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With all the knowledge exhibited here I thought I'd ask about a carburetor that I need for a 1908 Haynes. Things aren't the same without Uncle Stan, antique carburetors are harder to get. I need a Schebler Model RL, 1 5/8 throat, 3 1/4 between mounting studs. I'd settle for another brand as long as its an early brass/bronze updraft and the correct...

Was perusing Jim Kenealy's Model T accessory books which I have had since the late 70's. In volume 2, the inside front cover shows an accessorized Model T owned by Bob Morris of Scotia NY.
I wonder what ever happened to his T. Does anyone know of its whereabouts and who owns it now?
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I ordered the two pieces of wood that go on the right and left of the rear seat in my 26 Touring. They did a nice job on the wood and accounted for the nuts and bolts that are sticking out. However, there is one small nut and screw that seem to be in the way. I know that this wood is not structural and just holds the hip section on Should I just...

On November I9th I entered a post looking for a carbide generator for my recently acquired 1914 touring. I recently purchased a generator from a club member so the search is over. Many thanks to all of you who responded to my post.

I was digging through some rear end parts and came across a couple of thrust washers. One was a ball bearing type, obviously aftermarket. Has anyone used one of these before in a rebuild? the others were the babbit washers. one in very good condition, and the other very poor. The better looking one is considerably harder than the poor one when...

I have tried to install the wood mounting blocks, and they won't go in. I haven't pounded on them too hard. I have made some measurements, and it looks like the main problem is with the width of the block. It looks like I have to sand down the width.

Measurements indicate that the vertical dimension will be OK but may have to sand down the...

Does anyone here fix or restore the 6 volt horn for a 1924 ? The 24 I am putting back together has a horn that mounts on a head stud and water inlet bolt. I have tried jumping it to a 6 volt battery but get nothing. I took it apart and it all looks good inside, no broken wires, etc. I would buy one if someone has a working one for sale, but I...

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How does this tool mount so that I can take off the brake pedal without tension from the spring pushing the nut and/or washer out, and into the transmission?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

So I have this thin piece of cardboard that is supposed to be for the front setback. Does it slip in behind the metal bar that is in the center of the seat back? Or does it go in front of it? I know it's a cut to fit but I wanted to be sure before I cut it. Do the notches go to the bottom?

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I am just about ready to purchase interior, as well as roof and sun visor fabric for my 27 Model T coupe. People tell one company is better than another for the fabric etc. No one has told me why one company is better than another. Has anyone had specific dealings with one fabric company being better than the other and why?
Thanks for any help Joe

Can I ask my fellow Model T members. What is the felling on how I want to attach friction shocks to myT. The photo shows a dry fit. I still have to bolt it ti the front axle.

George
Elkhorn Nebraska

My 1914 unrestored touring is complete except for a missing carbide generator. Any assistance in locating one will be appreciated. Need not be perfect as long as exterior is complete and presentable. I can handle some minor repair I have also placed a post in the classified section.
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I finished the engine in this car in Jan 2007. Doesn't get any sweeter than that...

The racer is going back together. Working again at Dean Yoder’s shop as it comes back to life. The flywheel had departed from the crankshaft at speed a few summers ago.

Link:

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R.V Anderson (R.I.P) had a set of numbers made up to stamp the data plates.

I had a radiator tag stamped by him but never got my dash plate stamped… any one have any idea what became of his numbers to stamp the plates?

Before I reinvent the wheel, does anyone have advice on how to keep coils from popping up?

As the car rids and vibrates, the coils rise just enough to throw the timing off.

I already wedged and re-wedged cardboard between the coils but some still pop up.

I can imagine a fix but my method seems too complicated or it might damage the coil box....

A long time E-Timer user shared this photo of his plugs removed for the first time after approximately 8K to 10K miles of use. They look pretty good to me compared to spark plug debug photos I've seen but wonder what more experienced eyes see.

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I recently found this picture in an encyclopedia on WW1. many many Ts were used 'at the front', yet they don't appear in many photos. This is a 9 volume set, and I think this is only the 3rd picture with a T in it: This is about 1917 near the Somme I think. The T - to the left - looks like it might be an ambulance (English design)....

I bought box of junk tools at an auction recently, just for a couple of forged steel G clamps. Buried in the bottom of the box was an Eastwood forged claw hammer, minus half the leather handle and the remainder wrapped in heaps of black insulating tape.

I'd rescued another one time by making new leather sections and filing/shaping them down into...

A friend of mine replied to a Facebook marketplace ad about a 1916 T (Touring). The seller quit responding when asked details about the engine and could they meet to see the car. Here is the original post

What do you guys think? Either he is a really bad salesman or running some sort of scam.

Have we seen this before?

Hi Guys, I am looking at a 1926 touring car to buy. It does not have the Rocky Mountain brakes. Is it a big deal to put real brakes on this car. What would a kit like this cost. Thank you.

I just received the threaded inserts and they come with no info, so I am wondering what size tap I will need to install the inserts. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Several of us had the opportunity to visit with Bill Scott in Kewanee, Illinois. Bill and his wife put on the Labor Day Model T rally for over 25 years in honor of his father in law Ray Behnke, who was an avid Model T and Model A parts collector. Ray died over 25 years ago, and the parts have been sitting in a series of sheds since then. The roof...

I got the replacement stainless hood rods in the post yesterday and a comparison showed that the previous owner had shortened the center rod in order to fit with the incorrectly placed body (see my other posts for details). I tried pulling and tapping on the old rod but it does not move. Does anyone have a recommendation on the best way to get the...

I was just reminded of this while working on the runabout, because it's still happening.

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Nine years ago in a forum discussion about lubricating leaf springs, somebody suggested UHMW tape. It sounded good, so I used it. Don't. Within a couple of years it started working out from between the leaves. It still is....

I am working on 20 roadster and at the back of the body there is apiece of sheet metal that looks to be bolted together. I was wondering what type of bolts would of been used there?
Thanks
Ralph

I need to start making plans for pet sitting.

After much anticipation we are moving to our new building. As such, we will be closed Monday the 14th through Friday the 18th. We will resume business on Monday the 21st. Our new address is:

Chaffin's Garage
518 N. Spring St.
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530

Unfortunately, we were unable to keep our old phone number. However, if you call the old number...

Does anyone happen to know who the lucky bidder was that walked (or drove) away with Ed Stein's 1911 Touring from the Owl's Head auction?

Hey All!
I am working on a 1916 touring car and I have heard there should be wood shims under the rear mounts. Is this correct? If it is could someone shot a picture so I can see? I don't have any other Model Ts near me.
Thanks,
Campbell Tellman
Beaufort, NC

I know a guy that bought a trailer.
He lives in California & is driving
to Texas to go pick it up and trailer
it home empty - he has room to transport

Leaving Texas November 29th

Call or Text Two - Zero - Nine - 600 - 1662
if you need a vehicle that rolls or runs
from Waco, Texas to Modesto, California

26 feet of room with a 78 inch rear...

I'm replacing a broken right axle in my Ruxtell with new axles. I found the right outer sleeve was cracked, and the housing had a cracked/grooved portion at the far outer edge that either occurred at the time of the break or preceded it. Both axles were replaced 15+ years ago and the broken one had a groove at the break. The left one had a mild...

Could someone please post pic of the wedge type cable and housing ends for this type speedometer. I have the book but it does not actually show the cable and housing or it attached to the speedometer. Also are there any sources out there for this item.

I have a 1927 Touring, I here talk about magneto lights and battery lights, may I assume if I have battery lights they only work when the switch is in the battery position and vice versa for the mag lights. I don't see in the schematic how to hook up mag lights, I don't want these, just curious.

How do I tell if I have a mag or battery horn....

I just bought a new NEO enclosed single-car trailer and finally have it after a 3 month build wait. Have any of you guys mounted “over-center” motorcycle front wheel chocks in your trailers. I’ve been hauling T’s for many years now and the Condor Trailer-Only SC2000 is really catching my eye. It’s a device that you power into and it grabs onto the...

A friend of mine was complaining about his colonoscopy, which got me to thinking... I have never been able to confirm that the babbitt thrust washers have been replaced in my differential.

Can someone recommend a good but inexpensive bore scope that works with an iPhone?

Thanks,
Mike

Hello all,

I recently bought a 1925 Coupe and am starting to go through all that my car needs. I was able to get it running but I want to change out the glass for safety glass. I started working on removal the other day but although I removed what I thought to be the necessary parts of the door and windshield, the glass wouldn't budge. Is it...

I took the original owner of my '24 Speedster to Home Depot this afternoon. He only gets out one month a year now, but really seemed to enjoy the ride. Second pic is him practicing for our run out of town tomorrow afternoon.

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I got this ring gear from Chaffin, is it okay to use?

Kim, please send me a message containing your address so I can send the float bracket to you. Thank you. Jay.

Can you use a high compression head if your bore size and pistons are not stock? For example, my pistons are .030, would a Z head have issues?

The tech Steve at Texas Industrial Electrics has come up with a less expensve and rather ingenious circuit for starting with 12v while running on 6.

Yeah, in a perfect world I would keep my 1924 T on six volts. Difficulty keeping all the contacts beautiful in a Florida salt spray environment led me to wanting to add a second battery and send 12v...

Two days ago Jay Leno was badly burned on the left side of his face, on his left arm and right hand in a fire in his garage caused by his 1907 White 30 HP Steam car when pressurized gasoline, which is used to ignite the steam boiler, sprayed on his face and arms and ignited. You can see a video of one of his shows where he demonstrates the...

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These stems (Schrader 724 & 725) are the size used on all the current metal stem tubes. It looks to me like ¹⁵⁄₃₂ - 27, but I don't trust my less than perfect vision. I wonder if anybody has a stem handy that they can check to see whether I'm right.

Which is correct for a early 23 ? It is a low steel firewall if it makes a difference.

My 1917 touring, starts and runs fine. It pulls away in low without slipping, but in high gear or direct drive it will surge like something is slipping and then it catches. when I go to neutral the engine has no surging. and again in low and reverse there is no slipping. Any Ideas what makes it surge in high gear.
Thanks

I finished the restoration on our 1911 touring car just in time for cold weather in Kansas. By cold I mean low to mid 20s at night and around 40 as a high during the day. I hate cold weather, so I normally stop driving our 16 runabout if it is below 60. However, I need to bring the 11 to the vehicle inspection place to demonstrate that the car...

I was planning to buy them two at a time to spread the cost over two paydays, but it turns out there's a financial bonus in that. On shipments valued under $800 there is no import tax. Mister Thrifty approves. :)

Instead of just photos from our parade in St. Louis, I figured I'd start a thread an d anyone can add to it. We had our parade in St. Louis this morning. Chilly and very windy, but dry.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had a pre-tour checklist or even a pre-season checklist. I just want to make sure I'm not mission anything before the car gets taken out, especially on long drives.
Regards,
Matthew

Looking into a Vintage Ford of long ago, it's interesting to see the cover photo solicitation. With the club headquarters in Burbank, this was way back in the film era, well before anybody thought of digital photography. Its reference to large format photos being square is probably about 120 size film. That's larger than 35mm, but I think of large...

I have 23 Z tools. I would like to learn their usages and their value. I also have a very nice original round gas tank with brackets and bulb for sale.

I have been disappointed in the quality of current inner tubes available form our suppilers. With an urgent need I recently ordered a 30 x 3 1/2 inner tube found on LANG's online catalog. The listed tube was out of stock but I was offered a substitute which I accepted. The substitute brand is CUSTOM QUALITY and I was pleased to find the quality...

For the past several months I have pulling an
all aluminum custom built enclosed car
hauler trailer on a dally basis.

This warning applies to all trailers ⚠️

Check your axle mounting plates ✅

On my tandem 5200 pound torsion axle
trailer - the passenger mounting plate
on the front axle completely broke
and separated the axle from the...

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For Pete's sake, its a joke.

This cap started out as a regular cap. It now has a machined insert that is probably threaded and screwed in and held in place b y solder. The ring is machined and about 3/8th is width. It has a center gruve. It has a lip on the edge for a clip to hold in on a special hub. it had old grease in it, but now it is clean. I may have the mate to it,...

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I have a 1927 coupe. It hasn’t been run for a few years. It is very hard to crank by hand and the starter has a difficult time turning it over. I was told to Jack the rear end off the ground and try cranking it , with the hand break all the way forward.
The motor now turns over by hand . As I click the hand break forward a notch at a time, it...

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My center door engine number doesn't match the registration. I just bought it out of state and the CHP officer said I needed to find the cars vin number. I'm not sure it has one other than the engine so maybe someone here can help me on where to look.

Given some of the various topics that crop up fairly regularly I thought it'd be interesting to do a brief search of the forum for certain terms in order to see which is the most 'popular'.

Unfortunately the phpBB search engine is a little lacking, and it wasn't something I wanted to spend the entire day on, so the way I've gone about the search...

Getting ready to set up a block to Babbit and bore and ran into a problem.
I placed my boring bar frame on the block pan rails and noticed a rocking of the boring
bar frame.
Took a feeler gauge and checked the clearance to be about .030 with cam side clamped down with
the frame resting on the opposite side of the block at the front.
The .030 gap...

Getting ready to rehabbit and bore my block. How do you establish the location of the crankshaft with regards to block in the axial direction ? I assume that midpoint of any crank connecting rod journal has to match the centerline of that cylinder. This will determine the location of the thrust surfaces at the rear main. Is there a dimension from...

My Dad was raised in upstate Minnesota in the 30s and early 40s. One of his favorite stories was about my Uncle Ed and the family’s Model T.

The way the story goes, was that Ed somehow got a Model A transmission and installed it in the T as an auxiliary transmission. Under normal circumstances, the car operated as designed but when taken out on...

I am re-restoring a 1912 Commercial Roadster and the previous owner used Torpedo rear fenders rather than the “flat-top” rear fenders such as was used on the 1912 Touring. Supposedly, the 1912 Touring and Roadster rear fenders are the same. Well, I prefer the “flat-top” fenders over the curvey Torpedo fenders. So…I purchased rear fenders from...

Is anyone still using Roger Lee's Hydraulic Technibrake Kit?

The selected Master Cylinder was from a 1978 Honda Accord and Clutch Master Cylinder, so that is still available.

The brake cylinders have never been identified and they need replacement now.

Does anyone have a source and part number for those cylinders or a replacement parts list?...

How many years after they started using the new style muffler in 1914, did they continue drilling holes in the top frame rail for the 1913 and earlier mufflers?

Hi All

I recall seeing a long time back and I cannot locate by searching, the chart that identifies the make of Hayes wire wheels. They are not all for Fords and the numbers on the back of the hub mean something ?

Cheers
Andrew a little lost down under.

Thought you guys might want to see this.

What is the fix for the upper water neck? I don't think a hose will bend like that. Will a water neck for a high radiator work?

I am getting closer and closer to installing the top on my 1927 coupe. The wood frame is in good shape, except for the front right corner as shown in the attached photos.

I plan to use the repair materials shown. Before I start, I would appreciate any comments/suggestions that would help in the repair.

One question I have, should I use the Wood...

I am have installed the windlace on the body frame next to the rear of the door and now getting ready to install the front windlace. It is my understanding that the front windlace also is supposed to be attached to the body frame and not on the door .

Here is my dilemma! It appears that the original front windlace was installed on the door on my...

I've been trying for the last 4 business days to phone Stutzman Wheel shop. I've used them 3 times before for wheels. Now I can only get a busy signal so I'm unable to leave a message for Noah to call me. Anybody else had this problem or heard anything?? Maybe new phone ??
Thanks
Ken

Google News directed me today to the following Pickers episode capsuled on YouTube:

It’s nice to find out my ‘24 Touring is super rare.

What's the best rust inhibitor to use for winter storage? I'm planning on filling with antifreeze. Also, should I store with antifreeze or empty?

Anyone know why someone would do this to a ball cap?
Found in my stuff, fixing to throw in scrap pile.
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Thanks Dan

Just got some images back from one of the weddings held on our farm recently. Our T, Bell was a hit!

A few of us went out for our monthly Winter Be Damned run this afternoon around Strathcona County SE of Edmonton. Lovely day for a drive, sunny and just below freezing. No mechanical issues and we even sorted a problem with the '11 Touring and returned home running better than when we left. 50+ miles for us in the '26 Touring including getting to...

Is anyone making repro horn switches for the '26-'27 T's? A cursory search turned up only the steel switch mount shell and the phenolic switch button, but not the 'guts', so I thought I'd ask here before I search further. (I'm seeking the two-wire column mounted electrical contact unit that energizes the 6V battery horn on my '26 coupe.) Thanks, jb

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Is this a model T dash panel?

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Please find photos of bumper brackets, I purchased. They look to be 26-27 Model T. Can Someone confirm, for me.
I realize the Model T didn’t come with bumpers in 1924 but, I hoping to attach them to mine. Has anyone done it?

Thanks
George

I have silicon bronze caps to install A crank in T block. Can't seem to be able to flux the caps to accept babbit. Tried different temperatures and flux. Any ideas.

This is a 1916 coupelet, and these are the original owners. What is the round thing on the radiator?

What are these things that look like they could be ignition switch keys for?
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The Ford T manual says to have the spark lever fully retarded when using the electric starter. Most if not all T owners also fully retard the spark lever when starting the car with the ignition set to battery. The manual also says to have the spark lever advanced 3 or 4 notches when starting on the magneto. That varies with each car depending on...

So I was pulling the tire off with my hands and some tire irons. and this happened.

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Is there any repair for this? Yes I was using a rim splitter but that was off the rim when it happened. I think the edge of the split must have hit it.

Has anyone ever experienced this? I have reverse bur no
Forward high or low