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Here's my 27 motor with Ford Made in Canada on it and a 27 front hub showing Canada on the tag. I'll have took but I think Ford is also stamped on the hub

Great idea! There could be a subcategory of "Made in Canada" stampings. Here's one on a "slightly used" 26-27 runningboard. If you think this should be a seperate thread, that's ok too.

Yes I think Big Flats is gone. Been tapering down the last few years and didn't appear at Hershey last year. I tried to contact them to see if they had some specific rivets left. No response. Another supplier is gone.

I have had a Model T and a Pacemaker for several years and no problems. I was told by the pacemaker tech that it probably would never be an issue, I don't use a chainsaw anymore but I think the reason they recommend against that is that if you take a weak spell and fall, you may end up on top of the...

Some, or maybe all Canadian made 27's, and probably 26's, used a thinner radiator necessitating a longer shaft on the fan to get the fan close enough to the rad. I learned this the hard way when I bought a new rad from Brassworks for my 27 and when I went to install it the fan was against the core. ...

Just my 2 cents worth from my experiece with spokes for Canadian made original Kelsey wheels on my 27 Touring. Although these were wood spoke spoke wheels the same cautions may apply when dealing with any components made for/by Ford in countries other than the US. Canada made, or had made,many of th...

Give David White of Kennebunk ME a call at 207-590-0180. He gave me a good deal on 19" tires for my Model A and I picked them up at his shop.

Over the years, I have sold a lot of cars, parts, automobilia, antiques, etc. through flea markets, yard sales, on-line ads, end of driveway display, etc. etc. I have found that the most important thing to determine where to sell your item, especially if it something that does not have universal app...

Sent the PM again. I think I did it right this time.
Dave

Jeff,
Sent another PM. Don't know if I screwed it up or not. Lert me know if you got it ok

PM sent a few minutes ago

Annual car aution at Owl's Head Museum. Lot's of nice cars including a couple of early Model T's. The museum itself is worth the visit. You can even arrange a flight in an antique bi-plane and they usually offer drives in Model T's as well.
https://auction.owlshead.org/

Love that picture of Main St, Searsport Maine. Often vacation in that area in the fall. There is a great store in the building on the near right (I think) that sells old tools. I have picked up many Model T wrences there.

Would Italian "driving shoes" be considered non-original when driving your T?

If your car/wheels were assembled outside the US, the spokes provided by the usual vendors may not fit your wheel. I ran into this when replacing the spokes on my 27 Canadian built car with Kelsey, Canadian produced wheels. The spokes were a different length and had a different pattern where they fi...

I have seen a picture but can't find it right now. Allan, I think you sent me a pic one time. I would like to have oine just because it goes with my Canadain car but they seem to be hard to find.

Hot plate is good. Replaced not too long ago. I had one fail on the road about 30 years ago. Luckily had one hanging on the garage wall at home which my Dad brought to me and we were good to go again. Taking the generator to a friend today to check the armature and field coils.

Thanks Jim. I'll try that next time. It just looked to me like it would be difficult so I removed the stuff to be sure.
Dave.

By the way, to the cooment that it only takes a few minutes to remove the generator. If the car has a vaporiser rather than a carburetor (which mine does). there are few additional steps-disconnect fuel line and choke/mixture controls, remove float bowl/heating plate assembly. No big deal but if yo ...

Tested generator today. No voltage coming out when car is running. Cleaned commutator, no difference. Took generator off the car, won't "motor" on 6v. Guess disassembly is nxt. Don't see any obvious problem with the brushes or their wiring after removing the band.Insulators for 3rd brush holder look...

Thanks everyone for the info and suggestions. I will remove the generator at the first opportunity and post the results.

On the way back from a car show yesterday, the generator on my 27 quit charging. Stock generator and diode type cut-out. Tested with a test lamp and no voktage at generator post when car is running. There is power coming to cut-out from battery. Generatotr had new 3rd brush insulators and new brushe...

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According to the Ford "Price list of Parts", there is only one "socket (No 1)" listed for the 26-27 Roadster. It is part # 41055X. Socket (No. 2) and Socket (No. 3) each have different part #'s for right and left. Maybe this helps

You can find anything and everything in an old tank. My second car when I was going to school was a 1939 Chev, just another used car then. A friend and I went deer hunting about 60 miles away. On the way home, the car started running out of fuel and dying by the side of the road. We would disconnect...

Great thing to do! I am suree that you and the others brought back some great memories for the seniors. I attended a show at a Veteren's center a few year ago with my Model T. I noticed a gentleman using a walker going over to my car and looking it all over carefully. I went over and greeted him and...

Just noticed this listed in a local on line auction.
https://bonesandbougieauctions.hibid.co ... ef=catalog

Thanks to everyone for their input and ideas. I will get something working before spring touring weather.

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Thanks Robert.

I would like to upgrade the brake light switch setup on my 27 T. Currently it has a switch mounted on the crossmember behind the transmission and there is stiff wire going from the switch through a hole drilled in the brake pedal. The set up is not too dependable and somertimes stays on after the br...

Yes, that is definitely an oil dispenser. I took over the lease, in 1962, on the oldest service station in our city. It was a Texaco station and still had the oil drums, full of oil, in the basement with pipes running underground to the gas island. The dispanser was long gone but the concrete pad wh...

These were pretty common junk yard items back in the 50's-60's around here. The life expectancy of early Anglia/Prefect cars was not great in our climate. I picked one of those caps up at that time to replace the broken "pot-metal" cap on my 27 touring. It's still on the car and I have never had a p...

Dan, here's a picture I have on hand of rthe vaporizer on my 27 (Canadian) Touring. If you still need more detail, let me know and I can get more pictures. I believe that the rod going from the choke lever to the mixture rod is original Ford part (6299), while the wire going out through the rad cove...

Hi Steve. Greetings from the great white north. Good to see you in the driver's seat again. Slow and steady wins the race but your progress has been terrific. I never met you although I did see you at the MTFCA booth at Hershey a few years ago and have often visited your "Dauntless Geezer" site for ...

Yes to a wood screw. My 27 Touring top frame and brackets are original and use a wood screw. Mine is a Canadian car so of course the screws are Robertson head, available in any hardware store north of the border. As stated they should be installed after all other adjustments have been finalized.

Not sure if this will work on your car or not, but when I was working on 30's to 50's cars we always positioned the window crank so that it's weight would be in a position that it would exert a force in the downward direction trying to wind the window up, if possible.. This was usually enough to kee...

PM re bumpers sent.

My Dad, me (behind the wheel) and my son sometime in the mid 70's when Dad still owned the car, which he bought from the original owner in the early 60's. Dad is gone but the car is still here and I still feel like it is Dad's car.

I am not a vendor but will be attending and will have the following items with me that are available: *5 NOS Timken left side threaded front wheel bearings, and 5 NOS Timken outer cups. Still in original boxes and wax paper. a few rust stains on them from storage. $60 for each bearing with cup *12 w...

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Just need the sockets that goe into the top bow, not the snaps that are on the top

I am looking for a few "double" sockets for the top and sidecurtain to attach to the rear bow on my 27 Touring car. These are similar to the flush mounted body sockets for the sidecurtain but they have a "neck" on them that accommodates a ring on the sidecurtain while the top fastener snaps into the...

I take out my hearing aids when I drive my T. World of difference

In my opinion, if you are a first timer, buy the $5.00 program at the entrance. It lists vendors by name and by category and gives their space numbers. I find it easiest to find a vendor by noting the lamp standard number closest to them on the map. It's easier to spot the lamp standards than to sea...

Thanks Jeff. Working great here in New Brunswick, Canada. No wait at the border unlike yesterday when I went to pick up a box of parts on the US side. Every US vacationer must have been heading home from Canada. Thanks for spending those US dollars here

Here in our province in Canada, inspections intervals were changed a while ago to every 2 years from every year. I see a lot more "marginal" vehicles now on the road. My local mechanic tells me that it hasn't worked out well for him or his customers. Previously, he could advise a customer, after an ...

All of them! Most notably my first car, a 1934 Ford Tudor. Others that were special and easily would qualify as keepers: 30 Model A Town Sedan, 49 Monarch (Mercury) sedan. 50 Mercury club coupe, 51 Crosley?, 50 Jag Mk V saloon, 53 Jag XK 120, 2-53 MG TD's, 56 Ford Crown Victoria, 55 Ford Sunliner Co...

Not sure of the details as I haven't seen it yet. I am in FL for the winter. Going back to Canada in early May and will go to see it then. About 1/2 hr from where I live.

My grand-daughter is a Firefighter with the Kennebecasis Fire Dept here in New Brunswick. They have the T Fire Engine pictured below. It has been out of operation for a while, but the engine/transmission are currently out of the vehicle for repair/rebuild. She is certified as a fire engine driver so...

Lucas user manual instruction "Be home before dark"

How about some NOS smoke, captured as it escaped from original Model T wire harness just before the electrical system failed. Obvious that if the smoke was reinstalled carefully, the electric system would work again. A similar product has been marketed by Lucas suppliers for use in the dreaded "Prin...

Loose where it threads into the rad or loose in the valve that you open and close?

My grandfather, born in the late 1800's was a tailor by trade and ALWAYS wore a dress shirt and tie. I remember him when we would go fishing in the 1940's and 50's wearing his dress clothes even then. He would take his suitcoat off on warm days. Great guy! When I was small he would rent a horse and ...

Received it here in Canada as well. Obvious phishing. BEWARE)

I installed a Cartouche kit in my 27 Touring a few years ago and was happy with it. The only problem was that it was a Canadian built car and the back seat cushion was deeper than those in the US built cars. That is, there was a front "shelf" on the seat riser that added an inch or so to the depth o...

Looking for a right side engine splash pan for a 26-27 T. Used is ok. If you are bringing one let me know your site # Thanks,
Dave.

I am not an expert on thread sizes but have an old British car that uses BSW fasteners. One thing I have learned is that BSW threads, even though they appear to match up to some Standard threads, the pitch on the threads are usually different causing a BSW nut to lock up on a Standard bolt after a f...

Sad to see her go. I remember her coronation after the death of her father. She was a great lady. We in Canada were not "ruled" by the Royal Family but, at least in our part of the country that has many families of English/Scottish/Irish background, and lived through WWII, we always had great respec...

Steve,
I think there would be a market for decals (putting oil back in the ground), maybe at the club booth at Hershey

There should be a couple of notches in the hub that will allow you to get something against the edge of the outer cup. You might have to alternate hitting the two sides to get it out

"horse jinker owner" Translation please

. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I will unwrap them all and see if they all have minimal rust and go from there. Seems hard to find Evapo-Rust around here. I might have to wait until my next rip to the US.

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 rolle...

Anyone taking a 1930-31 Model A emergency brake lever to Hershey to sell?

In the Ford Price List of Parts, issued Aug 5, 1928, part 3665 Front license clip was listed with the note that it was "used on the headlamp tie rod". They are available from Mac's and probably other T suppliers. The reflector was just an aftermarket item replacing the bolt and nut in the original b...

My, mostly original, 27 Canadian Touring has similar brackets, without reflectors, on the front headlamp bar. When we bought the car in the early 60's, it had 1947 license plates mounted with these clips on the front, and on the tailight bracket on the rear rear. I don't think the late 26-27 cars wi...

Congratulations. The car looks like it is in good condition and has great potential. I have a 27 Canadian Touring and you are lucky to have a patent tag in such great shape. Mine appears to be aluminum and is so corroded it is mostly illegible. Since your tag says "Ford Ont" I would think it was bui...

A couple of comments on hearses. There was a country funeral home in my area that, back in the 50"s, was still operating with a 26-27 Chev hearse. Used to see it once in a while going by our house heading for the city. Probably going to pick up a client at the hospital in the city. Also in the 1950'...

Back in the late 50's, I was looking for a vehicle to take to university. A local funeral home was disposing of a 1936 Oldsmobile hearse. I convinced my Dad to go with me to look at it. It turned out that the funeral home operator had recently died so the business had closed and his widow was sellin...

If you drive a car with a vaporizer, like I do, carry a spare heat plate. Cheap, no weight and easy to change. No symptoms until they burn through and then you are dead by the side of the road. Happened to me once and luckily I had a spare hanging on the garage wall. Called my Dad and he brought it ...

I have an early 1950's Motor's truck and Tractor Repair Manual. It references Armleder trucks but only for 1936, must have been the last year of production. At that time they were using various Hercules engines. I also have a Dyke's Encyclopedia dated 1927 that lists various Armleder trucks from 2 1...

Thanks everyone for all the input. The one currently on the car is the arm type switch mounted on a bracket attached to the frame. It works ok except that the bracket tends to move and sometimes the light will stay on after the pedal is released. Before I replace it, maybe I will see if I can make a...

Sorry, here's the one I am referring to:
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/6a04 ... pid=981389

My 27 has a stop light switch, assembled by a previous owner, that is not very dependable. Snyder's has one that is described as an improved version that mounts on the Bendix housing. Has any one used this one and if so what was the result?

When I took my tires of the rims, the rims were clearly marked Kelsey Canada on the inside. You might want to take a look at yours to avoid some guesswork.

I ran into a similar issue when trying to get spokes for my 27 Canadian T with Kelsey wheels. I wasn't able to find spokes from the usual dealers so I took my wheels to Bill Calimer (calimerswheelshop.com) and he made spokes and rebuilt the wheels. He did an excellent job and I would highly recommen...

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Fri Jul 01, 2022 1:11 am
David, that sounds more like a hardness test mark. I presume the 10 stamp is for 10 teeth, but have no idea what the others are about.

Allan from down under.

No 10 mark on mine Allan. That was Tim's picture

That divot looks to be machined, like ones on gears I have on the shelves. Hardness testing usually leaves just a small pin prick like a light centre punch mark. Perhaps it had another purpose. Or perhaps the machined divot has a pin prick within? Allan from down under. Hi Allan, There is a pin pri...

The divot on the back is where the hardness of the gear was tested when it was made. A Brinnell mark. The divot on the front face is "damage". Not necessarily. The page below is from the Ford Service Bulletins, published by Ford Motor Company of Canada, and it directly references the mark on the ge...

Just sorting through some parts that I bought at one time and found what I think is a Model T 10 tooth pinion gear. It looks to be in pretty good shape except for some surface rust. I would appreciate it if someone would confirm that this is in fact a Model T pinion gear. As can be seen in the pictu...

Here's some pictures of runningboards from another another 27 Touring (Canadian) that I salvaged several years ago

Here's some pictures of a set of runningboards on my 27 Touring (Canadian)

Larry/Russ, do you need pictures of "Canadian" 27 runningboards? I have 2 sets, one on a car bought in the 1960's from the original owner, the other set is from a 27 that had been sitting in my father's yard since the late 50's and I finally scrapped it about 10 years ago. Let me know.

Thanks guys for all the input. Looks like I will stay with what I have. I plan to put a few new oilers in to replace some missing/damaged ones, so I will try to position the ones in the shackles for easiest access.

Thanks for the input on measurements. I have measured the spring on the car and the measurement from center of screw below crank cover to bottom axle is 6 3/4" as recommended. Center to center of eyes on the main leaf is 32" so it appears that everything is within spec. What lead me down this road w...

Thanks for the info. I am trying to determine the condition of the spring currently on the car so tomorrow I will measure from screw in apron to bottom of axle as suggested by Pat and see what it looks like. I agree that the measurement for a spring that has been removed from the car may be very clo...

What is the best way to determine the condition/effectiveness of the front spring on my 27 T Touring? Can I take a measurement of the overall length or height of the arch to determine if it is badly sagged. What are the proper measurements if this method is effective?

Lots of good ideas here but I think you need to follow a logical step by step analysis of your issue to resolve this problem. If you are like me, and don't have an in-depth understanding of electrical theory, I found that consulting with Ron Patterson (The Coilman) led me to a quick and effective so...

As Allan mentioned all Canadian built cars of this period used Kelsey Canada wheels/rims. I became painfully aware of this the first time I tried to rebuild a wheel on my 27 Canadian Touring, using reproduction spokes available from the normal T suppliers. After several failed attempts to press the ...

Might want to try Al Lambert at Gasket City alambert@gasketcity.com or www.gasketcity.com I recently got a Model A head gasket from him

My thanks to Ron as well for the excellent job on rebuilding my coils and for walking me through getting my generator working again. A very knowledgeable and patient man, two qualities that you don't usually find in the same person. Explains everything in a way that can be easily understood by the a...

I scrapped an original Canadian Touring a few years ago. It had the full bumper on the front and the split bumper, or "bumperettes", on the rear and originally had wire wheels. Maybe a "sport package"? My other Canadian Touring came without bumpers and has Kelsey demountable wood spoked wheels.

What's with the "tall rad" on the 19th (I think) picture with the rangers working on it. Is it for high altitude use maybe in a National Park?

I have a 27 Canadian built Touring that we bought from the original owner 60+ years ago. It had no arms or saddles and had both rubber plugs in place. I installed arms and saddles and lost the rubber plugs at some point.

Cobblestones and streetcar tracks. Still had lots of those in Saint John when I was growing up in the 40’s. The cobblestones and some of the tracks remained quite a while after the streetcars were gone. I can clearly remember the rhythmic “rump-rump-rump” of cars driving on the cobblestones past my ...

You may find Robertson screws in Canadian built T's (and A's) but not Phillips

Welcome! Nice to see another T (future) owner from Canada. A Canadian built car would be my preference. I have a 27 Canadian touring and have always found the little differences from the US built cars interesting, if a bit problematic at times. Good luck!

Looks exactly like the rims on my Canadian 27 Touring. Mine are marked on the inside Kelsey Canada. You might see the same on yours if you look closely. Some of my latches were damaged like yours and it is an easy fix as others have described. Still looking for one of the spreaders that fit these wh...

Cleaning out some of my surplus T parts and am a little confused on this one. It is a T282 spindle arm with the hole to mount the speedometer cable support. Bruce Mcalley's book seems to indicate that it was used in 1912 and 1913. I have seen copies of the Ford Parts Book that list it as being for 1...

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