MTFCA Forum

IMG_3074.jpeg IMG_3077.jpeg IMG_3081.jpeg IMG_3079.jpeg

Hello, my name is Kevin and I just purchased a 1923 Ford Model T Tudor. The car is very complete and original looking. It needs a few things to get road worthy. One thing it is missing is the gas tank. I've been a car guy all my life, so not new to cars. My question is this, where does the gas tank reside in a Tudor? The information I have read...

After making the Kingston Low Bridge I wanted to look into the Heinze since they had the same basic issue.

Here is the link for a refresh:

I found the reproduction Heinze spring steel was just a bit too thick so remade the points with a thinner vibrator. This addresses the issue of tuning the coils then finding they do not run well on magneto...

Looking at Ford script hand oiler cans, how can on tell a T era can from a Model A era can? How can one tell an original T can from a reproduction T can, as I know they used to be reproduced (I have one)?

Hello everyone. I have a klaxon model 21. The horn works but I am missing the adjustment part. I am attaching a picture of the missing part circled in red. If anyone can help me figure out what part goes there it would be much appreciated.I have tried different springs but they seem to just push it out farther out when I need adjustment in.

A fellow needs a new set of Multi Lifts that I have. Just wondering what a fair price would be??

How do I find my member number so I can post on the classified pages? I have no idea what mine is.

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...

Does anyone recognize this spare tire holder? The clip on the bottom fell off and I need replace it.

Thanks,
Rod

My gf and I want to take a break from our work a day world and relax for a few days. Any tours coming up near Sacramento or the foothills? Im thinking the Mother Lode Club is pretty active. Perhaps a HCCA event?

2025 Stettler Tour Description

2025 Stettler T Tour Registration

The host hotel is the Ramada Stettler                 
Ramada direct link

or phone (403) 742-6555
Can-Alta Stettler phone (403) 742-3371

Camp Grounds
Town of Stettler Campground (403) 742-4411
Prairie Junction RV Resort (403) 742-8855

My second engine Ive built for my 21 touring ( damn broken crankshafts) was rebuild by someone decades ago and shelved, So naturally I go through it to make sure its was built well. Well it wasn't, cylinder clearance too tight, bearings too tight but Ive sorted that. However the 0.080 Pistons seem to stand proud a good amount more above the block...

Got some of these nos. I know they are good rod support, but for what? I found 4002 in parts catalog the are for later cars. Are these for 17/22 wood firewall cars? Thanks Dan
IMG_4446.jpeg
IMG_4447.jpeg

Other threads on this forum have been asking where to get WOSP 12 volt starters. Snyders shows out of stock and the other WOSP dealers likewise. I decided to go to the source, Neil Tuckett of England's Tuckett Brothers, who originally designed the starter along with WOSP. Here is his reply: I have spoken to WOSP direct and they say there should be...

IMG_2461.jpeg IMG_2459.jpeg IMG_2460.jpeg IMG_2472.jpeg IMG_2467.jpeg

-
For those who might be familiar with Model T Ford Speedster Performance Equipment, what do you think about running a 16 Valve Model C Roof Head in a Speedster? Are there any mechanical or reliability issues that I might want to be aware of or maybe be watching out for when out motoring? ...Or, are they as reliable and easy to run as any other...

Just wondering if anyone else has seen anything like this. I found it in the 1912 I brought home this last weekend.
IMG_0014.jpeg

I’m new to model Ts wondering if there are any members in the U P. I’m in menominee

I’m new to model Ts wondering if there are any members in the U P or NE Wisconsin. I’m in menominee

Not one auto parts in my area is carrying conventional motor oil, Its all either a full synthetic or a blended synthetic oil. I was lucky to find a five gallon pail at my local NAPA of 30# conventional for the model T which should hold me for a very long time as I don't drive the T very much anymore. I was running 15/40 Rotella but thats even...

Whilst rebuilding my rear axle and driveshaft, I came across an error in the drawing I made of the 22-27 driveshaft. The parts 2596, 2591 and 2591B were in the wrong alignment.

1922-1927.jpg

Also added the Spool Cap Screws 2584B and the rear axle Pumpkin for reference.

I recently replaced the bushing for the hand crank. I cannot engage the claw with the pin on the crankshaft. The crank with out the claw mounted on it appears to be hitting the front of the crankshaft too high for alignment of the claw, in othewords the bushing is not correctly in straight. What did I do wrong, and how do I avoid this issue when I...

I recently had to replace my original 1916 round gas tank. the left end had been cut open by a previous owner and poorly repaired. When it started to leak last year I attempted a repair with JB Weld's Tank weld. It held a year but I pulled on a loose end last week and it pulled right off. Due to time constraints I ordered a new tank from Kevin...

Well, I picked up some carburetors at the Iola show last weekend - two L4 Kingstons (one bronze body, one iron) and a Holley G. I spent some time disassembling and cleaning them up, and it looks like I won the lottery on the Holley, with the exception of the float. As for the Kingstons, between the two of them I've got enough good parts to build...

IMG_3093.jpeg IMG_3094.jpeg

Here are a couple pictures of some original striped wheels. I think the color photo is of a pre-1912 and the black and white is of a 1912. I am going to get my wheels striped so I am interested in which is original for my late 1911/early 1912 Commercial Roadster. I personally prefer the striping in the color photo, but will go with what is...

My July-August 2025 The Vintage Ford magazine arrived today and gave me something to read this afternoon.

It also gave me two questions.

1. Has anyone ever seen or owned one of these devices that is shown on Page 41?

2. What was the Voltage and Amperage the unit supplied to the Coil Ring?

Anyone using an other method of payment that PayPal for sales & purchases on the classifieds? Or should I just go back to checks only?
Craig.

I have 1926 model T roadster. Cannot get NH Carb to quit leaking gas from the throat.
New viton tip needle valve and seat and new float, all gaskets replaced. Adjusted float level to 15/64ths, works on the bench but as soon as it is installed it leaks a stream. Leaking stops when air screw is screwed all way in.
Anything I’m missing here? Replace...

I have a great old tachometer that reads in hundreds of RPMs that I am using on my speedster. A while back I saw a tachometer drive that ran off the fan belt in a picture of an English car, but I can’t find the picture and have never seen another. Have any of you made, used, or seen a belt driven tachometer drive on a T or other car? If so, I am...

Getting ready to paint my brake drums. I would think a high temp paint would be a benefit. Does anyone have a recommendation on a good paint to use?

Posting for Keith Gumbinger. He'll chime in with more details.
How often do you see a castle nut with Ford script?!

Anyone doing coil testing and tuning located in nothern ohio.

Thank you

johnr

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.

Anyone ever come up with a good way to rebuild the worn cam ramps on pedals? Hate to scrap a bunch of them if way to repair. Thanks Dan

Can someone tell me why the bead along where the mud shield meets is square-ish on some and contoured like others..? Are these 1913..? Sorry.. I have given up on posting photos...

I'm putting my car back together after removing the steering wheel, firewall and etc. in anticipation of some engine work that has been postponed until winter.

I went to connect the commutator rod and when I tried to connect the swivel end, I couldn't find the nut. No big deal, right? I went thru my entire collection of nuts, both SAE and AN...

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...

There is a pickup listed for sale and it says new U channel. Is that the piece that goes down either side of the frame from behind the bottom of the seatbacķ on a roadster to the rear of the body and connects to the floor under the turtle on a 26?
If that is it, are they available or do you manufacture your own?

That piece on my 26 pickup is...

I’m in the process of getting my re-wooded 25 (August 1924) Touring ready for paint and was able to get the firewall done today. I’ve never noticed these holes below the choke bell crank or the one with a shoulder directly below the coil box mounting holes. I don’t remember my January 1924 Roadster having them. What would they have been used for?...

IMG_2880.jpeg IMG_2839.jpeg IMG_2857.jpeg IMG_2853.jpeg

Hoping to build a thread with any history on the “Giant Speed Equipment . I’m guessing they were active in Los Angeles area in the 50s or 60s? I picked up a Gemsa flathead for my T, and noticed how similar the lettering was between the Gemsa and the Giant.

I think I know the answer but I will ask anyway. I just installed a Texas T Alternator on my 1918 touring. I did not realize that it is a 12 volt alternator. I use an 8 volt battery because I like it and I want to. The question is>>>>Is it OK to have this 12 volt alternator with an 8 volt battery. If not, what are my options besides taking the...

Big car show today The Ford dealership is well worth the drive. Zinc Motors, one of only 2 dealerships in the state of Missouri that still operates out of their original building. A building that Henry Ford designed. If There is any interest in interior pictures, I can add more pictures next week

-
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
497+ ...0601
-

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

I am donation our family 1915 Model T Touring car to the Sherman, CT Historical Society. I live in TN. The car is going back home but the team that will garage and drive the car isn't familiar with the 3-pedal Model T. I'm searching for a person that is willing to teach the Sherman, CT Model T care team how to drive the car. George Akin, President...

Due to the unavailable reproductions of 26-27 enclosed car window crank handles, I, like everyone else, has had to resort to using the reproduction Model A handle that tightens with a set screw on the regulator shaft. I have seen window crank handle that reportedly are original Model T, but the handle has a big hole in the outside and is held to...

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...

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...

Is this mag drive for a model T?

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?

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

Rim.jpg

slwa_b2600780_6.jpg

slwa_b2600780_5.jpg

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....

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...

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...

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...

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

1909EarlyWaterPumpEngineAssembly.jpg

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...

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.

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

She said, I do.
K&Y wedding3.JPG
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....

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...

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...

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

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?

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

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.

IMG_2915.jpeg IMG_2392.jpeg IMG_2566.jpeg IMG_2446.jpeg

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...

IMG_3062.jpeg

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

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

[

IMG_3062.jpeg

Now that the auction is over I was curious where some of Rich's paintings ended up. Anyone else in here win anything in the sale or have one of his paintings? My wife and I couldn't decide between two and ended up with both but paid more than I expected. I have never bought artwork before but felt they were worth whatever they went for so I am...

I am attempting to recharge my magneto magnets, which I've successfully done in the past for this engine, with each magnet capable of supporting a 2 LB steel weight. But last summer, the cutout failed, and afterwards the magneto barely worked. I've seen other posts implying that a shorted cutout could apply a DC voltage across the coil ring,...

Hi all,
Maybe someone out there can help me to identify this parts?
Thanks anyway.

Andre
Belgium

More precisely, the diameter of the machined surface where the inner wheel bearing sits. I bought two used spindles from one of the suppliers, since mine were abused (strawberried) with a center punch. The left one measures 1.190 which as far as I know is how it should be. The right one measures 1.188 . Is it still good to go? Should I look for a...

just saw this on FB.............

I have two of the older Texas T Distributors (-I think that is who made these) with the Bosch head. Both of these have the bell-crank timing adjustment rods if that helps identify them. Has anyone actually removed the head on these and removed it from the mast? If so, what is the trick to releasing the Distributor head from the body??

TIA

Edit: The splash guard was too bent in the area hitting after looking at a new one, I bent it back and it travels full course now. Thanks everyone and that one guy who said it looked bent.

I think I asked before, I not sure but here goes. My spark quadrant has its notches, roughly in the middle it has this large notch, the lever stood there and...

I called myself looking up these measurements but can’t find anything with the exception of a letter of change in 1912. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Best John

Need Mike’s contact info for parts purchase.
Thank you MTFCA