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Not Model T any ideas? Bob

Next month I need to trailer my 1921 Coupe a distance of about 140 miles round trip on an open trailer. I’ve towed my 1926 Touring multiple times on the same trailer, and have a procedure for that car. I’ve never put the coupe on this trailer before, and being that it has suicide doors, I was looking for advice on whether to tow it forwards or...

These look similar to the Canadian wheels.

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Both the Parts for sale and the discussion seem to be slowing down again. Anyone else having trouble? Its certainly not as bad as last weekend.

Someone on the Facebook page is asking what this is for, was sleeved around one axle shaft. I got one awhile ago in an estate sale with a bunch of parts. One suggestion was an oil screw. I could see this as a possibility for use with the solid Hyatt rolloers
any ideas?

A090503B-9AA9-48D9-A60C-444B30258729.jpeg I have a 21 touring body on my 15 that I want to remove because I want a different stile body.
The body has a so-so paint job, new seat upholstery, front and back, new two man top with repaired bows and safety glass windshield.
New tack rail wood, corners and some of the wood replaced in the body prior...

The forum has slowed down to a snails pace. Worked well last night.

Converting a 26-27 roadster over to a pickup. I got a bunch of free Howells sheet metal panels early on in the restoration and have used most of them up patch paneling and such, but I noticed the other day I still have the trunk floor sitting out in the storage shed. Is there some advantage/disadvantage to putting the floor in even though there’ll...

Looks like another starter hand pull part but might be part of a shock???
Bob

Does anyone know the history of this T? Who owned it? By whom and where was it restored? Might anyone know if it has any driving/mechanical issues?
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So some are having issues with loading and viewing the MTFCA forum and web site.

I find that if I use reverse and back up to the site, it loads better.

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I was at a car show with my 26 roadster and a guy with modern iron (50''s muscle car) said he had a set of split rims like the ones on my car and asked i I wanted them. I went over after the show and got them, but they aren't Model T. Any idea what they are? The tires on them were 4.75 - 19, so I think that means 19 inch rims?????

Aug 10, 11, 12 – AACA Grand National Meet at the Isle of Capri Hotel in Bettendorf, IA.
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The field Standing on the levee. Mississippi River to my back
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Only a handful of T's.
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An amazing Thomas Flyer
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When I serviced the rear axle seals and bearings I got a better look at the rear brakes. I had to pull things apart due to grease and oil on the brake pads. Both sides were a little different in how the linkage was put together. I looked around on the internet for some pictures on how the linkage should go but I didn't find any pictures that...

Thanks Jeff for fixing the website speed !!.... At least here in New Jersey.. there's been a few waiting periods but they're a lot shorter.

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Gentlemen:
I would like to offer my experience and a positive reference to Bill Hagan and his auto. transport and restoration service …
Bill completed a difficult transport mission for me this week … he transported a Cat 236 skid loader from Maine to Colorado on his open equipment trailer … the machine and accessories were handled with care and...

I've been after an inspection sticker for my speedster. The local shop says no fenders, no sticker...
My friend who has a very nice '14 Reo touring car directed me to another shop.
Turns out those of us of the Speedster persuasion, don't need fenders in Massachusetts.
Pre 1949, no fenders required. Period.
So if you live in MA and run a pre...

Anyone got the template for 1919 touring side curtains?

Looking for contact information on the person(s) that make tapered front springs. In need of a NEW one.

Thanks!

Finally met Jennifer, aka Model T Gal, What a HOOT and folks not afraid of squat, open minded, and grasp info first time! Maybe I have an apprentice to train? Maybe we can produce Model T sheetmetal? Maybe? I will wake up now, I think I am dreaming! Too Good of a day to be real!

All the Best,

Hank

Does anyone have any information on what brand or which part this is for the hand crank accessory starter? Bob

How do I remove a stubborn driveshaft stuck in the coupling connecting it to the worm? I removed the U-joint, driveshaft tube, and the two rivets in the driveshaft to worm coupling, but I cannot get a good enough grip to pull the driveshaft out of the coupling, or the coupling from the worm. Do I need a puller? Should I put the U-joint back on and...

Joy and I enjoyed a beautiful day at the car show yesterday. The show is always evolving with great vehicles but fewer antiques. Another show a couple of miles away got some of our club's other cars. Here are some other Ts that were there. My '09 was possibly more original. :lol:
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A great...

I have had this carburetor on the car for 2,000 trouble free miles. I had to pull the engine for transmission work. When I re-attached the fuel line, gas began leaking from the throat. I checked the float height and is 1/4'' from the float to the edge of the carburetor (with no gasket in place). I am thinking that it is the fuel float valve that...

Does anyone have pictures where a 1926 Fordor was converted to a fire chief’s car? If so, could you post them? I need some ideas. Jim Patrick

Are there shorter tension springs that I could use to get more life from the band linings, specifically the low speed ?

Anyone else getting greyer waiting for this site to load ???????????????

I can access the forum with my Windows PC with no issues but not with my iPhone anymore. It gives me this page saying too many redirects.
I'm not smart enough to fix this myself and no suggestions from the internet have worked to fix it.
Anyone else have this issue?
Sorry if this thread should be elsewhere.
I like to be able to access the Forum...

I was at a junk yard recently and couldn't make out what was going on with this model T at first. It had a strange cowl, lowered steering column angle, and something odd going on with the front and rear springs, then it hit me, a period speedster. Very interesting lowering brackets. He said he had a buyer at $1k, I told him to take the money and...

Maui T 2.jpg When we were in Maui there was a Model T in a park on display in Lahina. I wonder if it got burnt? Maui T 2.jpg

I noticed grease on my brake drums so I decided to pull a wheel and see what the seals looked like. A previous owner installed what looks like the neoprene seals. Both brake drums appear to have grease on them. Has anyone just changed the O rings and seals in these or will I need to buy a new set?

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When I pulled the outer seal and...

Hi,
Haven't post much recently. I am about to install the top of my roadster. I need to know how long to make the wood between the metal top irons.
thanks!

Included are photos of the accessory Kirstin Gage (dash mount). The parts catalogue spells it Kirston . The accessory literature describes it as either air pressure or float. This unit looks like air pressure.
Anyone have any experience with this type of gauge and it's operation?
thanks
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Are engines without generator or starter castings worth less than later engines? It is an unrestored one that may have been used with farm equipment so I don't really know condition other than it is too heavy for a boat anchor but turns over nicely.

The wood floor for my turtle deck burned. I am in the market for one. Or even a pattern for making a new one would be great. 20190628_122450.jpg

This is a picture of my Grandfather taken near Arcadia, LA. My Mother and probably some of her brothers and sisters are in the picture.

Is this a Model T School Bus and, if so, what year is it? I know that most of the School Bus is obscured by the children but there may be some clues showing.
Thanks for the help.

papa hughen and school bus 1925...

Our club has recently acquired a Model T snowplow thanks to member Jim Riedy!
Think it'll get the job done? :lol:
We also had a great afternoon tour after an equally great lunch stop at our favorite cafe.

Ran across a nice T article.

In a 26 coupe how is the trunk floor fastened?
Thank you.

New to model T’s and have noticed some tar spots on top of 2 coils in my T. Is this something I should be concerned about?

Hi, I found this very special...
In front of thousands of onlookers, Harlan Major drives a Model T up the stairs of the Tennessee State Capitol on Aug. 5, 1911 So I decided to share hope you will like it.

Model T Driver's Ed!
My wife scheduled it for both of us on our 16th anniversary. :)

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v/r,
jason

I thought this was interesting with so many folks in the T truck.
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I was driving my 1915 yesterday. All going very well until I lost power to the rear wheels. Car basically free wheeled with no resistance. I brought it to a stop with auxiliary brakes, no problem. Pulled to my shop. Jacked up rear axle so both wheels off the ground assuming I may have sheared an axle key. Both wheels free wheel, by this I mean...

A number of years age, my good friend Bill Bohlen called me and asked if I knew of anyone who wanted to purchase some Ford shelving. I said I would take them!! The shelves are wood and were used some time during the teens. Years prior, Bill had purchased these shelves from Gerry Rader, the wife of the late Bill Rader. Rader had a parts business...

Rebult rear end with new thrust washers,
Drive shaft, bushing and u-joint. U-joint wouldn't go in the transmission. The new U-joint measured. 880, the Canadian u-joint measured 875. Anyone else have this problem?

Ive been going thru some of my Speedster Project Update photos and videos from when I built my speedster a couple years ago. During the time I built the car I was not able to post the videos of the project. I just never really tried to learn the YouTube thing. Now that we have a YouTube channel for our vintage camping, I know how to post them now....

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The recent spammer MAbubakar has included a link to a virus inducing site in one (maybe more) of their messages - click on one by accident and you just exposed yourself.

So, I lost the brass shims for one of my connecting rods while taking apart my motor several months ago. I ordered a set of new ones, but they are way too thick and the clearance is much more than it should be. The plastigauge was hardly phased after I tightened down my cap when I was checking it. I also tried putting the cap on with no shim to...

I just saw a post from Seamus that his father was in an accident Saturday and didn't make it. I hope this copy and paste will work here.

Michael Hnat, 62, passed away on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 in Dayton, Ohio. He was born October 11, 1960, in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of the late Robert and Eleanor Hnat.

Every day of his life, Michael showed...

I'm going back together with my motor, and wondering if I should replace my brake drum as it looks a little scored. I can feel mild variation on the surface. Does anyone have experience with this?

Thank you
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I was going through my various Model T wrenches today, and noticed that one of the Ford ones appears to be an early version of a T-1917 transmission band wrench. It is shown in the photo next to a later more typical looking one. The opening widths match the other 1917 wrench shown

It does not have a number on it, but does anyone know if it is an...

First, let me apologize for such a long post.

I only own one Model T but thru our club I have worked on roughly a dozen cars - most bought by people new to Model T's. A few problems have come up over and over again, to the point where I would tell any buyer to expect to have to deal with at least some of them, sometimes at substantial cost....

Anybody game for a third annual forum reunion at the Old Car Festival this year? They seem to be better attended every year.

Did someone last year mention a potluck?

Last year I think the agreed on time and place
was about 3pm on Saturday at the far end of the activities field.

Let me know of any interest on this thread.

I found a small shop making 1 off brass parts for an antique car, but the parts were expensive! The shop can make the brass gas generators and Holly G brass carburetor bowls. I have access to these 4 gas generators Victor, Cocran, E & J, and John Brown and a steel Holly G bowl that he could use as templates. I will have nothing to do with sales....

Can anyone identify what year this photograph might have been taken based on the cars? I appreciate any help!

I am posting this for Bryan from the Petersen Museum, if anyone can help him please let him know.
Chris

MTFCA team, 

The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is seeking a single original example of a Fisk Red Top tire for an upcoming exhibition. We understand these were often used on Model Ts in the 1910s/20s.

Here is an old post from 2015...

From an email - FYI

2023 Hershey
Show Car Registrations

Registration Deadline:

August 15, 2023

Show your car in any of these classes:

DPC • HPOF • Class Judging

Do Not Judge!

Register online at members.aaca.org or
call 717-534-1910 for a registration packet

Fall Hershey Show Car Registration email: hersheycarreg@gmail.com
Flea market...

The interior door panel on my 1923 runabout is falling apart from use. As most of you know it’s a dense black cardstock base covered with a thin textured outer paper skin very much like that used in musical instrument cases, camera bodies etc. There is a oval cutout relief near the lock assembly that is trimmed with a thin steel edge. My question...

The trim that covers the joints on the sedan has nails imbeded in them Whats the solution to replace the nails that have come loose from the body. Somebody must have restored one of these. I want to do a 4 door sedan. Help me with information 1926 T

When I step on the clutch (smartly all the way) the car sometimes bucks unless i have the engine revved up a bit. Then I seem to be starting too fast. I didn't want to adjust the low band too tight. The peddle was hitting the floor board and I made the slot a bit longer so it wouldn't hit. I may have rebuilt everything but I'm still new to driving.

…..and you have a choice of engine out or engine in the T; choose the former ! It’s taken me 3 days !- actually 3 x 0630-1000 for 3 days until ambient temp hit 100* and I quit for air conditioning. The actual fashioning of the coiled up copper tubing wasn’t the most difficult (I was installing while engine in ‘14 runabout). But inserting the...

been a year when i took it down to install new bands, forgot location of oil hole, belong up--or down, tks GREG.

So I did a video on assembling the transmission on the 27 engine (that I still have for sale). I stopped short of putting the pan on, lost my motivation and it got hot so I hit pause.

Last night I had that normal 2am did I ____? moment that some times in the past has brought me outside in my pajamas at 0F to see if there was anti-freeze in the...

Pretty sure this is spam please remove

What are some of you with TT’s using to replace the inner axle seal? Short of sourcing a modern lip seal, I don't see a repop being available. This is the seal next to the differential. Thanx.

Going through dad's things and came across this. Sure is pretty! PXL_20230219_183333304.jpg PXL_20230219_183300873.jpg

I heard you cant tow a T. is this true? and why? Cant you put the Lever in the middle position? I would think theres no Parking brake on and the drive train would not be connected to either transmission.

YRC Freight has closed its doors. I was about to have two pallet loads of parts sent from a shipper in Traverse City Michigan and just now I was told they are out of business after so many decades with a great reputation. Unfortunately, this will have a considerable downstream effect.

1/4 Mile Attempt.

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My axle busted last weekend. What am I looking at replacing? Axle, fender; ruckstell backing plate? Anything else I should expect? What is my estimated cost?? Thanks!

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7 August 23 Updated Bolt Charts now available in the Gallery:

Excel spreadsheet and PDF versions can be downloaded from this discussion topic:

Still some 'yellow cells' to fill in, please send in your information for the next revision.

Special thanks to Dan Treace for his help this time around,

Cheers
Adrian

There is currently a post about attending Hershey and selling parts. This brought to mind my experience many years ago when I loaded up my '67 Mercury pickup and headed to Carlisle, PA where another large car show takes place. I was very much into mid-60s Ford pickups and had amassed quite a collection of spare and unneeded parts.

At that time...

The last time I had the hogshead off my 1915 transmission I found one of the mag post screw holes stripped out. The simple solution was to fill the hole with new aluminum, redrill, and tap. The screws were 10-32, so that's the tap I used. Recently, despite my great care to be gentle, both the other holes stripped out. The one I had redrilled was...

We have a new camping video on our YouTube page. We went for a 3-day 2-night camping trip in the Ozark National Forest of Arkansas. This was a trip down memory lane for Kathy and me as it is the areas we grew up in as kids. The creeks were still running pretty good for mid-July. There is quite a bit of T footage in the video, mixed in with some...

I am in the early stages of taking apart a TT Ruckstell. With a Ford puller and a bit of coaxing I got the hubs off. Still has the driveshaft and radius rods. I can turn about 8 revolutions of the U-joint to get 1 revolution of the axle. The Chaffin Ruckstell Axle book lists various gear ratios but I am thinking that is ratio of the crankshaft to...

Can anybody identify this distributor? The nameplate is missing off of it. I know that somebody will say it makes a good wheel chock. lol

I have numerous original 1925 photos of Ford pickups, and none that I have show a cover over the tailgate chains. Did Ford make such an item, and if they did when was it issued? I have seen examples of current offerings, but dislike the appearance. I made covers for mine out of top material, which are not correct, but do the job. I sewed them into...

Is there a close substitute for a water neck (thermostat housing) that is common to another vehicle that I could make work on my model t?

Advance planning is in progress for a trip to Plano Texas to visit my newest grand daughter, she is expected in December and we hope to visit January or February 2024 for a few weeks.

As we are coming from New Zealand it's about now that I will need to book airfares.

So, as we have not fixed dates yet I was wondering if there may be a T event...

Anybody hear any news?

Anyone know of any songs about or that mention model t’s only one I know of is Dixie bee line by uncle Dave macon

Greetings -

New problem for the day -

The pin for the Cam to Distributor gear sheered- and the gears are badly worn.

I am now trying to find a source for the distributor and cam gear set for a DELCO REMY 635B -

Snyders and Langs only carry Bosch and Atwater Kent- and none of those look like the gears off my engine.

The CAM gear is 11...

I got my notice that the registration deadline to have a car in the show at Hershey is August 15th. If you're going, let us know. I'm curious what bringing a car there is like. I'm less than 1.5 hours away and I'm considering going, with or without my T. Do they make it easy to trailer a car over and park your truck and trailer? Is it easy to stay...

We like to stop at the Ford Piquette Plant on Friday, before we check into the Greenfield Village Old Car Festival.
I'd like to unload our old Ford at the plant, and drive to see the Michigan Central Station. it looks like a 5 mile found trip.
Are any of you interested in doing this?
Do any of you know if the fenced parking lot will be...

As you all know - I make Model T videos and upload them to youtube. A few weeks ago my stats put the bulk of my audience at male, usa, 50+ . I checked again today. 75% male, 51.7% age 18-35, USA. Are young people interested in the hobby again?

WANTED: 1913-1918 Model T Runabout. Some refer to them also as “roadsters”
Various conditions considered. May consider an excellent and correct touring. No rust buckets!!

Located in St.Louis Missouri,
willing to travel far for a good car.

PLEASE call or text!

314-287-1901

Hi all,
I have the wood framework installed on the Tudor. Is it easier to install the headliner with the wood on or off the car? I can do either way at this point. Thanks for any suggestions or experience you could offer. John