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Now that is a stash .

I recently viewed a post where a SMART T'R had re purposed his KRW piston aligner to check adjust mag. clearance?
Please refresh me on the forum date?
Thanks in ADVANCE!!

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Identifing early roadster top
I got this early top looks to be pre 1912 with long straps
but all the photo's I find have a single rear window, this has the murphany fasteners and looks like T can anyone help identify? Bob

I had Ron's Machine shop pour a set of rods for me about 4 years ago. I abandoned that project and now am looking at the rods to use with my 27 project. I have two crankshafts that were reground in the past. In each case the width of the rod at the big end is anywhere from 20 to 50 thou smaller than the journal it rides in. I see on the MTFCA...

Can I use Valvoline 10/30 oil in my 1924 Model T?

Gang,
For a parade, what are your thoughts on seating someone, (with the top down), on the raised back edge of the rear seat?

I'm kind of on the fence about it. It seem a bit unsafe to me.
I've got a line on a barbershop quartet that wants a ride.

What are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Greg

In process '25 Runabout restoration.

I believe this was installed to hold the after market muffler in place. I cannot find it in Ford Parts Price List . What say y'all?

I just ran across this in the service bulletins...

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I was searching through all my spare parts and came across this Kingston B-1 Gasifier, can anyone tell me about it and where I can get parts or if anyone can restore it. Thanks!

Some people can't wait for winter to end, but I generally find that it is the most enjoyable part, there is snow on the ground and the sunlight feels so great as it beats down.
I think this past weekend will be the families last with the TT out in the woods on snow shoes; the snow up closer to the house is eroding rapidly. A good spring storm...

After a 9 week hiatus due to my busted leg I got out to the shop today with a friend and accomplished some actual work. Not much, but a start. Out of curiosity I opened the cover on the hogshead and noticed that there was a little fraying of the ends of the kevlar bands beyond where they were held in the band clamps. Am I correct that the clamps...

Can anyone tell me what's going on with my engine? Thers is new rust around several of the new head bolts. I saw water bubbling up in the sparkplug wells on 3 & 4. Is my head cracked?

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Not sure what this fits anyone have a clue . I was thinking of using this on my Speedster .

I leave for a conference in Haifa and Tel Aviv Israel
Next week. Also there for the first exhibition of my new photography show, Anatomy, featuring images of model T parts. Will be there for around two weeks and was wondering of there are any model T owners or historic car collections there.

Thank you Dave

Just got the rim...exactly what I needed for a good price. You have made my day...patina was perfect, and getting this part helped me complete this project.

Thank you again.

My friend is considering building a Depot Hack but has height issues with his garage door. He saw this on Youtube where a fellow hinged the uprights on his hack body so the top could be dropped more than a foot. With this arrangement it would fit in the garage or a enclosed trailer. Anybody ever seen this done? Any idea what the hinges look like?...

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Some wood needed :x

I am getting ready to prepare my 26 Roadster Pickup for new paint. Does anyone have a recommendation on what media would be best? Sand, glass beads ect. I have been told sand can damage the metal and warp panels. The local powder coating shop said they do car bodies using sand without any problems .I don’t want to get this wrong and destroy a nice...

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anybody have any feedback about how well they work on a t and part numbers

thanks
Mike Seibert

The ammeter and combination oil gauge no idea for what cool for a speedster with pressurized oil system
a set of new 30 x 3 and 30 x 3 1/2 Lester tires still in brown paper and soft stored in heated building
some nice top bow sets early style with oval bows
Bob
any idea when the reinforced oil pan inspection plate was used
more pics to follow

Opened it up and the number three exhaust valve was broken in half. It had two-piece valves. No scoring to the cylinder but there were some small dents in the piston head.

No part of the valve was in the cylinder whatsoever, so it must have blown it out or pulverized it.

Replaced all the exhaust valves for now and will leave the intakes for...

Along with farming, Dieter Mitchell does mechanical work. He just finished getting a TT running for some folks who want to use it as a parade truck, and I went over to take a look.

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The cab is recent, probably made in the sixties or seventies, but whoever built it used glass so old that it's wavy.

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The...

Is there usually much T stuff at this meet ? More or less than the Bakersfield meet ? All info appreciated..

Could someone please post pictures and measurements of a set of 36 touring rear floorboards. Are they two piece, each one half of the width? How are they fastened down. I have always thought they ran side to side and recently read a reference about them being two piece if that is correct.

On the original Rocky Mountain brakes for 1909-25 are the cast drums a lot heavier and one piece compared to the repro's, Bob

Went to go send my rims and hubs off the other day to get them rebuilt and started hunting for a box to ship them in. Out in the shop, I had my radiator box saved to knock down flat (glad I didn't) for something to lay on when working on a car.

Found that it held all four rims side by side, so I wrapped them up, placed the hubs in the middle of...

Dave had a special request on some items for his Speedster. When he told me he had a size 14 shoe and small early pedals..., WHAT? So back to the cob webs from years past in an adapter which works very well. My own cars all have 26/27 modified pedals for safety and comfort.

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Two machine screws attach and lock it to...

By Bill Stipe on Friday, January 21, 2011 - 09:45 pm:

I used rare earth cylindrical magnets they are under the keepers. Works out great at first I was worried because I thought it put out too much voltage but the coils only use what’s needed to fire them. I have been running 2 summers now and the coils are fine.

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I understand there was once a memo published that said begin offering wheels to customers in color. Use the following colors, vermilion, casino red, straw and emerald green. Stripe to match.
I believe it was issued to dealers sometime in January 1926.
My question is whether anyone else has seen it and if so where I can get a copy, short of...

Could some tell me the Model T Valve Spring Seat diameter?

Phil

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I was looking for something else and came across this picture from Hershey a couple of years ago. What?

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I understand there was once a memo published that said begin offering wheels to customers in color. Use the following colors, vermilion, casino red, straw and emerald green. Stripe to match.
I believe it was issued to dealers sometime in January 1926.
My question is whether anyone else has seen it and if so where I can get a copy, short of...

Who supplied centerdoor, Couplet, and coupe bodies?

Has the tour route been decided yet? We would like to know where the tour is going to take us this year.

I acquired these latches at Chickasha with some other things. I think they are Model T closed car. Does anyone know for sure if they are T, what body style, and what years ... Thanks .... zzzzzzzzzzzzz (1).JPG zzzzzzzzzzzzz (2).JPG zzzzzzzzzzzzz (3).JPG zzzzzzzzzzzzz (4).JPG

I discovered I have a number of Jack rabbit clutch discs but don't know if it is a full set. I have eight of them. Is this the right number for a 27 transmission, coupled of course with the right number of outer discs?

Can someone post a photo of a correct threshold for a 23-25 Rear Touring Door? This photo is of my right rear threshold for my 1924, should the metal pieces be joined here or is this correct? DSC08110.JPG

I know it's a little late for this question but if you remove the elbow from the side of the engine block will that allow all the water to drain out, or at least enough that you don't have to worry about cracking the block when the temps get below freezing?

Just before I picked my engine up from the rebuilder last November, he ran it on a dyno,...

All thoughts / ideas welcome. The aluminum spider has been painted white with what looks like house paint. The rim will be replaced. What would be the easiest / fastest way to remove this paint without affecting the locking mechanism? I don't plan on polishing. Thanks

On the way to dinner yesterday, the T started running rough. Parked and removed the plug. The ground electrode was bent flat. UH OH.

Changed it just to be sure. Yup, I have a broken #3 exhaust valve.

So, I've got some work to do. Not entirely sure how to go about it, but I should be fine. How difficult could it be, right?

Greetings fellow Model T'ers!

Dirk Regter of the Model T World Tour asked me to share his latest video.
It's on Facebook but you should be able to view it no problems :)

I'm battling a very astute set of rouge hackers. Chris and I are on this.

As soon as I bring the site up, they take it down. A battle of wills...

we'll keep trying.

Jeff & Chris

Hello Everyone!
My 1914 Touring has had this Eight Day clock on the dash for as long as I can remember. It’s also been right twice a day since I can remember. My dad recently took it it a clock repair ship near his house, who told him he could not fix it.

I’m hoping someone has a recommendation to THE clock repair person who could fix it....

I kinda' got used to being able to merely place the cursor on a topic heading which then showed initial post and latest reply in yellow. I got in the habit of scanning all of the unread items every morning that way to decide which posts I wanted to read in detail. Seemed like with that feature, I was able to make my usual and regular morning...

Novice T owner here. I'm considering re-gearing the final drive in the Ruckstell during an axle rebuild. Don't know what's in it now, but it's a pretty high gear, and likely too fast for the truck it will eventually end up under. I've read the MTFCA Axles and Ruckstell booklets, but not the Chaffin book.

I'm reading up on ring and pinions, and...

We are continuing to work on the problems that are the result of the other day.

If this site is down for an extended period of time we will make a status posting on the old forum.

Chris & Jeff

Can anyone tell me the difference between these two type of Ford Script pliers I have recently purchased?
I assume one of these is of later vintage?

Thanks,
Gene

I would like to have my radiator professionally repaired or restored. Can anyone recommend a shop in the NY, PA or NJ area? Thanks much!

Does anybody have any experience with these things? Do they work?

Would someone who has experience fastening the seat back springs to the belt rails on a 1923-25 Touring car please let me know how they did it, including the position of the springs?

This began as a look into the Ford Special racer sent to compete in France from Ford Motor Company in 1911. The Ford France representive, Henri Depasse, competed in several events with the intrepid little racer in 1911 and 1912, at the same time Frank Kulick was driving Ford Specials to wins in the U.S..

However, Depasse didnt' stop with racing...

I found this on FB.

It makes sense to me that a pipe run from the oil fill neck to the carburetor intake would suck air through the engine's crankcase, probably warm the air some too. But what does the fitting in between do, what does it connect to?

Am looking for a post by Henry Lee about an engine failure due to a loose magnet from the screen at the top of the trans Mike seibert

The model T hobby lost another icon.
On their way to the Chickasha meet Gary Hylton was killed in an automobile accident. Carol was not hurt. Please keep him in your prayers.

I've had this for a while and was wondering if anyone else has seen this hook up or could tell me more about it.

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Seems like I did this years ago, but let me run this by you guys. Is there any reason a 26-27 drum can’t be narrowed and used in an earlier transmission? I’m pretty sure the later clutch disk and driven plate are used. The driven plate bolts are replaced with socket screws, but past that won’t this work?

Yeah, I know. The easiest would be just to throw in a renewed coil ring and be happy, but why spend hundreds of dollars if it ain't broke?

I have my engine out and partly apart to fix an issue with the clutch. The top terminal of the coilring was broke and now when that is fixed - how do I verify that there is no shorts to ground?

My plan is to...

I know I have seen pics of fake disc wheel covers that were just screwed to the stock Ford wooden wheels. The weren’t true disc wheels but just covers maybe sheet metal? I think they were on both sides but possibly just the outside

Anyway does anyone have any good photos of these they could share here and any details if you have them?

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Can someone, anyone, give me an approximation of this cooling system capacity please.
Its a '25 block with a Waukesha Ricardo head and a 1915 Brassworks Radiator.
Thanks & Cheers,
Rob

Hopefuly someone is heading west from Omaha NE to Reno Nv pretty much a straight shot on hwy 80
No op model T rolls stops steers on round rubber
open trailer is ok and will pay gas and also discuss something extra for your trouble
Thanks for any help hopefuly someone can help me

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Does the tag refer to nuts or Water?!

We are thinking about having some of the shim/spacers made up. The one piece shim. The originals I have are .015. They would not take the place of the brass laminated shims but would supplement them. This was original to the T engine. Ford part number 3272.
Question, would there be a market and if so what thickness would people like to see?
Mark

I'm new to Model Ts. This was my Uncle's ('23-'24?) Runabout that I rode in as a kid. The magnets are very weak and need to be recharged. All the material I've read has put me on the road to charging in the vehicle with a battery charger. Two questions. Will a 200 amp battery be sufficient or is a 300 amp needed? With the Hog's Head off, where...

I'd like some information on these band's. I have 2, pictured in the photos, that appear to have a cloth with brass or bronze type wire woven into them. I was thinking of re using these two and replacing the one not pictured, that has a ragged cotton band. Can anyone tell me who made this material and what a modern replacement equivalent might be?...

So who is my local T mechanic for Ephrata PA ? I keep running out the prime.. runs fine when I get it going but starts and then shuts down in two seconds.. I'm ready to change my hot plate vaporizer for an NH... but what if that is not the problem, what if I have something else going on ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. What do you think ?

Never seen this before, a 26-27 brake with the old style lugs. Its a Ford part.
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Got my latest issue today. On the cover is a beautiful 1914. Why is it so many people with '14s mount their horn upside down. Is it ignorance, or they plain don't care? At least 50% of the '14s I see are that way. Strange. Some '13s too.

I found my seat pieces I was looking for, a 1 ton tag for my TT Along with picked up my Lang’s order and chickasha souvenir T shirt. Me and the wife however are very sad to see this end next year. Just when we were just being able to come as we work full time like the youngsters we are and only able to take Friday off and don’t make it down their...

If you have roller doors and slide up windows on your cab, looking to contact . In final assembly of my MP cab - have all the original metal strips, door latches, assemblies, etc but need on final lineup with cab front. On side windows need info on lift and hold - I have webbing. Have posted previously in 2018 to Martin- Parry and recently to...

I have been having horn problems for two years it has low rpm,s and sometimes didn't work at all,two years ago sent it for testing and fixing got it back same problem last fall sent it to what was supposed to be the best horn shop around got it back during winter took it into the shop and tried it directly on battery worked good high rpm,s good...

We've tried to estimate how many Ts are still in existence...how successfully, I don't know.

I had a thought today. Are there any records of how many Ts were totaled or lost do to accident or disasters ?
Kinda reverse analysis.

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I have two wheels that I would like to send to Stutzmans for overhaul. One had a severe wobble. My question is What exactly do they do? I assume that they check the condition of the spokes and replace those that are tired , but do they sandblast/paint the steel parts? Do they paint the spokes? On a rear wheel do you ship the brake drum too? I know...

I have someone interested in purchasing my 26 Huckster, he has a small covered camper I'm guessing about 1200-1600 lbs. The huckster has a fresh recently rebuilt engine and trans (about 500 miles on them). What is the general thoughts on doing this? I don't want to tell him its OK to do this if its an issue?

Rod

Picked this up at Turners Auto Wrecking in Fresno. Before posting here, I did some searches for accessory Model T wheels. Found this post;

This my first attempt to post on the new forum and also my first attempt to post pics. If I did it right, the first pic is one I copied from the link above.

The second is the wheel I found at the wrecking...

While checking on a Model T in the 2nd Rallye de Monte Carlo (actually called Rallye de Monaco the first few years), I came across this rally. It seems Henri Depasse, the Ford agent for France wasn't afraid to compete with his stock T's as well as the Ford Special sent from Detroit.

In April, 1912, Depasse and his T were among three first place...

Got one in to put back on the road after a little nap. Very solid 25 Tudor with original body wood and some of the upholstery. Going through the checklist, doing a compression test. Supposed to already have one piece valves. Looks like chassis was worked over in the 80's.

hello my name is tommy
i own jerry shermans tt truck and i am putting it up for sale
any ideas what something like this is worth?
thoughts or suggestions are welcomed i will post pics soon
it is located in san diego

There was an unattended trailer parked in the old formation area close to the bridge for most of the weekend. It had on it some wheel rims that my friend Pete wants for his Chandler. We tried to keep an eye on it through the fence but it disappeared sometime on Saturday while we had our backs turned. Does anyone know who owned it?

Hi everyone, New Model T owner and very excited. I have my serial number and matching body number from frame. I am confused the number when I looked it up said Oct 1926 but my title says 1927. How do I figure this out?

Also, I am mechanical but not a mechanic, any suggestions on what simple books to purchase to (1) go over Model T and make sure...

Well it has been a long winter but I have started to assemble this old coupe after almost 60 years of setting in pieces in a barn. I am impressed that it was about 85% complete and no major rust or damage. I even found the reason they took it apart, bad magneto and starter. Well replaced both got her painted while off the frame and just started...

I have a five quart container of 10-30 conventional oil not blended is this safe to put in the T

Could I get someone to measure the thickness of a standard crankshaft flange for me? I have a growing suspicion that mine was faced off to true it up and a bit too much was removed, causing my drum/band alignment problem. Thanks!

My '15 radiator rod receiver has been slightly bent upwards from a previous owner, and before I do anything I wanted to ask the pros about strength of this part? What is the best way to bent this down ever so slightly to accept the radiator rod without sripping nor doing damage, or breaking the solder?

In the pic it looks almost straight, but it...

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