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I have LED tail/brake lights and separate standard bulb turn signals with the old style flasher. My brake and tail lights are fine till I use the turn signal. Then the tail lights and brake lights when activated on both sides has a flicker. It's not bad enough to fuss with, so I will live with it.

Well, I am no expert, but that express body sure looks a lot like a Martin Perry. Neat stuff there.

This morning it was in the mid 70's (compared to the mid 90's from my earlier posts) in the garage, as well as a few days since I last started the T. Continuing with my experimenting, I wanted to see how many pulls it would take to start without choking or richening up the mixture 1/4 turn as Neil does. It took three pulls on the mag to start. I...

.... I was told that the ammeter might have gone, yet it still registers when lights are on etc. .... I'm also running a True Fire ignition...10 years ...
Since you indicated that the ammeter registers, lets assume that the wiring from the generator to the battery is correct. AND since the engine does not start the problem may be from the switch...

I have turned shafts specific sizes to use that way but in a hurry the sockets are close enough. I have only ruined a couple and that was in the press. Sockets are cheap at the secondhand store.
That thimble will be suitably rusted next time I see it. I sacrificed a ruined slash apron with rust on it for items of that thickness. I also got a...

I have taken it out and and it has...10 leaves! The top leaf is intact. I think they put so many leaves in to level it as a hay wagon. The screen below is an early spring for comparison. -- IV

Wayne, you are 100% right--I have a smart phone and it is always out-smarting me. I wish I still had my flip phone. However, I have learned how to---most of the time--get pictures from it to the computer using the charging cable. However, there are photos I can see on the phone, that do not download to the computer. Those brilliant kids at the...

There is always junk mail laying around the post office near the door on a table.Harbor Frieght coupons are what I wrap the money orders in that I put in envolopes.

Thanks friends! I think he tends to agree with you.
Bill :shock:

A long time Mopar friend of mine has operated a paintless dent repair business for decades. He has a rack of tools and loads of patience, but he can work wonders. Dealers pay him big money to tap the dents out of their inventory after a hailstorm. :)

THANK YOU FOLKS! Not many left!

Found the problem after help from Ron Patterson checked out the wiring it was okay so on to the generator that was it just installed a rebuilt one ready to go now thanks for all the help MTFCA Charlie

I doubt that you will have any power requirements necessitating going to an alternator (6 or 12volt). Since you will need a battery, start off with just that. If that doesn't work out for you then you can always add on a generator. As far as batteries go - you should get a Deep Cycle battery like used in golf carts, marine and other portable...

Remember the tour is tomorrow, Hope to see you there, thanks, Bob.

Watching this closely Tim! :)
Bob, how's the jiggle factor on that angle/hinge mount mirror? I like that.
Tim, I did mount a mirror to one of the windshield bracket bolts on the Crappy '24. Solid as a rock.
I won't show. It's part of an early 80's white GM rectangle pickup mirror. :oops: I really should paint it brown.
The other side hangs in...

Lots of gauges you can attach to your tester hardware.

I like the set-up shown for lowering the rear of the car. As for the rear radius rod being weak...if you look at the way a radius rod is made, it seems to have some real strength in this area. There is a roughly 1/4 thick bar that is split to form the two legs or the radius rod. The radius rod tube is also split and the Y shaped 1/4 bar is...

Good deal ! Double check for the new cap to be vented & use a gasket !

I have had one of these wheels for years. It was in the back seat of a 1924 Tudor that I purchased. I have not been able to identify the manufacturer, other than the Hayes name on the rim. The center spokes are riveted to the rim and are cast or forged steel. One the back side of the casting is the number B-AA-177. I hope this helps,
Russ Furstnow

I had my '27 tank cleaned after which the repair shop sloshed it with some sort of a red coating. Other then having a bad gasoline issue which was my own fault, I have had no tank issues. And yes - those cowl tanks are a bear to service.

And both types are forgings, not just simple castings, correct?

Gil, nice try.......... 8-)

Susanne, the dual spark was with the motor/project. It’s similar to the one on the 410 cubic inch Ford Special racer at THF. I don’t know if it was with the motor originally, or found and added to the project at some point in time.

Bud, the motor was balanced by Fawcett restoration last year. We only honed and...

Daniel, that makes sense to me! I'm going to put old timer back on and see if the skip is still there. The only reason I changed the timer, is because the little spring had fallen off last year causing the skipping. So ehen it happened again first thing I checked was the roller spring but it was in place. However not to worry about it again I...

Thank you! I had heard the name, but didn't know anything about him.
I will try and contact him tomorrow.

Tim, I have a 12 hack. It had three rivets but did not hold enough and the solder broke loose. I have heard of others that had the same problem. It doesn't really bother me now that I'm over the cost of fixing. The dog bone is period and looks good. I have a 16 beater that has an original radiator and I'm planning on using the wings on that. Don't...

Note how Steve's original bracket is spot faced at the bolt hole so that the bolt head sits flat. The current reproduction brackets that I have seen don't have the spot facing. :)

Part of a leak down test is to listen for where the leak is from. Listen at the crankcase will tell you if it is ring leakage, and listening at the intake and exhaust points will tell you if it is a valve leakage.

For filling the TT rear axle through the filler plug on the housing I used the procedure pictured below.
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Rich C.

same thing here i put one in my car and all cooling issues vanished i dont even carry water anymore. philip

Pic #4, with E, may be from EMCO , Eberhard Manufacturing Co. Note item 9512.
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These are @ 47” tall at the jamb side and @ 24 1/2” across belt line. All metal, no wood

Even if taboo and my post out of place, would you post a pic of your pump Ron? Perhaps the guys will have more info to go by. :)
I have a crappy pump on my wore out Crappy 24 Runabout with an OLD radiator and that particular pump doesn't impede water flow when shut down.
Never a gurgle. Even after parades in the heat. This pump was so not popular...

Ryan

That is typical of those small repro 26-'27 ammeters. The vendors source from mfg. who just makes the one version for Model A's that use positive ground.
They do change the 30-0-30 to 20-0-20 face plate but the circuit inside the unit is still set for positive ground.

The meter doesn't care what direction the current flows, but the face...

The bracing on the frame serves dual purpose. I had a loader for an M farmall on my C for a short time :oops: It blew the seals in the pump twice and that was it for my loader.

I still have the framework that attach to the front frame. The tubes come back to the rear loader mounts in a V from the front. Using it with a bush hog keeps weeds and...

Can't believe I haven't thought of all the open containers of stinking stuff setting around in there. It's time for a good cleaning out. Went to Walmart and bought some Febreze and white vinegar. I'm going to mix it together and if it doesn't cause an explosion I'm going to spray the place down once I get rid of anything that smells. I wish I knew...

Me too. That first trip down my hill... Yikes!
Darn thing felt like it was alive.
That car has been in your family the whole time? That's cool!

(Original), any hacker who hacks another persons email; harvests that person's contact list, and then sends out emails to al your contacts asking for money or gift cards, is doing it for the money. They usually reside in poorer countries such as Vietnam, and supplement, or live on the income from hacking. Sure, if they don't have a honest job,...

I made this post on my IPhone 📱
I wanted to make the accent marks correct
but my skills are limited 😉

Jim, it's even easier on the iPhone. Hold your finger on the e , then slide your finger to the right and you get all the choices of e plus accents. Stop at the one you want and release your finger.

I remembered a discussion about this several years ago so I went searching this is what I found. Jim

Neil, I am not knocking the HCCT, I was responding to your comment which is not supported by the test data I have taken and contrary to the experience of others as explained in my post. Regarding your questions:

A typical Model T magneto will produce a voltage output in the range of 8V to 28V measured on an analog AC volt meter Operating at...

425 X is the current version of the original Champion X. But I decline to pay the crazy price. I buy originals at swap meets or on eBay for a fraction of the price.

I don't know the years, but yes, early steering wheels have two keys.

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Strange...? I remember painting mine black😉

'26/'27 model frame to fender mount, been butchered and bent. Earlier than '26 did not have such fenders or mounts. Depending upon the speedster you plan to build, you could straighten and repair them, or further alter and use them. or cut off even with the outside of the frame rail and treat it like an earlier frame.

Steve, I couldn't find a seal from the vendors that wouldn't interfere with the upper windshield. I used a piece of rubber roofing on the upper windshield sides. It fit in the channels perfectly, and attached with a polyurethane sealant. (ex Loctite roof and flashing sealant). The upper hinge I also used the roofing material, if you use tape to...

40,000km driving on my set of points always run on battery, and there's plenty left in them. I thus don't consider wear an issue running on DC. Having said that, I've rebuilt coils for others with badly pitted points, but that's because they were using 12V or had set the coils for too high current.

FunProjects St. Louis magneto tester is the best way to measure the output of a Model T magneto.

Mine does... I'm running an earlier head (early '12) than motor (late '15) as the original head keeps developing cracks... but both cleared the pistons no problem!

Does not need to reach the water.

Tom;

The phone number you emailed for your friend is disconnected.

I've put these up on the AACA site as well.

All someone has to do is remove them, if they want to donate something to the grand kid's college fund that's great but not required. You've got to remove the entire undercarriage, it's not possible to disassemble and remove parts on...

Here you go. :)

This archived post contains some relevant info.

jb

Great to see you guys enjoying your cars. Thanks for posting

Shane, I think I'll stick to the type of support that I have. I can make U bolts for it. I will send private message about Model A/Model B manifold setup.

Darryl, would you keep me in mind also for two!
I have never seen anything like that! Very cool!

You guys are wonderful and gracious with your knowledge! Thank you! I have all the hand-forged parts from an Indiana farm wagon that was rotting away on an uncle's property to use for hardware. The boards will be from rough sawn hemlock taken from my parent's property. Dad and I plan on starting the box later this summer which is why I was asking...

That makes sense. Although ironically that problem is in the T that is painted and restored and I can live with the shorter column.

Now on to the 12 torpedo conundrum. Thank you Walter!

Thanks for the info about Chaffin's, I'll give them a look.

I'm probably going to stick with the stock valvetrain for now. All of the valves but one are one piece, somehow a two piece with a well worn stem was still in there, I'll replace it with a new stock valve.

The Buick Club of America is quite active. They have a Pre-War Division, also.

www.buickprewar.org

There was more than one manufacturer of tops and the variation might be attributed to that. The back windows look like they have the corners clipped which I think is an '09 feature. I also thought locking irons on roadster tops was an '09-only thing but have never seen a definitive answer on that. Some things say it went into 1910. Maybe it was...

The corner office with the awnings must have belonged to the boss.

Harold:
welcome , we also have an active T club in northern Colorado … always an optimist Gene French

Received mine also last week - everything fine.

I contacted Steve Hood and he sent me some picture of one of his wheels. He sells them in plain steel for $275 AUD. For zinc plated add an additional $30 AUD per rim. Shipping is $104 AUD one rim, $250 AUD 4 rims. The exchange rate is 1.43 AUD to 1 USD. Lead time is 4-6 weeks.

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I had the honor of having dinner with Ralph's widow one night. We talked at great length about her husband and his rather significant contribution to the Model T world. She said that he was very proud of his work on the high compression head, but she also said that he was a tool and die maker by trade. His proudest achievement was in the medical...

Here is a link to a previous thread explaining the chemical reaction

By Michael Pawelek Brookshire, Texas on Monday, May 11, 2015 - 07:00 am:
The electrolytic rectifier was fairly common from the turn of the century
through the twenties. A large portion of them were used in communications,
i.e. telegraphy, telephony, and radio. It was replaced...

Thank you, Rich!
Both the shade rollers i need to work on are complete, but non-operable. I need to replace the shades on both, and since I am doing one, they both are going to be worked on. This adjustment data will hopefully allow me to hunt down any ills after installing new shade material.

What are the measurements as shown below. If equal then the tire should mount on those lugs in that oriantation. If not what is the measurement for the bolt to bolt distance

Another question - the steel end caps on the armrests.... do you tuck a little of the seat vinyl under them before nailing them on or just run it up over them before putting on the trim welt?

Cowl vent on Fordor will have bracket and handle under to operate from the front seat. Spring loaded, there may be remains if a Fordor.

Otherwise the cowl lid on the cars with gas tanks has only a clip hinge on the rear of the lid, to prop it and a second detent to fully hold it open for gas ups.

If your springs are rusty and not well lubricated it bvb will make the car ride considerably harder. I can tell a big difference when I lube my springs.

I can see that this would make a difference. I had our runabout springs powder coated when I was restoring it, but then put a layer of that slip paint that was recommended to use on leaf springs.

The extra ear with the hole in it could have been intended for use with tire chains. The ears would be attachment points for the chains. Just my theory anyway... but I have seen set-ups like that.

So where are you guys getting your rims?
I get mine at swap meets and auctions. I've sometimes gotten them amazingly cheap at auctions. Good ones at swap meets usually go for more, but still much less costly than new ones. If you can't wait until we're having swap meets and auctions again, Coker's website shows new rims.

Frank I'm glad you kept looking. I believe that's exactly what I have, a hub cap for an AA. Even though it's now identified I'll still use it as a wall hanger in my garage. Thanks to all for their input.

Have a look at all that gaudy new fangled electrical lighting ! they really went all th way with that :lol:

Ok then they are aftermarket made for the Ford Model T and supplied by Gray & Davis. ;)

Look up Occam's Razor. In the 14th century William of Occam postulated that, all things equal, the simplest answer to a problem tends to be the correct answer.

Thank you I did! Found many interesting paraphrase's.

My baby brother(he hates that as he is 55) has trouble with black bears eating the rubber components off of his lawn tractor and his quads. They eat the wiring the seats and the tires. He lives in VA.

Earlier discussions on the subject:

Draw them evenly, just snug tight. Don’t wrench too hard or you’ll bend the lug. Use the T spark plug head bolt wrench, length is plenty for one hand tight.

The roadster 3266 at left has a red(?) cross placard in the windscreen. Would this be similar to MD plates in the US?

Zenith was a set and forget carburetor that controlled everything through jetting. That was fine when Zenith had dealers with all the jets in stock, now we live with what we got or carefully try to modify the jets. Stan Howe makes an adjustable main jet for his restored Zeniths. It looks pretty cool.

In Stromberg carburetors, an LB-1, MB-1, OC-2,...

Here are a couple of pages for everybody new to the Model T game:

Thanks Tim! That's our sentiment exactly.
Once the screwy weather straightened out, we've already had at least 4 impromptu outings with anywhere from 3 to 7 cars. We had 7 cars on an early May Sunday when it was a rare nice day that I threw together. All we did was drive and make one short stop toward the end to stretch our legs. Was nice to get...

Good thoughts Harold. I do think you’re a little quick to “junk” the Model T, however, as well as “re-commission” them. Perhaps region is a factor in the number of Ts continuing in service, but I think our own family history is likely pertinent:
In 1929, at the age of 38, my granddad bought his first motor vehicle - a “lightly used” 1925 Model T...

Whatever you do I am glad you found it and the owner didn’t leave it apart out in a field somewhere in the 60’s. That would have been the end of it for sure!

Boy aint that the truth.

When I was teaching high school chemistry in Tomball, TX....25 years ago, a student asked me if I wanted to come to their family farm in Giddings, TX to get a...

Never saw that comfortable man live. Lucky you Don! :)
Looks like a little bantom A compared to the Touring!

My Papaw was active in the RGV Livestock Show and ran the stage lights as a volunteer when the music acts would perform. I have an early memory of him picking me up in his arms to say hi to a very young Barbara Mandrell. Even as a...

Awesome Mr Lee and thank you to you all for your service. Very impressive 50 years of services!!!

OUTSTANDING - planning our visit now to check out all the upgrades and great changes, displays, Ford Agency, etc...the museum Staff and Volunteers have made.

I think mine is 68 ,not 36.

John

Shoot, I might be more excited than you! Itchin' to see how you fare!