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Horace and John’s boys ? ...it does have ‘DC’ in a corner... Dodge Cousins ?

My “rider”, “cranking supervisor” generally reflects the degree of interest her momma (my wife) has for Model Ts..

Heck no they’re not Model A keys. If you think they are and that I would represent A keys on a T keyboard, then you should have your gall trimmed. I would think they’re aftermarket just due to the shape and absence of Ford script. I removed them and polished so the numbers may be seen...Wasn’t A key...

Howdy fellow Army musician Bradley,
I’d consider selling this keyboard with at least 1 key per number...$750

I’ve gone to the grocery store and bought a 79 cent candle and rubbed it over the 4 wooden sides being careful not to cover the 2 contact points. Works for me ...

I don’t think it was coincidence that Ford used a sedan in his ad. I think they help topheavy body styles in cornering. Tourings and roadsters not so much.

Amen... other George

Do you still have the correct solid valve cover panel ? If so you’ll want to deface a hole in the middle of it too. ... #vaporizers

some people are known to carefully wrap aluminum foil around the plug threads a few times. I haven’t.

Howdy Mr. Parker, Sir !! The KW Auto Lock seems to be a 3rd option on this thread. But I still think I’ll stay put with the 4 Brent Mize excellent brass top coils. Besides, I’d hate to cannabalize my KW MV just for the switch. Then I’d have an extra ‘14 Ford switch and a KW MV box w/o a switch. 😁 Go...

Very good ! Great information all ! I never considered covering up the data plate Ed. Is it difficult to access the switch that close to the top of the steering column ? And both styles were offered at the same time according to Todd. This might be the earliest version of a unique key for a Ford ins...

Looks like a KW Master Vibrator to me John. May be an earlier version of yours. Les, none of the 4 brass brackets can find a place to mount wood screws to the left of the steering column

Merry Christmas friends.. I recent acquired this early KW Master Vibrator and wanted to use it in my ‘14 runabout. I really don’t need it because the 4 Brent Mize coils are excellent but just desired the ‘bling’ factor. And I understand it’s purpose and how it’s wired but don’t seem to have any room...

Spoke to him today. Hes good. Still jovial. Yeah; a great guy, has helped me too. 2020 has been tough on most of us - some more than others.

Good question. I’ll call him...

I’ve won more than a few beers from Texas license plate “experts” who said the state didn’t place the date on 1923 plates. Well, the state didn’t - except for Dealer plates. Hence the ‘D’ on the set..... And the first state issued plate in Texas was 1917. Prior to that date towns issued license plat...

FWIW, I’ve learned the worst way to paint cast iron is spray painting. Whether a rattle can or spray gun. And whether you want satin, glossy or flat. Brushing on your desired paint fills the cast iron grain and remains beautiful for ever.

Naaah....not Model T

Nice looking cut off touring. Do I understand you to say the key falls out when running on magneto AND battery ?

I easily made a flywheel lifting device like Steve posted. It’s really important to have 3 ‘legs’ of chain and hooks rather than 2. More stable.u

I might have to break down and install front and rear turn signals. Last Saturday I was coming home on a rural sparsely traveled gravel road in the centerdoor and signaled a left turn with my left arm straight out. Well, the idiot behind me thought I motioned him to pass me. So we nearly swapped pai...

Hank,... why do I think 1912 windshield assemblies were brass ? Are the legs of the hinges of equal length or is the bottom leg longer ? Windshield frames sheet metal or brass ?.. thank you

Well, good for us. Welcome Rachel..And thank you Susan for your past leadership..

That’ll easily be descending Pikes Peak in the 1976 VMCCA Glidden Tour. I was in the 1923 Ford touring that I kept from 1966 ( first T) until 2016. Had a Ruckstell and was very concerned about it coming out of low because I only had lined internal emergency brake shoes. The 17 miles downhill with re...

You mean like this ? I can’t use it. I’m Presbyterian...george
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What oldav8tor said on 15 Nov. that hunk of brass + cut down later under axle wishbone is the BEST

Loved the Model T portion of the video ! Many thanks for posting it. I was reminded of the time that Kirk and Randy drove the latter’s 1913 touring in a NY City to left coast tour. They were flying the MS flag ( partially Stars and Bars ) And became lost in NYC and ended up driving thru Harlem. 😂😂.....

A quick and dirty diagnosis is to remove the mag terminal on top of the tranny cover to see if there’s lint or junk (wire ?) on its spring. This will limit mag output. While that mag terminal is out, replace it with a front main accy Oiler mag terminal - if grandpa hadn’t already....If you enjoy Mod...

And when you cut the torque tube to allow for the length of whatever Warford you buy, be very precise in lining up the 4 T tranny holes with the 6 TT differential halves bolt holes before welding....

Very nice looking young couple Stan. I applaud the military and work ethic you portray in them. Now show us a picture of a couple of
Restored U & Js...

When you have to go to low gear pulling a hill; make sure you lock that low Band hard on the low drum with your left foot. If it slips it’ll really heat up the drum and could cause it to crack.

Here’s the other side. All wood is original. I’m the second owner

Mine is a ‘19 centerdoor so I might have wood where you’d have metal. The panels aren’t nailed or tacked but, rather glued to the A pillar, vertical wood to the rear of firewall and compound curve wood following the contour of the Cowl.

Oh yeah,... I always liked to haul hay in a Model T touring car too - until I bought a F 250 and a 24’ gooseneck trailer

Thanks for the cool pictures !

Sold ! Thanks MTFCA and Greg

Wonder who will be the “lucky heir” to receive 8-9 cents on the $ when the collector attains room temp ??

Love

the omnibus Terry. First time I’ve seen it’s pics. Original radiator too ! How far does that take you before getting hot ? Back in the 50s when I was very young, our church also had Halloween parties. Now our church produces a Reformation Festival on 31 Oct..

And what makes it a ‘14 ? The hood former perhaps or maybe the repop oil filler cap. So they made bitsas way back in the 50s too.

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Greg,....you still coming tomorrow to pick up the 2 steel felloes ?...george

I have 2 I’d sell. Stop off about 7 miles north of Lockhart next time you’re heading west on IH 10 to save shipping. Want ‘em powder coated or not ?... george house
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Well then.... how about $70 ?

Hopefully its only your last tour of the season. Beautiful pictures ! Thanks for sharing them. Yep, its fixin to get a mite cooler. Winterize your touring and roadsters then drive the sedan w/o floorboards this winter.

Not real sure if its for a TT but I’ve placed a 23” TT rear felloe inside and it fits perfectly. In excellent condition-no pits or cracks.You’ll need to figure out how to attach it to the felloe. Black felloe doesn’t convey.
Only $80 + the ride
......gwhouse731(at)gmail(dot)com

Was gathering up parts to list For Sale on the MTFCA Classifieds and came upon this front spring perch. I thought they all had a ‘boss’ that showed which side of the axle they should be installed. This one obviously doesn’t. The number cast into it doesn’t appear to be Ford-6318 -then a cartouche. T...

I can’t speak on Model T s as daily drivers in the 1940s as I came along in 1950. But I became interested in and aware of Model T s in 1952. In late elementary school and junior high I knew of a 1926 roadster and 1919 centerdoor as daily drivers by elderly people in New Braunfels TX. I’ve been the p...

Back to top please....Sorry, but I don’t know what a “Model T fan with flyweights” is..

Basic Training in 1929 with WW I Truck transport.

....Yikes, those barracks look like my basic training “accommodations” at Camp Forsyth in 1970. At least we had Korean War era transport

.....What a wonderful Model T adventure - with Babbitt thrust washers and no disc brakes no doubt.

Ton Truck chassis were initially produced in few numbers in 1917 and in greater numbers in 1918 but a WW I And Model T ‘expert’ told me there was no evidence of these vehicles sent to Europe. Did you know that Walt Disney drove Model T ambulances for the AEF during WW I ? I read it on the I’Net so i...

One of two reasons:...either low speed band is too tight on the drum or high speed fingers set screws too far into the fingers. I vote on the latter. And, yes, oil too thick...

Wow Donnie !! I’m sorry about the tragedy to your touring but thank God you folks weren’t badly hurt. Thank you for turning this traumatic time into a teaching point for us old timers and newbys alike...

Welcome to this awesome fun packed hobby! You’re correct in expecting engine problems to either be electrical or fuel. Does gasoline make it to the carb bowl ? The firing order is 1,2,4,3. You may remove the spark plugs, lay them on the head and reattach the wires while hand cranking the engine thro...

What Norm said.... don’t forget to remove the radiator

. And drain the oil unless you want 3 + quarts on the floor.

I forgot to add, my ‘14 Beaudette runabout (pic in this thread) has the rectangular area to the rear of the gas tank that you’re calling the tool box. I only use it for the battery; tools in the turtleneck.

For what it’s worth; my 1914 runabout was made by Beaudette. They embossed their ‘B’ on the front of the seat riser. You may see the vertical midway bead to the right of the B in this picture..

I see nothing wrong with the black tape as pictured. Personally I use 5-6 dabs of permatex to hold the rope in its groove. With the headlight vertically mounted in the fender bracket, you cannot keep the rope in place. Either way doesn’t add to the difficulty of installing the rim with lens. After m...

Top is looking good Mark. That’s a job that needs to be done before winter all right.

I replaced the steering shaft, gears and pins in my ‘26 tudor. Drove the car for the first time in years last Saturday night and considered 4” steering wheel play was too much. That Texas T Parts unit is great !! Did have to grind about 1/32” off that top, long pin. Task was easily accomplished with...

Does your-supposedly- 1917 runabout have 4 rivets holding the bottom windshield to the cowl lamp brackets ? I’ve seen that on an early unmolested ‘17 touring. The only way I would hate you 😜 would be if you Brass up the radiator and have 2 screws holding that lower windshield to the Cowl brackets. B...

While driving my ‘26 tudor Saturday midnight as the getaway car for a wedding, I determined the slop or ‘play’ in the steering was unacceptably high. I traced the problem to the top steering gear pin. It was wallowed out in the shaft. So I researched fixes in archived Forums but decided a brand new ...

Depends on what cotter pins you’re removing. When removing the 3 cotter pins holding the 3 set screws on the high speed adjustment ‘fingers’, I think the most important ‘tool’ is paper towels-not cotton rags w/ lint- very carefully placed in the tranny on each side of the cotter pin to be removed. T...

That’s a town car on the left, isn’t it? I’m not an expert on those. And thatsa coupelet on the right. Yeah, I thought ‘18 was the last year for those. But the centerdoor in the middle sure looks like my ‘19. It doesn’t appear to have Cowl lamps like the coupelet tho’.

Is that an E&J attachment groove around the top? So typical how folks used to paint brass so as not to look old timey.

Hey, I love these old pictures ! Let’s have some chatter. How about the two sisters behind the coupe that’s so new their old man hasn’t even bought a spare ?

Thank you for the well wishes for our president and Melania during this pandemic,Tom. They’re in my prayers for a speedy recovery too. And it’s always good to see our old Ford’s in pictures of their era. Many, many years ago I was concerned over the non symmetrical appearance of Model T rear wheels ...

Very good Steven and Dan...I will NOT throw good T parts away so I’ll now separate the gears from the cracked drums. Thanks for the idea ! And from now on it’ll be oil in a gallon ziplock bag instead of ospho. Another great idea.. thanks !

...for sale. I’m disassembling Model T transmissions primarily to salvage reusable drums to sell. It’s surprising how many are cracked - they go into the scrap pile. I’ve begun to ospho a few drums after beadblasting then neutralize with Arm & Hammer with water. Then I began to wonder if that’s the ...

The Beatles sang it best

“With a Little Help From My Friends”

Thanks to all !! Every contribution pushed me a little farther toward success. See the multimeter in the foreground

Another phone call with Paul Mikeska. He suggested adding the reflector. It might aid the socket/bucket grounding. This I’ll do after some honey-do s.

I’m getting closer guys. Thanks for hanging in there with me. After speaking with my buddy Paul in the mile high city, we agreed that I remove the LF headlamp and inspect under the base where it mounts to the accy headlamp bar. Sure enough, shiny black like the buckets.High speed wire brush removed ...

Great frustration ! Wire from battery negative to headlamp thimble doesn’t light bulb. Ground wire from headlamp adjusting screw to frame also doesn’t light bulb. However, without those 2 attempts, I did get a barely discernible glimmer this morning - see pics. .... Oh how I wish the bride would’ve ...

Thanks Mark. I think that was Paul Mikeska’s suggestion too. I’ll try it. Want to get’er done before The Debate tonight

Headlamp bulb shining brightly

Great suggestions All ! Thanks ! But this is what I’m dealing with. I have ‘fire’ all the way through the mounted thimble and socket. So it’s not a bad ground situation,..right? And the bulb is shining (see pic of original bulb, spark plug and coil tester) I’m still at a loss ... Magic ?

Thanks guys... no luck yet ... still working. Dumb question: the receptor the brass adjuster screw attaches to divides the socket roughly 45/55. Does the shorter end go to the rear- unlike this picture? Once more, there’s electricity to the thimble and socket. Have many bulbs and they all test good.

...and I have an 11 pm Saturday night wedding getaway car event ! At first they both didn’t work but by meticulous electrical tracing with a trouble light and parts replacement (headlamp socket and thimble) the RF lit up. I cleaned the contact surface in the headlamp shell with a dremel tool and bru...

I was going to say the valve(s) we’re sticking open until I read you viewed their operation with the head removed. That’s common on rebuilt engines that haven’t run for a long time. I would reject electrical as a trouble source. Compression per cylinder - wet ?

Ahhh yes.....thanks Tom. That helped a lot !!

Jerry V. O. Or Kathy T.... pictures of the Covered Bridges Tour please

Whassamatter wid the ‘poor’ englisch? He sounds lik all de Model T/traktor conversion peoples I no???

** btt** please

Participated as 1 of 19 T s from Austin & San Antonio club’s on a tour last Saturday. Posted pics and description on this Forum. No interest. Then serviced and washed a ‘26 tudor yesterday in preparation for a 3 Oct. Wedding getaway car.

Steve,
You ever get south around Caldwell County TX ? If so, I’ll give you a good steering column...

The weather was predicted to be cool and sunny so what batter activity would be warranted. Thanks to Joe Pinnelli for planning the backroads drive from Marrindale TX to Lockhart State Park where we enjoyed a catered lunch of BBQ from the BBQ capital of Texas. Nineteen Model Ts were represented inclu...

OK...OK. I went out to look and they are indeed 7/16” cold rolled. Thanks Hap and Allan

Make them. I did for my ‘’14. Aren’t they just cold rolled 3/8” steel ? The front is straight and threaded at both ends. The rear has two bends for to clear the truss rods and also threaded both ends,

Good job !

They’re OK. I’ve received texts from both of ‘em. They rode out the hurricane in Destin and only suffered “minor damage”. They were even able to help a friend push a Model A into a trailer. LOTS of rain and 92 MPH winds...

I have. It’ll lift 1914-1925 frames. Even with bodies and spare tire carriers. I’m through restoring. For sale $60 + shipping

“Now people are searching for them” Dan ?
I have 3 gorgeous square fellow wood excellent rims 30x3 wheels in primer with hubs I’d sell.....

Howdy Scott,
Yeah, the body is standard size but all the rest of the sheet metal is wide track wider. It’s s very unique maintained original brass T.

Here’s a ‘15 Ford wide track. Note the spring perches are 4” from the spindle yokes making the tread 60” instead of 56”.

Why deny a 40 HP engine to the Model A guys. Go for a Pinto engine. Nobody wants them....just sayin’

Good story Terry. Thanks for sharing....

You might have something there Dan. I removed the spare tire on my centerdoor and it does indeed have a rectangular ‘notch’. We may assume the wheels, rims and tires were installed before the STC was bolted (8 bolts !) onto the frame. Whether it was Highland Park or River Rouge an astute assembler h...

** btt** please

Does your coilbox have a little sliver of metal between #2 and 3 coils thats use is to pull the front and rear of the box together ? It’s surprising to me how many coil boxes have lost this essential piece in the last 100 years. Even if its present in your box warpage might’ve kept the coil ‘buttons...

Pre-tattoo days ??

Well I’ll be darn. Never seen that repro in the catalog or ever heard of this accessory. Twice in my 54 year Model T hobby I’ve had one engine rebabbited and another 3rd main replaced. Thanks guys !! Mark, you’ll get yours tomorrow

I should also have said I removed the 2 bolts fastening the cam gear cover but still couldn’t remove the cover. Finally used a screwdriver to pry up the bronze accy....

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