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I was the first restorer of a '27 Tudor, s/n 14641277. It had been pulled from a shed out on Long Island and I bought it from the "puller" in late December 1983. When I sold it to a newly retired gentleman in Poughkeepsie in 1988 it was painted black with red wire wheels. Interior was gray with whit...

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Yes, that's the shaft. Actually, according to Ford, the ribs first appeared in some 1912 covers but it wasn't until late 1913 that they all had them.

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Essentially yes, but the earliest '13 covers had a different clutch shaft to which the yokes were keyed and bolted. Later ones were pinned to the shaft and riveted over.

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OK; their Engineering dept. has confirmed that these will be specially-built dies suitable for thread chasing use on original sized, two-flat-side Schrader 777 & 888, Dill, Firestone, or TR (Tire & Rim Mfr.) valve stems in the size specified by Ford, which is 13/32" x 28 tpi. This size was used excl...

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Matter of fact, yes; I've been working on it awhile. Will reproduce them when it is as close to perfect as I can get it.

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Well, I did what I threatened to do. Pulled three of the four tubes from my '14 and set them aside as my new spares. I took a pair of NOS Lester 30 x 3s, removed the rubber stems, smoothed the hole, and poured in the beads. Installed the original 777s and remounted them. The fourth tube already had ...

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Nope; not too late. After Tuesday it will be, at least for this go 'round.

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OK; we have our 6, so the lower price has kicked in. The die maker's Engineering department is closed until Monday; I will confirm some important details of the new die's construction with them then, so I guess Tuesday July 7 will be the cutoff for reserving one so we can get these under way. Thanks...

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I have finally gotten a quote for making these very-special-thread (13/32" x 28) dies. One die is $147 but we can get them for less than half of that --$70 each-- if we order at least 6. The price doesn't change after that. This round, adjustable HSS die would be for chasing damaged threads on origi...

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Scott, did/do the Hartford tubes come with correct (usable) metal stems or did you install originals? Or leave the rubber stems on?

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Yes; they are all like that although some have a bit more shelf wear than others.

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Thanks for all the suggestions. I think what I will do will be to remove the vulcanized metal-stem tubes that are on the car now and replace them with my spares, which are new rubber stem tubes that I will cut off and replace with original metal stems. While I have made that nice smooth hole for the...

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That's a late '12-'13 Heinze coil box.

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$12 pair, postpaid. About 20 pairs available. Please email me at rvmodeltATnetsyncDOTnet.

They are a lot nicer than they look here. Camera still won't co-operate.

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All gone; thanks everyone!

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Yep; still have some.

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80 cents?? Oh boy, they saw you coming...

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Has anyone outside the asylum ever tried and succeeded with the air-gun method in this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AaPu2IZy8c I tried it but got absolutely nowhere. The beads move down the tube about half an inch before they pack together at the valve stem and stay there despite taking a...

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Pairs saved; shoot me an email with your addresses.

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2 pair saved for Mt. Little.

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Have about 12-15 pairs. Excellent condition, a bit dirty from sitting on shelves but not all dried up and cracked. $4.00 per pair; $7.50 postpaid. Sorry; no photos; camera was too doggoned stubborn, but satisfaction is guaranteed.

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Posting for a friend. His son Matt inherited the truck from his maternal grandparents, who built the wood body, but he is unable to keep it due to storage issues. Located in East Aurora (near Buffalo), NY. Asking $9K or best offer. Runs and drives well. Contact Matt Young, 716-450-5724 or email at y...

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I do rebuild field coils; have done many thousands in nearly 30 years.

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As far as I have been able to tell from having rewound many thousands of field coils, all mag frames that have "Made in Canada" cast into them used the 3/16" copper. Further, on all of them, the height of the poles is considerably shorter than on US-made frames, so in rebuilding one of those you hav...

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What Scott said. The photo appears to show a non-original exhaust pipe setup, what with the flange thingy on the manifold end of it, so possibly the heavy dent was necessary because of it. As long as you're not touching the hogshead with the pipe you're good. 1/4" of space is fine.

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The passenger side pan is a great place to leave the mint original steel '14 oil cap after you forget to put it back on.

I've been way luckier than I deserve thataway.

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T-4389 is the factory number for the last version of the cast iron frame that had a starter notch and used 3/16" copper. It first appeared in April 1921 and was used to the end of production.

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After preparing the rubber, if you're thinking of using them, pour in a packet of balancing beads. Way easier to do it before the stem is installed.

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Email sent.

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Your first move should be to pull the magneto contact plug and take a good look around with a light and a mirror. There's a chance that you have a bit of wire or other debris causing a ground or a short, although usually if that's the case it stops the magneto entirely. Look especially closely on th...

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Must not have been; no takers. OK; the curtain's closed and the lights are out. I will buy the final mat myself so that when that last torpedo owner finally crawls out from under his rock and hears about them for the first time it will be ready for him. For, oh, about fifteen hundred :D Seriously, t...

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The trouble with felt is that it will soak up water and the effect is like attaching a wet sponge to the steel. Not the best rust preventative in the world. FWIW, what I did on my own '23 was to run a narrow little bead of clear RTV along the joint. It was almost invisible from the get-go, and after...

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About 12 years ago my parked truck was wiped out by a DWI (BAC was nearly four times the legal limit). His insurance also offered only about a third of the truck's value. I countered with some Blue Book values and some other documentation. Everything I sent them was ignored, so I took them to Small ...

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The filler blocks are tapped and threaded in the ends for the flat head machine screw that holds the clamps. Sounds like the easiest thing for you to do would be either to replace the filler blocks or remove and re-drill and re-tap the ones you have.

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Bob, that's great news.

Terry, I didn't know that, thanks.

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I've heard that it's because different brands of oil have possibly incompatible additives that react and cause them to permanently leach out of the oil, leaving a separated portion (up to 1/3) that has no lubricating qualities whatever. I have never confirmed this with a petroleum engineer but that'...

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I don't know why PP couldn't require a second level of verification for transactions over, say, $500.

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Email with address sent in a PM. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Need one early ('09-'25) "large" disk. Scored, blued, etc. is fine but notches should be good. Thanks.

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If you're dealing with an original wheel, you should definitely follow Jerry O's advice. If it's a recent re-spoke, I'd send it to whoever rebuilt it and see if he can straighten it. He will have the equipment necessary to build a wheel true so he'd be the most likely candidate to re-true it. The sp...

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If this is the flapper you were using, it could be a problem.

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I made a new rod for my '14 from solid. It's a mite heavy but it's straight and strong, and I don't have to worry about its being weakened by unseen rust from the inside out.

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Actually Ford did use a pad between the crankcase arm and the frame. The factory part number was T-1906 and it was made of leather. It was first adopted 10-30-08 for the first Model Ts. Size was 2-3/4" long x 1-5/16" and the leather was 1/16" thick. It also had a slightly off center punched 13/32"ho...

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Actually, Mark S., I do carry these. Front and rear. Square head bolt, thin hex nut, and raven finished to boot.

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I will take them. PM sent.

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Last call!

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This is precisely why I have never recommended the in-car magnet recharge procedure. Not removing and recharging the magnets individually doesn't allow you to find and remove cracked magnets or other parts of the magneto such as broken magnet screws, all of which, as can be seen here, are time bombs...

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First, make sure your sediment bulb valve is in the ON position (handle pointing straight down or straight up). Next, open your carb drain valve. You should get a good flow of gas that lasts longer than it would take to empty the carb bowl. If not, you have a fuel flow issue that could be caused by ...

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Copper (or its alloys such as brass) and acetylene do form explosive acetylides, but in a properly functioning gas headlamp system they are carried off and burned in the lamps as soon as they form.

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Not a barn find. Looks more like a granary find.

Congrats and thanks for posting all those cool photos.

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I wonder if "T" was some kind of a typo. It seems odd that model "S" wouldn't be included. Maybe since the "T" had been announced and was eagerly anticipated it was on the ad writer's mind.

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Start with the bottom. First, align the chassis frame and make any necessary repairs to be 100% certain it's square. Then bolt the body to frame brackets along with the firewall in place, square everything up, and then line the sills up on them. Use C clamps to hold the sills to the brackets while y...

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Let's move it to Sweden.

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Forgot to add: A couple guys responded and now we need only one more order!

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Well Mack, the problem is that the mold is silicone, and is only good for about 40 pours before they deteriorate from the heat and the effects of the rubber chemicals, and then you run into quality issues. $425 is crazy money for a mat as it is, and even that was only achievable by using a low-produ...

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Only need ONE more now!

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OK; we have one firm order. As soon as we get 2 or 3 more we will proceed and then that will be it.

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OK; we have one firm order. As soon as we get 2 or 3 more we will proceed and then that will be it.

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Adding to what Mark said, surviving top socket sets today are often a mix of genuine Ford and Western Auto or the like. That was the case on my '14. One side was Ford and the other was not. When John Boorinakis re-tubed them for me he made both sides Ford by swapping the non-Ford castings for factor...

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Dan, I'm not 100% positive about sockets #2,3, & 4, but the '13-'14 front (#1) socket on the touring is 26" long. On the '15 it is 23" long. This is information directly off the Ford prints.

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No. The '13 & '14's front socket is 20" long. The '15 is shorter due to the different windshield. About 3" shorter I think.

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Sometimes inaccurate information contributes to artificially high prices. A few years ago there was some "buzz" on the Forum about the T-1903 pliers. Some folks were maintaining that the "early" pliers had no screwdriver tip on one handle. Soon after that, a so-called "early" pair (as described by t...

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Built this for a lonely '10 in Michigan.

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Sets of new vibrators with contacts, correct for early Ford/KW coils before 1918 but will fit up to 1924 when separate vibrator bases were no longer used. All have some spots of surface rust but that will not affect performance. A new headless grub screw and a pair of the special small head mounting...

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It has already been noted in the original "Stolen" thread, but I think it's worth a separate listing: "...too many of you know these cases of a stolen trailer and car do not generally end well. Thankfully in this case the trailer and car were found. :D :D :D The Hansen family wants to thank you for ...

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Thanks Russ; very glad you are pleased!
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Brent, is this really your 15 millionth radiator question? I must have missed your first 14,999,999 questions. Guess I had better pay more attention from now on.

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i believe the shortest are Schrader #888.

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They do that up here too, Dan. My own enclosed trailer would make an ideal meth lab, but it is covered completely with pretty wild graphics which stand out from a long way away. Thanks for all the great suggestions. Unfortunately I don't have the owner's contact info, just the police department's. P...

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For those few folks who didn't get one the first time around but may still want one: the mat manufacturer has just told me that we can get a total of 3 or 4 more good mats at the most from our mold. If additional pours beyond that number are attempted there will be quality issues. So here is the abs...

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For those few folks who didn't get one the first time around but may still want one: the mat manufacturer has just told me that we can get a total of 3 or 4 more good mats at the most from our mold. If additional pours beyond that number are attempted there will be quality issues. So here is the abs...

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The widow of the Chandler Club's former president has had her car trailer with her 1927 right-hand drive Chandler Touring stolen. If you see or hear anything please try and help this family! "Last night our enclosed Haulmark trailer and my 1927 Chandler Touring car was stolen. This happened 5/10/202...

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I had the same issue when I restored my '14. It turned out that there was an alignment problem with the springs, the hooks, and the holes in the repop hood boards and in the frame. As I recall, two of the hooks, though difficult to lift and turn, were usable and two were not. I don't remember exactl...

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Allan has a very valid point. I have heard, reliably, that the main issue with the plastic is that it softens just a little when it gets warm in the sun, enough so that some of the support for the panels is gone, allowing distortion, with resulting paint damage. YMMV.

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You're right; it will. Just ask my poor '23 roadster. I had only enthusiasm when I restored it 34 years ago; zero knowledge. It has been a very reliable runner but a couple finish-type things still make me wince when I look at it. Anyway, FWIW, here is a photo of the untouched rear tub of a 1920 tou...

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Good news indeed that no one was injured, and no significant damage to the T!! I have learned some things abut cotter pins to which I had never given a thought previously. Probably the most significant is that cotter pins, no matter how they are installed and locked, will not prevent the loosening a...

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Dale, that's interesting. Personally I have never seen door strap footman loops on a black era open car but they are pretty much universally used on closed cars. My '14 touring doesn't use footman loops but does use the fancy cupped finishing washers to hold the straps.

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Sad news indeed. Deepest condolences to the Kohnke family. We have indeed lost a good one.

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Take heart; this is a very common occurrence with first startups of newly rebuilt engines. Very frequently the bit of wire (which almost always comes from a bit of excess (!) safety wire or a broken cotter pin) ends up at the mag post, shorting it out. Less frequently, but more unluckily, it ends up...

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R.V. sez try these guys: http://historicinteriors.com/mirror-resilvering/

I used to use "A Moment In Time" in Wellington, KS, but they have apparently gone out of business.

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Looking for one marked "Matisse." Need not be perfect but should be very nice. These usually came on Victor Model 2s, which is what I need it for. I have others to trade if you like.

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Interesting. This car has the curved and billed front fenders that I found the drawing for, dated in 1912 and marked "never used." Maybe it should have said "never used in the US".

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Runs very nice! Thanks for posting that video. Glad you got things sorted out.

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Mario, if you are still looking for one of these, as I posted I have quite a few cores on hand and would be happy to rebuild one for you. I have done many thousands of field coils in nearly 30 years on the job. Send me a PM for particulars. rvmodelt@netsync.net

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These early ones (not the early-est) aren't super plentiful but aren't all that rare. Most restorers replace them with the later single stack type when they rebuild their engines. The early ones go up on the shelf and eventually get sold. I have at least a dozen of them including at least two of the...

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Russ Furstnow usually has one or two complete Ford Special setups on hand, all restored and ready to install.

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I used beech in my '14 touring. It's a mite heavy but it's rot-resistant, very dense, holds nails and screws beautifully, easily worked, plentiful around here, and as such, relatively inexpensive.

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Except the Canadian engines.

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I believe all engines were cast at the three different Ford plants in Detroit (P, HP, R), and were then sent to the branches for assembly.

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I had that happen on my tank, but in my case it was only 1 of the bolts that wouldn't go in. A few strokes with a file on each of the 4 sides of the bolt shoulder soon made it see things my way.

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A slight carbon track in a wood (or any) coil box will often be just enough to stop the plug sparking under compression but not in the open air. BTDT!

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FWIW, the one piece "ring" insulator that dropped over all 16 poles was first used in 1925. Before that they were all the individual style.

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OK; may be a stupid question, but did you remove the front timing cover?

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This sounds ridiculous, but if the engine's been sitting awhile you may have a mouse nest in the rear side of the intake manifold. You wouldn't be the first that that's happened to. I have no experience with the original two piece timer, but I have heard of problems with them. I have also heard that...

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