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_p_3_p30664.jpg If you're just rolling it inside the garage 10 ft, then I'd put wheel dollies under the rear wheels and turn a front wheel by hand to roll it in straight. If you go in crooked, you can position the car rear, remove and place dollies under the front wheels to final position. I was to...

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I once used roofing tar and beer cans to repair rotted wheel wells on my '80 Jeep Cherokee 35+ yrs ago.... a glob will do yah!

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The Ford issued manual for the T. Most everything we need to know is in there.
Lang's has them. I have two.... one in the shop, and one in the house.

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After 20 yrs, suggestion is to go thru the front end and make sure it's tight, cotter pinned, and ready to go. Repacking the front wheel bearings, greasing cups and oiling stuff per the chart is a good idea. Check the fan for cracks too.... just some thoughts. Good luck!

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Adam wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:30 am
Do you realize that is a Model A?

Yes.... but I really liked it. Here's a pic of my '26... I've since cut the fender supports that stick out in the bottom pic.

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How about posting some SPEEDSTER eye candy???

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Upgrade.....Ball bearing fan pulley?

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Burger in Spokane wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 26, 2023 1:40 am
" nefarious POS"

COULDN'T AGREE MORE!

I just couldn't believe what a total hack job this tank set is. I've never seen one done so poorly.

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Here's a great example of someone having no self pride in workmanship. Both underground 1k gal propane tanks are manifolded together to a regulator in the center. Excessive amounts of yellow sheathed vapor copper tubing, accidentally placed to keep the tank lids open and unable to close. The snow an...

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Anyone know what the Vermont roadster is? It's the radiator shell badge... what is it?

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Highly recommended. My '26 is looking great a few years after being painted.

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I brought my '26 Lower windshield to my glass guy. He removed the glass for me. I then took the frame home and cleaned it up, and painted it. I brought it back to him and I got a nice safety glass install for $175. I let the pro deal with the hazardous 97 yr old glass and I'm glad I did. [/size 202...

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Just a bit curious... do you have a picture of the tag or data plate?

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I have a two chime. The horns sound nicely but the electric compressor needs a refurb. It's going on my '26 eventually.

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What about using one of those production bolt on heavy cabin heat shrouds and ducting the air to the carb.? I'd want some kind of controllable flap to increase and decrease hot air intake.

Just thinking....

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"Hot Spot?"

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That chart is awesome!

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"Inside icing" refers to the internal passageway of the intake manifold actually building ice, restricting air/fuel mixture flow to the engine. As this ice builds, and you change power setting enough to allow the heat from the stove pipe to melt the ice, performance will suffer further as the engin...

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"Cool & wet" is quite different than "Icing" - if the manifold had actual ice, then you need to address that issue with pre-heat. The internal icing condition was making the outside sweat. If the outside was ice, then the car probably would not be running at all. I'm gonna wipe the timer out too ju...

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I don't run a water pump or a thermostat. The combo of the new Brassworks radiator and the '26-'27 improved car fan which is mounted higher, seems to be hyper cooling the motor. In Summer, I barely see 180f on a 90f day. After a good 10 mile ride home, the top of the radiator was about 140f. Before...

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Drove the '26 today and it ran poorly. Investigation revealed a wet exterior of the intake manifold. I think I was making ice internally with the temp and dewpoint so close today. Very damp and raw. Car would run great ceuising at just less than half throttle and mixture adjusted. Any advance or mo...

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my '23 has been on jackstands since the 1rst week of August..... I want to go for a ride....

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Make up a jumper wire to go from (+) on battery to the input of the coil box, thus bypassing any switch issue you may have. If the coils don't buzz with a direct jumper, then it's either contacts in the coil box or the coils themselves.

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Thanks!

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I've been waiting for tube flaps from Coker for 5 wks. Anyone know if they're stocking or shipping flaps for clinchers? I need the lubed ones that are rounded not flat.
Thanks!!!

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20231001_133228.jpg Here's another way that I did here.... light socket extension with 2 side plugs and two home depot led lights. The lights plug into a conventional electrical plug in the light socket extension. Lights are hung by two hooks each to provided chains. It all works nicely off the wal...

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TXGOAT2 wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:19 am
Spike the blob with Ronrico 151 rum....

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Live and learn! I screwed up! Learning by doing again! I only have one nut on each stud instead of the proper and correct two per. So the cable end is compressed against the switch base, not against the 2nd nut. I'm an idiot!😨 A friend set me up with a fine rebuilt original foot switch last week. I...

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I had a switch fail structurally and short itself out. It actually welded itself on. Very poorly constructed repro crap. Part of why I'm moving on.

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I'm going to change
this out for a solenoid, and push button set up, with a modern battery cut off switch like my other car. If not this fall, 1rst thing next spring. Old technology to be put on the shelf. If I ever sell the car, the next owner can do what he wants.

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I replaced a starter foot switch in my '23 today. The post that comes from the [+] on the battery tightened down and then started to spin as I tried to tighten further. I stopped tightening. Post tightened enuff. Cable does not move. Question..... if that cable connection stud has spun and moved wh...

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Ever try nailing jello to a wall?

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Where have all the older posts gone? This is what started it all....

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Here in Massachusetts, seems like there's a weed shop on every corner. If you drive with your window open, you are guaranteed to smell pot from a car ahead of you.... Impaired people, distracted people, and aggressive people hurt and forever change the lives of the innocent, hard working, average jo...

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The Jelf crash and my recent experiences have really refocused my mindset.
Must strive to be safer!

Hope Steve J. is having a good day, and in less pain.

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I love the "Motorcycles Are Everywhere" banners and bumpah stickah's. Because Sunday, they literally were! It was a grou p of weekend v twin people wearing all the latest high priced HD swag that split me. Kind of like the wild hogs wanna be's. Any disciplined 1% diamond wearing triple patch bike cl...

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"Safe as a bicycle " is it!

I don't think I'll try to turn left at that intersection ever again.....

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Was driving home from the local morning cars n coffee yesterday, when I had two incidents of drivers trying to kill me. I was driving at 35-40 mph on 45mph two lane road. I slowed and gave the left turn signal to turn into a 30mph sidestreet. Began to initiate the turn when I had a pickup truck pass...

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What's the recipe to get the steering column and wheel beneath the top and the windshield frame?
How many inches do you think the suspension is dropped?

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Devastating to learn of Steve's accident. Praying for comfort, good news, and for speedy healing and recovery. Best wishes friend!

BTTT

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My buckets are on the bar bolted to the fender bracket, since I have no fenders.

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I have a "26-'27 headlight bucket that has these small half moon tabs that stick out in the travel arc of the headlight bezel pins. The tabs prevented the bezel pins from seating properly. As a result I lost an original blue lens from the bezel working loose. I've since bent the half moon tabs in, a...

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20230520_162235.jpg I have a "26-'27 headlight bucket that has these small half moon tabs that stick out in the travel arc of the headlight bezel pins. The tabs prevented the bezel pins from seating properly. As a result I lost an original blue lens from the bezel working loose. I was blasting down...

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This whole plastic fan journey I've been on for the last month has been at the least, very interesting.... After reading countless valuable input on this forum, and discussions with the knowledgeable T afflicted bretheren, the appeal of plastic is waning quickly. I'm feeling like new repro is the wa...

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Note the oval shaped holes in the plastic fan hub.... and the recessed area on the face of roller bearing pulley near and around the bearing. That's what I discussed in the prior post.

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.... Can a piece be machined to center the fan & incerted into the hub? Craig. One could certainly machine a piece to fit into the face of the pulley hub that must have a protrusion thru the center of the existing plastic fan hub. But the other issue is that the fan hub screw holes, all four of the...

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Thanks to all!!!!

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The primed windshield posts in the above pic that you saw, have been cut down for only one pane of glass. They are at the stock correct angle, and were mounted on the cowl of my '26 as Henry intended. No modification there. Here's a pic of my car with a full windshield with 2 panes of glass. 2022073...

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My stated method with a neoprene mat substituted out for the moving blanket is killer! The neoprene mat may negate the need for the 2nd guy for help. Good idea!!

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On a '26, the windshield brackets mount with 3 bolts per side to the cowl. The '26 brackets have a rake or sweep to the rear from the front of the car.
The brackets pictured are only as high as the bottom glass.

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What's the best method to remove stains from original plated rims without taking off the finish? The exhaust has discolored my spare tire rim from years of riding on the back of the car. I tried brake clean.... which did remove some of it. Is there another thing I can spray? The pic is of two rims s...

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You need at least 2 guys and 4 hands, and someone to be present to heckle... Take the stubborn headlight off the car.... Place the headlight bucket down, lens up in a folded and fluffed up moving blanket. 1rst guy pushes down on the headlight bezel rim and turns counter clockwise. 2nd guy "tries" to...

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Maybe someone will 3D print an update on the plastic fan that allows for indexed accurate placement on the pulley hub. Mark N. wrote.... I have used 3-D printed plastics to build prototypes for over 25 years. I would NEVER trust a 3-D printed fan behind my new Brassworks radiator. To clarify, I mea...

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Small tack weld on the back side. I tried to re-swedge the stud....... Unsuccesful. Had to resort to a tac weld with the stud compressed under tension. There was another stud that had turned but was still locked in place. That one got a small glob of weld too. Car is back together. Thanks to all fo...

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Currently there is no way to set the model A plastic six blade fan dead center and indexed on the modern roller bearing pulley. Being off balance and off center is detrimental to blade life and personal safety. My recent foray into the plastic fan world has fallen short of success.... for now. Maybe...

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How long do you think an original fan pulley would last with "that" hanging out there in front?

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Spray bomb special....

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If it detonates...... it's gonna go off like a bomb. Flak vest and helmet, please!!!

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Me flying my other mechanical obsession. Now you know why I go by Oldav8tor . I've been flying since 1973, into Model T's only since 2018 ---- Believe it or not, the plane's empty weight is almost 500 lbs less than my Model T. Mechanically it is far simpler than the T if such a thing is possible. I...

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When the problem occurs, is the engine running on battery or magneto? Is the tank at least half full of fresh gasoline? Are the carburetor adjustment and spark controsl hooked up and operating? Cylinder head and manifold assembly torque checked? Coils tight in coil box? Thanks. Passing it on

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New motor rebuild. Did you, or have you, put it through any 'break in" time ? Could be rings are a little bit tight (regardless of who assembled motor) and jacking up the rear, securely, Starting it up, and letting it get some run in" time, would loosen the motor up. Just a thought. I agree that la...

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It's a New problem. First run on a new motor and trans.

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Asking for a friend.....

T runs smooth and strong in low range, not even a skip or hiccup....
T once shifted to high range falls on it's face, gagging and hesitating viciously.

WHY IS THIS?

Gas tank vent hole in the cap is open and clear.

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Replacement is 1rst choice. Tuesday a.m.
I'll have the hub back on the car by suppertime.....

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I am sincerely hoping that these issues be worked out soon, as the poster of this thread is my neighbor and good friend.

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Won't be long.... teething pains on a new setup.

Scott C. has a good plan that will not require disassembly. Hopefully brake cleaner and ultra black will fix it.

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I have plans to meet with a good friend Tuesday to make the repair.
Thanks for your thoughts. Much appreciated!

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The model A fan coupled with the roller bearing fan pulley hub would be a really sweet set up.... but there is currently no way to index and pin the fan dead center on the hub. I'm hoping somebody smarter than me figures it out, because I'd love to run this set up on my cars. Running the roller bear...

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Do you have a pic of the tool?

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What's the best way to repair a stud in a front hub for wire wheels that spins after you get it tightened down a bit? Any sneaky tricks???

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Welcome to the forum Scott G. !!!! 1rst post fever!!!!

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bdtutton wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 17, 2023 4:50 pm
... I have one of those plastic fans on my Model A and it works great.

Does the model A fan pulley hub have an idex or pin to center the plastic fan?
That is my sole issue right now.

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My bad lugs have been replaced. All is well now........

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Ran the '26 to check to see if all was ok... wow, the belt even stayed on! Whaddayaknow!
I'm done with this "Fan"- tastic escapade for now. Planning on inspecting the fan a few times a season.
Every little journey teaches me sonething.... this one I learned a boat load...

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Sans fan may be the inevitable way of my future....

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I gave the original fan a really good look over before I put it back on. Hope it lasts.... I've read here on the forum that some have eliminated the fan altogether. I live rural and never get stuck in traffic, and live on the bottom of a glacial lake. Terrain here is flat as long as I run the Connec...

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Unable to set plastic fan dead center on pulley because of lack of a key or pin.
I'm afraid of it walking, so I put the original metal fan on the ball bearing hub for now. Gonna run it as is.
So much for succeeding for now.

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Plastic fan installed. 1rst run with it pending this a.m. I was unable to center the fan perfectly on the pulley, because there's no centering pin or any way provided to do it. I had to devise my own method, which I think is very close but not exact. Has anyone else done this conversion and been suc...

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Beware of rocks vs. glass.
Big flat windows on open trailer could be risky.....

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Oops mistake

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I cleaned a lot of debris from the lug nut off the threads of the stud.

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You wrote...

".....The threads on the original look suspect."

Both lug nuts in the pic i posted are aftermarket reproduction. No original pictured. Pic shows
Inconsistent manufacturing and quality control on inferior product.

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Both repro. Both failed to torque down.

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Here's a copy of reg they use here.

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TXGOAT2 wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 13, 2023 11:56 am
It's so much easier for them to say "NO" than it is to learn, or to find out the facts.

They matter, you don't. Besides that, you're a nuisance. You're complicating their day.

Yes indeed!

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I've been after an inspection sticker for my speedster. The local shop says "no fenders, no sticker..." My friend who has a very nice '14 Reo touring car directed me to another shop. Turns out those of us of the Speedster persuasion, don't need fenders in Massachusetts. Pre 1949, no fenders required...

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The chrome cap lugs are a bad deal. I refuse to use them on my modern cars. I've switched them all out.
Stay away from the chrome caps for sure.

Thanks for your thoughts everyone.

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I stripped out repro lug nuts on my '26 wire wheels. Seems lug nuts are some kind of stainless non magnetic alloy that is soft and strips easily. Chrome plating flakes off too, resulting from a very poor plating job. Nuts stripped out and would not tighten down. Failed at about 30 ft/lbs torque. Go...

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Nice wrench!

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The intake I saw needed the inside dressed and smoothed out. (Media blasted)
Lots of flakes and scale debris freely releasing from the inside surface, that would be headed to the intake valve of each cylinder.
I wouldn't want to ingest aluminum debris into the motor.

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Duplicate post.
Read below please.

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Thank you!

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Hi flow aluminum intake manifold... anyone have any experience with one? Pros/cons?

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A car covered car outside will eventually suffer paint damage from the wind blowing the cover and rubbing the paint off edges , corners, and flat spots.
Be Leary
Beware

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You are fortunate to be able to find old cars in junkyards where you live. Here in New England junk yards are full of 25 yr old stuff. The old cars are mostly long gone. I enjoy seeing pictures of junk yards from the mid west and the vast variety of old stuff. I'd like to have those brackets too! Ha...

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