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Where can one buy these wireless turn signals? My dad bought a set from time between 2002 and 2012. The system board seems to have fried. I would love to know how or where to find another set…

The brand I use in the posts and still works fine is the Signal Pod , there are many other bicycle turn indicators, some are USB rechargeable, you find...

Jno. Brown and E&J were Ford's two primary headlight (and headlamp) supplier during Model T production. Brown headlight rims included their name, too.

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Keith

Been there, been through this. Since I never had much extra money for the things I most enjoy, I have always bought a lot of junk parts for cheap and then had to work them over a bit to get a good piece I needed. So I have had good sediment bulbs with broken or missing handles and damaged bulbs with good handles. I have even made and welded on new...

Thank you fellas, i appreciate your input, i will look deeper into all 3 of these ideas. i looked at some pictures of the dodge roof and it does look very similar so maybe it was a homemade job, possibly done poorly, and that is why it has disappeared over the years.

Besides re-staking, I always apply sleeve retaining compound.

US Hwy 11 starts in New Orleans and goes through Chattanooga and Knoxville. We plan on traveling that route anyway and may make it coincide with your event.

Suede or vinyl, marine vinyl being a good outdoor choice, from a fabrics store would be a win especially if you are going to do it yourself. I have brought materials from our local Joanns Fabrics here, and with a screenshot of their coupon, got up to 50% off many times.
If you need foam cushioning, I have made cushions from foam couch bottoms...

Thank you all for the information

John

RE: satin, matte or flat finish

If you want a satin, matte or flat finish, use gloss varnish for all the undercoats and then use satin, matte or flat for the final coat.

Following the above procedure provides a clear finish. If you use a sheen other than gloss for all the undercoats, the finish will be cloudier.

Lightly sand or use steel wool...

Great story! That is the true Spirit of the holidays!

How come that in many of these hunting party photos the men look like a bunch of gangsters who just robbed the local bank ? :lol:

The 22 -23 yer bracket also spans the low/high radiator introduction on our Canadian sourced cars.

Allan from down under.

I'll second the thin pinstripe.

Everything I've seen supports blue fenders and splash guard up to 1912, black afterwards. There is a chance the running board itself was black on the earlier cars, based on color illustrations in the Ford Times. Haven't checked an original condition car for that detail though.

Generally speaking, it's wiser to...

I am sorry to hear of the bad news, Bob..........Austin Farmer.

Thanks for setting me straight, Dan. :)

Use a different ammeter with an ammeter adapter.

This is one I did for a 12 Volt Alternator.

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This is the tool.

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One of my t's has wooden bands and I only get to drive it once a year. Never had trouble with them sitting, by the time you get the car started and ready to go they're well oiled.

The fellas in picture #7 look as their eyeing up all the dames in the other pictures,

So Sorry to hear the news..... my condolences and prayers....Kim ad WW

I haven't driven a T in snow very often, but here's one occasion when I did.

The 5055 is the Cut-Out & the 5055R is the Voltage Regulator

I stand corrected. I missed the R !!

The T armature was another T part that was copied like so many other parts were. Did the company mentioned do any starter amateurs? If not them probably someone did. Rewinding armatures wasn’t exactly making a reproduction but probably fall under rebuilt like rebuilders do today for water pumps, short blocks and etc but I’m guessing. Ford started...

You could always build your own. One of these days I’ll get this one finished……maybe!

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Hello and Happy Thanksgiving Moxie26!

I hope you and our family had a wonderful holiday.
Yes I did post the photo of my bench tester in the past, I was just answering the question of where the 580 A draw number came from. I see and sure you do as well a lot of slow starters out there so just wanted to touch on the amount of amps it really takes...

Yes. Roll up rear curtain were used through 1914.

Brownie camera?

Luxury!! My family was so poor they had to hold the pose while my grandma sketched the scene on the back of a soup can label from the neighbors trash.

Well, I can't out do that one! Touche Barry!

I have never been in your part of the world, so cannot comment on the terrain, but if you have hills, the car will go up hills better the way Henry built it.

Norm, I lived in the Netherlands for 9-1/2 years. The highest point in the entire country is 1,056 feet above sea level. Hills aren't really a problem there.

Lex, thanks for the...

Thanks Craig,
I fit a new thrust bushing to take up some of the fore and aft slack and reamed the old bushings in the idler gear to fit the new (slightly larger dia.) idler shaft. I still need to make a new pilot bushing for between the input and output shaft. Going to work on that tomorrow.

Check this thread in the OT section that has been commandeered onto this subject.

Near the bottom, it gives some insight.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

You thought right, bell down is correct.

Upside down and right side up is relative. If the horn is designed to be mounted with the bell down, then mounting it with the bell up is upside down , but if your reference is prior horns were mounted bell up, than the 13-14 mounting looks upside down , but is right side up.

Thanks for the info guys!

We stock Corcoran rims 8 13/16 . Give Dave a call at the garage (951) 226-7331

Harbor freight is your friend when it comes to wheel dollies.
I have a T, A, and open trailer. The dollies make it possible to easily move the A and T around and pack them close together.
I am building a new 24 x 22 garage (limited by cost and space on the lot) and plan on putting the A on a trailer to make it work.

Thank you everyone for such great posts. I believe the guy that had the car before me must have added the rubber around the glass because the exploded view of the lights does not show anything except for the metal ring holding the glass. The mirrors I have were not very good so I purchased a couple of those chrome plated brass ones from Snyders or...

Thanks, Keith. Yeah, I misused the boxed term as what I was really referring to was the stripe at the hinge. So without a stripe at the bottom, it's not a box. Thanks for the clarification.

Make a gasket from a shoebox. Make another one for the bendix cover while your at it.

When installing either one use a gasket sealer to hold them in place and make sure you use a thin coat on the outward side. Works every time.

Bubba probably used some gobbed on sealer also around the transmission cover to keep it leaking at the corners. They’ve...

I got both of my magazines in northern illinois on the same day about a week ago.
Mail routes vary, and with the holidays, things get jostled around more, im sure.

The mounting bracket looks very much like an Overland, but I don't recognize the fan itself.

Maybe Lincoln or tractor?

What was the fix/solution?

Tim

All is good, the amazing Henry Lee came through for me - THANKS Henry!!!

I don't know what kind of water you have where you live, but here we have well water which has a lot of lime and calcium as well as some fine sand in it. So I go to the store and get distilled water for the radiator. I also use the Prestone Green antifreeze even though it rarely freezes here. I don't run a water pump on any of my cars and they...

Between Tim & I we've had a few people reach out and ask what ever happened to Tim . Simple answer is that he was permanently banned from the website. So watch your P's & Q's when you post.
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Hello Warwick, It looks like I will have to get Henrietta ready to travel. What I really like about her is once I have cleaned the windscreen, I'm done!
Have you a date and a venue for the celebrations? I still have a flag souvenir of the Geelong 75th anniversary event.

Allan from down under.

Hi Gary,
Can I assume you have a hand crank only car & getting it stared is getting to be a issue. I'm working on a combination primer cup/auto reset
compression release setup to make it easier to start a hand crank only car maybe even using a gear reduction assisted cordless drill to use
as a starter. If that is the Grey Davis starter inquiry...

I thought I would get this problem corrected before I commented on my posted problem. I talked at length with Langs and he thought the bracket was bent. I inspected it and agreed with him, after all it is 110 years old. My son-in-law finally came up and we heated and bent the bracket to the correct shape and it now works just fine. Thank you...

Nice score ..... I somehow missed that one. ;)

George, It isn't brazed. It is a bronze casting, a bit rough in places. It is a 1/2 ratcheting handle, complete with the brand of the appliance stamped into the handle. With weight on the long handle, the ratchet handle turns the screwdriver bit, either in or out. From some hammer marks on top of the long handle, it looks like some screws needed a...

The five dollar day with the three eight hour shifts was announced in January 1914. My guess is the photo would be mid year 1914 after the weather warmed.

That should be fine. If you wanted to add some fuel head pressure, wind some annealed seamless copper tubing around a pvc tube. I added a loop on an outboard to prevent stalls when I gassed it out of a wake. It worked. Mount it just above the carb away from the exhaust. I wouldnt add a separate tank that has an opening, keep leak points and fume...

Wayne, For you here is a bit of info. Ford Canada printed this sketch showing the routes used to ship Fords overseas in the 1920's . Most Canadian Fords left from Ontario Canada and went east mostly to New York and then onto the British Colonies. Those going west to Vancouver and onto Fiji and New Zealand and then to Australia was an option only...

:lol: You have her trained. She has to do the hard work and drive the car. However, maybe she has you trained to crank the car! That is hard work! :lol: Congraduations!
Norm

Calendars are nice to have, although I get so many from charity groups wanting a donation, I have to save the best one and recycle the rest. What I Need Is A New Lang's CATALOG ! The most recent one that they sent me was a 2021 Catalog, going on FOUR YEARS old ! As much as I have bought from them over the years, I would think that I was on their...

Its a 26-7 drive plate with modified (larger) diameter bolt pattern.
Still usable in a 26-7 application if not for the worn out u-joint drive.

Modifying an early (pre 26) drive plate to use on a 26-7 brake drum requires the OD of the plate turned down & the bolt pattern diameter decreased.

Note the sharp edges on the brake drum. That would have...

Nope, not like any mag bulb I've ever used.

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Any bulbs I've ever used in mag lights had even pins and two contacts 90º from the pins.

Bryan,
Before you use the carbide I recommend you check your light system: gas light burners,
burner bases, hose and rear gas line with an acetylene MC or B tank. I would take the
mirrors out of the headlamps if you do it in the car outside your shop.

Once you get the proper flame and check for leaks, then put the mirrors back in and properly...

Dill valve stem covers with the sliding fit adjuster will fit any valve stem, small, thick, rubber, etc. Period correct and easy to use/fit.

Allan from down under.

I had many Model A's before I got into T's. In fact I was one of the charter members of the Model A Ford of America which Walt Rosenthal helped us get started.
My first car was a January 1929 A. It had many of the features of the 28. Probably registered as first sold in 1929. When I got it it had a Tillotson Carburetor. One day while I was driving...

Thank you for the responses. The tanks and lower apron are in very good shape so I might just have to get it recored and use it. Would make a neat conversation piece on my T.

I'm with Pat. Reserve power is a very good idea. Think of it as insurance against forgetting to put the thing on the charger some time. This is one case where bigger is better.

Allan from down under.

Cars built towards the end of a calendar year (starting in August) were marked s then next calendar year. Since you engine date is September 26th. 1914 that would imply that it was for a 1915 model.
That's mostly right for most model years . But the change from 1914 to 1915 was different: 1915: September 1914 (Sedan), October (Coupelet) and...

I am so glad I joined this forum! Thank you so much for all the insights.... I am excited that the carburetor parts arrived last night, just in time for the weekend! Hoping i hear her come to life this weekend.

Unfortunately my project was put on hold during the summer, but if you do a google Search for speedster there are some with fenders I do not think his body plan would interfere with any fender attachment

Didn’t make it.
Those will be good to make rings to rebuild timers.
What other treasures did you find. Dan

Those tires get better results for him on his car in the terrain that he travels.

I don't doubt it.

Mom's reasons for restoring the car was to put it in the local parade in 2022 and to give rides to friends and relatives. Art finished the restoration in time for my daughter's wedding in November '21, which was special because since she was young she would tease Dad about restoring the T for her wedding. Since the restoration I have given rides...

Thank you Ronald.

I have the problem solved, at least for now. I added a shortened piece of round felt packing, 3/8 and no leaks.

If you have a steep grade like that with a stop sign at the bottom, shifting to low gear or if you have it Ruckstell or other auxiliary transmission low range just before you start down the hill. when shifting down advance the throttle to speed up the engine then raise the throttle after shifting for extra braking from compression of the engine....

I have had good experiences with a company called
You Move Me.
I had a car moved from St. Louis to Dallas for about $900.00.
Great door to door service, I would use them any time. They have offices nationwide .

Scott

I have heard that the magneto lights were dimmer at idle than while driving.
To get magneto headlights bright enough to show you anything, you have to go so fast that you outrun them. I would drive my 1915 at night in a town or city where there are plenty of street lights. On an unfamiliar country road? Not me. Too scary and dangerous.

Photo number eight, the 1924 (I think?) roadster with the salesman's box on the back. Notice the square wood felloe non-demountable wheels. No oil sidelamps suggests that the car likely does have the starter option. A rather common choice at that time.

Thanks Keith for the removable trim idea. The header is 84 so the cars should fit without the trim. We have been considering replacing two trim boards with a piece of aluminum facia trim. The actual door is tall enough so it should not be noticeable from the street. Projects for next summer, flurries are swirling today.

Tappet wrenches are good to have, and a cheaper set can have the heads ground back if necessary. They are usually thin enough as they are made.

A Go-No Go situation.

If you get no sparks, that tells you the coil is bad.

It will not tell you the coil is doing misfires or is weak.

It's best to have a helper who can hold the torch to keep the rivet orange until you mash it.

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Jerry it’s a cast crankshaft. I’m a big fan of Scat, the issue is supply. We have 3 on back order which we just found out that the delivery is some time early next year. I bet it really puts a crimp on business’s trying to rebuild engines for customers.

Thanks, guys. Have a friend that has an A, will check with him to see if he needs this.
I sure don't.

When I decided to add turn signals, a phone charger, and other electric upgrades to my 1915, I considered what kind of LED for the signals would be best. I decided to forego six volts because 6v LED's are uncommon and might eventually become unobtainable. So I went with a 12 volt battery. That was fine for the signals, of course, and perfect to...

My 53 Chevy pick up with a 235 and a 4 speed pulls a T on a light trailer just fine, my concern is like a T it's not how fast you can go, it's how fast you can stop. I would rather not go than not stop.

John... Take a look at the website for Logolites at : www.logolites.com ........ I have both of these bulbs in both of the rear marker-license plate/ stop lights for on my 26 Runabout.... Yeah, I added another combination light on the rear passenger fender to match the combination on the driver rear fender.

Could also be worn lugs in your high speed clutch drum, (a.k.a. brake drum), not allowing clutch discs to release completely. This problem can be intermittent, depending on whether or not the clutch discs get caught up in the lug grooves, or to what extent they do. It might be interesting, and a good test, to rock the car back and forth, to see if...

Jerry, so true.... the closest you can get to a time machine.

Luke, I am almost without words. I so appreciate what you did to bring the photo to life. Thank you so much!

Allen,

I am aware. As I stated in the first message I am going to wire wheels this winter. I only got the car going this past summer and basically drove around dialing in things. The front end alignment is one thing that I really want to get right. The wheels on the car now wobble quite a bit and at this time they will not be the long term...

I don't think they wanted anything reflective on field ambulances.

Allan, I would like to buy one.

There probably is not one even left in Canada.

Three of our local club members have Made in Canada cars.

There may be others interested in Canada or the USA.

It's a CPC Balanced Pressure steering box. The adjustment at the back pulls all the slop out. I have one on my Mercury Speedster.DSC05534.jpegIMG025.jpeg2 merd dec 07 001.jpegDSC08565.jpeg

Wow! You also have a Phoenix 3 in 1 front plate!

I have 2 Kingston L 4s and neither one has this.

I think the problem is in the generator. I have one similar except that when I first start it I polarize it but if I stop for gas or elsewhere and start up again it doesn't need to be polarized. In fact sometimes if I start driving after about a mile, the ammeter will show a charge!
Norm

It is not a windshield weather guard. 1909 and possibly 1910 model year T's did not come standard with a top or windshield. Some tops had an integral roll up windscreen curtain attached in case there was no windshield, but if a windshield was also installed then there could be both.

1909s and up to early 1910s could have both the windshield...