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- Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: My New Ride
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1415
Re: My New Ride
Beautiful truck! Keep it just the way it is. Definitely a Martin Parry steel cab with hinged or "vestibule" doors. Mine has "roller"doors. You should see door sills with an iron cross and MP stamping as well as the same on the rear corner covers where the bed sides are braced. You may also find remn...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 1:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Distributor and coil, vs. Coil boxes and timer
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1697
Re: Distributor and coil, vs. Coil boxes and timer
If you are going to run a distributor, take out the points and install a PerTronix in there. I believe they are available in 6V or 12V for Volkswagen dizzys. Some may scoff, but I have run PerTronix units in several cars (not Model Ts) for years with zero maintenance or trouble. If you are worried, ...
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 12:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Water neck
- Replies: 6
- Views: 579
Re: Water neck
I needed one in a pinch one time and used one for a small block chevy. You have to oval out the bolt holes, but it works. Different years and models have different angles. I believe the one I used was for a 1955, so even that might be hard to find. I just checked my parts stash, it was a Four Season...
- Sun Jul 09, 2023 3:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1087
Re: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
Saturday July 15. It's less than a week away! Don't miss it, it's going to be good!
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1087
Re: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
Back to the top. Only 9 days away. There will be tons of good stuff, already 250+ spaces sold. Don't miss it!
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 10:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1087
Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
The Long Beach Vintage and Classic Parts Exchange is less than a month away. Saturday July 15 at Long Beach City College Veteran's Stadium 5000 Lew Davis St. Long Beach, CA. 90808. 7AM until it's over. Admission $5, Free Parking. For 69 years, one of the oldest and best old car and old Ford swap mee...
- Mon May 15, 2023 9:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: mystery part
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2146
Re: mystery part
But it doesn't need the wood block?
- Mon May 15, 2023 9:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Aftermarket wheels
- Replies: 2
- Views: 538
Re: Aftermarket wheels
Looks like the Parker-Hydraulics wheels that Humble Howard had on his red #7 car. Check out a previous discussion of them herehttps://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=32375
- Wed Mar 08, 2023 11:51 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: 1925 quarter windows and window regulators
- Replies: 11
- Views: 964
Re: 1925 quarter windows and window regulators
Mike, I have also sent you an email about the front regulators.
- Fri Feb 24, 2023 12:57 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: WTB Early Floormat
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3268
Re:SOLD WTB Early Floormat
I have a white mat that was ordered incorrectly for a car I'm working on. I'm working on a 1915. This mat is for a 1909-1914. Number T-7299-AW Floor Mat White Front Packed 6/11/2013 still in unopened box. If $100 plus shipping is the going price and someone needs it, PM me. My floor mat has been sol...
- Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Long Beach meet
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2126
Re: Long Beach meet
Thanks for your comments and support. Mark your calendar now, we'll be back next year for our 69th year. Saturday July 15, 2023. There were literally tons of great deals yesterday, and literally tons of parts changing hands, so I believe there were more happy customers and vendors than unhappy ones....
- Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Blockley vs Firestone
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1555
Re: Blockley vs Firestone
I have been told that all currently available tires except Blockleys are made in the same Vietnam factory using the same rubber compounds no matter what name is on the sidewall. That said, something must have changed with the rubber compound and factory process through the years. About 20 years ago ...
- Sun Jul 17, 2022 5:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Your Workbench?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4756
Re: Your Workbench?
Steve, that picture of Isky is in his fourth office. Supposedly as each office became too full to work in, he would move to another. He's 100 years old and still going to work!
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Driving a Model T
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1945
Re: Driving a Model T
The reverse drum is probably the most fragile of the three. Supposedly it's location makes it run hotter, or Kevlar bands will make it crack, etc. I believe that all of the damaged drums we are finding are due to the use of the reverse drum as a brake! The brake drum is made to be a brake, and the b...
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 12:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Clutch and brake lever issues
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2157
Re: Clutch and brake lever issues
Remove the trans inspection cover and jack up the rear so that you can turn and inspect the brake drum thoroughly for damage or breakage. If you were truly using only the trans brake drum, and the engine stayed running, then you obviously were holding the clutch pedal in neutral, so the clutch discs...
- Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 68th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 2
- Views: 947
Re: 68th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
Only three weeks until the Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet. 68 years and still going strong! Don't miss it, Saturday July 16, at Veteran's Stadium in Long Beach.
- Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:21 am
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: 68th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1053
Re: 68th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
Only three weeks until the Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet. 68 years and still going strong! Don't miss it, Saturday July 16, at Veteran's Stadium in Long Beach.
- Sat Jun 04, 2022 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: When you can only drive one vehicle at a time
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1789
Re: When you can only drive one vehicle at a time
Like pulling your "dingy" behind your RV.
- Tue May 31, 2022 1:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Head Bolts Stretched - Studs?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4115
Re: Head Bolts Stretched - Studs?
Put a heli-coil or other thread repair in that hole. How can a bolt stretch in the middle of the threads if the threads in the block are good? It can't! Either the bolt was bottomed in the hole so that it could no longer turn and continued force began twisting the bolt and pulling the lower threads ...
- Fri May 27, 2022 5:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 68th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 0
- Views: 805
68th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
Saturday July 16, 2022 from 7:00Am until it’s over. One of the oldest and best swap meets in the west. Tons of Model T, Model A, and pre-war Ford stuff. Open to all makes and models, automotive and hobby related items only. Long Beach City College Veterans Stadium, 5000 Lew Davis St. Long Beach, CA....
- Fri May 27, 2022 5:47 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: 68th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1053
68th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
Saturday July 16, 2022 from 7:00Am until it’s over. One of the oldest and best swap meets in the west. Tons of Model T, Model A, and pre-war Ford stuff. Open to all makes and models, automotive and hobby related items only. Long Beach City College Veterans Stadium, 5000 Lew Davis St. Long Beach, CA....
- Fri May 27, 2022 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 68th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 2
- Views: 947
68th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
Saturday July 16, 2022 from 7:00Am until it’s over. One of the oldest and best swap meets in the west. Tons of Model T, Model A, and pre-war Ford stuff. Open to all makes and models, automotive and hobby related items only. Long Beach City College Veterans Stadium, 5000 Lew Davis St. Long Beach, CA....
- Fri May 06, 2022 10:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Nut & Bolt speeder
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2153
Re: Nut & Bolt speeder
Many large oil or water pipes are connected with flanges with 8, 12, 16, or more bolts. This could have been used to run these bolts down before the final torque was applied. 15/16 nut and bolt head is 5/8 bolt.
- Thu May 05, 2022 6:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: External starter for early cars
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2905
Re: External starter for early cars
I used to sometimes see a car with a front mounted starter. I think it was from the old San Fernando Club in Southern California. I don't know if it was a homemade set-up or an era correct one, but I believe it was modeled after an era correct aftermarket starter that mounted to the front crossmembe...
- Tue Jan 04, 2022 8:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: RPU Street Rod
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3231
Re: RPU Street Rod
Not only is it a good way to get someone started who may go on to want to learn about and own a stocker, it's a good way to retain someone that can no longer drive a stock T or someone who just can't grasp the workings of a T. There is a lady in our club who has a '26 RPU and she is scared to death ...
- Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What Are These For on My 1927 Coupe?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1764
Re: What Are These For on My 1927 Coupe?
Look very closely at that first piece and clean it up. You will find that there is a small hole on both top and bottom sides. It is supposed to be oiled on occasion and the oil will weep out and keep the dovetail lubricated. I discovered these on my 25 coupe the same way you did! I was trying to fig...
- Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Choosing a Body Style for CA DMV?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3796
Re: Choosing a Body Style for CA DMV?
One of my T's has a Martin-Parry "Canopy Express" body which is basically a pick-up with a roof over the bed and canvas side and rear roll-up curtains. When I went to register it, the DMV people didn't know what to put for the description. I suggested pick-up truck. They disagreed because a pick-up ...
- Tue Nov 30, 2021 6:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: How Not To Crank A Model T
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2745
Re: How Not To Crank A Model T
No worse than an old Laurel and Hardy movie. I doubt anyone would think it's real or attempt it themselves. It was all for the shot, she had to face the camera! I do like how the car started to shake and the engine began to run while she was still cranking though.
- Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Wooden Steering Wheels
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1983
Re: Wooden Steering Wheels
I believe Jim Guinn of Guinn Wood Bands is also making wood steering wheel rims. Give him a call.
- Tue Aug 17, 2021 5:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Teflon Tape
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2084
Re: Teflon Tape
Yellow teflon tape is for use on gaseous lines and fittings. Natural gas, propane, butane, etc. It is color coded yellow like other gas fittings, flex lines, and special PVC gas pipe and sold in plumbing sections of Hardware stores, not Automotive stores. It's not for gasoline!
- Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5036
Re: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
Put it on your calendar now. Saturday July 16, 2022.
- Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5036
Re: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
82 degrees tomorrow. Perfect swap meet weather, it's going to be a great one!
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5036
Re: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
SIX More days! 271 spaces pre-sold, adding more spaces for Saturday gate sales. It's going to be a big one!
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Drive train noise... oPinions?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2095
Re: Drive train noise... oPinions?
The Laycock provides overdrive through a planetary gearset. A planetary set may "whirr" especially under load or acceleration and with no noise or vibration isolation (rubber mounts or insulators) in a Model T, the whirr possibly could be heard through the driveline. However, when the Laycock is "of...
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Should I drive my Model T to the Long Beach Swap Meet?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3725
Re: Should I drive my Model T to the Long Beach Swap Meet?
I look forward to meeting you Jerod. Stop by the club booth at the entrance or look for the guys in the yellow shirts. I'll be there in my old truck, loaded with parts, that I'm driving on the street to the meet. th-2.jpeg We open at 7:00AM for buyers, so no need to worry about headlights or beacons...
- Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Should I drive my Model T to the Long Beach Swap Meet?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3725
Re: Should I drive my Model T to the Long Beach Swap Meet?
The Long Beach and Orange County Model T Clubs are two very active driving clubs. We do a lot of driving in SoCal city traffic. I drive one of my T's nearly every weekend. You do have to be careful and watchful of your surrounding traffic, but here in SoCal you have to drive at least 30 miles in tra...
- Wed Jul 07, 2021 3:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Should I drive my Model T to the Long Beach Swap Meet?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3725
Re: Should I drive my Model T to the Long Beach Swap Meet?
WOWOWOAH. You guys just dropped a nut in my transmission! Since it's out there now, I'll set aside some spaces just inside the vendor gate for Model T parking, but you will NOT be parking up front by the snack bar. I offer the front spaces to any car club to set up a membership booth and display the...
- Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5036
Re: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
ONLY 12 DAYS AWAY!!! Its going to be a good one, don't miss it!
- Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Should I drive my Model T to the Long Beach Swap Meet?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3725
Re: Should I drive my Model T to the Long Beach Swap Meet?
Yes, Veteran's Stadium, Long Beach City College
- Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5036
Re: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
Back to the top! It's only a month away, Saturday July 17, 2021, the 67th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet, one of the oldest and best swap meets in the West. Long Beach City College Veterans Stadium. www.lbmtc.com or
Jeff Hood 562-597-5936
Jeff Hood 562-597-5936
- Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: help dating a coupe
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1990
Re: help dating a coupe
The bodies for all three years were wood frame covered in steel, wood door posts. The 23 and 24 doors were wood frame covered in steel and the 25 doors were all steel. The 25 rear fenders are fuller where they meet the body/trunk. They hide the suspension and fender brace. I think the 23-24 fenders ...
- Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Spitballing a new idea for "Safety Hubs"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1348
Re: Spitballing a new idea for "Safety Hubs"
The difference I see is that on a banjo rear end, the axle holds everything together, but the hub and bearing ride on the axle housing. The clip will hold the hub/drum assembly from coming off of the housing. On a T the axle not only holds everything together, it also supports the car. If the axle w...
- Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Safety with Subtlety
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5282
Re: Safety with Subtlety
I had a Fun Projects brake switch that worked fine. When I installed my disc brakes I removed it since the discs came with their own switch that is operated by hydraulic pressure...very reliable. Tim, just FYI, I have found that on my more modern "old cars" that use a hydraulic pressure switch, the...
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 11:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: F S Center door sedan Passenger seat
- Replies: 1
- Views: 957
Re: F S Center door sedan Passenger seat
If someone buys this seat, I have the folding support post for the rear of it. Now all you need to find is the front hinged brackets.I'm open to reasonable offers. Part # T8822 and appears to be T9668B, it's hard to make out.
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 1:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5036
Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet
The 67th Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet is scheduled for Saturday July 17, 2021 at Veteran's Stadium in Long Beach. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! For Info contact Jeff Hood 562-597-5936 or moemechanic@aol.com or lbmtc.com
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:55 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: Miscellaneous Model T Ford Parts.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1515
Re: Miscellaneous Model T Ford Parts.
I'll take a headlight switch. I'll send a text.
- Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Title says "1926 Model T"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3027
Re: Title says "1926 Model T"
Years ago, one of the 4X4 magazines did a story on an F250 Ford. The guy lifted it way up and put big tires on it, and then he rolled it over and crushed it. He got a deal on a Dodge truck and swapped the cab and box onto the F250 chassis. Later he blew the engine and swapped in a big block Chevy. T...
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Ageold problem of headlight rim removal solved.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3084
Re: Ageold problem of headlight rim removal solved.
I have found that the best way to remove a stubborn headlight ring is to remove the whole headlight (there is only one nut) and lay it face down on the floor on an old rubber mudflap or one of the floor mats. Then you can use your body weight to push the bucket down while turning it with the stem. W...
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: FJ - Visit Clarence The 1913 Model T Runabout As He Makes His Way From California To The MTFCA Museum
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2940
Re: FJ - Visit Clarence The 1913 Model T Runabout As He Makes His Way From California To The MTFCA Museum
I can understand the need for dual horns. My wife definitely needs her own horn on her side!
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Late 1927 Touring Serial Number Mystery
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2086
Re: Late 1927 Touring Serial Number Mystery
Please check your numbers again. You posted that your number is 15104705 which would indicate that 88080 cars were built after the "last" one. That seems like a lot! However if your number is 15014705, then only 8080 cars were assembled after the last one, which seems plausible considering the numbe...
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Stamping a new serial on a blank engine block.
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5872
Re: Stamping a new serial on a blank engine block.
They weren't straight.
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 2:37 am
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: Cooper gas gauge accessory, castings for sale
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1760
Re: Cooper gas gauge accessory, castings for sale
Hi Tim, I sent you an email. I'd like to buy your casting.
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: POSTAL ISSUES please read.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5948
Re: POSTAL ISSUES please read.
I recently entrusted USPS with delivery of a small package with a few parts. Regular six-day-delivery was $11.60 or I could send next-day for; YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!, the parts aren't worth that much! Then I was given a third option, second day delivery, for $11.75. Only fifteen cents more t...
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 1926 Ford Model T modification
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4947
Re: 1926 Ford Model T modification
The original Model T starter does turn the engine slowly. It's OK, it will start the engine just fine. High speed cranking is not necessary.
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 1/4 window spring lift question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 840
Re: 1/4 window spring lift question
It probably doesn't have to be too exact, but the roller on the end of the arm drops into the notch in the bottom wood piece when the glass is down. Put the roller in the notch and mount the arm where the bracket lands on the post. Can you find the screw holes in your old wood for reference?
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Gas line for the purist
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3765
Re: Gas line for the purist
Larry is a purist and is probably using original felt packings. The felt will absorb vibration and allow slight movement. He is also using "good" copper line from 60 years ago. Compression fittings hold the line rigid and vibration and movement will certainly cause work hardening and cracking. I hav...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: My cam gear status
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2174
Re: My cam gear status
If you decide to keep that gear, make sure that the cam nut is tight. I have had two fiber gear failures in T engines. Both were rebuilt in the '70s so probably newer gears and maybe the bad ones, but both were also loose and appeared to have been loose for some time. I'm sure the looseness contribu...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 11:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 1923-25 Coil Box Differences
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3064
Re: 1923-25 Coil Box Differences
Dan, there may be nothing wrong with your old wood. I was just surprised to see it. As long as it hasn't developed a carbon track you are good to go. In my limited experience it seems that most of the coilbox problems are due to delaminating and carbon tracked wood and badly rusted terminal bolts wh...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 1923-25 Coil Box Differences
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3064
Re: 1923-25 Coil Box Differences
Why does your "rebuilt" coil box have all that old wood in it? Often the old wood is the problem with poorly running cars.
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: #3
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2023
Re: #3
The #4 car with the starter also appears to have fork mounted electric headlights. Late 14 or aftermarket conversion?
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 1:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Pick your choice
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2536
Re: Pick your choice
I like the deeper darker reds like 1, 2, 3, and 5. The others are too bright and orangy to me. Five looks especially nice but it may be because it is indoors.
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Steaming Radiator
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3774
Re: Steaming Radiator
Steam from the radiator cap tells me that you don't have gasket/seal under the cap. I see heavy jackets and snow so it's cold and you can probably see your breath too and you are only 98 degrees! Normal radiator temp will be around 190 degrees so you'll probably see some steam or condensation in you...
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Window regulator 24 coupe. Need ideas
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1282
Re: Window regulator 24 coupe. Need ideas
I don't think there is a spring in those regulators. There is a groove in each gear and the gears are timed so that the piece attached to the window passes from one gear to the next as the crank is turned. I have freed some up and gotten them to work better, but I haven't taken them completely apart...
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 5:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Drilling steel?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4718
Re: Drilling steel?
Go slow. The larger the bit, the slower the speed. I have watched lots of guys run a 1/2 inch bit at full drill motor speed and cuss and swear as the bit smoked and turned blue as it overheated and dulled. Slower speed, cutting oil, and some pressure against it will cut many holes.
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 3:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Enclosed trailer tie downs
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2914
Re: Enclosed trailer tie downs
I suggest a slight trailer modification. My enclosed trailer has a door in the front making it very easy to stand between the tow hitch frame rails and secure the front of the car from outside the trailer. Barn doors in the back, right side door for easy in-out, and front door for access and tie dow...
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 3:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Wireless Signal Lights
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2489
Re: Wireless Signal Lights
Get a second 26 light and put it on the right fender and convert the sockets to double filament. Most people will not know or care that the second light did not come on the car. If you don't want to do that then put a plug behind the spare tire and use the U-Haul or Harbor Freight magnetic lights. A...
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Model T vs Nevada Heat
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1676
Re: Model T vs Nevada Heat
If the inside of the engine is clean, not a lot of rust scale, so that the heat can transfer from the iron to the water, and the radiator is in good condition with the fins soldered to the tubes, again so that the heat can transfer from the water to the tubes and then to the fins themselves, and the...
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Ford H Bulb
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3451
Re: Ford H Bulb
Ford did not make it's own bulbs as can be seen by the TUNG-SOL stamp on the base. However according to the "Service Bulletins" book, page 236, the bulbs were inspected at the factory before the Ford stamp was applied. "Ford inspection tests, both as to accuracy and alignment of filaments, and more ...
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Ford H Bulb
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3451
Re: Ford H Bulb
Not to start another argument on filament arrangement and positioning, but here I go anyway. Note the two different filaments in that bulb, and that the base is clearly marked THIS SIDE UP. When properly installed, only one filament is in the focal center of the reflector, and that is the one that i...
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: To add lead or not to add lead?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3603
Re: To ad lead or not to ad lead?
There was no such thing as leaded gasoline in Model T days. The lower operating temperature, low RPM, and low valve spring pressure of a Model T engine should have no problem with unleaded gas now any more than it did 100 years ago.
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Help Identify Door
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2649
Re: Help Identify Door
Definitely a front passenger door, it has the hole for the keylock. I just checked my '25 coupe door and it is only 24 inches wide and the window regulator is nearly centered like Joe's Fordor door. The door in question is wider and the regulator is farther forward. My guess is it's for a Tudor. By ...
- Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Floorboards from crates...myth, right?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4877
Re: Floorboards from crates...myth, right?
I don't know if they are made from crates, but the original appearing floorboards in my 1925 coupe certainly look like they are made from scrap. The upper boards consist of eight pieces dovetailed together, one id even tapered from about 3/4" to a little over 1" over its length. The side edges are d...
- Sun Oct 18, 2020 2:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Model t as a daily in the early 40s?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6405
Re: Model t as a daily in the early 40s?
I also have a 1925 T Coupe that has been in The Long Beach Model T Club since about 1958. I have tried to piece together it's history, but the guys "who were there" are mostly gone or their memories are fading. The man who bought it in 1958 just turned 100! The story seems to go that he bought the c...
- Sun Oct 18, 2020 12:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Model t as a daily in the early 40s?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6405
Re: Model t as a daily in the early 40s?
I remember seeing Model T's, Model A's and other 20's and 30's cars in the early sixties. I always was excited to see an "Old Timer" driving down the street. In my neighborhood there were two '46 Dodge trucks well into the mid to late seventies. A '26 or '27 T was less than 15 years old by the begin...
- Sun Oct 11, 2020 2:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Starting the Model T
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3014
Re: Starting the Model T
You will find that most people will use their right hand mainly because most people are right handed and it comes naturally. The argument is that there is less risk of a broken arm when cranking with the left hand. There are many stories of old timers who have "always cranked right handed," "never h...
- Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Rotating Mass, Available Horsepower, and Acceleration
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1844
Re: Rotating Mass, Available Horsepower, and Acceleration
As you said, the heavy rotating mass stores energy. My touring with a high mileage but good running engine has no magnets. It is pretty easy to stall this engine when starting from a stop, especially when I have a full compliment of passengers. The low pedal needs to be somewhat feathered to get the...
- Mon Sep 21, 2020 12:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: ?1917? Depot Hack up for auction..
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1892
Re: ?1917? Depot Hack up for auction..
Could be a fun truck for somebody. I can't quite get past the yellow paint and the "dingleballs" though. The steering column looks extra long from the firewall to the steering wheel. Is there an extra long column or is this just an illusion of the bright yellow paint?
- Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What to you, gives a Model T its charm?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 8575
Re: What to you, gives a Model T its charm?
We are so lucky to have so much support as far as replacement, parts both old originals, and new reproductions. That and the fact that so many were made. We can drive them and enjoy them, use them as Henry envisioned, a car for the common man. As frail and spindly as they appear, they were, and even...
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 11:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What a useful wrench
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6429
Re: What a useful wrench
I have a "dual duty" adjustable or Crescent style wrench (I had a Boss who called them "fitzall" wrenches.) Anyway, on one side it gives the maximun opening in inches, 7/8 as I recall, but flip it over and it is 22mm. So it is both a standard and a metric "fitzall."
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 11:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What a useful wrench
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6429
Re: What a useful wrench
Steve's right. Before torque wrenches the books would specify something like a "strong pull on an eight inch wrench" of course, a ten or twelve inch wrench would provide more leverage or "torque."
- Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Looking for pictures of Model T era auto service vehicles
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4454
Re: Looking for pictures of Model T era auto service vehicles
Love the compressor drive on the rear wheel.
- Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 6 Volt LED Headlight Bulbs
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4061
Re: 6 Volt LED Headlight Bulbs
I have been experimenting with some of the 74475 style lights that were given to me. Headlight adjustment and focus are very important and hard to obtain.I set up my car in a dark area with marks on the wall according to the service manual. Note that there are two variations of these dimensions in t...
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Safest way to haul a coupe on an open trailer
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6724
Re: Safest way to haul a coupe on an open trailer
In the picture of Dallas' coupe on the yellow trailer, The cars engine is over the front axle of the trailer and the rest of the car's weight is forward of the axles. This probably towed nicely, and may have actually had a little too much tongue weight. It appears to be about a 20 foot trailer with ...
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 11:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Safest way to haul a coupe on an open trailer
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6724
Re: Safest way to haul a coupe on an open trailer
You're going to get a lot of opinions here for sure. Loading the car backwards moves the engine weight back on the trailer and lightens the tongue weight on the hitch. Depending on how long the trailer is, the weight could end up being behind the axle of the trailer making for a very poor towing and...
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 26/27 Window regulator question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2940
Re: 26/27 Window regulator question
My '25 coupe with all-steel doors has a regulator that looks just like the ones for sale in the catalogs for 26-27 and Model A's except it is bigger in every dimension. It had a potmetal roller on the arm that was seized and had been for many years and there was a groove worn in it. I first purchase...
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Volvo overdrive ?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7622
Re: Volvo overdrive ?
I've seen some pretty ugly cobbled together bracketry on many other auxiliary transmission installations too. Using an old Borg-Warner, Ford, Rambler, etc. overdrive also requires wiring, cables, shift levers, and home-made adaptations that are often complicated and ugly. I don't quite understand th...
- Thu Jul 16, 2020 6:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: trailer design
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8608
Re: trailer design
A couple of thoughts here. I had a 70's era 18 foot boat on a single axle trailer with no brakes that weighed about 3600 lbs. Towing it behind my 1 ton pickup was never an issue, but when I hooked it to the back of the wife's Astro van (rated to tow 6000 lbs but with load leveling and brakes) it was...
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: OT but can apply to Model T - turn signal wiring mystery
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6557
Re: OT but can apply to Model T - turn signal wiring mystery
As Squirrel said, you are probably not drawing enough amperage with the small front bulbs. A 535 is a thermal flasher meaning that it has a bi-metal spring that curls as it heats and pulls away from the contact. The interval between flashes is determined by the time it takes the spring to cool and s...
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 3:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Buying a T
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4062
Re: Buying a T
You are near Las Vegas, you should definitely seek out the Southern Nevada Model T Club. southernnevadamodeltclub.org You will find friendship, advice, and quite possibly a nice Model T.
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: About to buy tires - are recent vintage Riversides holding up well?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6142
Re: About to buy tires - are recent vintage Riversides holding up well?
I'm happy with them. I know that they are all made in the same factory out of the same rubber, but something must have changed in the last several years. My last tires were Universal T Drivers and they seemed to dry out and crack very within a short time after purchase, especially sidewall cracking....
- Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Smelly Tool Boxes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4208
Re: Smelly Tool Boxes
Even Snap-On black handles will begin to "sweat" and shrink and finally craze and disintegrate. If they are in a drawer or toolbox the gasses given off will rust and corrode other tools nearby. I have had several nice tools ruined by disintegrating screwdriver handles of many different makes.
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 12:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What should salvage value be?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8089
Re: What should salvage value be?
If the car is insured for a certain amount, or if it is an agreed value policy, and the repair estimate is near or exceeding that amount or value, then the insurance company will pay the agreed value and request the title. They are essentially buying the car from you for the agreed value. If you the...
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 1:35 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: WTB wanted ‘24 ‘25 coupe quarter window hardware
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3738
Re: WTB wanted ‘24 ‘25 coupe quarter window hardware
Mike, I sent you a PM back in January with pictures of what I have. Check your PM folder and let me know if anything I have is useful to you.
- Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: My Shop Stinks
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6921
Re: My Shop Stinks
I love the gas/oil/grease odor in an old garage or shop. However old stale rotten gasoline stinks and the smell will permeate your clothing. If you get some on your hands, they will stink for days and almost nothing will wash it off. If you have old rotten gas in a car and are able to start it, the ...
- Tue May 26, 2020 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Let's remember
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3029
Re: Let's remember
Many may not know that the '13 roadster pickup that Ralph often posted pictures of, was that same Great Race car with a different body but the same Frontenac engine and all. It was his daily driver and it wasn't babied at all. It was a 70MPH freeway flyer. Shortly after joining the Long Beach Model ...
- Tue May 12, 2020 12:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Updated Transmission Oil Video (While Car is "Moving")
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5409
Re: Updated Transmission Oil Video (While Car is "Moving")
In the video above there is lots of oil flowing over the brake drum. If you watch carefully you will see oil dripping from the spring onto the drum, it just appears that the drum is not getting oil because it is being swept into the band lining but you can see it running out of the lining, and when ...
- Mon May 11, 2020 6:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet Cancelled
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1868
Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet Cancelled
The Long Beach Model T Club Vintage and Classic Parts Exchange has been cancelled. Although we had hoped that the current virus restrictions would be eased by mid July, we have been informed that the Long Beach City College campus, which includes the stadium parking lot where we hold our meet, will ...
- Wed May 06, 2020 12:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: The frustration of incompetence
- Replies: 124
- Views: 58059
Re: The frustration of incompetence
A stethoscope won't do it. a piece of vacuum or fuel line will help. Put one end in your ear and hold the other near the carb, muffler outlet, oil filler, radiator filler, and other spark plug holes. With a piston on TDC compression, air out the carb is intake valve, out the exhaust is exhaust valve...
- Mon May 04, 2020 9:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: I dodged a bullet.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3794
Re: I dodged a bullet.
Don't use CHEAP JUNK cotter pins sold in CHEAP JUNK stores in plastic assortment boxes!!!! I have had some of these break when I bent them over, and almost all of them will break when you straighten them to remove them. A GOOD cotter pin will be able to be bent and straightened several times althoug...
- Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: More tape please
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4007
Re: More tape please
I agree with Allen and Frank! Parts should not be able to move in the box! I just received some parts today that were rattling around in the box and a sharp edge had poked through the box. Heavy parts, especially those with sharp edges and corners need extra protection. Choose a box large enough to ...