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I'm addressing several pesky oil leaks. One in particular is on the right, near rear side of the hogs head. Short of pulling it and replacing with a new gasket, what should I use in terms of a sealant? Many thanks for any reply.

Hello all,

Any of you ever experience anything like this?

Two or three summers ago, I was asked by the owner if I could get his '13 Touring running. It was restored years ago, very nicely, with an engine/transmission rebuild, used very little after that and had been stored for a number of years up until I was involved. After the usual...

Hi All,
I bought my first model T a few years ago and a box came with the car that was mailed from JC Whitney in the 90's. The car has a 26-27 body on it (not original), but the frame engine and tranny, I believe, are from a 22 or 24. Can anyone offer thoughts on what the wood pieces are for? A few are marked RF, RR, LF, LR; and are bent to fit...

If you have a large item for sale and you get an email Gerg.willsoo@gmail.com from John Walter it is a scam. The check he sent me was for $6300.17 for a $4800.00 head. The check was signed by Oprah Winfrey.
Don’t understand some people.
Nick Nicholas

........ Young fun ! Roads in the woods 🤢

I just made a much better than the last one hogshead video. Hopefully I got it right and this will help someone.

98% of my audience is not subscribed (it's free and would help us IMMENSELY).
My end goal on this video journey is two-fold.
1. Pass on the knowledge so it's not lost (like the art of babbitting that is teetering on the edge of...

My 1912 Delivery won Grand Champion at a local car show yesterday. I was so proud.
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The latest from Steve's Facebook page:

I spoke with Steve's nurse yesterday. He has been stepped down in Northwestern Hospital neuro. He is not talking much but is less aggravated. He is breathing on his own ok. There is still a feeding tube. Somewhere in rehab or the hospital he picked up covid. This may contribute to some of his breathing...

Did Ford ever use unmarked brass tops during the 1915 production era? Would these tops have been replacements?

Garage: Stine Bros., McVeytown
Source: Mifflin County Historical Society Library Archives

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Helping a buddy switch out a failed Pertronix in a Bosch distributor and change back to points. Seemed easy enough, we thought. Car was running normally, but the owner left the key on and apparently burned something up in the electrical system. Car is 12 volt. We installed the points and condenser and checked all connections - seemed to be good....

I’m working on a `26 touring ..
It came with a nice set of top bows,,wood kit for bows,,and the rivets …..
I got it all fit and ready to drill and install rivets..I have the backup tool but wonder what the driving tool looks like to round it over …
They have a hole down the center …..
Should I heat before I set them ….
Thanks for ANY help you can...

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Thursday 10.26.23....I am editing this topic- DO NOT heat the rivets just prior to installing it in the column for peening. WHY? We discovered that the internal assy that the rivet penetrates is made from brass. Phillip's assy was still shiney and easy to tell what it's made from brass, where mine was all tarnished, black, and looked like old...

I recently put the body of my 1925 Coupe back on the frame. Passenger door aligned but driver door didn’t … low by 1/8 inch in the latch and gap at top rear of door. What is the process for aligning/shimming. I’ve loosened the three driver’s side mounting bolts, I’ve placed body to frame shims in various sequences and retightened. I’ve not been...

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I am wondering if someone can point me towards the correct magneto

Here is a photo of a local service station with a few T’s parked around it.
The T Coupe or sedan has a neat front bumper on it. Not very common I don’t think.

Will the D style spare tire carrier hold a 30x3.5” Demountable rim?

I noticed the last few sets of NH gaskets I’ve received were missing the spacer that goes between the body and the bowl (left in picture). Today I got a couple more sets in the mail and once again this piece is missing. I wonder was there was a batch of sets put together without them? I’ve been finding some in a bag of loose gaskets I have but...

Has anyone hear anything about Tom Hicks. He had phoned me many times, but stopped about a year ago. He's one of the absolute nicest guys I've met it the T hobby but I can't find his phone number. Thanks: Bruce

Jerry just talked to Steve's nurse. She said the drain has been removed, he is doing much better, talking, and making great improvement. The CT scan showed that the bleed has now stabilized. He is still a little confused, but knows where he is and who he is. He is not eating food yet, and has a feeding tube, but hopefully that will change soon. He...

The obvious thing to assume is that they were originally dipped in black paint, but is this correct?

This one's taken awhile. Computer and internet problems slowed down the editing process this year. Clips are stitched together pretty much in the order they were shot. Runtime about 27-1/2 minutes.

CAPE NEDDICK, Maine — Richard Arlen Currier of Logging Road, passed away Friday evening, May 27, 2005, at York Hospital after a long battle with cancer.

Born July 26, 1934, the son of Everett Napoleon Currier and Doris (Penny) Currier of Cape Neddick, he attended R.W. Traip Academy, where he played baseball and graduated in 1952. After graduation...

Ran when parked, needs a tune up.

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Someone saw my recent post and sent me a PM asking how to visually identify a proper '15 set of lamps.

I'll share it here, someone else may want to save it also.

The windshield lamps are the same except the cap says E&J 8, and the lens is of course clear with no side glass.

My thanks again to the many forum 'friends' who helped me with advice...

I picked up a deep sump oil pan and I would like to use it on my 1926 non pressurized engine. I have other speed items on the engine so this would be a neat period piece for the bottom end. Looks like an original pan extended to hold 2-3 more quarts. Sump hangs between the wishbones. Pan has a single drain port to drain the sump. Other than taking...

I want to share something that happened to my wife and I yesterday as we came home from taking our glass to the recycling center at our local beach. It’s been warm here on Long Island and the run to the beach is beautiful as the road passes through historic districts on roads that were once just paths to farmers fields. Usually there is little...

I'm working on my 1919 centerdoor restoration project. I remember seeing a thread on the forum a while back from another member who either made or had made the fabric fold-over welting that is used extensively in a centerdoor body. The piping that surrounds the seat backs and carpets in the car has the same stripped pattern as the welting. As I...

Yet another tool from Model T parts.
Saw this on Facebook marketplace.
More photos at the link.
 

 

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What is the gas cap size and thread on an oval 25 gas tank?
Thanks

I have a ‘24 Model T Touring that I have restored & offered to have it displayed at a Ford dealership in January 2024 when my T turns 100 years old. I would like to obtain copies of sale material such as price tags etc. that might have been placed on the windshield to advertise the car for sale. Does anyone know where I could obtain any such...

I had an interesting experience this morning.
I was getting my T ready to do a school visit this afternoon. I oiled everything up and checked the fluids. I had one very low tire so I wanted to start up the car to move it to another location closer to the air compressor.
I pulled the choke wire and cranked it to prime the engine to save the...

Is anyone familiar with this particular spare tire carrier? I’m wondering how it would attach to T and if it would hold a Demountable tire? IMG_4383.png

As requested, pics of safety device. Not patented, feel free to copy but ,please, no varnished mahogany and polished brass trim, this is shade-tree engineering for a T, just scrap wood and mismatched nails :lol:
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Here's the latest posting on Steve's Facebook page. It was posted in Facebook as a picture, so I attached it as a picture here as well.

Lately we have seen a lot of barn finds postings that are actually about cars that have been restored, decades ago and have been left in a garage or even a barn, but here's the REAL thing!
This September 1915 touring when found had 1929 CA license plates on it. it was (may still be) in a Barn of a building that was a feed store in a SMALL town in...

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Is anybody running Champion 30 Brass Top plugs in their cars? How are they working out?

I am restoring a 1914 Ford roadster and am looking for a drawing that shows and gives the dimensions of the steering column slot. I did find a print of the early dash but the writing was so small and blurry that I can't read it. Anyone have a copy of the factory blueprint? Thank you
Craig

I’m not sure if anyone is interested but there is a multi-note Spartan “Music-Air” horn on ebay item #355133610313. I have no affiliation it’s this seller. It has been relisted for a second time so the seller may be ready to accept an offer. Jim Patrick

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What sort of cam grinds are being used in OHV T engines that can use the different properties that a Rajo or Fontenac head have.
I am thinking that something like a Model A grind with better carburation would improve the performance greatly.
John
From Perth WA

I am sure this has been cussed and discussed many times.
Yes, I have searched and there are a 2k hits on throttle.

I am tooling down the road with the throttle and timing down.
Need to slow down just a little.
Bump the throttle up, nothing, bump up a little more. It seems that it needs to be bumped up way up.
Then the acceleration drop...

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Sorry , I made a video , too length for a ton of photos and typing .
But I think I have it figured ( most of it )
If you have the time , please have a look .
Thanks , Vince

Back in the 60's my father made the wood coils, boxes were made from scratch in our shop, I just found a few of these Coil unit capacitors
in a box Black Cat does anyone remember these and how good they were? Bob

Who was the manufacturer of Extra Quality tubes, made in USA at least 10 years ago? They must still be in business?
The English company is making a nice tube, but they have the wrong valve stems. Why to companies do this? Is this asking too much, especially since they were made here not long ago. I had a nice talk with the English guy, but he...

Who's making the repro notches aka pedal cams ? I have an idea and a request for the person casting them.

and just for fun, here's a link to a video short . I'll be doing more and more Model T videos over the coming months and hoping to increase my audience. I hope you all will follow along.

I like to use a 1915 timing gear cover in my 1913's because I am able to use a modern seal in them. The outside appearance is identical to the 1913.

Thank you folks for all the help I’ve been receiving in this forum.

I’m really glad that I joined, there is a wealth of information here.
I was able to move far enough ahead to understand how most of the systems work and finally be able to check if it runs
With that done I can move ahead on my order for parts.

Thanks, Vince

I have taken the engine out of my 18 touring before, not too tricky.
Are there any special considerations for taking the engine out of an EARLY 23 Fordoor?
I have heard it said you should take the hogshead off before pulling the engine.
Any advice?

Finally got around to taking another trip with the T. We went to Natural Bridge of Arkansas. It is an old tourist destination just north of Clinton Arkansas. It has been a scenic stop in The Ozark Mountains since the early 1900s. The road to the bridge is a steep, winding, crooked, switchback laden road. Today it is a nice narrow asphalt road with...

Auction time for me, not a health issue, I just want to move out of state and simply have too much stuff! Auction this Saturday, the 28th Oct.
Tons of T, A, and v8 parts, A 14 roadster project, 19 touring, 26 touring, 23 roadster, and A and v8 cars Online, and live auction on site, 35miles sw of the cities. Only about 1/4 is on line, LOTS of stuff...

While shopping with my wife and daughter the other day we happened to go to Hobby Lobby and while strolling around I ran across this leather, looked to be good enough and large enough to patch in on a interior or even for some speedster seats. I thought some of you might be interested and the price seemed reasonable. Jim

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Drove the '26 today and it ran poorly. Investigation revealed a wet exterior of the intake manifold.
I think I was making ice internally with the temp and dewpoint so close today. Very damp and raw.
Car would run great ceuising at just less than half throttle and mixture adjusted. Any advance or movement of the throttle caused it to gag, sputter,...

Hey all, I am working on timing my 1913 T and ran across that great article by Ron Patterson about hand cranking, but I am asking for a little help with interpreting this image...can someone validate this is a diagram of the front of the timer as seen from the front of the car? Or what does this diagram show? My puny brain is struggling to make...

Greetings,

Don't let the low number of post's fool you- I am not a BOT! Lol. I've been a T owner for over twenty years, a member for at least twenty years and I was a forum user way back before anyone had to register. Fast forward to now, after a '24 Coupe project followed me home in June, I'm back on and I have a lot of questions about this car....

Not up to date on TT rear ends, only have worked on one. Do these letters and numbers have any importance? It is on this TT, about 1923. Was an assembled TT, so There were liberties taken. :) Not sure what the transmission is from but looks to be turned around. I have not seen it in person just have been asked to help ID some things. Not mine, am...

What would be the value difference between a correct, restored 1914 T touring vs a correct, restored 1915 T touring? This is assuming both cars are on the same level of restoration.

Good afternoon ,
In a box of things with my TT I had two timers .
Both appear that they would work but is one better than the other ?
I’m not sure which is on my truck currently , but I’ll be pulling it off This afternoon before I finish adjusting the timing I had previously poster about .
Thanks , Vince

Hello , im looking for guidance or a video possibly on how to change the tires /tubes on this type of locking ring wheel and also do i have the correct tool?
Thanks Vince

I have a '13 Runabout and am adding a windshield, but I can't see any existing bolt holes in the body where the braces would go (see pics) so just wanted to ask how and what type fasteners to use? Wood screws or drill straight through to the outside of the sheet metal?

Thanks,
James

Can anyone tell about these perches on a 1927 roadster pickup. No marks to indicate left or right.

So I acquired something pretty cool last Friday, but didn't want to add it to post about it and the story until I had it in my hands.
A random search last Friday for 'brass speedometer' turned up a 1913 (13-15?) Stewart magnetic drive speedometer that is of the style and patina that would match my 1915 T. I messaged the lady, and her husband...

One of the many parts being giving to me with the 25, is a Fan man steering wheels. First thing I noticed is that he lost the screws that hold the wood rim on. Now that I've had a good look at it, the center hub seems to be missing a screw in badge? I also don't know what else is missing to make it function.

On one of our USA holiday trips I looked at a 17 Runabout for sale in Shelby Montana. The owner had died and his daughter was selling the car.
They had a large 4 car garage and a wide and long driveway sloping down with a power pole at the end in one corner.
The Lady said help yourself and take it for a drive if you can work out how to start it....

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Here’s a pic from the Traces of Texas website. It was taken in 1939 but may have been in 1938 because of the date on the rear plate.
The T Roadster looks like it’s a 1920 or close to it. By this time it was an 18 year old car used car that was really being used. It looks like it has a lowered top bow bracket of some sort or?

Reminder: October 21st we will have our free swap meet. Everyones a vendor so bring something t related to swap. Ribs at noon for all vendors. Suggested donation $10.00 for lunch. 5894 lemond rd owatonna. Indoor and outdoor spaces available. Starts at 8 am. See you then.

I have completed the cleaning and reassembly video series on one of the Bronze Kingston L4 carbs.

Latest video link below, you can find links to the earlier videos in the description.

The current Ken Burns The American Buffalo' documentary got me thinking about the VMCCA Buffalo Nickel we helped put on. There were several Ts that participated in it. Here is my 1920 Yellow Speedster and Wayne and Dana Atkinson's 1922 Pie Wagon.
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Tour Director Russ Heath had just finished this 1913 Touring.
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Robert and...

…headquartered in Rockport Texas. Lotsa good seafood and no need for a Ruckstell or under drive tranny. This year’s Model T tourists brought 70 cars to tour to Goliad TX to visit the 1729 Spanish Mission La Bahia…. maybe others can add pictures

I just saw this on Steve's Facebook page. :(

Penny Ingram Parker - Steve Jelf

Last night we were notified by Steve's doctor that they were transferring him to Northwestern Hospital for evaluation. He had acquired a fever and an infection was suspected. He was unsteady, words slurred and not communicating very well. So, he was admitted to the...

In Bruce's Encyclopedia, he lists this carburetor as 1912-1914 Holley 4450 (2 screw), but in the page directly preceding this assembly, he shows Fords 1912 Holley 4450 (which is also a 2 screw) carburetor, but with the body that from the pictures I've been sent is identified as the H1 (which I'm also currently drawing). But since the parts are...

Does anyone have a wiring diagram for where the wires are supposed to be on a 24 coupe? I'd like to restore their placement properly. I have a great wiring diagram for which wires go to which part etc, but am sturggling to find a diagram of where they go on the vehicle itself.
Thanks for the help!

I have a ‘27 Coupe and I have detected a very slight fuel leak where the overflow line exits the tank. The leak is not coming from inside the overflow line but is leaking around the outer diameter of the pipe. I’d like to get thoughts on how to fix this.

Haven't posted in a while and the past few years have been pretty crazy.

Decided to visit the owner of the MG TD that I delivered last year and pay a visit to the T (that he owned and now I do) to see if it was dug out. I took some more pics and posted them to my album.

Here is the link:

Feel free to comment, good, bad, ugly, don't matter to...

T am thinking of making a couple lens flairs to make my 1909 T more correct. I have good photos but would like to know the exact dimensions of the outside diameter and the distance the flare extends from the door it attaches to. I think the parts and photos can give me the rest. If anyone can tell me the D and W dimensions, I can make them much...

I'm working on setting up a hole set of 21 steel fellow demountables, rather than respoke the set I have. (the old ones may be used as is on
another car)

I seem to remember a discushion about the pros & cons of powder coating the wheel parts. I have not decided if I will paint or varnish the
spokes. The powder coater charges the same to sand...

And we learn that, Fortunately he's, ahhh, not a smoker.

The August 2023 New London to New Brighton car run was featured tonight on the local news here in the Twin Cities:

I read about various methods of treating bodywood in a forum discussion from 2017. More than one person suggested using a 50/50 mixture of enamel paint and turpentine to have what essentially is just a stain coat that will penetrate deep into the wood. However, when I tried this using acrylic latex enamel, the turpentine just floated on the...

Hey I was looking on line and came across this picture does anyone know what head this is or is it an available anywhere or is it a modified head? The article just said they purchased it used and nothing else really about it.

Last night we were notified by Steve's doctor that they were transferring him to Northwestern Hospital for evaluation. He had acquired a fever and an infection was suspected. He was unsteady, words slurred and not communicating very well. So, he was admitted to the hospital, seemed to be having difficulty breathing, and scan showed that one of the...

I regularly inspect my 26 touring before a drive, I have cleaned the undercarriage and an area on the rear axle appears to continue to get oily. Is it possible that the housing is cracked? I would like to avoid a catastrophic failure. 20231019_201100-1.jpg

I installed Rocky Mtn brakes on my 1925. Seems I have to shim the axles to install wheels. I don’t like using shims - are there other options?

Hi all. I was recently faced with the task of shimming some loose spokes on my scrappy 1921 Touring.

After unsuccessfully trawling the local hardware or auto parts stores for anything that was large enough and thin enough for the task, I turned to my box of aircraft hardware and pulled out a bunch of AN960-1016L washers.

... which I then...

I was looking at some pictures today and came across a 26/27 T that had the brake lever mounted in the center. It had an accessory transmission and the lever was either mounted to or on the passenger side of it. It was definitely a brake lever as there was no lever by the door and the shift lever was beside it. Anyone ever seen this?

Anyone had a set of round felloe wheels done recently ? Inquiring for a T buddy to assist in figuring some costs involved in 2 - 23 & 2 - 24 . Stutzman or Calimer's preferred.

I had bought an axel that had been fixed with inserts and rethreaded. I also bought NOS spindles but one of the king pins didn't seem to fit. I was going to visit family in MA and decided to bring up the axel and have them take a look at it. I don't have that much experience so I wanted to make sure that the play in the king pins was ok. Or did I...

This addition is on the Ford Special racer at THF. It’s only on the right spring, and appears to limit possibly the upward flex of the spring? Anyone familiar with anything similar on other T’s? My guess is this is to help hold curves on tracks, since it’s on the right side only. This is the 410 c.i. racer that beat the Blitzen Benz in a one mile...

I'm in the process of building a speedster and about to finish the chassis modifications. I would like to see examples of Panhard bars that have been used on Model T's. How were they mounted on both the front front and rear? Those of you that have them, did you see any difference in handling or stability?

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