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one of my coils are weak, i know because when starting if the commutator is rotated such that one of the coils is buzzing before i crank it, sometimes i hear a strong buzz other times its weaker, and sometimes its real strong, I don't know which coil(s) are making the weaker noise nor do I have access to a tester, how do I get them all going about...

1910 touring, original saddles, reproduction top sockets with the following measurements:
Top socket width 1-45/128
Saddle gap width 1-27/128

Now what to do?
Does anyone have a pair of top saddles that have a wider gap that are the same profile? I think the early saddles are cast so heating and bending is out if they are cast I suppose & would...

Looking for a pair of ‘26-‘27 tail lights, (actually I think they started to use the drum tail light in 1924) one license bracket and left and right fender mounting brackets or any of those parts.

This is the earliest announcement-article I’ve seen of the impending Model N. While many things are incorrect (wheelbase, opposed cylinders, $400 price, etc.), many are spot on (cylinders cast in pairs, horsepower per pair-8, etc.).

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Is this mag drive for a model T?

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Hello fellow Model T-ers,

I am looking for a Mercury, or Paco, or similar period correct bodied speedster in restored condition.
Would any of you know of one that might be for sale. I am aware of one in Sweden. Area code: (323)

Steve
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It's always fun, to me, when working on the T, to look for where there is 'Ford' stamped into each and every part. I thought this would be a fun thread to have, posting pictures of all the 'ford's on our Fords. :)

Here's one, on a rear axle shaft.
Where's the ford on your car?
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T died on the road. The starter turned the engine. I got no buss at the coils. Fuse I have in system ok.I ran a wire from pos post battery to bottom of coil box. Got coils to buzz, car to start and got home. So where is problem? Switch?

For sale pair of red painted wheels with steel fellows and steel spokes in good condition asking 250 for the pair plus shipping or can deliver to Hershey text or call 2036873827

Would anyone recognize what company made this rim and if it was made by Ford or an After-Market Company?

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Seeking a headlight socket (thimble) 6574-X, new or old. Thanks!

I know these aren't for Model Ts, but, you never know....I need 34x4 or 35x4 1/2 CLINCHER tires for 26 wheels. Condition could be fair to excellent. I can use one to five. I don't want straight side, I have a new set of those . I could also trade the new straight side 34×4 set for a new set of 875x105 clinchers. Thanks. Email at motoringicons (at)...

Looking for a set of side curtains for a 1926/27 Roadster with Irons, any condition will work, Jim

I'm in need of a pair of running boards of the 1913 to 1925 vintage. Dont need be perfect but should be respectful and worthy on new paint. Please reply using the forum message.

Planning ahead, I would like to be able to use my Gas Headlamps at OCF parade or at a evening Cruise-in display. I am on the fence on whether I would like to use a small 10cf tank of Acetylene, -or Carbide (-see link below) in my Carbide Generator tank. How much difference in light (Lumens??) output will I see with one type of fuel over the...

Looking for a 1915 cowl lamp or two. Black and brass type.

Thanks

Manny

Curious if one is out there.

Completely disassembled and cleaned, viton tipped float valve, tested float, new choke spring and ID tag, test run
$185 postpaid to continental USA email: wlkma9@gmail.com

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I ran this on my 1912 van for 25 years. The car got hard to crank start so I replaced it with Stan Howe rebuilt spare. It turned out that the hard starting was due to a shrunken cork float that was very loose on the hinge so the float level was all over th place.

It will need a new float. It may be better with a viton tip needle and seat, and a...

I have a tire issue I never ran into before. I have a good 21 inch tire that was low in air. I pumped it up to 35 Lbs and all was fine. I then checked the pressure with a tire gauge and the gauge read 0 PSI. I checked and no air will come out or go in. Same when I removed the valve from the tube. Tire is aired up but no air will go in or come out....

The time is getting closer for Miller Ferry and the Yacht club to know who is coming this Sunday for T day on the island, if you have never been there they treat you very well on the island for refreshments before the parade and a lunch after. Line up is by 9:30 for the 10:00 boat. I do not plan on doing this next year so this may be your last...

Took delivery this past week of a car delivered by Bill Auto Works. Fantastic service by Bill Squires who was very easy to deal with, very commutative. Always called to report progress with on time delivery. Quoted a price up front and stuck to the Quote. No surprises. Very professional, would use again.

I have owned 1910 T number 24146 since Sept, 1946. It is a good carand mostly complete or the 1910parts needed go with it. If I do selll it, it has to go to a local person who will take good care of it. When an local person looks at it, I them will quote a price, but only to someone who will keep it. If I do not find the right person, I will keep...

I am sure a common front fender problem. A tear as seen in the pics. I had the same issue with a previous roadster.
I paid a fortune to repair, only to have the repair begin to crack. The fender was repaired while it was off the car.
I think the stress of reinstalling may have weakened the repair.
I'm thinking to repair this fender while still on...

I have a have 6 pack of the hundredth anniversary Ford Coca-Cola bottles, in Curtain, for sale. It is in pristine condition and from a smoke free home.
I am asking $20 per six pack, plus shipping to the lower 48 states.

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SOLD.
1909 - 1912 Brass Windshield Frame Complete with glass setting Channel, came from
Snyders T-40300, it is still wrapped in original packaging. $350 plus shipping. Call
With any questions. (740-501-5888)

Hi Everyone. I have been wanting a Model T for a long time and finally got one. I picked up a 1917 Touring that has been converted to a pickup with the Ford metal pickup bed. It's a project and not restored (what I wanted so I can learn about it). It also needs upholstery work and its missing the wood backrest frame for the seat. Its pretty...

Hello,
I am looking for a really good set of gas headlight mirrors for my 1914 Model T. I have a set of the nickel plated brass reflectors and halogen bulbs they sell at Snyders and Langs, but I would like something brighter if possible. I think I could get a little better headlight performance from a set of original gas headlight mirrors. Does...

I'm adjusting the coil points for a 1913 KW Coil. The points that are on the coil are the ones that Randall (RIP) Anderson had made about 10 years ago.
On the upper, top point. the cushion spring is way greater than it should be. I just checked a NOS late Ford script coil point, and that setting is .009 .
I'm thinking of gently smacking the rivet...

Set of 3 transmission drums for model Ts 1926 and 1927. These drums have been cleaned, checked for cracks by magna flux and have been precision ground and polished. The gears are excellent and tight. Brake drum uses replaceable shoes. Original bushings are on place and could be used without replacement. This is a great set of original Ford...

I have a set of Cartouche Side curtains for sale that will fit a 1915 through 1922 Touring car. The eyelets are brass for 15/16 as opposed to nickel for later years, but they can be changed out if you so desire. This set is about 20 years old but in excellent shape and still very soft and pliable. The windows are perfect. You may need to move your...

Best Possible quality rebuild.
PRICE DROP! $325!!

Now that I make literally every part in these units except the housing and the armatures, I can pass some savings on to everyone.

I have ONE 6v starter for sale that I just finished putting together yesterday.

New field coils with silver soldered post (yes, I now make these)
Bronze bushing...

I am looking for replacing some bad wheels on a 1909 REO touring car. If you would know of any parts please advise. The hubs seem to be ok.
Thanks

Want to buy a small drum standard rear axle for my model T.
Frank. Eight one eight two five four six seven nine seven.

1915 hood former great shape. $150 plus shipping.

Anyone from Idaho going to the Long Beach Swapmeet July 19th ?

I have some parts I need to get to and from another member.

AdminJeff

A real time capsule - this car has been in my warehouse up on jack stands since 1963---

unadulterated - no broken glass interior is untouched .....asking $10,000.00 Price Negotiable

We've got this project for sale. Mostly correct 1915, and mostly complete. See the photos. Engine casting date of 11-9-1915, makes it a 1916 model, but still eligible for HCCA events. The front half of the body has the wood replaced. The rear seat is off and disassembled. Correct and solid fenders. Has demountable wheels but 30x3 non-demountable...

For Sale: 1914/15 Canadian Touring
This is a 1914/15 Canadian touring. I bought this car in Detroit between 2001-2003 when I lived in Detroit. Reasonably complete car. Had engine fitted with Bu-Mac counter balanced crankshaft by Ron Miller of Ron's Machine shop in Shandon, Ohio. He did the mains, rods, and transmission as well as fixed a crack in...

For Sale 1914 Ford T Touring. Original car restored in 1964. Chassis Re Restored by Bill Bennett. A year old Kazorki motor rebuild with balanced crank, aluminum pistons and stipe cam. New gas tank, Recored Brass works radiator, New rocky mountain brakes, Ruxtell rebuilt. a later pan and hogs head with starter added. New tires and tubes and...

Has anyone used or made work a Ruckstell or Hallscott shifter on a Perfecto two speed rear end? Thanks.
Craig.

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Been working on a project that is both rare and not much known (intimately) by most of the Model T world (with the exception of a few).

The 1909 Water Pump Engine! The first 2500 or so cars had this configuration which changed somewhere around 1911, to Thermosyphon )which the drawing I have shows), I have...

I’m helping an Indianapolis area gentleman sell his Hill Climb Speedster. Don is an accomplished machinist and everything he built for this car was to keep it as light weight as possible. It’s built for the Newport Hill Climb in Newport Indiana. He said it weights around 800 lbs. I’m sure it could be converted for other uses as well.

He recently...

Does anyone know the length of the speedometer cable for a 22 sedan. I have one that’s 50 inches and suspect thats not long enough.

What have you done to/with your Model T in July?

Was so excited to get our new starter that I installed it last month and tested it out - problem solved.
This month, I removed the starter, made a gasket and installed it again - still starts.
Like the old saying someone wrote in my high school yearbook: Don't wait until tomorrow to do what you can...

Cleaning out some coffee cans and have multiple matched sets of the threaded Timken's available - clean & ready to grease - photos coming soon - $100 pair includes Priority Mail in the U.S. Drop me a note through the Forum, please.

1915 Ford Model T Touring

Beautiful early Ford touring car in diamond gloss black as Henry Ford wanted it.

Completely restored (older restoration) ready for all outings, tours & shows.

* Engine completely gone through and resealed
*Electric starter installed
*Rebuilt magnetos
*12V electric system with charger
*Complete Rocky Mountain brake...

Where would be the best place to access engine vacuum?

I have a spare intake heat exchanger and was wondering if I could harness enough vacuum just ahead of the carburetor.

The only other place I can think of is on the intake manifold, but that would be post carb and would possibly interfere with combustion/fuel/air mixture etc…

I actually...

Was out in the fifteen last week and just as i am pulling back into the garage the low pedal got weird. Then i heard the tell tale sound of a fastener bouncing around inside the oil pan. Pulled the inspection cover and three of the six backing plate bolts were sitting in the filter. I had been in the habit of using loctite on them and no safety...

A while back there was a post about a young man building a speedster from the ground up piece by piece. Think his father actually wrote the post.

I am wondering about how the progress is coming ,have not seen any updates. I looked for the original post but could not locate it.

frontyboy

Largely original 1911 Touring #552xx, May 1911. Ex Sherwood and Lang. known history to new. Mechanically rebuilt including engine and transmission by McTavish. Beautiful original upholstery. 90% original sheet metal. Way too nice to restore. It’s only original once. Runs very well and has been toured. Combination of 50’s and early 2000’s paint. A...

She said, I do.
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We still have the car, too!

I was looking at my 21 Touring today and noticed the replacement flat tube radiator has a couple of damp spots on it and very small leaks. These are very slow and not dripping. The radiator was a flat tube recore bought on eBay years ago when I was assembling parts to build the 21. I haven’t use any radiator stop leak in any of my cars for years....

All brass Phinney-Walker keyless ( rim wind and rim set) clock, winds runs and sets properly, no dents cracks or chips, 2 1/2 diameter face, $125 includes domestic 48 state shipping. Please respond using MTFCA messaging system.

So I just got a cheap horn I can afford, it's most likely not the one my car had, I think it had the bras bulb one because the imprint on where it mounts is the same little square I've seen on the mounts for the bulb horn, anyways the 2 rear screws, one on the bracket one on the back and unscrewed a bit for the unscrewed one is this an adjustment...

Is anyone going to the National Motor Camp at South Lake Tahoe in July? I am going to be there and hope to meet a bunch of new friends. Dennis IMG_0874.JPG

I have a nice 1927 running gear. Engine/transmission, radiator, steering column, wire wheels. $3,000 OBO I have many other parts available also.

If anyone lives near Auburn, Nebraska, Patrick Goodman is on his way to California to a national camping event in his T. He has had a major engine failure and needs some assistance. If you are in that area, and can help, please call Patrick at 270-404-1692. Or you can call me at 502-553-9592. I'm at home in KY and am the rescue driver if something...

Need a Kelsey outer rim that uses 30 x 3 1/2 tires
And takes the stud bolts holding clips and nuts.
The outer rim has one tab near the valve stem and has the ridge going completely around the outer edge with 4 slits the hold the 4 clips that grip the fellow of the inner wheel. Using for a spare tire.
Thank You MTFCA
LARRY
EMAIL: ltlapatka@gmail.com

Umm, how do they go back together. Mine is disassembled and I cannot find photos of when I took it apart.
Photos and orientation of parts, especially the small parts would be great. I did search the forum and found write-up but no pics.
Mine was missing good springs and some were in pieces. I have a rebuild kit for both.
Thanks

Looking for information pertaining to the Chicago Mark-E Auxiliary transmission.
What I am looking for
Literature on installation
Original sales ads and the like
Part sources, part numbers
Rebuild specifications/tolerances
Information on manufacturing dates
Information on the round disk with the grease zerk pictured below.
And any other...

Looking for parts for the Chicago mark-e auxiliary transmission.
Shift knob
shim gaskets
Internals (what do you have?)
Frame to transmission support
Bryant

I recently acquired a large group of ancient (1910's to 1930's) negatives from the Kansas City Southern Railroad. These were once part of the railroad's files and are generally photos of railroad structures and the like. The Ford Model T manages to show up in some of the photos, so I thought I would share them here.

Jason Midyette

I have cleaned up the rear springs and need to paint them. I can’t find any graphite paint up here in Alaska and it would be expensive to ship some up as it is hazmat. What would be a good alternative choice of paint?

For Sale: Two model T headlights.

$50 for pair, plus shipping

2 tubes that were on my TT up until last week.
Hold air with no issues.
Brass stems and hardware.
$30.00 for the pair, plus postage. Pm please. Many thanks. Marked ANT USA.

Hi Folks, it has been a while since I posted on here. A friend passed away and his son has asked me to help get there 22 Runabout going. It has been setting for several years, and I took the carb apart to clean it out. The float level was extremely high when I got it apart and I am not sure what the issue is. I would guess it is the needle and...

OK, I am used to running with the oil-soaked felt pad in the valve cover with my iron Rajo head, but as I am setting up my new (to me) iron Roof 8 head, I am considering routing some of the oil pressure up there. At the business end of things, I know that one runs pressure to a hollow rocker arm shaft, with an outlet at each rocker arm bushing....

I have no connection to the part or seller but was curious about the number of intake ports & wondered how this would adapt to a T. Did Rajo have a 3 port head assembly for a T? Best John

71st Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet is coming fast! Saturday July 19 at Long Beach City College Veterans Stadium 7:00AM. Visit lbmtc.com for flyer, registration form, or details. Don't miss one of the oldest and best Model T, Model A, and Old Ford swap meets in the West!

71st Long Beach Model T Club Swap Meet is coming fast! Saturday July 19 at Long Beach City College Veterans Stadium 7:00AM. Visit lbmtc.com for flyer, registration form, or details. Don't miss one of the oldest and best Model T, Model A, and Old Ford swap meets in the West!

I was working on a friends car and i started it and it quit right away. Getting spark at the points but nothing at the plugs. Do i need a new cap or rotor or condenser? Can i get these parts at an auto parts store? I had heard they were vw. Thanks.

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Since sprucing up my '26 Roadster for my Granddaughter's graduation party, I have been driving it quite a bit. I am trying to fine tune some aspects of the car and this led me to steering issues. I discovered a worn ball and cap where the drag link attaches to the tie rod. I replaced them and decided to check the toe-in. It measured at a whopping...

It is with great sadness that I report that Geoff King, EFR Member and Newsletter Editor passed away on Wednesday 19th March with his family around him.

Geoff was a friend to many of us and was a popular member of the EFR. The quality of his newsletters and his friendly, helpful manner will be sorely missed.

His daughter Emma is a Director of...

FS: Rear Doors for a 1926 - 27 Touring. These doors came off of a California Desert car and are in pretty good shape, there's surface rust but little or no rust-through; they are quite solid. One of them is oilcanned and will need to be straightened, but that's alot easier than fixing rustout. The latch mechanisms are included. Asking $175 for the...

This horn measures about 10 long and about 5 in diameter. It is made by the Maxim Automobile Supply Mfg. Company in Brooklyn, New York. It has a brass bell, a three-hole mounting bracket and the original bakelite wire knobs. I would assume it would be from about 1913 to 1919ish. A good looking horn and in good condition.
The price is 195.00...

Sold to Ed. Thank you. Here is a nice Master Vibrator by the New York Coil Co. in New York. It measures about 3 by 3 by 6 . Terminals Bat-Off-Mag. It says Model T under the key. Very nice condition and complete with the removable key and instructions under the lid. Price is 140.00 including shipping via FedEx Ground within the USA. Email me...

Here is a neat, original automobile plate. Embossed tin. 3 by 13 . Made for a car. Detroit Automobile Club, Protected Inter-Insurance, AAA, Thieves Will Be Prosecuted etc. The price is 200.00 including FedEx Ground including insurance in the USA. Call me directly at 734-730-4274 or email directly at motoringicons@hotmail.com Thanks.

Fuel Tank for 1926 1927 Model T. Really nice shape, appears to be very solid inside and out. There are a couple of pebbles or rust bits rolling around inside but check out the pics of what I can see on the inside. What you see is what I have. Located near Albany NY, shipped in the lower 48 states only. $175 shipped to you
PLEASE, do not message...

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3 really nice demountable rims. These are not Hayes rims but have the fixed lugs, so I guess that makes them the Ford rims. Oddly enough 1 of the rims has Hayes lugs, but it is not a Hayes rim. I don’t know if the lugs are interchangeable between the 2 fixed lug type rims but all the lugs are tight on all the rims. These have been blasted clean....

So I was having great difficulty getting the bottom two bolts for the coupling ring to thread into the rear of the block. It was suggested that maybe the ball cap was clocked wrong and the hole was not at the top since the 4 holes are not all the same and that I might be able to turn it and make sure the hole is at the top. One can't see the hole...

Two of us in our group have put on new alternators within the last month and they both make noise, mine knocks, I can actually feel it. Has anyone else had this problem and does shimming it help? I am getting ready for a trip and really don't like the knock. Thanks, Dennis

Pair of front hubs and matching hubcaps for Budd wire wheels 30 x 3 1/2 size. Matched set left and right, good threads and caps. Off an Overland and readily converted to Model T Ford axles either front or rear. $325 for 4 pieces. Please respond thru MTFCA message system.

One of our newer club members that lives in Baltimore, MD needs a complete 1926 Roadster Top Frame.

Email Jim Golden for more details.

I’m making some serious progress in rewooding my Touring. I’m to the point where I’m fitting body panels and am looking ahead for supplies. Does anyone know a source for the rivets that attach the cowl above the #2 pillars? I don’t see them specifically listed in any of the vendor catalogs. Would they pull double duty somewhere else on the car? Or...

I'm getting a snapping noise in the transmission when I depress the pedal to back up any ideas? It will still backup and forward works good, it only does it one or two times and still backs up