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Hello. I would like to replace the original plate glass windshields with safety glass on my 1915 touring. I see where I can buy the set from Eklers (Mac's) for under $200 + shipping or should I just go to my local glass shop? I'm pretty handy and I have put curved windshields in before. I know the newer glass is thinner than the plate. Thoughts?...

I have a dual plug Rajo head that will come back from the shop at some point. One of the things to work on is ignition for it. I have a Bosch front plate distributor. I see on the form that folks have adapted dual spark rotors and caps to run both sets of plugs in Rajos, which sounds like a good way to go. But, I have a rule that I won’t put...

I got a spare hub with my 1916 Town car.
Tomorrow i have to go to a pre 1918 vehicle event far from home. As my rear hub make some crunchy noises i thought it good to carry a spare hub.
So i checked with a spare rim to put it together in my car. To my surprise the location of the valve for the tube on the hub and on the rim do not correspond with...

What do you think this tank was originally?
Looks like someone has added a threaded hole a long time ago?

Hello...As I drive my 1914 Touring car more places I occasionally have to leave it unattended and because I can not lock the ignition, I am worried someone might get hurt playing with the car. The ignition has a key slot, but I don't have a key for it. See attached picture.
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Does anyone know where I could get a key? Or should I just try to find a...

While at the Tulare swap meet last week I saw a mid year '13 frame. Young Russ Furstnow owns it now. I've heard about those frames, but never have seen one. It's good to see Russ carrying on his fathers legacy! The rear ears on them are flat, as opposed to the common raised examples we are all familiar with.

The Wonderful Wisconsin MTFCA Tour to be held in Fond du Lac, WI from June 19th to 24th, now has an extended registration deadline. The registration due date was originally April 30th and has now been extended to May 20th, and there is room for more cars to be registered. In addition, the host hotels, The Radisson, Comfort Inn and Holiday Inn...

I have a 1925 Tudor coupe when rewooding the body found a number stamped in the wood by the drivers door sill should this match up with any other numbers on the car I’m a new member owner wood worker lol anything anyone could tell me would be appreciated

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The Ford 3-Ton M1918 was one of the first tank designs by the U.S. and only a few were built by the Ford Motor Company.

It was a small two-man, two Model T engine, one-gun tank.

One engine ran each tank tread ad if one engine died, the treads could be coupled together and allow the tank to creep away in Low gear for a short distance.

It was...

My daily driver is in the panel shop, so Henrietta had to work today. It was seed grading day for the next planting season, and if I wanted some screenings for chook feed, I had to be there. The grader delivered the screenings directly to bins on the tray. Going home on the umsealed road was much more pleasant with a bit of a load on....

I tried to buy some new sets from both Lang’s and Snyder’s. Sadly they are out of stock. This is very unfortunate. I guess with the passing of RV Anderson, these are not available anymore. I hope some one will have the interest to want to do what RV was doing going at some point 😞

Hello all, I am new to the form, and T Affliction. :D I would like to know how easy it would be to rewire a commutator without the need of taking off the radiator. the Truck is all original (Sorry, TT) ;) and we do not really want to take the radiator off at this time.
Also, please forgive my ignorance, but if one was to flush a radiator and...

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Bought a mark e at Hershey last yr. Finally got around to putting it in this week. Under engagement is good and deep, direct is good and deep, over is not. Only about half way. I noticed that the shift rod for over has two detent notches. Why is...

How much torque for a wrist pin bolt, and how much for rod castle nuts?

Thanks!

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The Ford Motor Co. Kelly-Springfield trucks built in Springfield, OH by the Kelly Motor Truck Company are delivering supplies to Highland Park Ford Plant. The lead image was taken next to the new concrete pad recently poured next to the Ford Plant. This is the area was used for tuning and adjusting Model T Fords...

What is the best way to drill/punch the hole in the runningboard apron for the acetylene gas hose? The red hose I purchased from Langs looks to be 1/2 outside diameter. I was going to drill a larger hole in a block of wood and use it for support under the hole area, drill a smaller diameter hole in the apron and use a punch to enlarge and round...

Hi All, I posted this here because I would like these parts to go to someone who has this system and needs the spares. I am working on a car that had a set of technicore hydraulic brakes. The shoes were missing and one of the wheel cylinders is missing the pistons. I have the master cylinder and mount, splitter and brake light switch, lines,...

The model T Club of St. Louis is having their annual swap meet this SUNDAY 5-1-22 at the GCS Union Ballpark in Sauget, Il. NOT AT GATEWAY.
It is 4 miles east of downtown St, Louis. If coming on 255 get off at exit 15 and head towards Bellville.

Does anyone have a cross sectional diagram on or a publication about early and late Holley Model G carburetors? I would like to ask for or purchase a copy. I purchased the 'The Ford Carburetor' published by the MTFCA but it does not contain the information I seek.

Hello yet again,

A couple more questions for you all. Sorry, but you are my Model T wikipedia/encyclopedia and all the other 'pedias' out there.

1) Indoor Car Covers are hard to find. Someone suggested using a California King Sheet. It will not fully cover the 1926 T Coupe, but it will do a fair job. DO any of you recommend any other items?

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I would appreciate comments on these two items. Is the dash light reusable? Is there a way to check the ammeter? How does the back off the switch look? See any problems?

Hello,
Moving to Milton Delaware and from what I've read they aren't as friendly as Pennsylvania when it comes to classic cars.
I haven't contacted anyone yet but was hoping to get some information here.
It seems that I need to bring my classic cars in for inspection which includes the Model T. I'd have to tow it there and have no idea what is...

Does anyone have picture of what goes here? Is it worth removing the dash to replace It?

I am about to install my new (!) gas generator on the running board of my 1914 Touring. There are no holes in the running board so there have never been a generator after its restauration some maybe 20 years ago.
So I need a meassure from the front edge of the running board to the body of the generator. Support eventually your response with how...

Looking for info on this wonderful original California top. In really great condition, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in person. Belongs to a local friend and any help is appreciated, thanks! B94DEFB8-4666-41CB-B440-C9907E8AA8C8.jpeg D0638FE2-88C0-42B6-A749-42AD0AA64EF8.jpeg B08E4C32-AB4D-4BFE-8867-8EAE6D06318B.jpeg...

Is anybody else waiting for a Disc Brake kit from Birdhaven? Ordered thru Lang's in October and still nothing. We've called both Lang's and Birdhaven so many times about a shipment date estimate but only get the same answer... eventually. Steel shortage is word used. Is there another option for discs? Is Simon Nuebert selling his design to the...

This is for those who have to deal with springtime snow melt and rains. Seems as though things have not changed much in 60 years about our beloved Ts.
From the March/April 1962 HCCA Gazette, picture and poem by Mike Roberts Photography.

Hello all i need help with an accessory T Ward head i would like to find the compression ratio of this head. I could only work with Mils & it worked out to be aprox 283 mlis= 283 cc late original head comp ratio 3.98:1 & accessory head 262 mls=262 cc. Can anyone tell me the compression ratio of the acc head PLS cheers Warwick.

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How am I supposed to attach these firewall brackets? I assume they don’t match my firewall pattern

Did the original 1912 touring car I saw at Tulare once belong to Phil Mino? Who owns it now and is it for sale? Also wondering what became of the Perfect Phiil owned. At one time he and I were thinking of a trade.

Building a couple rear ends for people. It’s amazing how many of them are bent. Like oil pans. I have never put one on my KRW jig that didn’t need some correction.

I bought a Sea Lion that looks unused and I want to buy the frame. Or if anyone would send me some detailed photos of it, I would have one made. That may be better than the cost of shipping. Thank you all.
Ken

The first photo shows my coupe being moved last fall, and the second one shows how it is now supported in our garage. I will soon move it about a mile to where it will be painted. We will move it, like in the first photo, to flat bed trailer and then transport it to the paint shop.

I had anticipated it being supported during painting as shown in...

Does anyone know the status of Bill Beeler form the Athens Ohio are? I have emailed and called and cannot get a hold of him.

To protect his privacy, please email me with an answer if you have one. I know his health has not been good.

Thanks strickstuff@yahoo.com

TOM

Hi Everybody, I'm in a bit of an emergency situation where I need to repair a leak in one of my tires. Obviously the proper way is to patch/replace the tube but I'm a little short on time. Has anyone used SLIME to stop leaking inner tubes? Thanks in advance for your responses.

Hello.

It is now ~1 year ago that I bought a NOCO GENIUS 5 automated battery charger.
I love to have seldom used cars and motorcycles permanently on chargers, so batteries are maintained automatically. This works fine on 12V so I was also looking for a similar solution on 6V. Most chargers treat 6V batteries automatically as being very small...

Hi Guys,
Is there anyone from the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area coming to Luray?
I have a speedster kit (pictured)that I need to get to Cedar Rapids.
It will knock down to 36x90x8”.
Please let me know.
Thanks,
Brent

I have a 1925 to door sedan there is a number stamped on the wood frame by the drivers door does this have any significance the number is H31752

Can someone lead me to where I might find some info on Ford using FISHER bodies, please. Photo is from a 1920 coupe.

This is the engine number off the barn car I just picked up,. I have no idea about this one. Has anyone ever seen this before? AC8786E8-786E-4793-A09F-51EAB975E884.jpeg

It must have been repaired by a bridge builder!

Looking to get someone a Model T ride in New Jersey. Probably a 4 seater for a mature mother and middle aged son. She is recently widowed and is wanting to go for a ride. Anyone interested please email me back through the forum.
I am in Indiana just trying to get this arranged.
Thanks,
Brian Jordan

If I have the latest title for a Model T of US origin, is there then any way I can trace back previous owners?

Driving the 1912 touring car down the driveway hill there was suddenly no brakes. Then no forward or reverse. Used the tractor let the car the rest of the way down the hill and pull it to the garage. Fearing the usual broken drive train innards, upon inspection it was discovered that the right rear hub had broken. The inner core (basically the...

So I’m ordering up some lumber for my 12 delivery car body build. I’m building it as per the drawings that I have from the Benson Ford. The drawings show the sill runners being 2 3/8 x 1 1/2. I need 8 ft lengths. The sill runners are to be made of Ash. I called my local Amish millwork and they told me they can only get it in 2” x 2” widths. Anyone...

Instead of selling my Model T, I am considering contacting the local Ford dealership to see if they might be interested in leasing my 1926 Coupe on a month to month basis to display in their showroom. Has anyone ever done this? If so, what would be a fair monthly price to ask. Jim Patrick

I just bought a NOS Crystal timer from the MTFCA. VERY COOL! Is anybody running one of these?

A while back, RV Anderson bought the Watts clutch business from Mr. Watts when he retired. RV told me that the person who was making the friction material for those clutch discs retired as well, so he had to find a substitute material. He made a few with that material and sold me one to try it. He asked that I report back to him after I had put...

Started laying out this years garden. Needed some stakes, found some perfect ones. Already have points on the end.
Got to dig out some more from the pile.
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Fill 'er up with oil, and check the gas, please ! :lol:
Anyone know where Pan Gas was sold ?

Refer to the third photo in KBorket's April 11 post in What Have You Done to Your Model T in April . In this photo, there is a shut valve in the gas line between the sediment bowel and carb. Why is this needed when the gas can be shut off at the sediment bowel?

Is anyone making a header plate or have accurate drawings they would be willing to share? Not a plate to adapt the Model A manifolds to the block but one where I can build a set of headers. There was a PDF posted a while back for one, but there was a conflict in some of the dimensions? If not, I'll have to stop being lazy and make my own, but...

Question about the HCCA tour in may. It is in Gettysburg this year and the flea market is on Sunday after Luray. That is only about 2 hrs from Luray. Anybody here ever been to it? I am thinking why not? Two pre war swap meets the same weekend! Thanks for any info. Dan

Hi folks. I have a Stromberg RF carb that I'd like to have checked and rebuilt if possible. I had it on my Speedster and replaced it with a Stan Howe rebuilt OS-1. Well, the OS-1 is now leaking pretty good, and I haven't been able to get her going yet. As an option, if necessary, I'd like to have the RF in good shape to put back on the Speedster....

Today's adventure was our club's Dust-Off Tour. We would travel to the Museum of Idaho's “Genghis Khan: Conquest & Culture” exhibit of more than 300 original artifacts including ancient weapons, jewelry and domestic items. Most interesting. I confess I had remembered little of what I learned about the Mongrels in my school days. :oops:
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This photo of Frank Kulick comes from a group of photos family photos. Does anyone recognize the make and vintage of the air/water plane in the background?

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Thank you,
Rob

Does anyone know if the improved vehicles (1926/1927) bumper option had both a split bumper and full bumper for the rear? It appears to me that the touring had a full bumper like the front. However, perhaps the coupes and runabouts had bumperettes, that is two end bumpers with the spare tire between them. Some pictures of the coupe that is...

What is the purpose of firing the plugs at a 45 deg angle?? Anyone please comment !

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This shell does have a bit of damage, which I will show in the pictures. I took many pictures and will include them in several posts below.
This shell is made of brass and those of you with brazing skills better than mine will be able to repair this shell and then have a fine example.

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I am fitting a support for my Muncie transmission and in the process have discovered that the back of the transmission is slightly off center in the frame, not much, about 1/4 inch. I wouldn’t have even noticed it if I were not trying to layout the bracket. This appears to be because the engine is slightly misaligned. I don’t think it’s worth...

Picked up a 6v Sparton Chime air horn.
Anybody know how to properly wire it up to the car? Electrical stuff just isn't a strong subject for me...
Thanks!!!
Motor spins free. Does it have to be bolted /grounded too?

This car is advertized as having an OD, looking at the dash, there is a switch showing OD
What am I looking at here? This is a first for me. It also talks about some kind of Power Steering and it looks like a PS pump IS installed. PS on a speedster, I'm impressed, but why? :lol:

Rod

A week ago I started a thread asking about finding the Correct part vs a part that just Fits . As always the people on this forum amazed me with their knowledge and willingness to help. The problem is that each bit of new knowledge seems to create a series of new questions....
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I have a early 1914 Touring (October 1913) and one of the...

Hello.

I have a little contacts problem in my right headlight (two filaments 6V bulb), while the left headlight is fine.
I wanted to adjust the focus of right one, hereby I noticed the contacts issue.

Sometimes it is shining lots darker compared to the left one. When slightly moving the outside plug, brightness varies.

I tried sanding the...

I purchased a Holley NH from Russ Potter that I want to try in my '17 Touring. I'm going to install one of Scott Conger's full-flow valves and was wondering if their might be any advantage to installing a high-volume intake manifold? I also have a Z high compression head but everything else is stock.

Anybody have any experience with a high volume...

Is there a way to determine whether hyatt sleeves from the rear axle are reusable? What we've got look pretty good to the eye but is that enough?

I will be installing my Holley NH on my ‘26 coupe tomorrow and will be attempting to start it for the first time in 7 years. I have forgotten what the initial carburetor adjustment rod setting is for starting the T for the first time. When I close the carburetor adjustment rod all the way, how many turns should I open it for the initial setting? I...

I know many intake manifolds are iron and marked with the Ford name, some are aluminum but how do you tell the difference between a standard intake manifold and a high-volume manifold?

Thanks in advance,

Dom

can someone please tell me what holds the windshield end caps on? should i apply heat? 1915 touring. bobt

How would one spot a post T era made block? I have one here with no sign of ever having a s/n and X39 cast in by the water inlet. Just curious

Swap meet opens to the public tomorrow at 7:00 but there was plenty of vendors-to-vendor activity today.

CNC head was said to provide 7-1/2:1 compression ratio, included solid copper head gasket and required an electric water pump, buyer to drill for water outlet manifold.

I've finally gotten the old races or cups out of the right front hub. I got the new ones in. I put the Inner Bearing in and the Felt Seal (National 5727). It's flush with the hub. I put the hub on and it had to be hammered (lightly) onto the axle and then the hub wouldn't turn by hand without being forced. The bearing was being held into place by...

I recently acquired a Canadian chassis for parts. Thus far I have found the front axel, engine block, head and transmission hogs head. I am passing on some of the Made in Canada parts to a fellow member.

What parts have Canadian markings?

Thanks!

Matt

Folks, below is our current list of vendors for the Mid Atlantic Prewar Swap meet. We are less than 4 weeks away and more vendors are signing on each week!! You're not going to want to miss this! See you in May, at LURAY!!

SPRING 22 - VENDORS
NAME
1 Kirtner Bradley- Model T Ford Parts New & Used Some Model A Parts
2 Adams Greg Model T parts
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Just checking who might live in the area that owns/drives a T.

I will be attempting to start my 1926 coupe today. I have mentioned in other threads that my engine was sent to George King III and totally overhauled by him in 2010 with new babbits throughout, surfaced block, head and manifold port faces, new valves and valve seats, .030 over cylinders, new aluminum pistons, rebuilt spark coils, rebuilt mag...

I just received the new flat tube radiator for my 1927 coupe. It was well packed! The top side brackets for the radiator shield come unattached. The photos compare it to my round tube radiator.

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The news story above was found in the June 3, 1921, Lowell Sun newspaper (MA) while doing some racing research in New England. I decided to post this for individuals who have speedsters or racing cars with modified engines and run them today at high RPMs and are unaware of the fact that Ford cast iron flywheels as well as those made...

Seen today in Visalia CA, just up the road from this weekend’s big swap meet in Tulare.

I just received an email from Neil Tuckett, of Tuckett Brothers Model T fame in the UK. He and his brother designed the WOSP Model T 12 volt geared Starter. In answering my question he reported that to date 560 starters have been sold in the US, another 100 in the UK and Europe.

Compared to the number of Model T's out there it's a small number,...

Hi all, first post in a very long time. I have a 22 touring and the kids love to stomp on the exhaust whistle, but they are too short to touch seated down. I’m curious to see if there is any other way to hookup besides the floor pedal. Has anybody installed a pull cord or something similar to activate the horn? Thanks

Hello.

I was lucky to get two big oil cans here for a good price. (In classified parts.) I am talking of this half-round cans with snapping bottom and long neck.

I will have to make my own mounting bracket, this is not the problem, I have a few questions:

This oil cans are made from thin steel sheet metal. Because they have surface rust on...

It has been about 50 years since I worked on a “T” engine and now am building another one. What can anyone tell me about the “I-Timer” and their “ECCT with Advanced Features Software”. About 900.00 is a lot of money to put out for something I don’t really need and can do without. Thank you for your honest answers. Craig

Starter Bendix There is a small sleeve which fits at the very end of the bendix at the end of the gear where it slides into the flywheel. There is a hole through the end of lit and also two notches in the end which line up with the holes. Should there be some sort of pin through this hole? What holds it onto the bendix. The part labeled avalable...

What would be the best location on the instrument panel to locate the dash light? It has the switch on the socket so requires constant juice. There is a battery location on the switch and a battery location on the ammeter. Which would be best? Jim Patrick

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Well, I got everything installed in preparation to start my ‘26 coupe for the first time in 7 years and after attempting to start it, spent the rest of the afternoon trying to figure out why the coils will not buzz. A couple of months ago, when I first tried to start the T to see if it would start without a whole lot of work, the instrument panel...

Are there some easy to follow instructions on how to remove & replace hub bearing cup?

Does anyone have the replacement bearing numbers for the input/output shafts bearings if there is such thing?

My Model T is a 1917, and it has a large brass bushing inside the brake drum. I don't have the three steel washers in there. My question is when I check for thrust, I am getting 9 on the dial indicator. The manual calls for 15, 27 thrust. But is that only for the years with the 3 steel washers.

My good friend Stan Howe passed away a year ago yesterday. We miss our good buddy.
It was probably somewhat fitting that the first of three on-line estate auctions ended yesterday as well.
Most of the items brought good prices. At a live auction a few things may have brought a couple more bids, especially so if Stan had had the mike.
I have not...

I have noticed one of the pan brackets is bent in slightly. I want to fix this
before I start assembling engine
Where can I go to get the center to center distance to straighten it, or if
someone could give it to me I would appreciate it.
No frame available to measure.

Thank You

John