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Dallas - Yeah, that sailor's got a lot invested in accessories on that runabout, but what he REALLY needed was a new set of tires to replace those baldies ! Lets see,....windshield visor, spotlight, dogbone & motometer, rear spare tire carrier, parking lights on rear fenders, demountables on fancy disc wheels, and I'm taking a guess here, but...

Sorry it was my typo. Ford Catalog that Rich used was 1917 not 1919.
Glad there’s always someone out there to catch an error. :shock:

I bet its a ruff rider Bud with no tires. :D

That guy just found out the car is full of termites

And our Detroit Lions.

In 2010, I bought a set of ‘26-‘27 engine pans From Snyder’s for the right and left side of my 1926 coupe engine. They are installed between the engine and chassis so they are perfectly level. The set I bought back then fit perfectly and they are very handy for Holding tools and catching dropped nuts, bolts, washers and cotter keys when working on...

And so it begins.

26-27 touring and sedan.

IF you are going to use an epoxy compound I think it is your responsibility to READ the label to see if you are going to use the product in the right application. One should not depend on someone else to tell you which product to use.

I've also had dealings with Mike - square shooter, for sure !

Ya me too! LOL Kinda got off the track of flying Model T's. :lol:

I use .004 for Aluminium pistons in honed cylinders.

The tourer in the 4th photo is not a T, perhaps a Buick? The two young trees appear to be eucalypts.

Allan from down under.

I have used Kevlar bands from right back in the days of Custom Friction Company composite bands with the cotton and later synthetic backing. The only trouble I had with those was drilling the countersinks for the rivets heads in the linings. Then came the woven Kevlar linings which are fitted to the bands in exactly the same way as Scandinava/Ford...

The water inlet piece that bolts to the block is significantly corroded where the hose overlaps and also the surface that fits to the block. I don't find any replacements in Snyder or Mac catalogs. Are these available?

Lang's lists them I also have for sale in the Quad Cities

I turned Delrin stand-offs for my Standard HCCT - worked perfect.

Clean the surface by bead blast or sand blast and lay a coating of JB Weld on the pitted area. When cured, sand down to surface and you will be good for years. JB Weld can be used to surface deep pitted sheet metal. I have used it with great success many times. Ken

Brad, thanks for the reply. I will give you a call tomorrow (Monday). And yes I would very much like to see some photos under the seat in someone’s closed cab. Also photos of the underside of the cab around the gas tank to see what the panels look like. Thanks! Anyone else?

Norman is correct. On LHD cars, the two components can be bought separately. On our RHD cars the adjustment is internal and the pedal ramp needs to be built up. Sorry for the confusion.

Allan from down under.

Difficult to say what it actually fits but the general appearance suggests it might be a Gray and Davis lamp.
Terry

Looking at the rivet job on the backing plate, it appears those have been worked over and the tab does seem be exaggerated.

The old freeze plugs were some leaky brass ones put in by the previous owner.

It's worth noting that my neighbor guys truck had a pin hole leak in the middle freeze plug that would shoot water out about 3 feet due to his water pump. He pulled them out yesterday and they were steel and if they weren't leaking at the time, they would have in a...

If you decide to buy new axle shafts from Chaffin's, ask them if they have a good set of side gears that they can press onto the new shafts for you before they ship them to you. Saves you the hassle of pressing them on yourself. :)

I use 265 cubic inch small block Chevy pistons in my T. They are 3.75 inch bore pistons with off-center wrist pins giving more torque at low RPM. Minor machining required to the piston crown to the same shape as T pistons and bronze bushings to be made to compensate for smaller wrist pin size. The 265 cid engine was introduced in 1955 for the...

Thank you all that really helps

Let's see if I can still do this.

A 1915 Hupmobile:
1915_Hupmobile_Model_K_Touring.jpg

But the headlights started me thinking... Chalmers also used high and wide headlights:
chalmers-6-1915-HNHBDK.jpg

OK, keep your eyes crossed this works...

In my experience, kerosene was designated Pearl (highest quality no longer produced) K-1 (jet fuel) and K-2. Below that are the various grades of fuel oil.

:!: :!: :!: Thanks for the heads up!

I use Pearl for my kerosene lamps down at the local fuel/oil jobbers... haven't bought any since the Corona thing, but got 15 gallons last year... this...

Hi Stan, Hi John,

I thank you for your posts and your advices. I was sure this carburetor should work but I am reassured to read your comments.
I heard the same about the 2 pieces timer and again it is great to read it works. I don't have one yet because my engine was converted with a Bosch magneto. But I would like to mount a 2 pieces timer...

to bad your not closer, I have 2 TT driveshafts and tubes cut down already. Might be cut to the right length already. I can check tomorrow after the Orange County Model T club Swap Meet.
scott

Tony,

Another excellent reference pic. Thank you for your time sharing that pic.

Darin

William, I neglected to describe removing the donor piece from its column. If you wire buff the tabs it should reveal the dimples of the spot welds. If you drill these dimples, the channel will come off with the holes needed for mig welding through. It would be difficult to just break the spot welds while keeping the tabs in good enough shape to...

Thanks, Mike

I posted the note on Sat Sept 26, and several more previous to that. Initally I had little to go on, but was able to obtain brass tubing from McMaster Carr, and the T connection elsewhere. I don't believe using copper stops would pose a problem, since no gas contacts those areas. If you need additional information I have it all. I even sent my...

COVID-19 shut down or reduced production of
all trailers at the beginning of the year.

Government Cheese 🧀 didn’t help motivate
folks to go back to work.

Chinese steel is in demand.

I just picked up etrac - fenders - etrac
wood sockets for my trailer today in
White Pigeon, Michigan.

Trailer manufacturers are buying parts
at retail locations...

Excellent!!!!

Very good Steven and Dan...I will NOT throw good T parts away so I’ll now separate the gears from the cracked drums. Thanks for the idea ! And from now on it’ll be oil in a gallon ziplock bag instead of ospho. Another great idea.. thanks !

I had some pulling to one side issues on my 21 Touring. Checked the alignment which seemed OK.
The tie rod end ball yoke had up and down movement from wear so I decided to buy a NOS yoke from Lang’s. After installing the pulling to one side issue went away!
I wouldn’t have thought it would cause that issue. I was going to add a washer in the...

One of our local residents celebrated her birthday Oct. 1 too. She is 114 years old and the 6th oldest person in the world. I thought about this yesterday. She was born in 1906 and could be the original owner of a new Model T. I don't know her personally to find out if that was true.

Well done Ian.
Truly Fair is a wonderful car, and along with Bob’s car, probably my two favorite Model T's.
Bruce

John, It made from Dearborn to Iron Mountain, Michigan and back in September’08. After that ???

Best to find a matching set of Jaxon wheels if you can. Although they may look alike, there are at least a dozen variations in the 21 inch Jaxon disc wheels. The center disc is basically the same, however, there are at least four different widths of the steel felloe, and I don't know how many variations in the offset between the disc and the...

Never run a T generator disconnected!! For the stock T generator ground the output connection and then you are safe.

uh oh.
this brings up an issue for me on my center door then. it has a generator, but no regulator / cutout on it. sounds like I need a ground wire until I get around to installing the cutout and wiring correctly.
I'll look up...

Horse drawn buggies may have smaller prop nuts. Also the earlier cars perhaps.

Mark: I fold mine as I'm putting the top down.

I hope it rains buckets this year. We’ve been due for a week of rain.

A chain makes a great analogy for an optimal running engine and troubleshooting aid.

Weak link in the chain.JPG

Ring gear bolts are on the small end of the pinion. jb

Yes it does look very detailed in what to do. I have a similar list for the MGs. Them I have down. A model T probably has some nuances that the list covers.
Thanks.

Wrong location. I use the Ford service manual when I put a T transmission together. Or at least refer to it before I put a T transmission, differential or engine together. I’ve rebuilt a few T components but a refresh of what I’m going to do keeps me from doing the wrong thing. Been there and done that.

Allan, I did what you said and off it came! Thanks.

I got the column out with the pitman arm on. Thanks to everyone who responded!!

The latest MTFCI judging guidelines are pretty good, but they need to be revised again.

Dennis
Give me a call and I will try to help.
Ron Patterson

After reading the writings of Herbert Franklin (Franklin automobiles, who got his start by perfecting the die-casting process, which gave him the money to start building automobiles) the explanation is fairly simple. Die cast parts are made with zinc. The more zinc in the mix, the easier the part is to cast in a mold. So you can make up for poor...

As I read the thermo-syphon copy it's unclear whether the writer understood the system. It's very clear that the illustrator didn't. :D

You can tell it was a small town, when his phone number was 2 . I wonder if the Mayor's phone number was 1

FWIW, the headlights on my late Dad's unrestored original '23 Canadian coupe, which spent its entire life in Canada before Mom & Dad bought it in 2005, are identical to US lamps of the era.

Nickel alloy welding rod.

Thanks for the input fella's, will be on my weekend T to-do list. I like the idea of the PL-S30 and will post my results.

Thanks Dan

What made me wonder is it has no other part numbers or casting numbers at all.
Jim

Thanks for the correction !

Sent you an email Jim - this is my orphan - even has all 4 of the original hardware ! Check your email.

I think these wrenches are cast steel and a supplier used an existing wrench as a pattern which has left what is called a ghost mark in the sand mold. The supplier probably was required to use the current approved logo.
You find this in cast iron skillets from time to time when a new foundry would take a quality Griswold skillet as a mold and put...

I'm sure many of you have heard of the Doctor's Coupe .
This is just another example of a specialty coupe, but this one was the Aerialist Coupe . Also known as a Trapeze Artist Coupe
They were very limited production, available only on April 1, 1920, and only by special purchase by Aerialists and Trapeze Artists . The local dealer had to...

By NOS I mean my 1950s reproductions, which are the best.

..... FYI This is not a standard steering column. It looks like the steering column has been shortened by 4 inches as well.

You said in the very beginning that the steering column was shortened too. While there have been many suggestions on how to repair what you have only a few question why your interested in fixing a bastardized steering...

The offset drain NH’s came with long arms. Some of the earlier center drains came with long arms. The casting for the side drain NH’s was different, having the air bleed/vent hole to the side requiring an extra passage to be drilled and plugged. The casting was modified when the center drain came out with a couple slots in the bottom to allow all...

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If and when I make another OCF run to Detroit I'll make a slight detour from my previous routes. Several of the bridges are near the roads I've been taking.

Cool story!

I wonder if he won her heart after all that? ;)

When I was at Ferris State in the mid-90s, a classmate had a place outside Stanwood. It was his grandfather's hunting property, and had a primitive cabin (no electricity or running water). But, more importantly, it was logged off in the early 20th century, and there was a PILE (like, probably 50 or more) of Model T blocks! I was able to get one,...

Mine is the first number T-1484.

I could write a book of what took place at auctions years ago. Some of these trick sstill occur. One old time auctioneer here in central MN would knock down a good item quickly at a low price, always to the same number. That number was his. He loaded up an auction, usually at a farm, with his own items. The house would be a little two bedroom...

If you're interested in making a truly correct set of support rods you should contact the Benson Ford Research Center and order drawing number T-2640, or as they term it, T-2640_12-07-1910_v2 which is the original drawing date. It is marked up by hand with a second set of dimensions and has all the details of how the dogleg is bent as well as the...

BESS YOU ALL FOR THE KIND WORDS, THEY MEAN A GREAT DEAL TO ME, I GUESS I WAS FEELING SAD THAT DAY, AS I GET OLDER, LIFE LONG FRIENDS SLIP AWAY, DAVID CLARK A VERY DEAR FRIEND DIED, OWNER OF CLARK'S TRADING POST IN LINCOLN NH, A TRUE HUMAN BEING THROUGH AND THROUGH. LOVER OF RUSTY IRON, AND PEOPLE, TIMES WONT BE THE SAME WITH OUT HIM, BUT WE HAVE...

I noticed the same thing Joe Bell did - every unmolested head I've seen has a number stamped on the mating surface, the ones that have the number missing also have telltale swirls or lines from where it was shaved. I will say this is not all inclusive, but so far it seems to hold true.

You can always get an ultrasound thickness gauge, that way...

1926 could look the same. Not all had the same visors.
Rich

This is a symptom of a cracked or broken driven gear sleeve (the brake drum shaft). Sometimes reverse and/or low won’t work and can feel like it’s locking up the engine. Sometimes everything will work just fine, especially when the fracture is fairly “new”. It’s more common to happen on ‘26-‘27’s, but will happen on earlier cars too.

Good to know. Thanks for posting.

Thank you!

I think John has the best advice. You need to take it down to a chassis and then add on a coupe body. Hopefully you can still use the old firewall, but it depends on how far it is gone. There was a post a couple of days ago on how to upload pictures. Read that, let us look at the pics, and we can all give you our thoughts on how to proceed. Coupe...

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As for BucketT’s or as some say T Bucket’s even in my younger hot rod days they just didn’t appeal to me. But the early V8 Fords did. Wished I would have bought one in those days. Saw several for less than a thousand but wound up with a 56 Ford for $175.00.
I still think about the 34 Ford V8 Coupe that was at the first Swap meet I went to in the...

Sounds like a great trip. Hope you take some photos. You have had some wonderful weather for it. Thanks for the update.

Anybody use Bars Leak tablets?

It's a commercial application plug, I've seen them in it and miss engines, put a set in an old motorcycle, and I can't see any reason why they wouldn't work in a T.

You have a point, Larry. When I decide to use the Model A washers, I'll figure out a way to quickly and reliably cut them down to the Model T width and shape.

Message to the Model T vendors - how about finding out the manufacturer of these Model A washers and seeing if they can stamp out a version with the correct Model T width and shape?...

It's a good idea to have a can or two of extra bolts. The suppliers are doing a pretty good job of supplying new ones lately. The best supplier for the really hard to find bolts is RV Anderson. He has bolts that can't be obtained anywhere.