed a Japanese cave. Being a bomb-dog handler, I was called out to help clear the cave. We found a room with an intact/closed door and inside were many...

JB Weld has it's place, but it's not good at resisting torque. When I a poor high school teacher, I JB Welded a fuel line fitting to a hogged out carburetor inlet on Plymouth Valiant. The thing held for 3 years and was still fine when the car was run over by a front-end loader (while I was in the ca...

Definitely on my bucket list.

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