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I have known a few people to wrap a single turn of standard copper electrical wire around the pipe. Whatever size fits best, usually 12 or 14 gauge.
Just an idea.

If it's an improvement on your full flow count me in for 2.

I doubt anyone drives their T through rougher country than I
do. Long abandoned roads, clogged with sage brush, places where
no road ever existed. Deep chasms and big boulders, that is where
I like to drive my truck.

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The Advantage dipstick tube hangs inches higher than the axle, so
clearance issues at the dipstick tube...

Now I am finding lots of info on the Hucks Starter, much of it here on MTFCA already! I was going down the wrong road, since the original photo I found was in a NACA archive that called it a 'Huck' starter, when it should be 'Hucks' starter; invented by Bentfield Hucks of the Royal Flying Corps. The dog clutch that selects whether the transmission...

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Excellent job Mart.

That makes sense Frank, but then the manufacturers make a mockery of that when the new calendar year comes around. Then they heavily discount cars with the previous year on the plate, even though the new calendar year cars are the same. If it was built in 2018, it is a 2018 car. Just because Henry made changes to a car in August one year shouldn't...

It has a fixed pillar between the door and quarter window.

There is a discussion of the Holley G float level in the Model T Service Manual (sorry don't have page number). It includes information about a stick with a 1/16 nub (high) on one end, and 1/8 on the other end (low). You rest it on the edge of the cup (as shown above) and use it to measure the gas level below the edge, it should be between 1/16...

I said to myself, Myself, what do those SS hubcaps look like?

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In the early 1940s an adapter was available to mount a Plymouth wheel on a model t rear axle. My father's utility trailer, which was made from a 26 or 27 pickup truck, was fitted with 600-16 wheels. It worked well. I still have the axle from it. Last used in 1974 then allowed to rust away.
Art Mirtes

These show some of that.

Best of luck with the project.
Rich

Could they be to hold the front top bow to the windshield post? My Maxwell has this type.
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The 38th photo down could be inspiration for a Norman Rockwell painting.
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I need to read this all again.
Thanks Will!

Way to go Gene! I am glad you got that 13 and got it running. I remember when you were on the fence about buying it and happy to see and hear you enjoy it now. Thanks for posting the video for the rest of us to enjoy with you.

Gorgeous!
They do work when good.

Details here:

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Earthquake damage shown above may be the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake.

That combination steering wheel key lock/non-keyed toggle ignition switch on the column was also used on trucks in the late 30s-early 40s. It was also used on mid 30s Nash products. The exact same column used by Ford. Possibly other makes.

I have seen G.M. built pickups from the 50's that the only outside locking door handle was on the passenger...

The Long Beach, California assembly plant was not completed early enough to produce Model Ts.

The first vehicles to roll out of the Long Beach plant were Model As.

It's back in service. Some ruckstell issues to resolve but I already pulled the motor out and redid the bands and sealed the hogshead. After I get it titled shes going to be in TN.

Sarasota now

The top kits from Classtique give you plenty of excess material to work with to make it fit your car and bows. The only differences in the two man top kit that I questioned and modified myself were the rear straps. They provide a non adjustable strap whereas my previous top had adjustables. The front did not have the rain flap that fits over the...

On the second picture in this thread I can see the two lower bolts holding the UJ ball joint plate in place.
These two bolts should be wired together. 😊😊

Hi Dan. Interesting! Thank you! What size are the carriage bolts? 1/4 ?

I jus bought a scat crank from a well-known vendor about two weeks ago. Maybe it was the only one they had. Maybe I was lucky.

Paul

If you are replacing that 'garage built' combo needle, with the new set from Lang's shown in my prior post (6213B)......you will also need the later lock or clamp nut. It has the tall cylinder that the upper split collar fits upon. You tighten the split collar just a bit to get resistance when you adjust the needle. Otherwise without a good...

Any chance someone has one of these to sell or know where they do off hand? I won't need it until next year, but it pays to be ready and I don't have anyone who can make one.

My kit fits a 26 T small drum wood wheels (Ruckstell) from Bill Tharp, Colorado disk brakes which became Texas T disk brakes or Sure Stop disk brakes.

Art

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It is currently listed on eBay if anyone is interested in it.

Dallas, can you imagine one of those go fast boys in the 20’s installing this on his low slung Bug? That’s probably why the original T nut has such a short head on it.
Back then, I’ll bet people rarely changed their oil, but just added to it.

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought you were in the hospital and needed one of those things men use to urinate! You misspelled Picture! :lol:
Norm

I also shorteed my shifter handle so it doesn't hit my leg .

The hood former and firewall cover is Ford 1915-16, There is a horn button on top of the steering column. The windscreen has two same size panels and hinges with central pivots, all consistent with 1915-16. It appears to be a Ford factory cowl, so may well have been a tourer before being repurposed as a van. That style of van is typically English....

Thanks so much Steve. That's what I wanted to know. Somewhere along the line as with most T's the engine was replaced. The good thing is that the frame of the car was used to title it so if I ever have to replace the block I can.

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FJ

Thank you Dan - that is quite definitive !

Most of the engines I have seen are not stamped very straight, including all three of my cars.

The Model T Ford service manual has the information about modifying the slow speed shaft in chapter 13. It’s about adding the newer style transmission bands to keep from removing the entire cover. Lots of T’s had this done and most of transmission covers I’ve seen over the years the slow speed shaft has been cut. I’m sure there are some out there...

With less then a month to go, is anyone else want to go I need to get a headcount finished soon.

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This Brass Era, Pre War Swap Meet in Maricopa Arizona is being held only 6 days after the Southern Arizona Model T Tour (progressive loop from Tucson to Green Valley to Sierra Vista to Douglas to Safford to Globe and back to Tucson). You might consider coming out to this beautiful desert country for the entire two weeks and catching them both....

If you get a flat on the road, the tyre will be warm, it will likely be loose on the rim if the flat is progressive and it will already be stretched to fit the rim. All this makes the job much easier. I take the tyre off the car with whatever levers available. The last one was done with T tyre irons, but longer ones are better. Lightly inflate the...

From the photo, it looks like the car may have begun as a chassis and the body purpose built for station use . . .

Thanks for that, Allan, I thought so too. Dane, thanks for those, Saunders did a fine job ! :D Kelpie in that first photo, and a near identical hat like the photo I posted. Dang sheepherders !! :lol: thanks for good pix !!

I have a Automobile Engineering Manual published in 1918 that has a section on Installing Special Starting & Lighting Systems for Ford Cars . The section has about 75 pages with great detail, wiring diagrams et. on installing Genemotor, Gray & Davis, Heinze-Springfield, Fisher, North East, Splitdorf and Westinghouse Systems. I haven't gone through...

Hi, Dallas.

Thank you very much for this drawing and details.

Well, I can clearly see there is no copper pipe of ~2-3 inches length and inner diameter of ~1/4 inserted from top into the bulb, reaching out 1/2 from the short stud above the R1/2 thread. Also, the hole through the valve appears lots smaller in this drawing, it looks like 1/8 (as...

I need some help choosing which side cover to use in my T engine rebuild with a Frontenac head.
I’m trying to use all original parts when possible.

Which of these two Frontenac side covers is original?

Which is more rare?

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You could just buy this! Jim

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Russ,

Congratulations! Beautiful workmanship by you. And as many others have said, thank you for all your many years of support to our hobby and clubs.

Respectfully submitted,

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This was out of a B&S engine manual. Only posted for to ID as to what did what on that type of carb. Dan

Had a mechanic that worked for me before I retired, he always said start with the easy things first ...it's usually something like that. Glad this was the case for you!

Much as I love and swear by lacquer thinner for a host of things, I will admit vinegar is right up there. Glad to hear it did a quick job. And, it probly smelled like French fries!! :lol:

Thanks guys ! I was thinking of some type of grinding attachment.
Pep C, great information on the P & PU numbers.

Interesting as I had a Planator on the Town Car and found I really had to slow down more than I thought necessary but of course it depends on what you are use to. I believe the Ruckstell is about 60% reduction and they modified the KC Warford to duplicate that reduction on the their design.
It’s very personal and on the odd occasion when the...

Timesaver’s most appropriate use is a new rod on a crank that hasn’t been machined. Say, the oil line plugged and you starved the #1 rod and you want to replace it in the car. After clearing the tube, times saver can be used on the new rod. With a ground crank and a properly babbited rod it shouldn’t be necessary.

Andy

Shouldnd be but... The...

Four years ago my son gave me a digital capacitor tester for Christmas. It is accurate and easy to use. I have replaced many coil capacitors. Every old coil that has not been apart has failed the test. I recommend to everyone who uses the original type coil to buy one. Probably have to order on line.
I am surprised that the various parts vendors...

Not a coupe, but I’ve done it in my touring WITHOUT the aid of a hoist LOL

Of vital importance on the sheetmetal is the shape of the door openings. I found that the rotted lower 6 of my body allowed the panel to flop uncontrollably and allowed wood framework to appear to fit when it truly did not.

I finally made a standoff that bolted through a couple upper hinge holes and then into the latch. The spanner was very...

Thank you for your kindly words.

The entire car is in an overall good condition, brakes work perfectly, motor is running smoothly, paintwork is good. So I didn't buy a piece of crap, this is sure. But it is very disappointing that the former owner sold me a car with all technical certs as No faults existing and then I find out that High speed...

As in Henry's days Torque specs were not a common thing, some of us are in the dark about how much to tighten, say the head bolts.
As a general guideline you can use the specs given in this chart, BUT... use with care on our old machines and old fasteners.
At least it gives you a ballpark value, but proceed with care, inspect threads and holes...

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Larry, I may be the source of the rumour. When browsing the Roundhouse site mention was made that they were the only source of USA made bibs, so I checked the Pointer site. There we no longer bibs shown when I checked. The re-branding and new website linked by FJ shows them back again in this new guise.
Even on the old site they were still at a...

OK , thanks. I reread your post previously made and see thats what you meant.

Looks like I MAY have found you a pair. Ill round up the contact details and message them to you.

Michael, I didn’t realize I couldn’t attach pictures to private messages, so I am posting it here.

Thanks Dan - this body style is new to me !

John: Where did you connect the red and yellow wires??

To terminal block. Red to magneto terminal. Yellow to yellow/black wire, where wire from generator output goes.

Just for interest speaking of different carbs, this is a SU I'm fitting up on my Speedster. The motor is pretty much stock but for Chevy valves, aluminum pistons, stock cam grind with a advanced gear and a low head plus a distributor. Ran pretty good with a Simmons carb. Interested to see what the SU does for it. 20210728_200146 small.jpg

What mine problem is that some of the buttons will not work and it beeps by itself as long as power is on. Seems that is a problem with the keypads when production went to Mexico. This is second keypad, but it is a 2000 production.

Pep that is a nifty set you've got there !

As someone suggested on that other place, check your housing bolts too.

Welcome back to the future.
This is like the good old days when the only parts we had were used ones.
“Spray that old gasket with copper coat and use it one more time” was what we were told when I started in this “hobby” years ago.
The only stuff we had was JC Whitney and go to Hershey once a year. Them was the days!!!! Dan

Wow...thank you for all the good information. To answer the question...yes the car I have is a 1914 and the carburetor that was put on by the previous owner is a Holley Model-NH. It looks like it originally came with a brass carburetor back in 1914. According to what I am reading the car probably runs better with the newer Holley Model-NH...so I...

Regarding the brackets on the improved fords this came up earlier this year. ;)

Bill,

Thank you for the reply and taking the time to take and post the photo. Unfortunately when I checked it with my multimeter it did not work. However I appreciate knowing what it was used for.

Have a great day,

Dom

OP: Right now I have Motorcraft plugs set at .032. Would a smaller gap make the car easier to start? I would expect that a smaller gap, such as .025, would improve starting, assuming you have a stock system in good condition. A 12 volt automotive battery in a good state of charge should provide plenty of power to operate the ignition system. In...

Hello...I know the manufacturing date of the engine in my car because it is cast into the side of the block, but I am not sure what the exact date the car was manufactured. Does anyone know a good website to look on?
My VIN is 362045.
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It seems a lot of different things were going on at the Ford factory at that time. They were testing the idea of...

If the ball is packed full of thick bearing grease, there is no space for the slung grease to go, so it remains inside the spinning cage of the universal joint, thereby providing never ending lubrication. Only if you partially fill the ball will there be space enough for the grease to be slung out of the cage to remain against the inside wall of...

Livonia NY.

PDF version found here of the frame chart.

The first 2 seminar videos are now LIVE on YouTube and on our website! Click the link to go directly to our YouTube Channel! Another video will be posted tomorrow afternoon!

Good afternoon Steven. I sent you an email a few days ago. Have not heard back.

I am from Ayr so I beat Jim!! I have a 14 touring and a 15 roadster. There is another member that lives in Paris so will have to hook you up.
Be nice to meet you and see your car. Jim was just at my place on Sunday and I mentioned you had posted here. I guess he...

I heard from this beautiful station wagon owners family. It is a body by Mifflinburg. I took a lot closer look then myself and I did misidentify it as a body by Martin-Parry. M-P made one very similar. I will be more careful next time. Thanks!

A few other Ford coups. on old forum post.

Doctor's coupe ------- Black
Dentist's coupe ------ White
Hemotologist's coupe - Red
Proctologist's coupe -- Brown

:lol: The color for the Proctologist....coincidental?? :lol:

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