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I've been running New Day timers for dozens of years. No reason to use anything else. One thing I've noticed is the brushes on the reproductions are about 1/16 wider than the originals.

I had the privilege of knowing Carl for the last 15 years through the old car hobby. He always had words of wisdom for my wife and I about life, marriage, and personal finance since we were a newly married 25 year old couple. One memorable moment together was when we were touring a naval plane and helicopter museum in eastern PA and he knew more...

Thanks, Model Woods….I will look on EBay

Gary, that's where I saw them, last year, but I haven't seen them, again, in months. Somethings wrong when a guy who supposedly makes a product and then he doesn't keep advertising it. McMaster Carr sells s bolt with a washer made in, but they have 12 pointed hex heads.

Finally, spending a few minutes relaxing and looking at these photos again.
Photo number six is a good look at an improved two door (advertising sometimes called them a tudor) sedan. The angle of view should see a headlamp bar if the car had one? But no such bar appears to be there. So the car most likely is an early 1926 model. Note that the car...

I found that rebuilding the stock rear axle took more than an hour or two, but following the book made it pretty simple. I expect a Ruckstell will be the same.

I'm not an ace Model T mechanic who can diagnose and fix all problems. But this one is simple. It ain't rocket surgery. I found it wonderfully easy to find old metal stems and buy them cheap at swap meets. Saving money by buying tubes with rubber stems and installing old metal stems is so simple that even I can do it. If you find this intimidating...

Thanks everyone. After I posted my question, I found an original block. I figured there was some shrinkage and came to the conclusion that 3/4 was the right thickness. I looked around for an Oak scrap and didn't find one so I made some temporary spacers from pine. I also thought about some sort of length-wise reinforcement from front to back but...

A 1910 correct hubcap! Oh the blasmany!

It is such a marvel just how far technology has come in a mere 100 years.

That's a reproduced ERA bracket the uses a stock Ford wheel - he just chose to mount the wheel reversed from original.

The choke rod on my 26 Touring also sticks. It only sticks when I adjust the carburetor, I have to turn the knob back and forth to loosen it up The square shaft is too small for the swivel and does any one know how to fix the problem.

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Here is their price list from 1974.

I'm using 12volt batteries in both of my '13s that are about the size of a Model T coil. They are rechargeable too.

I ended up with a 12v for a power wheels kids car. Running wire soon.

Yep… Some of these Gen Z ers would unplug our life support just to charge their cell phones. So let’s teach them Right from wrong…

That's the answer I was hoping for.
Thank you.

closer inspection they were made from front hubs, appreciate the responses

Because the improved 26-7 models had the larger diameter brakes, the rods were shorter. The lever on the cam was also longer, so the rods no longer needed the offset bends.

Allan from down under.

Choke springs are made to be strong... To keep the choke open. And to stay open with engine running over all types of terrain.

Here's an article that I think you might find helpful by Milt Webb:

The lower edge of the bottom half of the windshield on the '26 and '27 open cars is curved to fit the new style cowl. This shows clearly in the pictures above.

Runabout Pickup and Runabout rear fenders for 26-27 are the same, perhaps some early production didn't have the lamp wire hole in the fender skirt. And there were reproduction fenders made back the the day that may be somewhat different. These rear fenders for Coupe and Runabout are the same, factory numbers 40130 Right, and 40131 Left....

If your original photo file is so large that it's rejected, keep it for possible future uses. MAKE A COPY of it and reduce that. Often, reducing the size by only a few pixels (under 5) is enough reduction for the copy to be posted, even if it's bigger than what the system tells you.

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Original JPG as produced by the camera....

Same here. Always tap them in with a small hammer.
It seems I lack the imagination for a more elaborate method. :D

Jerry,
Wish the jugs had not been “ lost.” The piston appears to be about a 1/4 smaller than the Horseless Age specs and I don’t know how to reconcile the mechanical valves (2) v. this motor’s atmospheric valves. Maybe a prototype of the prototype? 🫣
Cheers,
Rob

Hi Dennis,
I have had this discussion with a gentleman that did this very same thing with poor results. After running some time it became very hard to
shift because the cups filled up with gear oil & stopped the shafts from moving. His solution was to have a tube that allowed the oil to return
through the other shaft. I'm sure he will chime in...

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...

Dan & all thanks ever so much. Just bought new tires & flaps then decided to go with wire wheels though not correct for the model year. Looks like rim liners it is. Best John

The videos put out by these two guys just shows us veterans of Model T the younger generation respects experiences of other adult Model T drivers in safer driving. Thanks for posting the video.

Eric is correct. Coker sells Hartford. I suspect others may also, but I haven't asked around. I started avoiding Custom Classic because of the problem I had with them splitting. That was years ago, and the split-prone ones may no longer be in the supply chain. I have no reason to try them again as long as the Hartfords are good enough.

As far as...

Here is what I have: We drove it about 30 miles yesterday to see the Singleton Collection, which is not open to the public.

I've seen the tab type, but don't think I would like it.

There were probably still some buggy and carriage builders around then. Maybe the traveling photographer had a custom top and a roomier deck built for his roadster to protect his equipment and supplies.

Thank You!

He sent me a photo of the trailer before unloading:

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There is a lot more there than it looks like. He drove across the scales before and after loading, a shade over 6,200 lbs. (truck and trailer, empty) and then 10,320 lbs. after loading.

4th picture, the car on the left and the third one in have sequential license numbers.

..from the club's booklet by Glen on Repairing the Ruckstell.

History page 2 states that the Perfecto axle (Seattle, WA) is the forerunner of the later Hall Scott, aka Ruckstell. That one was offered late 1920, and Glover Ruckstell saw it at the March 1921 Chicago auto show, and from there organized the Ruckstell Sales Co, with contact to build...

Completely superior to the original puller .

Mine's not ...and when speaking with Dave yesterday, they don't manufacture extra parts for these. Mine was my last birthday present from a late spouse, so I really don't want to give it up due to sentimental reasons. Never actually used mine (-welding overspray compromised the threads during...

Appears to be a newer repro. This older post shows what is likely an original Ford. The finger lever on the original is more slim and detailed compared to the repro, plus the thumb screws on the original have wider knurl , IMO.

Photo below is a new from box repro,

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One country that was part of the British empire, supplied from Ford of Canada and rated as the pre-T biggest customer and then one of the largest in the T era which seems to have faded to oblivion, Was, Ford Automobiles of India, have enough survived and interest to have a club?

That is the beauty of a Model T. Most mechanical parts are interchangeable between the years. It was planned that way.

Chev 490 from the late teens used headlights similar to this.

I'm curious about the construction.
The pipe from the manifold is about 1-1/2 in diameter.
It is welded onto a pipe that is about 3 in diameter.
Does the 1-1/2 pipe go farther into the 3 pipe?

The muffler part looks to be made from late stamped muffler ends.
I suppose the center shell is not used, but the middle one is used?

The 3 pipe on the...

Sounds like a business opportunity for you Larry. It needs someone with a passion to drive it.

Allan from down under.

Actually I had the same situation. Locked up going forward but rolled backwards ok. Somehow the most forward clutch got jammed between the brake drum and disc drum. Cant explain why it locked up only attempting to go forward. Perhaps the clutch was wedged in on an angle and the tooth edge caught only in one direction. Hope thats not your issue....

Thank you Jerry!

Ok, here is some voltage theory.
A.C. = Alternating Current it is a voltage source that rises and falls in a cyclical pattern called a sine wave.
It can be thought of like a crankshaft rotating and the piston going up and down, plotted over time the piston position is a sine wave pattern. if you use the center of the crankshaft as zero you can see...

No, those records do not exist.

Muggy welding using number 77 cast iron welding rod will be stronger than the material around it.A competent welder can repair that. If you were still concerned add a truss.

Wow, this post went sideways fast. Did I miss a post somewhere?

The so called Rocky Mountain brakes, are not really that! They were patterned after a 1926 AC brake. I know. I was there.

The weather was beautiful and booth sales were good.
I'm not sure how we did on gates, but we are already in the planning phase for 2026!

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It will be the weekend after Easter.

: ^ )

When I started restoring my 26 TT I got from my grandpa, there was a hole drilled through the nut and manifold and a nail was stuck in there.

Well clearly, have some learning to do with regard to adding photos to my posts.
I think the body came with doors but that was a long time ago and other projects since then have brought about the mixing of parts and pieces. The doors have the tall latches.
I had gathered a few doors, over time and when I was adding doors to the body, I tried 2 or...

Kim!…Neets Foot Oil !.. that leather is older than Income Tax !

An example of a double spark as displayed on a HCCT
 
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Thanks Scott, I just corrected the email address.
Dan

Forum member “Love2T’s” has been periodically making custom orders to a carbon brush mfgr. In Wisconsin to provide both the round and square replacement brushes for TW owners. He sent an order recently.

Tony apparently took the wherefore of producing the timer rotors and bodies with him when he passed. It’s too bad no one took up the project, it...

Wonderful video, Mitch...keep 'em coming!

Thank you for your encouragement :)

Think of the website as an old telephone switch board . A trouble maker may tie it up by making multiple connections filling it up . The new logon verifies you an makes the connection. but if you are inactive for a period of time it unplugs you to free up a connection

Yes. If they are of good quality and you install them properly. If you install them wrong, you will look like the clown car at the circus.

Looking at the pictures. It does look like RMB.
Thank you all for the pictures.
Sorry for not getting betters pics.
Work has been crazy.

Terry, thanks for your input, I'll check ebay.
Jerry

Craig, good advice, I have ordered a couple of bushings to have on hand, the thing, the delivery time up here in Canada is anywhere from 2 - 3 weeks.
Will see how the user made bushing turns out

Your restoration progress is impressive!

Tim, we paid $140 per night for the St Ignace hotel rooms for the 2024 Tunnel Of Trees Tour. That was late September, it will cost more during the summer season. Once summer starts there will not be any rooms at any price. Curve Rush Our 2024 ToT rooms were at a block room rate, the regular non discounted rate was $240 per night.

The price of...

You are aware that DeJoy, Postmaster General, just resigned, so a deputy PM is running the system.

I received both my Vintage Ford and Model T Times last week. I do not know if one is late or if
one is early. At least I always receive them.

As a patternmaker, I can tell you that molding in sand DOES wear the patterns. You will note the date tags, which obviously attached with screws, and must have been changed daily. I wish I knew what the lifetime was on a sand casting pattern at Ford. From what I have seen in the foundry videos, it appears that a lot of the patterns at Ford were...

Experts stunned! Scientists in awe! Henry Ford furious! According to reports, backyard experimenter Niles Svensen, of Oswego, has developed a perfected battery-hydraulic auto capable of such amazing feats as climbing Pike's Peak with only a single dry cell for power! No smelly gasoline! No motor oil! No arduous cranking! No gears to shift and...

Thanks to all who answered Pete

While I am a vintage Wingnut, I sure don't play like that.

Jeffrey, tell that to the tuna fishers. I am sure they can tuna fish. Are they wasting their time?

Allan from down under.

Second photo Gettysburg National Military Park

Out of reach for me in every sense of the word.....
My hope is only this auction goes well for Bob, and that parts are saved from the scrap heap.

Beyond that, my heartfelt thanks to Bob. A good 80% of my TT was restored in the 80's with parts from Bob's. May the next chapter of your life provide much deserved joy & peace after your recent...

I'm luvin this contraption, but begs the question why create a mid-ship hauler with all the required mods as compared to a rear loader

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I have a friend in Fort Smith AR who has his Dad's 27 Tudor. He was a local blacksmith, and had unbolted the rear panels to turn it into an open hauler.

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To go along with the wiring diagrams already posted, here's one that will be very familiar to those who have been here for several years.

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The switch shown here has two controls. One, operated with the key, turns the ignition on and off. The other is a handle with various positions for the lights....

I run a Bosch 600 on my Tudor. It is converted to use a Pertronix Ignitor as described at the Tulsa website. I measured the advance curve for it, but I'm not sure which advance mechanism it was. I found it was very similar to a Volkswagen 009. Normally you want around 30 degrees at speed and 0 for starting, so I retard it to start and then advance...

Nice! I have been using Gene's mold and pouring block and caps vertical instead of horizontal.

Here you go Ben.

I have seen that video, though simplified, it's still a very good visual of what's going on.

I recently resurrected the Interactive Model T Transmission Simulator so you can have a play with that if you wish...

Posted on wrong thread

Dan, I had the same thing happening to me and it did coincide with the new ID/verify protocol. Even doing a Google/Bing search for topics the images would come up when just looking for images, but once you clicked to go to the original thread (old Forum primarily, not the new Forum) everything was there except for the pictures/images. Just the...

Going off the information posted here;

The mystery deepens....

The prior owner told me the car hadn't ran since 1935. I took that to mean it was original condition from that period. He further stated they were never able to get it started, and told me they figured it was a bad mag.
They had initiated a restoration in '68, but stopped when the dad went blind.
What I found interesting...

Reusing a head gasket is a $50. decision. So far I have gone with a new head gasket with the model t. I have successfully reused head gaskets in the 60's when I had even less money than I do.

Art Mirtes

With the tube in the tyre, levering both sides on at the same time, the levers have no chance of pinching the tube, Right at the end, one side may pop on first. Then you just need to be careful with the last little bit of the second side.
Be aware that flaps and liners are two entirely different things, A flap is meant to be used in split rims or...

Pretty sure the cable housing is anchored at both ends, at the foot feed and locked in the copper piece on the throttle rod. Once installed, the length of the cable housing can't really change between the two parts so just lets the cable move without moving the cable housing. For using the hand throttle, the rod slides in the copper piece. When...

Both red and yellow brass are alloys of the same metals (copper & zinc). But what sets them apart is the quantity of those metals. For example, red metal comprises 80-85% copper and 5% zinc. Conversely, yellow brass includes 60-70% copper and 30-40% zinc.
Ron Patterson