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I have been running these plugs the last few years Been on several T Parties.
They seem like they are pretty much normal except number 4 cylinder.
I used a brass brush and did a quick clean up.
Two questions. 1) Does this look like the carb is adjusted ok?
2) What can I use to keep the spark plugs and head from rusting?

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Good evening forum chums…..I hope everybody’s having an outstanding weekend…. Been working on the model T this weekend that I got a couple weeks back ……some long overdue maintenance needed to be done, and I’ve got a question regarding my driveway …….which is roughly a half a mile long ……pretty steep grade …….you wouldn’t come up in second gear and...

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The MTT tools & spares list says timer parts without specifying which ones. I'm packing three #3207 pins (former shingle nails). If you drop one on the ground you will never see it again. Even on a paved surface, it's likely to bounce off to some other planet or dimension. 

I don't find casting/freeze plugs on the list either....

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25 Touring with new carb. It will only run at higher RPM's. It will not idle. I have the Texas T distributor as well. Plugs are gapped. It does not miss. It just won't idle. The intake is nearly ice cold as well. Any suggestions?

Meeting of iron at a friends today.

Today started out helping my new T friend get his touring back together, out for his first time at the wheel, then his wife, after that down to the local boat basin amphitheater to pick up a bride and groom to drive them to a place for pics. They were thrilled with Clarabelle for their ride. I just enjoyed helping.

Found this starter in the pile - does anyone know anything about the bendix?

Does anyone know a Gary Brown from Waco Tx area.
Appreciate any information.
Rich 561 262 o393

This clamp bends around the spindle arm to hold the swivel bracket for my Stewart 100. Does it matter which way it's bent? My guess would be no, but I'd rather act on knowledge than guess.

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Three tier sidelights and wing script.
What year is this car?

I'm going to attempt to rebuild a couple NH carbs. Just about like everything else, I understand the carb cleaning solution isn't as good as it used to be. What are you guys using?

We made a mistake.

In the latest issue of the Vintage Ford, we published the wrong website for the 20th Annual All Ford Car Show presented by the Santa Maria Model A Ford Club.

The correct address is www.SantaMariaModelAClub.com .

We sincerely apologize for this error and ask you to help us spread this correction with your friends in the hobby!

An older friend has a speedster with a RAJO. Currently has a Model A carb on it. It blubbers real bad at an idle, but runs great above that. He is wondering what the correct carb was used with a RAJO.

Just received my July/August Vintage Ford.

CONGRATULATIONS MISTER RICH EAGLE!!!!

Another GREAT painting making the Front/Rear covers of the current V. F, issue. I'll bet many will NOT recognize this as a NEW painting.

Cheers,
Terry

Hello Friends,

New member to the club. 35 year veteran BMW master technician, motorcycle side. Long time VW and English car restorer. (current project in the garage is a 69 Elan S4.) Then this happened. My wife sends me a text with a picture of this T and says, would you be interested in this ?
Well yes I would.

Turns out it belonged to a...

Looking for opinions on splitting and leaving a half inch at the bottom of transmission band linings from folks that use this method. I admit it does make sense, I'm just wondering how it works out in the long haul. It would definitely pick up more oil I would think.

Yesterday, I installed my manifolds after working on the head gasket and freeze plugs. I use the glands and copper rings. This time, I did the easiest install yet. I have a good straight exhaust manifold so it did not require bending.
This is what I did. I cleaned out the ports in the block scraped out any carbon residue. Then fitted the glands...

I have a 1920 engine with a Gates 819 black belt that is too short.

I have 19 spare belts and no Gates 820 black belt.

A Gates 821 is also missing, but a G number brown belt is 27 inches and too long.

How long is an 820 and why do I not have one?

Is it because they are no longer made?

Does anyone have a Gates chart to share?

Thanks to Scott for noticing that my rear wheel was hitting the dust cover. I ordered shims as well as the felt that goes in the hub and they should arrive soon. I watched a video of a guy putting shims on the axel of a Model A and I would assume that's how you do it for the t as well. It didn't show him putting the wheel on. My question is: How...

I am restoring a 1926 Fordor and came across the subject of body blocks which go between the body and frame. Does anyone have experience with this, photos, diagrams, details, etc.?

How do spring shackles wear? Is the wear primarily on the bushing or does the shackle shaft wear also?

The reason I ask is: I had my rear axle unit rebuilt, and I inserted my original shackle into the perch on the wheel and found that there was some looseness. I am sure the rebuilder installed a new bushing in the perch so expected a tight fit....

The attached photos show the leather pads that go between the top of the front and rear springs and the cross member. How are they installed? I assume with the leather pads facing the top of the spring.

I have a '31 A400 that gets little use because it's not a T .
I recently Trailered it up to Maine, (4hr. Ride) After I off loaded it I checked all the precious bodily fluids and found the coolant was down 2 gallons.
(it was full when I put it in the Trailer)
I refilled it and drove it for 4 days, never lost a drop.
When I got home I checked the...

I just bought a Bermuda Bell and found out the plunger was stuck all the way down, took the bell apart and the mechanism is all messed up, does some one have a photo of the guts so I can see how to repair it? Bob

Ok so back in 2010 I took all the 35mm slides and 8mm moving pictures my grandparents had and re-shot them in my dining room with a digital camera. The best way I could come up with was to put a piece of white countertop across the room and zoom in with the video camera, playing it directly into a laptop. This worked pretty good and I put them all...

I'm working on this speedometer for my 1915. I have a couple of questions about the odometer and the entire unit.

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A worm gear (1) turns the big drive gear (2). The trip odometer control (4) is pulled out, engaging the trip odometer main gear (3). In this mode the control is disengaged and does nothing, while the trip...

Good morning forum chums, this may have already been thought of before…..but whenever I come up with a timesaver or a hack, I try to pass it on….. I’ve made an improvised third hand to install my rebuilt starter in my 27 Tudor…. I’ve already installed and believe me it saved my back….lolol!
As the pictures show……That gate handle extends past the...

I have purchased the AC brakes from Larry Sidmore.
Now I need the linkage.
Who’s selling the kit?
Or does anyone have the linkage for sale?
Thanks

I have no association with this but thought you might like to see photos, as not many Gemsa powered speedsters come up for sale.

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Rebuilding a couple coils for my own use, do any of you ever reuse the points &

I tore my 1916 Touring apart a year ago and I do not remember where this went or what it is, can someone help identify it?

In a recent post, there was a reference to It contains information regarding prep and painting springs. It states Extreme care must be taken not to paint the contact surfaces where the leaves lay on top of each other. Only a very light fogging layer is acceptable. The reason for this is that any build up of paint between the leaf springs will...

The attached photos show three bolts for the rear spring on my 1927 coupe; that is, the original- thick head replacement-thin head replacement. I purchased both replacements just to see what they were like.

The head, on both replacements, is too wide to fit into the square hole in the cross member. The head on the thick head replacement is 1/2...

I want to run a re babbitted fourth main. What would you to repair these pits?

I just finished putting new Kevlar band linings on the T. I had taken off the hogshead with the help of my buddy Bob. It came off relatively easy. So yesterday he came over to help me replace the hogshead. We struggled for about 30-45 minutes with no luck. Then I remembered the bible saying to put a block of wood under the front and a light bulb...

OK, I'm far from a metallurgist...... How do you tell cast iron from cast steel? I'm guessing intake manifolds are cast iron. I want to make a custom intake based on parts from an original intake, so I'll need to do some welding / brazing.

Took my hassler's apart to see what they needed.
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I'm thinking a dab or two of J.B.Weld some MMO and call it good to go!

I got this bronze (?) dipstick in a lot of T stuff I acquired from the estate of an old time Ford mechanic.
It is marked in (presumably) 1/2 gallon increments, up to10 1/2.
It is19 inches long and is stamped above the 10 gallon mark with what appears to be Q then 400-846.... the 8 possibly is 9
If you enlarge the photos you can decide.
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I primed and final coated the springs for my 1927 coupe. Today, I applied Slip-Plate to the entire bottom of each leaf (except the bottom leaf) of the front spring. I have not decided whether or not to coat the top of each leaf.

I reviewed earlier posts about lubricating springs and found that some say to coat just the bottom and others say coat...

This is the second thread in what may be (I never know....... :shock: ) three threads.

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1905 is a pivotal year for Ford Motor Co., as well as for the individual fortunes of Ford Motor Company's two largest investors. A few things I'd like to recap. Henry Ford and Alexander Malcomson entered into...

Joe Marker put this in the Post Register 10/23/77. ...a hearse used by undertaker C. C. Hays pictured on Shoup Ave.
Joe was a staff writer and his family had a long history in IF. He was quite the organ plater and gathered much from the town since it's beginning.
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I wouldn't have guessed it was a hearse. It is in fact Shoup looking...

The car was barn find and driven as it was for a few miles.
Than there was some noice the car lost traction and the brake failed .

Here is what I found.

Next step will be the rear axle inspection but I think it will be no better.

Andre
Belgium

Would someone describe how to insert the window glass into the door on my 1927 coupe?

It was just a curiosity thing on looking up what engine parts could be bought after the end of T. 1928 parts books, USA the choice of re-building was 5 different Over Size pistons or a complete engine, less starter for $125.00
The 1928 over-seas parts book, Ford Canada, no option of a complete engine but 15 Over Size pistons.

South West Model T Club Has canceled Oct. 15 Swap and Show due to lack of interest and Gas Prices Hope see you at next years show April 1

What year would this amp meter be?
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With the help of Tom Pilz, we have been bringing my 22 touring back to safe driving. When I got the car it needs a thorough cleaning, upholstery work, a valve job, rebuilding the carburetor and the potato, changing out all of the bushings on the front end, (I was the guy with the wobble), ordering and receiving the last Berg radiator, and general...

Quick peek think there are 130 cars here Today. The convention center grounds are on an old Case IH Plant. Prior to that: W.H. Vandervoort and Orlando J. Root organized the Root & Vandervoort Engineering Company in 1899 to manufacture stationary and portable gas engines. In 1904 they organized the Moline Automobile Company to manufacture...

In 1916 Bosch developed a new product to meet a genuine demand for electrical up grades.

According to period publications, Bosch had introduced a few years earlier, a deluxe lighting system. The 1916 system is a bit more versatile - automobiles and boats and more.

About 1918 Ford introduced electric starting and generator to their closed cars,...

Bob's Original Model T Parts and Vintage Toys, Inc.
will only be selling original N.O.S. and quality T used parts, and my personal collection of vintage toys, time to time we will have cars on consignment for sale, also we are always buying
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modelt2001@comcast.netcollections of T parts and cars, if you want to sell the collection our...

Saw this setting out at the monorail station at the Seattle Center. I’ve seen a photo posted here a while ago when it was inside the Armory. Later in the day they were selling popcorn and other fair fare.
I included a photo of the motor’s serial number but it’s a little rough to read. The casting date seems to be rusted away.
It was sporting a...

Had an issue cleaning switch contacts. The usual mechanical method was not doing a sufficient job. The electric Contact Cleaner was not cleaning well.

Resorted to a Q-tip and white vinegar. With a water rinse.

Contacts cleaned up with no scratching or gouging of the metal.

Reading Ford Times of the period the owner is encouraged to use only Ford Replacement parts.

So you take your Dash apart only to discover that when you helped your mate, you find his dash was not Ford Motor Company, but C.D. CO. and yours was a Briggs and Stratton

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Briggs & Stratton

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C.D. CO.

After taking the wife to a new Dr. on the other side of town on the way back I saw a yard sale sign in an older neighborhood. I was looking at some old tools and I saw a front spring clip / motor mount I asked how much he wanted for it he said $20.00 I asked where he got it since he was a young man (about 30) He told me the original owner had...

So I took the wheel off the front to continue to repack the front bearings. I'm cleaning out the old grease from the inside of the hub. I ordered two grease seals and was about to take out the old felt seal when I noticed that I can't move the bearing around with my finger. Should I get a wooden dowel or end of a hammer and place it on the edge of...

Sorry no pictures today , but I will post some this week. Im going to see a 1913-14 race car that when I saw it last I was about 14, Im 64 now. The T was being restored and was almost done when it was sadly sold by its owner building a new home and no idea when he would finish it. He was a engineer at Rochester Products , carburetor division. I...

I have been looking for a Touring body for my '22 and a local car was advertised a few days ago that would save me a lot of time and effort. It is listed as a '24, but I have my doubts. See below. I think it's actually a '17-'22. I'm new and would like some input from the experts. What's your guess on the year and do the various pieces go together...

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I'm in the process of making my Touring 1926 made in Canada drivable again.

Looking at the front spring and the shackle made me skeptical. Do these shackles belong to this car? Furthermore, there are no holes drilled for an oiler on the 7-blade spring. The corners of the top two sheets are not broken.
What was original on the Ford back then?...

How’s this for being stuck in the mud. See any T’s behind the stuck truck? Even the tire chains didn’t help!

Has anyone any information on the car that Otis Clinton of Federal Way, Washington used to own? I would like to get in touch with the new owner.

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There are a few on this Forum of a certain age that remember that before starting the motor and driving away there was a ritual of checking the engine and engine compartment.

I see current comments about carburetor icing in 100 degree plus temperatures. Comments about proper tyre pressure. Oil levels. Spark/no spark.

Today's car...

I was at a swap meet yesterday and picked up 1/2 dozen NOS (Timken) outer wheel bearings and cups. Unfortunately, they are all for one side. I only opened 2 for a quick inspection and they have obviously not been stored in a climate controlled environment as there is minor rust on a few of the rollers. What is the best way to remove the rust...

Mia was a darling little girl who used to tag along with her Grandmother and the Tea Ladies when we chauffeured them around in the Bus and other vehicles a dozen years ago. Fast forward to this week, she has grown up and is working for an Entertainment Center. She asked if we could put a different car on display each night outside a new Club for...

I have a non ford amp meter for my “t” which is showing charge with lights on Looking back in the form it says to reverse the wires my question is what wires do I reverse. A drawing would be great,a diagram is worth a thousand words

Thanks in advance
Bob

Who makes nice round fellow wood spoke wheels for a 1913? Did Ford ever sell the car with natural wood wheels or was everything painted body color in 1913?

Hi All,
I'm about to install my hogs head after replacing the bands with Kevlar. Should I apply RTV to one side or both sides of the gaskets? Which side would be better if only one side gets the RTV?
Thanks,
John

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Do I have the wrong spark plug? This is as far as I can get the plug in. I have cleaned the threads. They all seem to do it.

Also what gap? .8mm?

What is the radius on the corners of the wood coil box? I figured it was 1/4”, but looking at my bit it looks like that might be too much.

Rounding out a full week of Model Ting today was our sort of annual To Bone and Back jaunt. We did it in memory of Lynn Erickson and some we have lost in the last few years who enjoyed it. 32 members braved the 24 miles of rolling hills. It was all gravel in the '60s when we ventured there in our youth in old cars. Later we raced Model T and A...

I admit I'm a shade tree mechanic (with no air conditioning in my garage). I'm replacing the standard ring gear with no relief on the back with a 39 tooth gear with a relief and a 12 tooth pinion to get a 3.25:1 gear ratio. The previous owner had neglected to replace the right side inner Hiatt bearing resulting in a warped P139 bronze plate and...

Just finished the instrument panel for current speedster project. Cast face plate. Modified Dodge speedo, lever on right is the light switch, T handle on left is a pull-to-start.

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What year did Ford change the tie rod from the ball being attached to the tie rod itself to the ball being attached to the threaded adjuster that screws onto the end of the tie rod? The parts book lists the same part number form 1909 all the way through to 1927.
Thank you; Craig

Has anyone any information on the car that Otis Clinton of Federal Way, Washington used to own? I would like to get in touch with the new owner.

I'm making a timeline and comparing the activities, Ford Motor Co. related, of the two major shareholders, Henry Ford and Alexander Y. Malcomson. Of the board meeting meeting minutes I have (1903-1906 when both men were involved with company), I've found one instance where a director made a motion, and not only had the motion fail (infrequently...

I know its probably been asked a million times, but what oil do I put in a 1926 Model T? The engine is all original except for the valves. Can I use oil from my local auto shop?

Thanks,

Yesterday 10 early Fords left New London and traveled 125 miles to New Brighton. I am happy to report all 10 crossed the finish line. 2 -04 model A, 1-model N, 1-model R, 2-model S runabout, and 4-model S roadsters.

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Today was the first of a 3 day tour sponsored by the Keystone Cops club. We're touring the area around Newton Falls, Ohio. Beautiful Amish/Mennonite country, covered bridges, a model train museum like no other, great Amish buffet (gained 5 lbs. I'm sure). Fantastic day. A little rain but no big deal. Tomorrow will be just as nice of a tour,...

Does anyone have a set of the Keystone reamers like this with a good label? I need a picture of it for mine. Can’t read mine or this picture either. Thanks Dan
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So my brother said that old grease (from the 60's and 70's) mixed with modern grease can have a chemical reaction that can cause the grease to become corrosive and damage the wheel bearings. I know all the old should be cleaned out anyway but if that's true and you don't get it all out.........Any thoughts?

I hope this works