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I was talking with someone a while back and he made mention of a Yosemite tour just before or after the Tulare Swap Meet in California April 22-23.
Does anybody have any information on the Yosemite tour?

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Keith

I did get radiator hoses a few years ago, installed, and have had to add coolant. .... noticed coolant leakage at the hoses and have tightend
clamps, but didn't really solve the problem of leakage. Any suggestions ???? The hoses I bought from one of our suppliers have a hard shiny finished surface on the inside of the hose and I believe no matter...

Hi folks-- Any shops or service providers near the Lehigh Valley or lower Poconos of PA to assist me in re-banding the tranny on our 23 TT . I am restoring an 1888 large house and and so don't get the time I'd like to get the TT on the road. 🙏 !!!

What would be the best rod to use for welding a small crack in an engine block base?

Earlier I was told mild steel, but I forget the number.

Recently, I was told stainless steel.

Now a guy wants to use nickel that is a lot more expense.

I would like very much to talk to any one who is running a Prus high compression
head in combination with a Stipe cam.

Thanks,

Craig Bothwell
bothwell.craig@gmail.com

There are two videos on You Tube under the name Mr Goodpliers from the Model T Heaven auction. Viewer discretion is advised. The second video shows T parts loaded to go for scrap !

Last week I heard of a 22 Touring T that was languishing in a shed waiting to be enjoyed again. Within a week it now resides at our farm near a TT that is now being set up for an Electric Light Parade run locally next week. (More on that later)

We had warm weather yesterday so I pulled out the car from its shed, (It has not been started yet, the...

Hello.

In my garage I have a wooden cover for my Internet stuff. It has a width of 870 mm (= 34 1/4 ) and height of 540 mm (= 21 1/4 ).

I would like to glue a poster on it, Black & white is also fine, but I could not find something in sufficiently high resolution for printing in this size.

Should fit to 1916-1920. Something like a Ford...

We have finished the first part of our relocation from NH to NC.
We are somewhat settle in Raleigh (renting for awhile)

The Model T and A are still in NH waiting for us to build our new retirement home in Roxboro.
We would move the vehicles to NC but it is hard to find a place with 8 ft high doors for the 7 ft 2 inch tall T.
The 2 inches make a...

This is my first T, the engine has a April 1917 number, in looking at parts it seems 1917 is transitioning year, I am curious how correct it is ,mostly so that I can know enough to get parts that fit. It had no compression and turned over real stiff at first till I got oil worked into it ,when I drained the oil the piece of rivit was laying on the...

I noticed the topic of LED headlamp bulbs has come up a few times.

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This is something that is available here in Australia. I purchased a pair last year but haven't fitted them yet. I'll post an update to this thread once I have. I expect beam adjustment (focus and tilt) will be more critical than it is with incandescent bulbs....

Hi guys,
My painter misplaced my body bolts for my 27 touring. :(
I’ve searched in vain and cannot determine what size they were.
I’ve used Bruce McCalley’s hardware list and but I still can’t seem to locate the size, thread pitch and nut size.
I been through all of the catalogs too. No luck. Perhaps I’m missing something somewhere. :roll:
Any...

Mark Cameron rebuilt the rear end and drive shaft for my 1910 Touring. A great job. We went the taper axle route as I have a set of 1910 rear hubs that are reworked to fit taper axles, but look original. I have a pair to straight axles and correct hubs, so that someday the T can be changed to straight axles if someone wants to do so. After 74...

I have several APCO ball cap tensioners I am selling on eBay. One of the ones I had is missing the nut. Does anyone know why APCO designed their ball cap tensioner with a left hand threaded bolt and nut? One of the ones I have is missing the nut and I am unable to find a replacement nut for it. If they had designed it for a right hand threaded...

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Photos of my starter switch. Is there a way to determine if the switch works before I try it in the restored car? Should I take it apart to see how the inside stuff looks?

Does anyone have a picture of the straps that go on top of the top bows? Mike at Classtique made me a set and I would like to see how they go before I remove the deck. Thanks.

Are there any Model T mechanics in the Richmond Petersburg area? I need help with a runability problem with my 1926 T. I will pay you for your services. Thanks, bobt

No squeaks or rattles here!😊

Better pictures here. I have no connection to this auction…..

Hi All,
At some point, when testing the timer (another topic for another time), I smelled wire burning and saw smoke coming from the generator cutout. I shut everything off and later took the cutout apart. I saw the winding wire which attaches to the outside yellow wire melted. Apparently the yellow wire connecting screw came in contact with the...

For your viewing plreasure Some footage is the same across the video's but there are some interesting unique footage in most all of them.
Ford Factories at Mack Avenue, Piquette and Highland Park Plant
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant - Preserving a Historical Detroit Landmark
Piquette Orientation Video preview
Ford Piquette Plant Presentation
Ford...

Hi all,
My new 27 Tudor has only the floor boards up to the pedal cutouts. When I placed them on the frame, I noticed that the pedals are very far forward. Previous owner probably threw out the upper floorboards since they were being contacted by the pedals.
My question: Are the pedals bent forward due to years of use? What can be done to return...

My friend swears that his 21 model T has the original paint from the factory. He is in Europe and I am in Arizona but how can we settle the dispute. I did see the car and drove it last summer. I told him no model T that is 100 years old has such a good paint job left even from a well taken care of heated garaged kept car. He bought it from a...

I am going share photos. I will start by showing the T in 1959 in North Dakota. It is a photo of my parents with the car at the time of the 75th anniversary of my home town, Forman. I purchased it from a farmer in 1954. I didn't do very much work on it at that time. I did have it repainted.

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Last month I wrote it in that I heard a piece of metal hit the inside of the hog head on the 25 coupe. With everyone’s help here on the forum it was determined I had a loose magnet keeper. Now that everything is fixed and renewed I decided to add a new meter to the Coupe. Here are the results in high gear at 30 mph. Thanks again for all the help! 😊

Recently I've been reading a little from a 1955 journal of a motor expedition that passed through Syria on the way from England to Singapore.

This was quite a feat, albeit made easier by the new Land Rover's utilised by the young men from Oxford and Cambridge. I was initially attracted to the storey because I've had a number of Land Rover's over...

How did the old-timers set bearing tolerances before aids like Plastigage?

I just bought a set of pistons and it says 2 to 3 tho clearance, it seems tight to me ,what do you think for new pistons? MEL

Is there a New KC Warford transmission for TT trucks ??
Their website shows only one product being made. Will it work on cars and trucks both?

Thanks

Headlamps, or at least electric headlamps and retro-fitting LED light sources appears to be a common topic on this forum. There can be quite a divergence of opinion around LED's particularly, and people often cite a number of different sources to support their view.

One of the issues regularly discussed results from the widely divergent designs...

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I have removed the fabric from the roof of my 1927 coupe. I plan to replace the wood, but after looking at it I would like to get comments regarding reusing it. Here are some photos.

Curious as to what it now costs to get some 30x3-1/2 wheels rebuilt with wood felloes?
Thank you

The Mystery is: What was the original color of my 1927 coupe?

It has been 67 years since I purchased the coupe (1954). I had it repainted at that time as you see in the first photo. I don't remember the details; that is, why we repainted it and how we chose the body color. As you will see, we apparently tried to match the color, which I assume...

It's there. Trust me.

Hello All,

I have a complete Kingston B1 gasifier regenerator (the attached picture for reference only off the internet). The pic is not of my exact unit. Actual pictures of mine to follow in a day or so. Mine is complete like in the picture with original carb. Needs cleaning. Not rough or rusty condition. There are no cracks. Any idea of a...

T-2503E, rear axle housing bolt and nut. Full description and photo on Classifieds.

Snowbird invitation.

As many people visit Florida for the Holidays or for the entire winter the Suncoast T Club wants to invite you to visit. Our members are basically in Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, Clearwater and such).

We have regular club events on each 2nd Saturday of each month. If you are in the area for a spell or passing through...

In our neck O the woods we are required to run season rated tires from Oct 01 to April 01 these are identified by a M&S insignia on the side of the tire.
The 21@ Firestone tires I am using have no such insignia.
I drive my 26 Tudor most everyday providing it’s not snowing.
It is time to replace the tires, does anyone know if any of the suppliers...

Just some updates on the progress (or lack of) on the Orville Enyeart engine built for Andy Mounce. I've posted before, but as originally built the bore was 3.8750 and the stroke was increased to 4 5/8 by using a Model B crank and grinding the main and rod journals offset to Model A specs and using a 7 connecting rod. The engine when I got it...

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Will a cheap digital tachometer where you wrap a wire around a spark plug wire work on a Model T due to the magneto being near by? I assume not too well as my digital multimeter acts crazy. I don’t want one permanently installed. Just curious as to my normal driving rpm’s. I think I already know the answer but wonder about anyone’s else success.

Who sells quality gaskets?

On removing the rims from my 24 t for sandblasting and found what is left of the rim lock. Does anyone know what type of lock this is and if there is any way to repair it?

I thought I saw a post a few weeks back.....

Here a quick video of my 1914 Model T Ford speedster in the Winter in Quebec City in Canada. Winter arrived this Saturday, I had a lot fun driving my car in the snow. Hope you will enjoy it.

Not sure how I'm even going to test this when I'm done, since I don't have an engine that really can put it through its paces, but it sure is fun to figure out how the devil to get these things apart...and the OE-1 has a few chinese puzzle-box features to cypher out. Oddly enough, both ears on the float cover broke off when the rusty screws came...

On my 27 Tudor, I have a vibration that I am hoping to diagnose. Moments after you first shift into high and only for a few seconds I have an awful vibration that rattles the whole car but as I accelerate it quickly goes away. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the shifting itself because whenever I slow down to a similar speed with the...

I’m going to be running Model A manifolds and a Marvel Schebler carb on my 27 TT. Does anyone have pictures of how they ran the linkage on an engine without the NH hole between cylinders 2 & 3? I’d rather not use a foot pedal and keep the column throttle lever. Thanks in advance!

Brad

Upon disassembly of my latest project, I discovered to my dismay that the ears on the float bowl cover had been broken off sometime in the long past. The screws would have (and did) held the cover on, but I could not in good concience pass on poor workmanship to some poor unsuspecting person...here's the process

silver solder tabs on:...

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New to this Forum - hoping the experts here can help me. I apologize for the turned photos - not sure they loaded like that? I found this at a yard sale and had no idea what it was so I bought it out of curiosity. After seeing the FORD in script I started looking there and from my limited research I'm fairly certain it is an ignition coil buzz box...

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Now this is interesting 🤔 I wonder what the drive was like with these things?! Spring wheels haha

Hello All,

I am happy to be a new member to this site. Curious to see if anyone may have ANY information about the history of my friend's car. In 1970, my 86yr old friend purchased this 1909 Model T roadster with mother in law seat from the widow of Chico Fire Marshall Mr. Ray Head. Ray Head passed away in 1970 due to complications from a...

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Below is a photo of Donnie Brown’s speedster project:

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(Thanks you Frank Brandi for posting that photo at: )

Below is photo taken of a silent movie star named Harold Lloyd who drove this very similar looking speedster body in one of his films.

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That is a “still...

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Hello All,

I know this is a complete needle in the haystack question, but doesn't hurt to ask. In the mid 1960's California Horseless Carriage License Plate set # 3124 was on my friend's 1909 Model T. See pic please. The plates were left in California in 1970. Curious if they maybe floating around on one of your walls??? So keep your eyes peeled...

I am listing a horn bracket on eBay. It has an old round label attached to it with a string that has Klaxon written on it. I believe it is for a Model T because I took it out to the garage and was able to line it up with the two rear drivers side head bolts and the two front drivers side head bolts. The larger holes measure 3 7/8” from center to...

Folks...I can only hope this link works. I have been patiently waiting for this Canadian TV ad to be available so I could share it with you. It's a short section from the 7 to 11 second timeframe. Enjoy! Again, I hope you're able to view it.

I’ve done an upholstery job on a classic Ford truck without any problems using a kit. I need to do my 15 Runabout now. Is this project a lot more difficult than the job I did on my truck? It looks way more complicated. If so can I get a rating of difficulty? 1 to 10. 10 being very difficult. I want to do a “nice” job but this is a driver not a...

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For the most part, the antique car hobby is a pastime of the working class. Oh yeah, there are the affluent Pebble Beach/Amelia Island aristocrats who own Thomas-Flyers and Stevens-Duryeas, but most of us car-guys eat at Red Lobster, shop at Target, wear Timex watches, own fifty-year-old houses with a...

Used Zenith S4BF carb and manifold, just sold on EBAY for $321.16.

They appear to be cast brass, 15 long x 1 1/4 at the widest point.

Question 1. What year Ford / model ? Question 2. Original or reproduction ? Thanks Gary in MN

I am looking for a approximate weight of a 1920 roadster body including wooden platform that it is mounted on.
Thanks
Fitz

A friend has two front fenders that are definitely Model T fenders, but they 9 inches wide.

The center area is slightly raised, rather than just flat and there is a narrow and raised area on each side of the center section.

I have measured several truck fenders that are 8 inches wide and I have no idea what these may fit.

Would anyone know what...

I bought this Holley carburetor at Hershey last October and before I rebuild it I’d like to know if anyone has owned / used one before? I can’t find any pictures or drawings of the exact model. Not sure if it’s a variant of H model.

I am restoring a 26 runabout, Need source for these Zinc grommets. anyone have anything?

You start from ground zero. Been here before, same situation years back when a friend with an early model Caterpillar Road Grader had a case break. They were notorious for the exact same thing.., poor design in the support web on the pitman arm shaft case. Caterpillar wanted...., $14,000.00 for a new replacement steering box and a wreaking yard in...

An annual tradition is to visit the nearby Christmas tree farm in the T an pick up our Tree. The requirements are very specific and usually after a walk of the whole farm, the one wifey looked at first is the one we take home. Handy to have a pickup now. It was a challenge to fit the tree on the back of the Touring

I have seen two instances on the Internet of a aftermarket timer brush similar to the New Day being used in a Roller Timer cover. Has anyone ever tried one of these successfully?

For a good many of us, the experience of driving a century-old car isn't about convenience or reliability. In fact, historical purists see frequently required maintenance and inconvenient breakdowns as part of the game. Other folks are just looking for some reliable fun. They're okay with putting demountable wheel rims and spare tires on a car...

If you drove a Model T Ford in and around Yellowstone Park after 1917 you certainly would encounter the Yellow colored White Buses. If you heard the loud shriek from an exhaust whistle from around a corner you had better pull over and give them room.
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I'm guessing these are among the 120 Model 15-45s ordered between...

Killing time on eBay and came across this. Thought you might enjoy looking at it. Price is ridiculous, I think, but very cool. Anyone ever see one like it before?

Going thru some more boxes from the auction. Found these two bearings. One is an original Ford bearing and the other is the modern replacement for it. The bearing is approx 4-1/2-inch OD, 2-3/8 ID, and 7/8 inch thick. I did not have a mic handy so I just measured it with a ruler. The picture shows the original part number with TT and Ford script....

I have a 1924 Tudor that's hard to start. Car runs great once its started. Has fully charged battery, plenty of gas and rebuilt coils. Starter turns over very slowly and gets hot as does the starter switch, not like my Model A that spins right over. I'm thinking the starter may need brushes or the battery cables are too small or I've got a...

Does the neoprene gas line packing work any better than the felt packing. Just installed a new gas tank and line on the ‘24 Coupe a few days ago and for the first time ever have tiny gas drips.
Over repeated tightening the felt is compressed to the max and the nuts will not tighten any more. I suppose I might try additional packing or will the...

For almost 50 years, I have known of a 1926 coupe that has a well worn sticker on the bottom left corner of the windshield. From what I recall, it was a notice to the customer about break in speed for the first 500 miles, general care, tire size, etc. The car has never been apart; it may have been “brushed-up” in the 1950s or 1960s. My question...

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hcct (2).jpg Does anyone have a wiring diagram for the Ford HCCT? I want to make sure I get it right.

Let's be truthful here. Full disclosure. Transparency at its best.

Temperature below freezing. The car is parked out side for a few days. Not inside in a warm garage. The battery is brought inside at night to keep it warm.

Next day need to drive. Heat boiling water to pour into the radiator. Small fire or heat lamp under crank case. In the mean...

I just wanted to take a break from basting the turkey and cooking dinner for the family to wish you a safe, healthy and happy Thanksgiving to you and yours and to thank you for all the help over the years.

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Would it be English?

Effective December 7, 2020 we are moving. Our new address will be 1118 Jennings Avenue Petoskey, Michigan 49770. Please send me a private email on this Forum and I will email you my new contact information. I am doing this to avoid placing my new personal information in the clear on-line to foil those who would besiege me with Spam calls and...

I'm getting ready to reinstall my hogs head. Motor still in car but body removed, so I have a lot of access. A thought came to me about the gaskets (not the half round felt) that fit to the pan. Could I goop up the two gaskets on the side going to hogs head, with a thin layer of Ultra Black, tape in place, then set the hogs head upright on a very...

I just looked at a thread featuring a number of excellent B&W photos of cars and times long past. We forget sometimes that the world then was just as real as it is today.... full, vibrant color, sun, sky, wind, rain, smells....the whole lot. Sometimes when I drive my T I find myself in places little-changed from a century ago. At such moments I...

I’m refurbishing the rear axle. All going well until I tried to remove the rear spring perch bushing. They wouldn’t budge. I wound up buying new perches but the new bushings won’t go in. Wound up mushrooming about 3/4 of the way in and now that one is jammed in the new perch. Any advice?

My handbrake pawl has never “grabbed” the teeth of the controller quadrant. I have lived w/o a locking handbrake for 5 years. Time to fix this! The teeth on the quad are excellent but the pawl is rounded and barely touches the teeth. I have read several forum threads on replacing the pawl and all seem to lead me to “remove the whole hand brake arm...

Should the bend in the hand crank be more or less square? I purchased this one to install in my ‘25 touring that came without one. On test fitting, the handle end drags on the radiator apron when the ratchet is engaged.

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