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If you have a Ford manufactured prior to 1916, be sure to use a jamb nut for the adjustable ends. I just ran across one from one of my cars, where the throttle adjustment is barely holding on.

This photo has appeared on ebay, it shows women and men working on Model T's at what appears to be an emergency assembly line during or after the first world war.
Any one have an idea as to what is the story beind this? Possibly Model T Ford ambulances being rescued for reuse, what country might the soldiers be from?

I have recently acquired the tools and machinery to pour and size babbit, I am not professing to be an expert by any means.
However I have made some observations, it seems that the older engines I have disassembled which appear to have OEM Babbitt. I only “assume” these to be OEM, for example they would typically have cast iron pistons....

My car has mirrors mounted to the upper door hinges. They seem useless, I can barely focus them and they dont keep the setting after a few miles due to vibration. Are they a silly add-on or would they be more effective mounted on the center hinge posts? If I want to remove them would I just replace with a standard pin?
The car has a wide rear view...

Howdy,
Seeing clutch springs advertised in classified section brings a question to mind. What is the compression rate (lbs) in one inch?
Thank you

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I received the below assemblies in a box full of T parts from the widow of a T owner, but I'm having trouble identifying them. My first thought was that they are some sort of shock absorber, but I've not been able to find a match online. There is also a possibility that they are not a T part at all. Has anyone seen these before? Any help would be...

The title is a bit of a misnomer since it was 3 days. We met in Virginia City, Nevada. We traveled to Carson City for a day, Reno to the National Auto Museum then a day of trains and the historic town. 11 cars and 24 people had a great time.

Andy
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The hundred mile view...

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Here are 20 more driveshaft pinion nuts. NOS, but this maybe the last batch. I may find some more but I doubt it. I plan to keep the rest. $25 for the lot + shipping. Email me at address in pictures. Thanks Dan
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A mining memorabilia collector has this in their collection. I think this would be a great badge to have reproduced.
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I accidentally posted this to the OT forum, hopefully it can go here as well.

Looking for any information this Kwikway Multipurpose Machine. It will grind valves but looks like it can also be setup to undercut armitures and who knows what else.
Not exactly Model T, however it will be used to grind Model T valves.
Any help greatly appreciated,...

Hi All,
I found this image on a local Northport village calendar. Does anybody know what kind of car this is? I don't recognize it and I've been looking for photos of it all over. Thanks,
John
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Before our elder son was afflicted by a degenerative brain condition called Leucodystrophy, he was a talented artist, graphic designer and sculptor. His best works were in steel, using found parts and scrap. This one is my favourite.
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Here he is in an iron environment.

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I used Wood wheel hub plate to...

This just showed up on a Facebook page called Searching for Treasures.
It’s a 27 T wrecker so says the Facebook page. It looks like it’s all there and is worth restoring. Maybe some you TT Truck folks know where this is or know about it. It’s been sitting in the weather for a good while but amazingly it seems to be mostly all there.

Click on the links for more detailed images. A lot of great photos.

ICE FOR FRENCH SICK AND WOUNDED SUPPLIED BY AMERICA. The American Ice Flotilla Committee has sent several Ice Flotillas to the French front to supply ice for the sick and wounded. The only possible way to have an ice supply at or near the front was through mobile ice making...

I picked this up yesterday as a sound backup carb but I'm interested in its history.
I guess it was fitted to UK Model T's?

I also got -
A home made air cleaner
A rear wheel hub puller I think, you agree?
One shockie
I think the 4 brass fittings are for a wind deflector, maybe not Model T

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The Ghost came with a repro carburetor pull rod that turns out to be a tad short, resulting in an overly frisky car.

The repro rod is 13 3/8 long, while Ford parts lists part 3535 as 13 13/16 to early 1915, and 14 5/16 from August 1915 on, with the adjusting end, part 3538, was dropped by early 1916 in favor if a one piece.

Is there a story...

I adjusted the trans bands in our '21 Touring today. Then took it for a drive. Works good again.

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Just finished our fall tour. We did a big loop from Red Lodge MT to Cody WY and back to Red Lodge over the Bear Tooth Hwy. We stayed a day in Cody to visit the Buffalo Bill Museum. Great country for a Model T drive.

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I recently decided to remove the windshield on my August 1924 Touring to tend to some rust and replace the rubber bits. As part of this, I will need to paint the cowl as well. I figured, removing the cowl should make the process of masking easier by eliminating it. Boy was I in for a surprise. Once I got a closer look, the top rail that goes from...

German soldiers examine a hastily abandoned field workshop where two examples of imported armoured cars were in the process of being repaired.

The Russian Army received 22 Lanchesters in December 1915. 19 of them were later rearmed with 37-mm naval Hotchkiss gun instead of a .303 Vickers machinegun.

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Since I am getting rid of the mag on the car I am installing oil slappers. My question is, how many oil slapper would you use, 2,4,6 or 8. Wondering if to many slappers will increase the pressure and not enough will not move the oil.

Thanks in advance

Living in Los Angeles I am looking for a great re-builder. Please don't mention H&H.

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I recently pressed a set of pins out of a flywheel I was re-purposing. They looked pretty good so I cleaned them up and measured them. They are slightly tapered to the outer end. The worst one was .0025 down.
These are old originals with the small shoulder at the back so they don't come out.
If you were to reuse them in the absence of proper...

So today was the start of a long stretch of famous balmy, non-muggy Ohio days. So off 6 of us went to a place called Sorrowful Mother Shrine for a comfortable picnic tour. Jeff Swope, our youngest member of this clubs touring gang is handy with apps. He always has a recording of where we go. An app called Track My Journey. So this time along with...

Daisy was born on or about March 2nd 1914.
One thing that has been in my possession for decades is a newsprint from the LA Times saved (along with other vintage front page news by my Great Grandma Annie Elizabeth (my Model A named in her honor)). Anyway, it's been buried in a box until it came to mind recently and I dug it out...to find it was...

Is the headlamp tubing the same material as fuel line?
Should I use it my headlamp tubing that’s surplus to make a new fuel line or does someone need it?

I am having some carb backfiring and wanted to see if anyone had insights before I start “trying” things to fix it.

Here is what I have: 26 engine,rajo BB head, Winfield SR down draft, AB distributor. Fuel is hand pump, set to 1.5 psi with an hidden regulator. Engine was built in the 70s, I rebuilt the Winfield and distributor this winter...

Scam Warning

There is a fake website for Howell's Sheet Metal, so beware!

That fake is .fordor . us

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The valid website for Howell's is closed now for on-line ordering. If you order from the fake website on-line you will be scammed.

Warning from friend in Jacksonville FL. who used this fake site and...

On our '21 Touring, it has got to the point that I have to hold pressure on the lever with my left foot for high gear to hold. And the parking brakes, with aftermarket, lined shoes don't hold very well. I'm hoping I can adjust it and make it work but I am unsure what to try first. Shorten the rods? Lengthen them? What say ye?

I purchased this Rotary Valve cylinder head at a local auction several years ago. Since that time, I have been unable to locate any information on it. I thought I would share a few photos of it in the hopes that another forum member would recognize it or offer some suggestions on who I might contact for assistance in identifying it. It appears to...

On the fence about glyptal painting generator, starter housing insides before installing rebuilt field coils.

Is this event still going on? Any idea on the date?

I have orders from my better half for a particular project. It needs a head high stand, so down to the T scap pile I went.

Just two components and I was done. That's a non starter flywheel for the base and a late driveshaft housing for the column. Two magnet retaining bolts were used to bolt the two pieces together. The flange is a perfect fit in...

When I go out for a drive I keep an eye open for old buildings worthy of a model T portrait. I led the gang past this one room school years ago and always regretted not stopping. Today, after a nice lunch in a family owned restaurant nearby, we got our chance. And took it! Wasn't expecting the corn crowd this time but we managed! It was a super,...

Saw on the National News here tonight a story regarding the California wildfires & there were some photos of Lake Elsinore in ashes ??? Quite sure that Mark resides there !

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Does anyone have an idea where I may be able to procure this stud for the thumb nut on a Jno. Brown model 85 sidelight? It appears to be a #12-24 (.210 diameter) with a square neck. 20240911_113946.jpg 20240911_113952.jpg 20240911_113934.jpg

Possibly these pix were to promote the bead-breaker tool the gent is using ? I don’t recall seeing very many period photos of a tire repair in progress.
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Can anyone date this photo for me?

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Hemmings used to have several companies available that you could purchase titles through but I have been searching the computer today and can't find a one. In Virginia it is almost impossible to get a title if one didn't come with the car. I only know of 3 ways, a garage can get title to a car that has been abandoned or left unpaid, you can get a...

Post your OCF 2024 Photos and Video links here!

This is not directed at anyone in particular. It seems that lately, there are lots of questions being asked here, with written descriptions only, and no pictures. Lots of us here have seen a lot of things, but none of us are mind readers. It's also more difficult to help the newbies, who may not yet know the proper names of various parts, or the...

Does anyone know if Kohnke Rebabbitting is still in operation? I’m suspecting that I have a few bent rods in a newly done engine and would like to have them all checked. Herm had done excellent work for me in the past and I do know that his son was continuing the business after his passing, but haven’t had any luck reaching him. Also, who else is...

Transporting parts from Canada to sell at Hershey, can it be done, are there import issues, fees, duties, taxes, etc.? I have the opportunity for someone from Canada to bring me some Model T parts to sell me at Hershey and save the cost of shipping, but I see potential issues at the border. Anyone done this recently and can share their experience?

I'm shifting my newly rebuilt Ruckstell pretty well. But looking for experienced methods of shifting from Ruckstell High to Ford High. Advice?

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Looking to install my recently acquired pans.
Do they sit on the bottom rail of the chassis or underneath?
Any insight much appreciated.
Thanking all in advance!

As I was driving my Model N through the Greenfield Village, a nice young kid, (maybe 12?), asked if he could have a ride. I just couldn't at that moment but told him to find me later. It wasn't until the next day that my wife spotted him. I waived him over and offered a ride. (Thankfully, his parent was there to approve) As we rode around, he...

J. R. Irvin Mfg. Co. 220 McCarty St. Indianapolis, Indiana.
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If our '21 Touring doesn't sell in another week or two I want to install the new top we have. We've had the car almost 8 years. I have watched videos and read articles on how to. I will have some help available.

I found this elsewhere on the www. It apparently is a top to convert a Touring into a closed sedan. I have never seen one, not even a picture before. Anybody else got one? Can anyone direct me to more pics & info on them?

By chance are there any members selling Model T parts at the Cowtown Farmers market in Pilesgrove, New Jersey?

Hello,
Got this rim with some common T rims. Anyone know the brand of this smooth inner 21 rim?

Thanks, Clay

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I'm looking for a replacement low speed drum and was looking for help in what to look for.
Cracks across the band and across the ribs I've seen on videos but what about the outer surface condition?
And what if it has been turned in the past?

Thanks

Does anyone have the instructions for a Schlaich Lock made for Motometers? The way they work is seemingly obvious but I am hunting for the original instructions just for reference.

Every book and video I've seen mentions or shows 3 Driven Gear Sleeve Washers, but when I disassembled my transmission I found only 2 and one was fused to the shaft. Were there always 3 and one of mine got eaten?

What the shaft looks like now

I'm would say the shaft is unusable at this point with all the scoring

What's up with Rootlieb? I get an error when I try their site. Is it down, changed or non-existent?

Our chapter had a shop day today. We adjusted the timing and carburetor on a distributor equipped speedster, replaced a stripped exhaust nut on a 1915 Touring, replaced the fuel tank in another 1915 Touring and successfully recharged a magneto in a 1917 delivery truck using the Carnegie method. None of the projects caught fire so I’m calling it a...

I pulled out my cars and my truck out this morning, to sweep the floors, and decided it was time for a photo.... :lol:

Once I got down on the pavement, I had a struggle getting up. Old age sucks.

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A few days ago I put an ad on Facebook Marketplace for our '21 Touring. Since it was gassed up, tires inflated to proper specs, and ready to drive, we, my wife, and my three grandsons, ages 8, 14, and 16, and I took it for a ride today. Now I'm a little less motivated to sell it.

I wonder how many T guys are in the dark about using original valve stems. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of talking with a well know tire guy, and he was totally in the dark about how those early valve stems are mounted to the tubes!
The best information I've seen is from the Model A clubs. Those guys really get in there and do their research.

As some chapter's get smaller due to members dying off, has any chapter ever considered joining up with a Model A chapter? You could have a joint newsletter. Combine costs of meetings. Have bigger tours. Have more people available to work on cars. etc.

Would it even be allowed? Ins issues, etc. Just sitting here thinking outloud.

Are you permitted to drive your own T in Greenfield Village? Is that only during the once a year festival parade? Where do I find the details?

Folks here is an opportunity to spread the word about an existing swap meet that wants to integrate a pre-war swap meet within their confines. It’s a very successful 19-year-old swap meet located in Duncan, Oklahoma. Please spread the word to friends and vendors about this meet. It’s located about 40 miles south of Chickasha, OK. If you are a...

You see something online that you really want and someone beats you to it. Tonight, a missed a Simmons head on Facebook Marketplace. Someone say the ad before me and bought it for $50.00 ! Even if it was cracked and not repairable, I would have taken a chance for that.

Went to the local Fleet Farm today to get oil. Everything was synthetic or partial synthetic. I finally found 2 boxes of conventional 10w-30 oil and bought both. I do not like synthetic oil in my T. It seems to leak more. Is the conventional being discontinued? Thoughts?

Q&A videos seem to be all the rage on people's YouTube channels right now, so I thought I'd try a slice of the pie, with a Model T flavor!
After trawling through some of the comments on my channel, I've whittled them down to 15 questions and put them into a video for you all.
If you have any comments or questions you'd like to ask and possibly...

I am getting ready to mount my turtledeck onto the roadster bed behind the seat bucket. Should I put a layer of felt paper (maybe felt roofing paper) under the turtledeck? What was used originally if anything?
Thank you,
Craig

Hello everyone, I recently went through my front axle and refreshed everything up: new tie rod bolts, spindle bolts, bushings, some ball joint shims (car already had some, I only replaced them and didn't add more), wheel bearings, the works. Didn't replace any large parts (e.g. tie rods, pitman arm), just cleaned up what was on there. During the...

This came in mail today!!!! Little over 4 weeks away.
Got to load trailer. Wondering what to take this year.
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Stay tuned to this channel for updates. Dan

I have this mid-teens(?) Holley G on a spare engine that apparently powered a saw bench way back when.

My 98-year-old Model T friend was over the other day and opined that it was a desirable unit for my newly-rebuilt '26 Touring engine (Z head, bigger valves, advanced timing gear, TW timer, well-balanced, hi vol intake manifold).

I read up a bit...

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Is it a 1926 Tourer?

Checking to see if we have Model T guys close to Spring Texas?

Thanks

Fall is here. Time to cram in every touring opportunity. So yesterday the wife and I decided it was time to give Stanley our '26 Fordor some exercise. Nice drive around the country and went to Huron, next town over to to go walk their pier. You can barely see the lighthouse in upper right FAR background!
I grew up in this area as a kid and...

24 coupe I dont know how to identify the carb for you guys but i assume its standard.. when i turn on the fuel petcock and allow fuel to flow into the carburetor, it starts leaking (with the engine not running) and drips once every four seconds. i think the leak is coming out of the air intake area but its hard to tell as there is one of those...

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Any reason to save heavy rods? Just stripped down another engine with a set in it . Got at least a bucket full.

Grandparent's Day at the Model T Museum is a great time to bring the young folks in your life for a visit. In addition to the usual interactive displays and learning opportunities, we will also have special crafts and activities for kids that day from 11 - 2.

Round up the neighborhood kids and bring 'em all along in your Model T and let us...

Does anybody know who makes the pedal extensions for the clutch and brake pedals?

I was going to drive modern to the Old Car Festival but fate intervened. Yesterday I hit a curb that flattened two tires and bent the wheels. After a night in the hospital for observation, I'm home now. The docs think dehydration combined with too much blood pressure medicine and affected my driving. I will miss seeing old cars and old friends,...

Is Phil Minos 1912 touring car available to be seen and photographed by the public?

Thanks to the Wells family for all of their hard work putting on this years Ohio Jamboree in Chillicothe, Ohio. We got to see many old friends, visited many interesting and educational venues and great food and ice cream. This was a neat town and suggest others visit here in the future.

Every Labor Day weekend the Early Days Gas Engine & Tractor Association Chapter 21 (the Hildebrand Threshers) puts on a two day Hilbebrand Threshing Bee. It is held on a farm 20 miles east of Klamath Falls. Its a big show with folks coming from several states to display various bits of farm equipment from the past. There are usually two of the big...

Customer asked if he can run dome piston with or of the new Chaffin RAJO heads? I am not sure so I will ask here.
What about the original ones? Thanks Dan

I am working on the rear end build and installed a new top-hat bushing on the front of the tube. It fit over the shaft before it went in but installing it has squeezed it down enough that the shaft won’t go in at all. I would ream it, but I would think a straight adjustable reamer would tend to hog on the grease groove. I used a 1 inch drill as a...