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I think some rims were done like that so they could fit on the spare tire carrier?

Yes, the cap has to be snug with the gasket as Ford supplied, but better results to keep coolant in the radiator is to use a modern plumbing rubber seal for $1.78 at ACE Hardware.

Plug that hole or add something, if left open coolant will spit out that hole. Be sure to seal the stem of what you add with o-ring or gasket otherwise you will have...

Wow. Just... wow. I have to admit to doing a double double take on it... even WITH the modern geegaws on it, its a looker, no doubt!

You could probably come close to that using period components, but even IF it's a hotrod, damn, it's purdy! As in I certainly wouldn't roll it out of the garage for leaking oil...

I'm also curious how the unboxed...

The bolt/ screw was available at langs, I bought a couple a few months ago

Thanks for the info.
$4.95 thru Langs.

OK, Found a T for sale cheap but wonder if it is just several cars. Wood spoke wheels, gas tank under seat, coils over engine, nickel plated radiator surround. Can this actually be a legitimate complete car or just built of parts.
Thanks, Tom

Well you didn't say what kind of model..touring, enclosed? Sorta sounds like my '26 Fordor anyway! Is...

J&M Machine make great drums.

Then you run into this pesky little thing called expansion. My Atlas lathe, you have to run for about an hour to get bearings up to temp. You then set the end play to about what was suggested above.
While you can set the input and output to some extent using a dial indicator if you can mount it. The cluster bearing shaft, because it uses shims,...

Anyone know what to use for a key blank?

You're very welcome :D

Mitch thanks for sharing. Well done!

Back from PTO and received the part from Terry. Came with a great sheet of installation destructions. I shared with my son and it's on the list for a redo.

Thanks again Terry!!
Cheers,
Vince

That's correct Dan. You can run the wide drum, with its attendant output shaft, in a 3 dip pan, but there is not enough room to run the wide band. Besides, that would mean changing the transmission cover too.

Allan from down under.

I was told by the prior owner Daisy had a bad mag... but iwas going to validate everything regardless. In testing continuity I found I had no power to the coil box. Using a battery on both bat & mag posts (yes mag wire disconnected), neither switch setting was sending juice. Taking apart the switch I found the common lead had corroded at the...

I have read here a hacksaw blade can be used to separate a glued together H/H.
I have used a utility knife blade. Then a pry @ the front with a wood chisel @ both sides.

I have in the past suggested that a thin layer of oil be spread to the H/H gasket surface.
The ultra will still seal, but wont take extreme measures to remove.
Bonus; the...

I think Model T Woods just made my mind up when he talked about damaging them.
He is absolutely right about that. When I have an extra 600 bucks I am going to get the
originals re-plated but for now reproductions will be the way to go. I drive the car
a lot so it makes sense not to take any chances about hitting something or someone
else...

Thanks for the response. I've got a jug or two of bar oil in the barn.

Hi Erik:

I just replied to your PM. Sorry I missed it and I do apologize for that.

Tim

You guys may all be missing the boat. We are no longer using standard size 30 X 3 1/2 tires. They're all oversize which means fatter, and they won't fit some original spare tire carriers.
Ed aka #4

Ha! Took me a second Chris. The “switches” are refrigerator magnets that I used to hold templates in place while making the dash. I guess I better get them back to the fridge.

Andy

Appears to be 1911 Ohio plates on a rather new car with electric headlamps.
First class!

Valve timing is off on #3 & #4 cylinders so a broken crank is possible. I someone is experimenting with AI they didn't do their home work.
Would like to see the crank?
Craig.

Stop by when you are in the area. We are right down town in Excelsior at 239 Water St. Minnesota. Go to google maps and street view. We are hear 6 days a week. Some Mondays we might be closed to work on tasks at the store. Go around to the back door,. if it is open or unlocked, step in and anounce your presence.

Hi Gregory,
It's not uncommon to find missing Babbitt. Does not mean the crank is bad. If all the journals look good & measure round with little or no taper
no grooves & you know what size it is ( under already ? ) Buy a rebabbitted rod if the crank is a little under size that's what shims & timesaver
are for. I know the book states 0.002 for...

If it runs well and you have no issues, drive it and enjoy it.

Low compression is usually accompanied by excessive oil burning and leaking, low power, generally sluggish performance, plug fouling, poor fuel economy, and hard starting when cold.

A long time ago, one of my first mentors in the antique automobile hobby had a 1915 runabout, and needed to repair something in the engine. So i went over for a couple evenings to help remove and then replace the engine after he fixed what needed fixing.
We did it as Steve Jelf said. Loosened the two rear body mount bolts, removed the middle and...

We still have a good supply of RV Anderson hub bolts. Call Lang’s @ 1-800-872-7871
Regards
Don Lang

Referred to as a gas line clamp set in Snyder’s parts. Wire clamps have a deeper U, don’t require a second half and are not made of such thick steel.

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Jim,

They're used for that too. They are also wiring clamps.

There was a guy by the name of Daryl Bendickson (deceased) from Ohio, who ran disc brakes from a motorcycle front and rear for many years, starting in the early 1990’s. He drove that touring car hard and fast. We were on some tours with him and his family for many years. To the best of my knowledge, he had no extra support on the front radius...

One approach.
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I just worked on a High Reeder Head that did not have the REEDER around the water outlet.

Thank you Darel. That confirms its good for 09 and 10. Unsure how long it was used.

Photoshopped. Clearly, note all the areas of the photo that has been manipulated, the grey shading may look like primer, but just the result of photoshop.

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Had my friend I was visiting go back and pick it up for me. Cheap enough that I could sell here or eBay it just so it doesn't get lost in an antique store.

Curious if anyone knows that symbol on the last pic?

After speaking with John Regan several years ago, I recently bought the adjustable kit 'just in case'. I started with a shim pack identified as original set-up and followed the instructions in the Rear Axle Restoration guide book. With new ring and pinion gears everything met book specs.

This was my first rebuild, but if I do another, I'll go...

Did you replace the u/joint with a new one? Some of the new u/joints are a little on the big side & hard to get in the trans output . . .

Thanks for mentioning this, Craig !! VERY IMPORTANT !!

Making a difficult assembly impossible !! Be sure to check how individual parts fit up before assembling anything !!
When I rebuilt my axle/drive shaft,...

Shortening the driveshaft also causes the rear wheels to move in a tighter arc when the suspension flexes. This causes some binding on the rear spring and causes the wheelbase to change more as load is added or removed. U-joint operating angles can be affected.
All things considered, avoiding shortening the driveshaft and retaining the factory...

Dave Nolting can solve that problem in no time.

Tell him you want one of those drums that was manufactured by Brian.

With the insulation coming off, there's the risk of it ending up in the oil pipe and the mains oil holes, I've come across several over the years that have been blocked with it.

Battery cut off is great reminder. I have a fuel shut off, so why not the power as well to prevent battery drains and accidental start ups at display events. I usually use the ones that install right on the battery terminal and use a round plastic key that can be removed and taken with me. Once inserted, it completes the ground.
Thanks for the...

Is that a Braun speed sensor? As in Tachometer maybe? That might be a ground wire from one of the lower Bendix cover bolts. The wire would have to be out of the way for the Bendix engagement.

BRAUN object is the flash light illuminating the hole

Obtaining a “club membership” count may be hard but it is doable, but determining how many people own Model T’s or how many ModelTs exist is only a guess.

For example when I lived in NH I belonged to the NH T club, but when we moved to NC I tried to connect with the local club and got nowhere, so as they say I’m off the grid..

No brakes Almost?
At first I thought you were talking about most model T’s, but when I saw the pictures I realized that you really meant NO brakes soon.

So in the next week I will be leaving TN to head to tiuscon via Omaha picking up a car and towing the entire route. I'm glad I can refill at a gas station instead of waiting for a charge.

From the photo of the earlier hub with the long thread, the outer end looks to be somewhat wallowed outwards, so Dan's advice to check thoroughly is sound advice. The Cleveland Hardware logo appeared on a number of forgings on my 1915 Canadian tourer, especially on front axle assembly components. However, I do not believe the hubs were forgings....

If I dump out the plastic bag mine are stored in, they would come out in a clump like that photo! :lol:

Glad you got it out! I dropped a band spring into my transmission once while installing a Rocky Mountain brake pedal, it took a friend and me hours to get it out. :)

Someone appears to have been experimenting with available power vs rpm, there are a few discussions on the forum about it but way out of my pay grade.

Jeff Humble is correct IMHO. One on the left strips the corn off the cobs and the other grinds or cracks the corn. I think I have that exact grinder on the garage. The patent date cast into the wheels is 1879 so it's pretty old school. I suppose you could try to grind coffee in it but the grind would be pretty course that might make cowboy coffee...

I'm happy with Lang's white covers.

ALL cars have Nitrogen in their tires, from the ones filled at the tire store from fancy bottles of compressed N2 to the ones I labored so hard to fill with my ol' faithful (and exhausting) hand pump.(I huffed and I puffed and I BLEWWWWW that tire up...)

EVEN IF that 21% of non-n2 somehow mysteriously passed through the rubber barrier while the...

As for the silver spray try aluminum color paint. It typically is made with aluminum in it. The aluminum will work to seal better than just silver spray.

Sounds like a job for Floating Transmission Shaft!!!

John,

I will still be doing HCCT meters.

As far as selling 36 years of accumulation, I never realized just how much Stuff I have.
I have moved everything out to the carport.
Every time I went back into the shop, I found more stuff !!!
It's amazing how nooks, crannies, attics, lofts and hiding places I had.
I think I got it all.

Frank, great idea! Thanks

In the first photo, notice how short the chassis is. They must have shortened the driveshaft.
Norm

We have 32 cars signed up so far and a week to go, looks like going to be a good trip!

Had that happen to a small block chevy, mud dauber right down the double pumper. My bad, stored without an air filter. My bad again, kept cranking, trying to start until some of it got sucked in and locked a piston. Had to pull the head.

To add to the list

The Boston Post Road was a system of mail-delivery routes between New York City and Boston, Massachusetts, that evolved into one of the first major highways in the United States.
The Upper Post Road was originally called the Pequot Path and had been in use by Native Americans long before Europeans arrived. Some of these...

It takes a little practice and thinking like a T! I tend to slow the engine a little when shifting into high. I watched my older friend who was in his 60’s in the 1970’s when I started driving the 24 Coupe I inherited. It was amazing how he could drive the car and be so smooth in shifting the car. It was really seamless.

It looks like this thread has come to an end and had nothing to do with a Model T.
I sent a photo of the first tool to the local Continental Tire Plant and they contacted an older employee
who confirmed it is a cousin of the the tool in the photo I added. It was a specialty tool used in tight spots and
around corners . Thanks for the input.

Bill

Jeff's suggestion of how to position the handle is perfect. The hole position on a crank cannot possibly change, in a week, a year, or a century. It is extremely unlikely that one crank handle was made wrong and the error is just being discovered nearly 100 years later. A badly worn ratchet, a badly worn bushing, a badly worn handle, all may...

Considering that cold rolled steel generally come in 48 x 96 sheets & sheet metal brakes over 48 are rather costly. With the wired edge @ the
rear. the folded edge @ the front & compound angles to get a slight slope to the hood it would be impractical to make it more than 46 . On my speedster with the steering column not quite as low as the one...

Rick,

I have my cylinder. It’s boxed up in the attic waiting for me to work on my pump

Oh, I understand.
I thought you were looking for the cylinder to start your restoration.
Been there many times myself.

Looking great! That is a really nice job you are doing on this T.

Any news???

Thanks! Here's a cross-section of the improved Aeolus I thought someone might find handy someday. The Bridgeport No. 5 looks very, very similar, but I've noticed the top nut on the small tube side is hex on the No. 5 and knurled on the Improved Aeolus. I haven't found the factory number information you mentioned, but from what you've provided I've...

If there is to be relatively intelligent conversations over a mess of booze one must learn to, “sip”.

Amen Joe. As stated time saver will be your friend in fitting the rods on the journal, yellow 60 grit

People today may not realize that the Model T lacks any sort of computer (except the camshaft) so it doesn't know whether it is within city limits or not, and will usually run dependably just about anywhere.

It has been stated on the past the the number on the tag is not the engine number.

Noone to give a suggestion here?

John, LEDs don't have fillaments to align. The spread of the beam is achieved by their reflector. Either the socket into which the bulb is fitted is a little bit off, or the headlight stem needs a little bending.

Allan from down under.

Always curious about where the places in the photo's are & if any have survived over the years
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The King-Bruns may have been in Cooperstown ND
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Is it worth an 800 mile one way trip?

I take it that the engine in question is in your speedster. The bible doesn't say anything about removing the firewall to take the cylinder head off.

Actually, it is in my '09 and the reason is I am changing the head is to replace it with an aluminum low head. If I decided to touch-up the valves with a stone, I will need access for my grinder.

I have a 1915 Touring, which, of course, was not manufactured with an electrical system. Because I wanted to install an electric self-starter, turn-signals and reliable lights for night driving, I had a full 12-volt electrical system installed. This consisted of a belt-driven alternator and an Optima battery under the rear floorboards in a...

The one currently in the classifieds looks pretty soild and is being offered for less $$$, and includes some nice options.

Hey colonel powers; have you decided why your Ruckstell is hard to shift ?

Larry

I went a completely different route with very nice results, rare radiator made new, but still looking old and rare.

The custom bodied T acquired had a special square honeycomb type, that could not be replicated, and even other sources noted, couldn't provide a quote, just saying time, material availability, and transportation costs.

So...

LOL!!! THERE IT IS!!!!!

OK, how many of ya fellow old farts made rubberband powered wood thread spool racers?

Here’s a photo of a 1925 touring and roadster door hinge. As you can see it’s straight. The 24 hinges and back are angled. The 25 hinges are straight. You can open your door up to see if it’s straight like the one pictured or angled as the earlier ones are. If your car is a 24 the hinge won’t be straight.

Easier to access from under the car rather than through the floorboards.

Looks like you overtightened your bands. You then changed the clutch finger adjustment in an attempt to remedy things. So now you have both items improperly adjusted. Go back and reset the clutch fingers to the 13/16 factory spec., then loosen up your bands. Also, be sure your clutch linkage is not applying any pressure to the clutch shaft while...

Rule of bureaucracy....