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Attached is another photo. The item came from the estate of a man that not only had model t parts but many other items. I suspect this is a very old item but not for a model t, maybe farm related. The two parts are identical with part number 5464.5 cast in them near the larger bolt hole. The larger ...

Does anyone know what the items in the photo are? They appear to be cast brass.

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Terry

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Hello Robert, I am going to give advice like others above, but based on recent experience. I suggest you do a complete magneto rebuild which should include but not limited to: 1) Replace the magneto ring with a rebuilt unit. The existing unit is past its useful life. very few people have the resourc...

I have seen this problem several times in the past. I take a thread file to the spindle to clean up the threads. A helical wire brush on the inside threads of the bearing may help as well.

Terry

Robert, I had an issue like you with the brake shoes being to large over 15 years ago. My solution was I milled both sides of the brake cam down. I do not remember exactly how much I took off each side (.030 ??). I do remember I left the final thickness slightly larger than the diameter of the round...

Hello Mark,

I called and sending email and pm as well.
I will take all three.

Thank you,
Terry

Hello Ron, You are spoiled. You will never be happy with RM's after having Shure Stops. How do I know? Seventeen years ago I put RM's on my speedster when I built it. I wound up not being happy with the way they worked (or did not work). After 3 or 4 years, I took them off and put Shure Stops on and...

Hello Craig,

Maybe Cody threw it in your engine after you scared the living daylights out of him on the San Diego speedster run.
I couldn't resist the comment.

Now for real, how about the corner off of a six sided clutch disc.

Terry

Hello Roger, Yes there are several differences. Attached are charts I created many years ago when I had access to several six speed Warford's. A quick summary of other differences not covered by the charts: 1) The input and output shafts are different on the AL and CI Warfords. The square on the CI ...

Maybe someone was going to try to make there own ball bearing forth main???

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Chafin's PN: 6223 @0.85 each

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Hello Terry, I did a transmission last year with magnets and NO mag ring. After pulling the engine and then removing the transmission I found 3 broken magnets. Doing the ring test on the remaining magnets 8 more broke in my hand, for a total of 11 broken magnets out of one engine. All 16 are now in ...

Hello, Steve is correct there is a bearing in the 3 speed Warford that is not available new, but it is not the counter shaft bearing(s). It is the bearing that is seated on the front of the output shaft. The surface the bearing seats on is tapered as is the inside of the bearing. Many years ago I co...

Hello Jim, This thread is not about plugging the idle circuit passage but plugging the access points to the passage. The NH shown in the first post is a center drain NH and has three passages drilled in three different directions to create the single idle circuit passage. It also has three plugs in ...

The Sun Country Model T Club (SCMTC) is hosting our 26th Annual Speedster Endurance Run out of Wickenburg, Arizona. The event will be on April 2nd and 3rd, 2022. Wickenburg is located 65 miles northwest of Phoenix and gives you a real feel of the old west. Saturday afternoon (2nd) will be a great op...

Hello, I encountered the same interference problem recently with a 26 when adding a water pump. Very simple solution is to make two round spacers with holes in the center for longer water inlet/water pump mounting bolts to give you the clearance you need to mount the horn with the original bracket. ...

Hello Katie, This sounds like a problem I have addressed in the past. First and foremost I am NOT going to bash Texas T parts either the current or past owners. They have always provided the best parts possible with there current knowledge. They have always been great to deal with and supplied great...

Per Mike Bender T Tips Video - add weight do not remove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56jutHY ... 4j&index=4

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It is very likely that red wire was run for a reason. It could be done in a much cleaner manner though. Most likely you can remove the red wire all together and just move the black/yellow wire on the bottom driver side of the coil box to the terminal on bottom passenger side of the coil box where th...

Hello, I have seen many cracked fan blades.I will not argue with look for loose rivets, but I do not feel the is the primary cause of most fan blade failures. And I feel this applies to not just the early four blade riveted fans but the next version what I call the one piece pear shaped fan assembly...

Hello Jason, OK, to solve your problem you need to understand how the clutch works and understand you may not be able to see the broken component(s). If you want my guidance here goes: The spring retaining cup and pin supports one end of the clutch spring. The other end of the clutch spring presses ...

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Here is my story. 16 years ago I built my speedster and put RM brakes on it. I also had and still have an original Warford. I can not tell you exactly how many years it was after that, but not many before I took the RM's off and put on Texas T Discs (It was before BIrdhaven). Following is my standar...

He advertises under:

https://www.mtfca.com/model-t-ford-suppliers/

RMC Engineering

He did mine. Does a great job.

Terry

PC230507.JPG Hello Charles, I am of course in favor of replacing the fuel tank but over 20 years ago I solved a rust problem plugging the sediment bowl with a VW gas tank fuel filter. I got the idea on how to do so from the MTFCA carburetor manual. Except the first one I did, I just do it slightly ...

Hello Ed,

I sent you an email.

Thank you,
Terry

Hello Chris.

Sending you an email.

Terry

Hello, I believe I know this car, the owners and about the accident. If I remember correctly this accident happened close to fifteen years ago. First the husband, wife and their dog all survived. If I remember correctly the husband was thrown from the car with steering wheel still in his hands and I...

Why do they sell them? Because people buy them. I do not use them even though I have one. Many years ago I made a bushing (reference bushing) that just slips into the end of the drive shaft tube. I also cut the flange down so that it is typically thinner than needed. I install that bushing and then ...

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Attached is a photo of an intake manifold that I have. Gail Rodda's "Part Identification Guide" description and (poor photos) lead me to believe this is a 13 to early 14 intake manifold. It is an older publication and I am wondering what the current opinion is.

Thank you,
Terry

Hello Brad, On your offer for a set of gears. It appears you are offering one gear that slides on the output shaft and another gear that presses onto the counter shaft. On the early Warfords the counter shaft diameter was smaller than the later Warfords, so the ID of the gear that presses onto the c...

Hello Don, Dan is dead on. I strongly suggest you do not do this. I tried it 15 years ago. No improved performance. Worse it made the head so thin in one spot in one cylinder, I broke the head at the edge of the combustion chamber on my next speedster run. I went onto the trouble truck on the first ...

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I will expand on Craig's suggestion for aluminum spray paint. First I know Craig very well, he is an active member of my club in the Phoenix, AZ metro area. I believe I am the one that suggested it to Craig. In 1974 I assembled my first Model A engine with a copper head gasket. I assembled it with t...

Hello Harold, What I do is just use a 26/27 mixture/choke rod (4129C) with associated components (4591) and shorten the rod to the desired length. You will need to change the spray needle in the carb to 26/27 type (6213B etc) or I have also seen an adapter that bolts to the top of the earlier carb s...

Hello Jim,

I am interested. Sending you an email and pm.

Thank you,
Terry

I have used thermocure with great success. You drain the cooling system and fill it with fresh water and thermocure. You run and/or drive the car as I recall for at least four hours. This time can be over several days which I have done. It seems to put the rust into suspension. You drain and flush t...

Hello Steve, On running a hone through the cylinders, you have nothing to loose. I would try a fixed stone hone first. If you can still feel the rust pits with your finger nail, I would then try a ball hone and see if that helps. I also recognize it is not that much work to re-ring a T every so ofte...

Hello Steve, I will cut to the chase. With the vertical scoring completely around all three rings, the rings are trash. The vertical scoring on the piston and cylinder walls also leads me to believe the piston and possibly the rings started to seize in the cylinder. If you can feel the vertical scor...

Hello Lee, Your comment: "When I mounted the rear wheels, the drum was very tight against the pads." hit home. 12 plus years ago when I put the parking brakes on my speedster I had the exact same problem. I inspected everything three times and could find nothing wrong. I pulled the brake cams, set t...

I will take the fan blades. Sending email.

Terry

Thank you everyone. It is nice to have all of these methods in one place.

Terry

In the last week to month I glanced at a post on how to straighten axle housing by making a tool that is inserted into the center section bearing housing. I did not read it at the time but am very interested in reading it and evaluating if it might be something I want to consider for my own use, but...

Sounds like the larger hub cap hole is 28-29 Model A. 26-27 wire wheels are completely smooth at at the transition from the center hub bolt face to the extension where the hub cap mounts. Model A wire wheels have a different bolt circle diameter and five ridges at the transition from the bolt face t...

Hello Donnie, First I have really enjoyed your Steven's Catalog. Thank you for doing that project. OK, The collar you have circled above PN 5021G just unscrews from the shaft above PN 5025. It is RH thread so it unscrews in the normal direction. I put a very short (I believe #4) sheet metal screw in...

Most times less is more. 15 years ago on my first and current T speedster engine I milled the stock head 0.100. It did not improve performance noticeably if any. A year later I put a 7:1 Lizard head on because of the advertised and perceived better performance. This was supposed to be because of hig...

Hello Arthur, I will try to address your individual questions. 1) It seems to me the ring gear shim will only change the pinion gear lash. You are partially correct, it does this by moving the gear teeth deeper into the mating gear. 2) What makes my head hurt is trying to figure out what the thrust ...

Hello Bill, Speedi-Sleeve is the way to go, and that is what Scott's link to Lang's appears to be. I have used them for this and several other applications and there is no substitute. I do not have one handy otherwise I would give you the part number. Measure the size of the crank seal surface and l...

Hello Dennis,

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Terry

My 2 cents worth. I have not done as many (a dozen plus) rear axles and Ruckstel's as other members but I NEVER use a gasket between the axle housings. I always use only sealant (Ultra Black). I prefer to adjust the thickness of the brass thrust washer instead of using shims, I believe I only had to...

Hello Mike, I may be the person that Terry M was referring to. I have been running an Aluminum Warford for 15 years. Prior to installing my Warford I had several Warfords, aluminum and cast iron, available to me and I compiled some information. I have attached two PDF files that show the different g...

Do you have or can you get a photo of the oil pickup on the inside of the pan? I am curios if there is just a slit in the pan for the oil to enter or if there is a scoop over the slit.

Donnie, I received my copy today. The USPS delivered it to the wrong home one street south of me with same house number, not common but happens both ways on rare occasion. That neighbor hand delivered it to me. When I opened the envelope my first reaction after seeing only the cover was "WOW"! After...

Mark posted a link to my chart before I finished my response to your question. I hope the additional information I provided helps.

Terry

Hello Terry, I made up a chart in about in 2004/5 and posted it here some time after that. I pops up again every now and then on this site. Because of the research I did and putting that chart together I decided on 4:1 final gears and I decided on an original Warford over a Ruckstel. I did a similar...

I believe what he is talking about is how much longer the exposed center electrode is on one plug compared to the other, and thus the difference in the height of the center porcelain below the end of the plug between the two plugs. I am not even close to knowledgeable on spark plug theory, but due t...

Donnie,

Yes, I would like one.

Thank you,
Terry

I would like to thank everyone for the input. I should have posted the dimensions with the first post. The boss is 1-1/2" wide and the bore is 1/2".
They do look allot like the H&D that Mark suggested looking at the information in his link. A very interesting setup.

Thank you,
Terry

I found what appear to be perches for a small drum rear axle shock. Does anyone know who the manufacturer was?

Terry

What really stands out to me is your other posts that I believe may be related to this issue and the 2500 miles on the new engine. Some replies imply valves, and I tend to agree it should be the first place you look. The post prior to me writing this suggests it may be weak or broken valve springs. ...

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The front shaft bushing is the brush end bushing. The easy way to pull it is a 9/16" course tap. Just thread the bushing with the tap and let the end of the tap seat against the blind hole, keep turning and it will pull the bushing right out whether it is babbitt or brass.

Hello Ignacio, Looking at your photos I can not tell you what is wrong. I am going to make some assumptions and try to help you understand how the transmission works and to trouble shoot the problem. I believe the transmission was working correctly before you removed the hogs head. Based on this cur...

Hello Mike, I am very interested in your new product based on your description and am very aware of your website. I have also viewed many of the other technical information video's you have posted on the web. I have to ask why and am very disappointed that I can find NO information about your new pr...

I did that once, missed a hole with the rags and the nut found it. Found nut at drain hole (no magnets). I used a long piece of mechanics wire, bent it into a U shape, ran one end of the u-wire through the middle of the nut and the other end on the outside of the nut, then I pushed the two ends toge...

Hello John, My guess is the drag link is may be to long, they came in several lengths over the years: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/249044.html?1322077087 I would disconnect the drag link at the pitman arm, center the front wheels, then center the steering wheel and measure the approxi...

Hello Lorenzo, As at least one person stated, electrically it is the same and that is true. What is not being factored in is the current draw, power, and heat. Although I may not have accurate numbers, I have numbers that are in the ball park and will illustrate the problem. A starter modified for 1...

I have been reluctant to respond to this post. Cambin's (Cameron's) response promoted me to finally respond as well. His reply is absolutely correct. I was looking for a photo of how I do it this way, but have not found it yet. Your original unmodified diagram is the correct method, not the modified...

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I apologize. I do not have an extra low head. It was a very nice high head I had set back.

Thank you, Terry

I believe I have an extra> I will look today.

Terry

Hello Mario,

I looked at your profile and I am going to send you an email and a pm. I would prefer to continue this discussion off line.
At a later date I most likely will make all of the information available to all members though.

Thank you,
Terry

Hello Mario,

I had a need for the same tool some years ago. I designed and made one with no knowledge that Stewart made one. I can try to find my CAD drawings and take photo'e of the tool I designed this weekend if you are interested.

Terry

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