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Dave- I have them on the shelf- both standard bore and .005 undersize bore for worn brake drum shafts. You can send a PM or e-mail thru the forum to reach me.

Every time the commutator is replaced, with new no matter of manufacture, initial timing has to be checked.... And either the timing rod has to be lengthened or shortened. Did you reset the initial timing?

I sent you have pm I don’t know if I did it right. Thank you

Nathan

Now that you have the TT jack, the handle is a tough item to find. The TT tire irons are a bit easier to find at swap meets.

This older post ( link below) shows the TT tire iron and a jack and handle. Scroll down the thread and you will find the detailed measurements of the jack handle to make a replica.

The late Jack Daron made one from...

I have received the following from FTRS regarding the status of their Model T Manifold Gasket website:

Due to the fluctuation in exchange rates, there has been a reduction in price of sets of Model T Ford Manifold Gaskets on www.tgaskets.com website. This will be processed within days.

Good lord, no I didn’t know that! It never dawned on me that it would be anything but a water passage. A good idea wasted. No worries, I will come up with something else. Maybe make a custom top tube with a fitting for the sensor.

It is the box number. The same number should be in the cover.

The way I check clearances for the head is set it on the block Without a gasket and use a bolt at each end for alignment. Then crank the engine slowly for at least two turns. If no contact GREAT!!
Another traditional variation is chew some gum and put some on the piston and or valves in any areas of concern and repeat the process. Inspect the gum...

What year?

In the sixth picture down, the 1926-27 Roadster, it looks like that round thing in the right side splash apron may be a after market oil level gauge of some sort, but I can’t tell for sure when I blow up the picture.

Perhaps the Indians also thought that it looked a lot better before all those modern improvements .

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As far as his business goes, Langs bought the top and door straps, all the specialty nuts and bolts. Someone bought all the coils and parts, but hasn’t offered any coil repair as of this time. Jon is still doing the woodwork.

I've got to get some, or make some, to try!

I think I saw one or two of them in there but something that I don't see often are pictures of 17-22 runabouts or roadster body styles, I am looking for period photos of something similar because I have a 19 Runabout.

Hope you had more orders than lookers on your post.

HI Art, I guess something comparable to the OE in hardness and size. I have read about poor quality bearing sleeves in the past, hardness and or too-thin sleeves being sold and not lasting. This is why I hoped to get good feedback on the Timken setup.
Dealing with only used Hyatts and potentially junk new sleeves makes alternatives seem nice, but...

I use silicone on the lid to glue the gasket to it. Then I do the same on the under side of the gasket, Before the lid is screwed on I smear the trans cover with grease,. Then, when the lid is screwed on, the silicone makes the usual seal, but the grease allows the lid to be removed without fuss, to be reinstalled easily later on, with the...

Pic #14. The Dealer's Show room and parts display. Zoomed in on one of the glass cases on the right and noted the Cannon in the glass shelf.

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[ b]An article in Ford Owner Dealer shows same types of mechanical replicas, and gave part #'s to make these.

Did these years ago, made the aeroplane and the cannon from standard Ford...

Bump to top

Angelo:
i noticed the price difference yesterday and revised the MTFCA listing to the $150 + postage pricing ...same items and same price as ebay ... i think i had failed to revise ebay pricing at the start of the year , but after doing a cost analysis i decided to stick with the $150 ... i built 10 sets this time to reduce setup time of doing...

Had a great turn out for the swap meet! All the vendors I talked to did well with a good buyer turnout! If you couldn’t come this year, join us next year. Always the first Saturday in March!

Strange ?? Not for many T guys, I don’t think. At age 5, I was gifted with a “Revell Authentikit” model of what they called a “1910” Model T Torpedo. I was smitten. A year later, the Bovey collection of antique cars in Virginia City Montana sealed my fate. “Hot rods” never appealed to me.

I’ll apologize for hijacking this thread, but some may...

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported my website and YouTube channel over the years, it gives me the motivation to want to contribute more to the community. :)

When new T owners show up wanting tips on driving and maintaining their car, often I recommend they see Mitch's website.

Hey Mitch! I've only owned...

I used mirrors off of a farm truck of the 40s or 50s
They had a long adjustable arm that reached out past the bed.

Vernon,
that was actually on today's checklist.
All 3 operating well, without load anyway.
The only thing still in progress are the clutch plates.
Months ago it was apparent they were 'glued', where I had soaked everything in tranny fluid & acetone.
First start yesterday was done with a wheel jacked, where even in neutral the wheel would spin,...

This came off an old engine that I saved out of the woods last year. Been sitting for about 40 years. Apparently there was a popular outlet named Swastika Motor & Cycle Works

Never knew that the symbol meant anything else other than the obvious, Hitler and Nazi Germany.

If your interested in learning how numerous cultures using the swastika...

I even pull the parking lever into neutral position while waiting for a signal. It is much safer than holding the pedal in neutral. With the foot it is easy to either slip the band on the drum or wear the disks. Ok at a stop sign when the stop is very short time, but with the modern signals it can be quite a wait.
Norm

Tom,
Any idea what the car is?
Keith

My thanks to all that responded. Keith Townsend established contact and with his Late 1911 touring has provided great photos and responses to my questions. I am off and running now with my trimmer making the new top. I am new to T's and this forum, what a great forum with helpful folks!

Data plate number stamping ended in the mid 1910s. Block stamping and data plate stamping during the years when both were done was different due to the need for cast iron blocks to be cut by sharp fonts. Data plates using thinner and softer materials could use a more blunt font.
Over the years of production, several minor variations of fonts were...

Number nine caught my eye first time through. If it is Canadian production? That might throw a wrench in the works as far as production details are concerned. Canadian cars do have minor differences from USA built Ts, and those differences were not consistent for very long.
The runabout appears to be a 1917. It looks to be even folding windshield...

Lookin' good!

Thanks Dan, I just bought a cap and will try to do the modification.

Picked up my rebuilt engine from Adam Doleshal. Now wait for some warm weather to install it.

Picked up a Model T that a gentleman gave to our club and delivered it to a members garage. It is a 24? Coupe and looks like it is all there.
He was in the process of restoration, but he is being transferred so had to find some place to give it to. Now...

AKA 12-32 UNEF thread.

I had been to every Chickasha meet except three. So having a place to start a new pre war meet is awesome. Lots of work has went into this by a lot of people to make this possible. We have four spaces this year . We barely got inside spaces because we had to wait to make sure we could make it this year. So we do not know if we are centrally...

Thanks for the answer.
Fitzy

Thanks everyone for the answers, it will help me out, I'll probably be doing some eBay shopping here and there till I get the collection if you will. Now I know what all I need. Thanks.

Mike, you live in an area with hills and mointains,, You'll love, and perhaps need, your Ruckstell to not have to climb those hills in low gear. Your saving grace is that it's a lightweight roadster. They aren't that difficult to rebuild if you choose to do so before driving much. Also, if you don't have an accessory oiler to push oil to the front...

Back in the 90's I had a neighbor who owned a rubber extrusion company who made me a bunch of stuff for my TT Closed Cab like that seal. Unfortunately he's now passed on, as has his company.

But that leads me to my suggestion, check around for a similar company, or contact the one I linked, and make an inquiry. The only potential difference being...

John's pics appear to show Fordson parts for the rear end, at least housings and maybe a ring gear and pinion set up from a TT

Craig.
Lessee your bolts and nuts!

: ^ )

I had noticed the numbers on your tool Dan, and the Z number means it likely is a Ford workshop tool. I just wondered if a new cast bush in a newly machined block would require aligned reaming. It seems counter-intuitve to add the operation to the engine build. It is not as if there is a great load on the bush, nor great speed in the rotating...

Yes, Graeme, they do look good on the Erskine. I missed that reference, but I now do find them listed for 1927 Erskine Model 50, K224 wheels in 20 , and for 1928-1929 Erskine Models 51 & 52, K226 wheels still in 20 . Chances of finding Erskine parts in my neck of the woods is pretty thin. Kind of the same for the the Dodge, which did not use 20...

I have Haulmark V nose trailer with a wide wheel base. High enough to accomodate a T with the top up. It has a long nose. It was inexpensive and does the job.
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Here it is:

How does yours compare?

The same problem with a none-to-sharp bend can occur in carburetor linkages, especially with the thick brass levers on the throttle plate shaft. I have found brazing a washer to the back side of the bend up against the shaft of the rod keeps the rod straight in the arm and takes out the inside radius of the bend.

Allan from down under.

Thank you all for the thoughtful replies.

Had strong withdrawal signs, o.k. now
Thanks Admins, you're doing a great job keeping this place safe !

I am HAL 9000…. …Just a moment…Just a moment…
I just picked up a fault in the AE-35 Unit. It’s going to go 100% failure within 72 hours.

Daisy Daisy give me your answer true, I’m half crazy allllllll……….

On these photos, those 3 big tanks each have drain cocks on the rear, canisters filled by hanging under the those spigots.

Some of the tanks carried gasoline, oil and kerosene in each compartment.
So likely the canisters, for hand dispensing, were carried there with assorted tools.

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Bravo Jeff!
Thanks for your ability to get this done for the hobby!
Brent

Having been using Budd wire wheels on a number of t projects over the years, I found a sure fire easy way to mate your Overland rear hubs to model t axles.

Get 2 26/27 inner wooden wheel rear hubs. Machine these inner hubs to lightly press fit into the Overland rear hubs. Then I tig weld the t inner hub to the Overland hub front and back.

Now...

Sold. $43,000

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This tag was under the back seat of my 13 touring.
Picture from a few years ago.

Thank you for the information. This one is in excellent shape and I hope to possibly find a match some day.

None......

I got one too. Dan

What is being suggested is giving people a choice not a being forced to have only one choice, digital. I have made this suggestion several times, that would come with a reduction of membership cost. Personally, I don't run into enough people that own or are interested in Model T's or any other old cars for that matter, that I could give the...

So the carbs sit over the frame rail not between it and the block like stock? That is what I was talking about. In the photo, eBay listing, they didn't look short enough to go over the top of the frame.

This is identical to the Factory advertisement in the July 1921 issue of Ford Owner and Dealer, see page 26. . It is a type CA , which had automatic advance. -Dusty

Got it, thanks

I think the car in the first pic with the horse collar must be an early concept car for the Edsel. Apparently, the engineering team didn't want to be recognized. :lol:

I'm in Naples which makes it too far to travel for a day trip for me. I'm sure that you can find someone to help. Why don't you send an email to the two T clubs in Florida and see if they have any members near to you?

That is actually a decent idea, I'll reach out to them. Thank you.

The best (my favorite) is Flivver Channel. He has some excellent videos on how to change a tire and one on how to do it without messing up the paint on the rims. Trash Bags. This guy seems to KNOW what he's talking about.

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Hahaha. I'll keep trying to pull the wool over your eyes! Cheers.

Thanks Johns - I am sorry that I am so late replying to your post. I've been off this Forum the last while. Sure do appreciate the feedback. I hope to try more livestreams while driving the car, but the weather and my schedule have not yet re-aligned.

Be sure to check-out the edited version of that winter drive, where I've synced-in multiple...

Yes ! It’s a great deal of fun! Only about 30 miles from me over sparsely traveled bucolic roads. So I’ve driven all my Model Ts there over the years. Might load the TT bed with T parts for this first ever ‘swap meet.’ In the meantime, I’ll see y’all at Duncan. :D

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Registration starts March 1st for the International Speedsters Trials and Reunion in Nebraska.

Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions... A nice set was just picked up on eBay.

Interesting layout. Pictures 5-6-7-8 are all the same young lady and car. The first three parked at a same place with cars in the background. The last one a similar angle but different location.
The headlamp lenses are an interesting detail. They may be a version of the 1921 only shaded lenses used for awhile before introduction of the H lens...

Thank you so very much Dan T for sharing images from your collection of era advertising!
It always helps a lot to put accessories into their perspective.

You could buy dress up engine parts from JC Whitney, Western Auto, and other auto parts stores. These look like the type they sold for Rocker Arm and valve covers. Popular in the 50’s - 70’s along with lots of other types of engine chromed out parts.
If anybody here remembers port a walls this was the thing to buy to dress up your cars engine...

I picked up this @ a swap meet it's about 1/3 full I will never use it all up but don't know anyone that repairs valves other than me.
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Craig.

No John, it is not an early one. My suggestion was purely to indicate that the easiest way to fix it is to buy a new one.

There is no filing on the ball I use to rebuild an early pitman arm. All except the last bit is done on a linishing belt on my bench grinder. It is quick and easy. The only filing is done to make the ground section round...

Well John the title of the thread is Down on the Farm so perhaps those are road apples the guys have. :o

All good now?

No washers, you need maximum thread engagement in our old castings. Even when you have the head re-surfaced it pays to clean out the holes and reuse the original bolts. Just fit the head without a gasket first, to check that you still have clearance.
John make s good cautionary point. An alloy head has flat washers to protect the casting. With Z...

I sure like that 1915 touring car, first photo. It appears to have the common 1915 style oil sidelamps with the ball shaped font/bowls. Earliest 1915 style open cars in January and maybe part of February of 1915 used one of a few of the odd interim oil side and tail lamp styles. By the end of February 1915, Ford and the suppliers had settled into...

I have rebuilt hundreds of Model T starters and am qualified to comment. (if you want to do this the correct way?)
Thanks for the great photos.
Original Ford part number 5106 Starter Brushcap Bushing was poured babbitt and factory machined to fit. Part suppliers offer two replacement options; the bronze bushing is a poor chice because it requires...

You can powder coat the rims before rewooding, but I would never do it. When the wheel is built it will be tight on a paint layer, rather than on the steel of the rim. The paint will break down with use and there goes the tight fit of the felloes. You could give them a coat of metal etch primer that is nice and thin.

Allan from down under.

Spoke tightening might have been a rather inexpensive repair back in the day BUT, considering the speed we drive our Ts now, rebuilt wheels would seem to be the most prudent.

In my opinion, using a 1/2 tip on a 5/8 strap would be easier than trying to re-work a 1 tip.

Agreed!! Good find. I missed your earlier posting.

Hey. TYM452...... CAR STILL RUNNING TO YOUR SATISFACTION?