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Good evening all,
For those going to Luray, does anyone have any old starters they’re looking to get rid of? Thank you all

Without measuring much can anyone say if a 24 roadster is roomier than a 22?

What is a suitable oil for my fan hub?
It seems like regular 30W or similar oil would seep out. Maybe that is the plan and the reason for the reservoir.

Mike

Got these at Bob's auction.
#1 & #2 look like side curtain rods but for what & what year?
#3 wires are a mystery.
Thanks for the help!
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I have bought a pair if front fenders from Don Lang. He will bring them to Luray. I need a ride for them back to Missouri or close. Thanks.
Mike Russell
Columbia Missouri
573 864 6539
ml.russell1936@gmail.com

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Hi All,
I've been having trouble with the starter. Previously the Bendix gear had gotten jammed against the Hogshead and the starter wouldn't move. I took it out and found that the end of the bendix head screw was sheared off. I got a new screw from the vendors and when putting it all back together, the woodruff key wouldn't stay in place. It was...

Hi all,

I'm working on disassembling my 3-speed aluminum Warford to clean it up and to change one of the gears out. The transmission was found in disuse, but inside was well lubricated and in generally good condition. The teeth on one gear were munched pretty bad, but other than that all looks well. The input side nut is being a little difficult...

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Ok y'all got a left field one for you. I got a friend who is looking for a T pickup for his peanut business. we are both owners of A's but he has always wanted a T and since the pickups are just roadsters with the turtle decks taken off i had an idea, are the coupes and roadster turtle decks the same size? if so we might be able to put a wooden...

I am considering buying a T chassis from someone in Chula Vista, CA. I was wondering if there is anyone traveling up to the Bakersfield Swap meet that would be willing to help transport a Model T chassis. If so, we can discuss what would make it worth it for you. I still trying to work details out with seller.

Matthew

Does anyone know, or heard if Stipe Machine, ever restarted Model T cam production?

This appears to be a Model T key, but doesn't have the center hub . Examining with a magnifying glass reveals no evidence of a rivet being ground down. Any ideas?

Looking to change the oil in the Warford transmission. This is an older aluminum unit. Does anyone know the capacity so I know how much to order?
Thanks

I think I installed my clutch release ring in the incorrect location but wanted to confirm before pulling everything apart again. Is the location, as pointed out in the handbook (pictured below) the same as where I put the arrow on my picture? Thank you in advance!

Where on the frame would be the best place to mount a starter solenoid? If you have one installed, would you please post a photo? Thanks.

I am working on a 1914 roadster which has the original horn and tubing, both in great shape. The horn bulb however, is long gone and only the brass base of the bulb is left. I see that the vendors offer a 4 inch and a 3 inch diameter bulb. Which one is correct for this application for the 1914?

I was breaking down an early transmission/flywheel assembly and got a little surprise.
One of the magnets came off in two pieces!
It looks like it's an original assembly as indicated by what appears to be the original lock wire.
There was no indication the magnet was broken.

Yup - They're out there.
 
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Motor kicked back a bit when starting, now won't turn over (sounds like it's trying). Battery, switch, power to starter seems ok. is the bendix jammed into the flywheel?

A friend has a problem that may relate to the TT Truck Rear Axle Ratio.

His TT Truck goes slower than most with a top speed of 12 miles per hour.

The rear axle ratio must be printed someplace, but I cannot find it.

The Model A used the same rear axle with different wheels.

Would that axle in a Model T make it run slower?

Saw this today and was wondering if this still goes on. Is the T group still around as the MTFC inc. Maybe before it was changed to MTFCA or?

Is the Turbo400 Inner Clutch Disk a thing of the past or is someone still making them?

I am having a problem finding one.

The 11th annual Luray swap meet is just around the corner. We are on track for another great swap meet. We are currently @ 110 vendor spaces sold. More spaces are still available. Put these dates on your calendar, you won't want to miss it!!!

Hi all,

I’ve had my T for 13 years of pretty trouble free driving, but having trouble today! I drove it today and ran great, and I was getting it ready for spring maintenance and pulled back in the garage. I took off my Ford timer to lubricate, and put back on. No start, maybe a random spark or two but not enough to start. Pulled off a dozen...

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Rather than send the question directly to Russ, I'll post it here in case others are interested too. After working on the head and checking whether it works with a reverse drill, I reinstalled it in the car and tried it out today when I drove to town for groceries. It works, but reads low. With GPS showing 32 mph the speedometer shows about 20....

I’m looking to put together a reliable engine together with an oil pressure system, drilled “C” crank, and a Roof 8 “Liberty” head. It’s my understanding that the various OHV engines had issues with sufficient cooling for the rear (#4) cylinder. This was known, even back in the day, so Frontenac included a water manifold with their converted T...

Nothing ever fits the first time. Fitting the floorboards and back seat area.

Battery access lid. The lid is 12 1/2 inches wide. The area it needs to fit is 12 1/4 inches wide.

When I got the body in pieces from a friend of mine, there was no battery access lid. I found one in his shop that was the same patina at the wood in the body but he...

I have a couple of tubes where I have been driven with too little pressure in the tires, so that the rubber stems are cut off.
I'm considering save them by mounting metal stems and I can see that mr. Jelf recommend/use Schraeder 724/725 sized metal stems.

I've browsed around but have not found any availabel at the normal vendors (Including...

I'm attempring to plan a tour to Lincoln, NE for this event on behalf of the KC CHUGGERS Model T Club out of Kansas City. Does anyone have any information regarding a schedule of events indicating day and hours etc.? I would appreciate anything you might be able to share. You can PM me if you'd like.
Many thanks!

50 years and still CHUGGIN'...

This is the rally originally set up by Russ Potter.

It will take place June 11-14 in the Rockville, IN area where the covered bridge tour is located.

Royal Inn is the host hotel at $89/night.
1-765-569-3430
Plenty of trailer parking
Mention Jane and Joselyn's Speedster Rally

I am just passing this info on.

Contact Jane at cressfam29@gmail.com...

Our 8th annual prewar, Model T-Model A- V/8 era. 50 miles south of St. Paul, Mn.

I have a 1926 Runabout that I have owned for 59 years. For most of that time I have driven it around as a bare chassis. A couple of years ago I decided to put the body and fenders back on it. When it was together, it became obvious that everything was out of level. The driver's side is significantly lower than the passenger side.
Today I removed...

any idea what this tool is for?

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Hi all, Does anyone know the correct angle for the windshield on the 23-25 touring car? I believe mine is bent back a little and I'd like to correct it. Thanks, John

How is this button top iron separator removed from a top bow socket? Thanks, Art

I have a nice early 1915 steering column for sale. I do not have any clue as to its value. What would be a fair price for both the buyer and me?

I have just a single stamped steel door key for my 24 coupe.

Are these keys numbered and available like ignition keys?

Are there blanks available?

how would I go about getting a couple more copies?

CF736 is the number on my key..

As an aside, I would also like another trunk key, are all of these the same?

I will pick up a third ignition key...

Does/Are any vendors selling Bob's style of alignment tool? If so, who is selling them??

TIA

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1923 Runabout, pretty much all stock, have the kit for rebuilding the coil box with plastic parts replacing the wood, got new contacts, ceramics, etc., as well. I'm wanting to know if y'all can point me to any documents, videos, or other online content that might be helpful to the little project, thanks! It looks straightforward enough, but I'm...

What topic do you use to look for random model T stuff on ebay? I've been using Model T parts and accessories and getting a LOT of screwy parts that have nothing to do with Model T's

I have a 1922 Touring Car and need help with the Battery and Battery box area.

Parts I may need to find:

Metal Battery Box
Battery Box Lid
Wooden Battery Box
Battery

I have been using a rinky setup with a wood plank on the bottom with a Group 1 Battery (6v) the battery is ready for replacement so I decided that now might be a good time to fix...

If you were going to try to make a stock T engine and transmission as leak proof as possible, what items would you attend to? I'll list some. If I miss any, add them. All oil pan bolts (engine and hogshead), Oil pan inspection cover bolts, Transmission pedal shafts, Camshaft front cover seal, Front crank seal. I didn't list places like the...

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I am looking into reproducing another reamer for the transmission. This is the reamer for the brake drum and driven plate. It is a step reamer, does both sizes of bushing at one time. The bushings are aligned with each other that way. This not going to be cheap, $425 + shipping. Please email me if you’re interested and want on the list. Thanks...

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For Sale 1909 Timer
Nice 1909 - 1910 timer no roller. Came in a box of model N parts. I don't know if it is an original or a Howard Caccia timer Looks very useable, low milage, but has been used. $500.00 plus postage continental USA only (moreford at netzero dot net)

I located this beautiful counterbalanced billet crankshaft and would like to see if anyone may know who may have manufactured it. I was unable to locate a name on the crankshaft other than a faint number 1103. The main journals measure 1.625. The rod journals measure 1.480. Stroke is 4 . The journals are protected by a protective coating. It...

I saw this on one of the Model T facebook sites and ordered one. Very well made and only $30 including shipping. Not sure if it’s solid brass but judging by the weight, it could be. I’m checking with the person I ordered it from on options for the MTFCA.

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You will remember last year I built this speedster on the forum. IMG_2278.png

Now that the snow is gone, it’s time to get some paint on it. This will NOT be a show car, so I started by painting the chassis dirty equipment black, outside, hanging by a forklift. I’m pretty happy with the outcome. IMG_4013.jpeg IMG_4017.jpeg IMG_4014.jpeg...

Ford only used this coil box for one year. They used mica pieces below the common grounding strip on the bottom to insulate the ground from the mag and battery wires. These mica pieces appear to be about 1 1/8 to 1 1/4 square, and about .030 thick. Does anyone know if mica is available like that?

Knocking around ideas in my head.
Has anyone attempted to build their own driveshaft spool with modern bearings?
if so, are there any bearing part numbers for the bearing race, conical bearing, sealed bearing, shims and collar?
I know they make kits but kind of wondering if I can get the internals and then do the machine work myself.
I am not sure...

Within the next few months, the standard T rear axle assembly under my 27 coupe, will be swapped out for a Ruckstell, The Ruckstell axle was bought from a club member and Forum user who told me he had it rebuilt to go under a speedster project, that didn't materialize. He claimed it had a 3 to 1 ratio, ring and pinion (13-39) and was ready to...

This one is a new one for me. “Best” timer. It appears to be exactly like the Nu day. Anyone else seen these? Know anything about them?

My close friend and mentor Carl Megonigle is on his last trip with flight instructions in hand. I met him in 1993 at the Mtfci tour in Tacoma Washington when he arrived with his rowdy traveling companions of the Key West to Tacoma cross country tour. On the 2009 Ocean to Ocean 100th anniversary tour, he was my support truck driver, that was where...

Hi Model T people, On the undersides of my head bolts from a major supplier there is a ridge on the edge on the underside…shouldn’t it be perfectly flat?….One bolt had a significant high spot….I am using a Waukesha Ricardo head……does McMaster Carr sell better quality bolts?….Thank you for advice.

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Hi all,

Yesterday a Ruckstell rear axle arrive in my shop to be repaired.
Three weeks ago the owner lost traction and a few meters later lost a wheel.
The central nut run off the shaft. The wheel took its own way.
The key has disapeared and the key way is death so I need to replace the shaft.
As the other wheel is not tied too I fear that both...

Does any one know what cover will fit a Blockley meter stem tube? Could not find anything on their site about stems Thanks Dan

Can someone tell me thickness of the wood blocks between the running board brackets and boards on my 1926 T?
Thanks in advance.

Mike

I'd like to fabricate a shift handle from a Model T part. I need idea's!! I don't want something to big a clumsy. Lamp part, trans part, carb part, anything.

San Francisco, no date. I don’t get the connection between paper boxes and aeroplanes, but it sure is cute ! IMG_2508.jpeg

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I have a 1915 Touring with the usual radiator-mounted choke-rod. Also have an NH carburetor on a high-flow manifold. My problem is that I see a hazardous possibility of the skinny choke-rod getting hooked onto and interfering with the thick throttle-rod (where the cotter pin fastens the throttle rod to the carburetor linkage). Has anybody else had...

Is the Syverson Cabinet Company still around making bodies or parts for their Model T bodies? If so, does anyone have their contact information?

Thank you,

Adam

Does anyone want to share photos and/or descriptions/ideas of their having added a battery to a brass car?

It might be me but I’m seeing a bunch of questions from newbies.
Some questions are so basic (to me) that it makes me laugh.
Many modern folks think Model T parts and procedures are plug and play like today’s vehicles.

Us old guys know T’s take a gentle but firm hand with an understanding of how and why it works.
We need to teach them .. one step...

Hi,
I have a 1923 Ford Model T in the Twin Cities, MN that I need to get running. Will pay for the assistance.
Thanks You,
Ted
651-336-5196

I'm planning on putting together a large drum rear end.
My question is, Will the internal parts from a small drum work with the large drum rear end?

Thank you in advance.

Steve B.

Can you help identify these hubs, they fit a t front spindle, thought they might be for a ski, probably going to sell them for my top fund Thanks for your help

I have a brake rod that the offset to clear the radius rod is longer than what I am familiar with.

Any idea of its application? 20250413_144257.jpg

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Keith

I am not one to normally post a link to an active Ebay listing but this one caught my eye as quite odd/interesting:

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Who sells good choke springs? The current batch I have are way too strong. They have about double the tension they should have,

Trying to start my Model T after it has sat for 14 years. Any suggestions?

I just bought my first Model T and need help identifying the year.
It is titled as a 1926 and the number on the engine is from 1926. (140?????)
However, someone with more experience than myself tells me everything else is 1925.
I this point I'm not sure what differences to look for between a 1925 and 1926.
Thanks for any help.
James...

Can someone tell me the correct route for the wiring to my tail light. There is a small hole in the area of the bracket, but no corresponding hole in the reinforcement plate. This hole was in the fender when I acquired the car in 1966 and, I assume, was there when the previous owner bought the car in 1953 (price: $27.00, at auction).

Mike

I'm sure this question has been asked 1M+ times but could someone send me to the instructions on adding pictures to postings?

I hadn’t done this in a while and now I know why they sell them in packs of 10. Tried to install using a bolt as a driver like I have done in the past but screwed up a couple. Broke down and spent 3 minutes at the lathe making a driver.

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Anybody know the story on this?

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Howdy, My friend had a Muncie that was leaking badly from the shift rails. I built covers for the rail ends and it has stopped the leak. I used 3/4 in conduit and the plugs out of a metal electrical outlet box, burned off the galvanize with battery acid and welded together and welded to a piece of strap that was drilled to allow rails to pass...

What is the best way to package and most economical way to ship a left ruckstel housing?
I do not know if I will ever use it and have hauled it from SD to Oregon to Florida. My wife says I need to get rid of some of my excess parts and get parts I need. I do not know the value of one and cash value and trading value are different depending on...

If the flaps/liners can be used in 21” split rims why can’t they be used for wire wheels too instead of the small rubber liner? Best John

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Please print this update and bring it to the Meet. It has information that will help smooth your way.

Our event is less than 3 weeks away and all is set for you at Minter Airfield. Thank you for participating and getting the word out so far and wide. As of this email, more than 160 (of the 192 available) spaces have been reserved and paid...

These guys make great videos, Dennis Prince could offer good advice. :D

I am in need of two (2) rear shade roll assemblies for a 1926-‘27 closed car. That is the hollow metal tube that the shade attaches to and the (2) rounded end pieces that connect it to the wall of the interior. Does anyone have these that I could purchase? I need two sets. Cloth shade is not necessary. The picture shows the coiled spring ratchet...

Recently purchased from vendors. All marked 440/450-21. Same air pressure on all. All different. Am amazed at the disparity.
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I have a 1913 Touring that I've owned all of my adult life. I bought it in 1961 From Herschel (Hoot) Gibson in Irving. Texas when I was 18. It had been cut off into a pickup, and was used on a ranch until 1940. Fortunately for me the back half was not discarded, so it has the original on the car. It took me about four years to restore it, and was...

Who makes/sells the 26 throttle plates with the tabs instead of holes?

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How was the teacup attached to the oil pan: A) Welded, B) Brazed, C) Soldered, D) Model T's didn't use tea in their oil pans.....

The lots that I wanted came with tons of extra parts.