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The first model T (T Model where my family is from) I ever saw was when I was a kid of single digit age (late 60's) in my great uncle's barnyard, I was drawn like a moth to a flame. It was a truck sitting there minus the radiator. I heard stories about the one having a meltdown in the cow manure in ...

South Park Zephyr wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:23 pm
At the risk of doubling up, here is my 2016 F150 when I picked up my runabout

Scott

Now that is too cool, picking up your car at a round house!

2006 ram 3500 4wd w/5.9 Cummins and 6 speed, that I just spent $2800 on for a new clutch and associated parts. And it's not off topic because it's hauled a couple different T's. And a 14 ram promaster 2500 gasser, and it's hauled T parts to make the T go, so it's not off topic either.

Not working for me, looks like maybe you didn't get the whole link copied?

I just sent them an e-mail a little bit ago. I can't find my card with member expire date, or does MFTCA just do all renewals on 1/1?

That would explain the U joint at the front, that had me scratching my head too.

John Codman wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:32 pm

Keith Daniels wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:04 am
I wonder if they have reserves, those buy it now prices are a little optimistic!

$11 grand for a 1927 Fordor with mechanical damage?

Well, maybe they will get to that buy it now!

Bryant wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:24 pm
In the crate of engines are the spark plug holes filled with wax or something? Looks like they jamb everything they can in those crates.
Bryant

I was thinking pipe plugs and grease, but it looked odd, wax would make more sense the way it appears splattered.

What are your thoughts on the chain drive?

Yeh now that you mention it... the T does turn tighter! But that Bird sure can fly! Got picked up for speeding on a country road very first day that I had the car. Doing 94 mph and climbing when the Statie chick came around a gentle bend a mile away and nailed me. I talked my way out of it!! :lol: ...

Yeh now that you mention it... the T does turn tighter! But that Bird sure can fly! Got picked up for speeding on a country road very first day that I had the car. Doing 94 mph and climbing when the Statie chick came around a gentle bend a mile away and nailed me. I talked my way out of it!! :lol: ...

You come up with some cool pictures, always look forward to seeing them, thanks!

Interesting, looking forward to more, thanks!

Yeh now that you mention it... the T does turn tighter! But that Bird sure can fly! Got picked up for speeding on a country road very first day that I had the car. Doing 94 mph and climbing when the Statie chick came around a gentle bend a mile away and nailed me. I talked my way out of it!! :lol: ...

I wonder if they have reserves, those buy it now prices are a little optimistic!

Scott had solid advice for me when I was trying to figure out the valve on my NH, but did it through email, it was greatly appreciated.

The day we brought her car home, just rolled it off the trailer.

Thanks for all the comments, and direct mail from Scott. The tire is back together and on the car, it was pretty simple. With what I've read on here in the past I thought it may be tricky, I know better now. ;) The valve body has apparently been cobbled. I don't have pictures because I put it back t...

Not sure why they would ask to specify, the needle and seats should be the same, Langs only shows one. RE not seating far enough down, make sure the old gasket(s) have been removed. They can stick up a little. Your carb does have an NH tag on it? https://www.modeltford.com/item/6212.aspx It does ha...

Post some photos. As for being able to adjust the mixture better, the float valve has little to do with that. It only allows so much gas to enter into the bowl. The mixture is controlled by the needle valve. The ball valve, (grose jet), that you're replacing can be troublesome in allowing enough ga...

Not sure why they would ask to specify, the needle and seats should be the same, Langs only shows one. RE not seating far enough down, make sure the old gasket(s) have been removed. They can stick up a little. Your carb does have an NH tag on it? https://www.modeltford.com/item/6212.aspx That is th...

I just laid it down and stepped on it around the rim to break it loose, first time breaking down a T tire but I didn't think it was too bad. It's not going to be very warm here in the AM, but I'll lay it out on asphalt. To stay at 140 or below in the oven would mean just putting it in and keeping an...

So, 2 questions. I ordered a needle and seat kit from Gaslight, 6200 NHV. I want to replace the "ball valve" to see if it makes it so I can adjust the fuel mixture better. It says to specify NH or vaporizer. The seat does not fit my body, smaller and shorter threads and it protrudes way too far into...

Never would have guessed that Ford had their own wool mill!

So basically you push apart with the screw leg just off to the solid side of the tab, then to pull together you flip it so the screw hook is directly across from the split, and the two legs are equal distance from the split?

Picked one up at an antique store today, listed as a tire stretcher. I just got done going through past threads, at $22.50 I think I did pretty good.

It appears to be original paint, and what I read tends to agree. A little oil and I think we are good to go!

Thanks Guys, I did get both your emails. We just got back from town and put her away, I will look at the others in the AM, I think they all have a little bend in the wings. The other 3 have no knickel left on them, brass with patina.

I watched a few minutes, the guy is a blooming idiot. yes promotion and trying to bring attention to the subject is good, but the people that watch this guy would not be a benefit!

I caught movement out of the corner of my eye and heard it hit the running board, but before it all clicked, we were well down the road. A few trips back and forth didn't turn it up, so short of a metal detector and a wing and a prayer it was gone! Being a week before the reunion at Richmond, I thou...

Excellent video, thank you very much!

Of all the depressing things, my camera battery was dead! Do you mind if I copy any of your pictures to post as long as I give you credit? If you're okay with that, do you by chance have a picture of that Model B engine? Thanks, Keith

Hope to see it there on Saturday. Do you use the flywheel to start it?

The linked thread makes more sense, internal combustion in a tunnel yes, in a mine? Don't see it happening! Plus, I've never seen in a mine, at least coal mines, walls built along the sides, just roof supports.

So, was this a special factory production or strictly an after-market mod?

Thanks Scott

First, I have already got 5 coils back from Brent Mize, that was the magic bullet for making the wife's car run smooth with power. 4 more coils are with him now, so I'll have good ones for the TT, plus one spare that I know is good. But, just like most of you, I like to work on stuff, so I ordered p...

That does look like it Steve, so cab is likely original, just the motor replaced, thanks. TRD not planning on changing anything, and when it finally comes title time, I figure on showing them the frame number anyway, much easier to see then the one on the block! Already pulled that stunt on her tour...

So they still used a firewall with holes, just didn't use the holes. That would make sense then that just the block/engine was changed at some time.

Well, with the wife's 26 touring coming close to being on the road, it's time to get back on the TT. I was sold this truck as a 27, unfortunately the title never appeared, but that's another story. Anyway, the block stamp is a 23, the frame stamp is a 26. The transmission is a 26/27, wide brake drum...

Nice! Coils will be back from Brent next week, hopefully then we'll have the wife's car running good enough to have days like that!

I know you shouldn't need to, but maybe 3 little magnets with about a 6'" high rod, one at each end and one in the middle and a ribbon tied between them, on each running board? If that doesn't give them the hint, there's no hope. One of my pet peeves is something similar, it's people in restaurants ...

Thanks John, that's what I've learned, I'm going to try and get it sealed up! IMO the new day timer has the potential of being the best/long lived possible timer system.(non electronic) I replace the copper or brass brushes with a soft carbon brush from a generator & remove the sloppy nature. I hav...

Thanks John, that's what I've learned, I'm going to try and get it sealed up!

This plate is actually aluminum, it may have a felt seal, but I sure didn't notice it if it did. The OD is big enough that the cover clamps down on it, I would think one loose inside would create some problems!

That is the way the plate was on, after seeing your picture I don't think it has felt, I likely would have noticed that. Thanks.

I assume the dished aluminum plate is meant to deflect oil that leaks from the seal on the cam shaft? The center hole is a little chewed up. Yes, the plate is std. Ford to help seal the felt washer, for the Ford roller timer , but be sure to use it with your New Day ‘forward facing’ brush. Without ...

Keith, I wouldn't worry about those radial grooves, my concern is the colour of the timer contact surface and the blue colour on the brush. The timer surface looks burnt indicating an excessive coil current draw. could need your coils adjusted for a lower draw or excessive timer brush pressure. Do ...

I did a patch up clean tonight, and the timer is getting some oil in it, maybe that's the downside of changing the oil a couple times so it's not so thick! Contact cleaner and emery cloth lightly by hand until the new loom comes in, ended up putting 2 new ring terminals on this time. Old, stiff and ...

Thanks aDave, that was a good thread. I'm sure I have plenty of room to face the inside of the cap! If your brush looks like this one plan on resurfacing it OFTEN. This was on my Fordor for a mere 500 miles til I got so fed up resurfacing the timer I found a TW timer that someone had that didn't wa...

Thanks aDave, that was a good thread. I'm sure I have plenty of room to face the inside of the cap!

I pulled the cap off the timer today, and I'll be ordering a loom. One of the connectors was holding on by about 2 strands, and of course it's not holding by any now. I am completely new to timers, I have no idea if this one is grooved to the point of needing replaced, or if this is typical for the ...

Well nuts, that was the wrong video link again, this one is the low idle. https://vimeo.com/814951497

It has been running better each time, very little popping last run, I'll pull the timer next and the plugs again when I change the oil soon. The throttle was all the way down, if the idle still sounds fast then I'm assuming my fuel mixture or spark advance was still off a little?

The second video posted, about 6 responses up, is at low idle.

I listened to that the other day, had to have my wife listen. Being new to T's, it had her laughing harder than she has in a long time!

Thanks Steve, I'm not really, I can't hear the ticking I was in real time, but I am hard of hearing, I was hoping someone else may be able to pick up on it. But you can hear the idle, I'm new to this and was hoping others more experienced may be able to give me an idea if I'm in the ballpark on sett...

I will do some more looking, it reminds me of a "something loose" tick, that's why I grabbed the horn, see if that would stop it. The fan is a major suspect, but the sound seemed to be coming from closer to the firewall. I haven't taken it apart but I'm expecting either a repair or a new fan, is see...

I think I'm getting closer on setting the spark and fuel mixture, hard to hear but there is a ticking, if anyone can pick it up, does it sound like a valve hanging up? https://vimeo.com/813401383

Thanks Scott, that's where I'm heading, just trying to get a feel of where "right" is.

Thanks TWrenn and Txgoat, your experience is the advice I am looking for! I wasn't excited bout the thick oil, I'll keep working on getting it cleaned out. I do switch it to mag after it starts and lean it out some after it warms up, I'm just still trying to get the ear for the best fuel mixture and...

I was going to clean all the connections from the battery forward on mine, but that sounds like maybe it's normal!

Keith..at least to me, many others may have differing opinions, but this plug I think shows I got my carb on my '13 set up pretty good. #1 plug, the one that will carbon up more than the following three. The rest on this car are even cleaner. This plug has around 10,000 miles on it, and is showing ...

Kerry wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:49 am
Revving too fast for an idle.

It is up a little, it's running smoother each time, I'll run a lower idle and do it again, might be a couple days with the weather, thanks.

MichaelPawelek wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:10 pm
Hard to tell from a video but something sounds like valve clatter to me….

I couldn't get the video to work, uploading again, maybe it is my computer if you could see it? Anyway, by valve clatter are you saying tappet noise?

wrong video, give me a minute!

Picker her up Sunday, got her running Tuesday, this is the third run. I think I'm getting closer on all the adjustments, plus the engine seems to be smoothing out, she sat for a few years. The old oil looked about like when I change my diesel, only a little thick. My hearing isn't the best plus I do...

The roadster pickup and an A from Bardstown, Ky. are in an online auction, earlier today I thought for sure the delivery truck was on there but I don't see it now, there is a huckster on it. You'll see a Studebaker Lark on there, I was told today that's the only car left in that lot that's not sold....

It may be a 3, I figured it was 2 with a neutral. I'll pull the cover before we get it going, may not be able to see much without pulling the bed.

Seeing Bushmikes post of his TT and the Hi-Lo got me thinking again. We were in Richmond at the museum today, there's probably info in the library but we were there late and didn't have time to look through anything, so, anyone on here that can tell me about this? I picked up the truck last fall and...

Lot of information in that thread posted by JTT3!

I'd say the easiest winter here I can remember. The lines have always been angling from SW to NE and staying just west and north of us. Not saying we won't get a wet heavy dump here in the next couple weeks, but the old truck is sitting in the parking lot, blade on and ready to go, haven't used it o...

That was a nice short video. Did he refer to them as an A early on? Also, did I see some right-hand drives coming out of the plant?

Good information from everyone, thanks!

I'm glad to see this thread since I'll be picking up a 26 touring soon and was wondering the same thing. My first question is how tall is your garage door? I see others saying 7' is standard, I thought 8' was standard, if not I know they are pretty common, at least that's what I have. Either way the...

Yea that was a bad typo, wish I could say I did it intentionally just to get a laugh, but sadly I cannot!

I don't plan on using, at least not the wrench (spelling correct this time) part, but the plug end may come in handy.

Did I get a period correct T issue wrench, or after-market deal?

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:36 pm

Keith Daniels wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 04, 2023 8:09 pm

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 31, 2023 11:53 am

So, you've got an extra $200 laying around. How could that be bad luck?
I'm hoping that holding them sealed in the pack this many years means they are more than an extra $200.00!
I'll bet you've got some bi-centennial quarters stashed away too.

More than likely!

I bought 2 dozen eggs off an Amish friend today, $3.00/dozen. I handed him 2 $2's and 2 $1's. He had a confused look on his face since I handed him 4 bills and the ones were on top, it was like he wanted to say something but didn't want too either. When he spread the bills and saw the 2's you could ...

Never heard the bad luck thing. My grandpa mentioned soldiers getting paid with them many years ago. I have a couple in my pocket right now, got them in change recently, don't remember where, but the clerk actually asked if I was okay with them as change. I'm not a collector, but I do have an unope...

Never heard the bad luck thing. My grandpa mentioned soldiers getting paid with them many years ago. I have a couple in my pocket right now, got them in change recently, don't remember where, but the clerk actually asked if I was okay with them as change. I'm not a collector, but I do have an unopen...

Check for the touring is going to be in the mail in a few minutes

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