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This is what my repro 15 horn button and bracket looks like

Not necessarily one method fits all, there are wood felloes, steel felloes and tapered spokes and the methods of assembly are somewhat different. With a steel felloe the procedure described above would be one method, with a steel felloe and tapered spokes the procedure is different. With tapered spo...

In the day there were complete sets made oversize, I have a few but not a complete set, they sometimes show up at swap meets. They are listed different, mine are the nominal + 1/32" eg 3/8 + 1/32.

Your U joint may not be your problem, I once had the same problem and I eventually determined that the frame was bent where the rear spring fits. A PO some years ago used the T for pulling implements with a chain wrapped around the differential housing and consequently bent the frame just enough to ...

Try Martynn Vowel (Vowel Art)

For sure, Canadian 1926 Touring models, electric starter and generator were optional or (could be ordered with out) I found an unmolested Canadian 1926 engine 60 years ago and there was a blank out plate over the starter and generator. Also there were cast brackets to hold kerosene lamps attached to...

In the day there was a brass accessory spacer that fit behind the front pully with two bolts to correct any excessive end play. Excessive end play can cause magneto failure.

I don't think that too many of these vintage engines ever operate under a demanding load.

The fabric debris is most likely the chute from the Kingcobra but it doesn't appear that there is any thing attached to it.

I flat towed my 26 with a tow bar attached to the front axle about 30 miles with the engine running, this caused no issues. The car steered fine on the straight but needed some assistance where the turning was tight. Because of the fast steering it doesn't like being turned from the wheels, it will ...

Thomas you can reach me @ dnmenzies@telus.net

I always run this one on white gas, camp stove fuel, it never goes bad you can leave it in the tank for years.
When I was on the fire department all ours mall engines ran on white gas. It has several names, Naptha,
high test, camp stove fuel and white gas.

Thomas, if you want it I will build a small box and ship it to you for free, it has been in my garage for 30 years it's time for a new home. Just give me your address . David

They were used by the thousands her on the highways in B.C. but try to find one now.

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This is my 1949 Model 23 12 HP B S. I haven't started it for about 10 years and it went on the first pull. It was originally in a 12 foot Clinker boat, the boat got wrecked but I salvaged the engine.

I know that you are a very knowledgeable member but is it possible that the wheel and felloe are not compatible ie: different manufactures, there were at least four different makers. I have a rack of 30 X 3-1/2" rims and they are all different. I was at a swap meet and a vendor had a large trailer f...

I got a scammer call at 9:00 one night from the income tax that I owed them $14,000 and they were going to take my motorhome if I didn't pay. I was as polite as I could be and told them where to go and that the income tax does not call at 9:00 at night. They recalled and got real nasty then I found ...

There is a Hit and Miss forum there are lots of parts there DSC00285.JPG DSC00284.JPG DSC00283.JPG DSC00287.JPG DSC00282.JPG Russell STOVER is a candy maker and I am going to superimpose the STOVER name on this model K. This is a Canadian model sold by the T EATON Company A long gone Canadian chain....

I went to the Reno Air Races for over twenty years and fortunately I never witnessed an incident although there were some crashes but I wasn't there. In some of the early original photos if you look closely there is a parachute ejected from, most likely the King Cobra. There appears to be a seat ass...

Thank you for the prompt reply.

Around her about 1940 all the Government issue fish boats that were issued to the Japanese were ordered returned and the Japanese interned in various camps, all the fish boats used Model T ford differentials with a Ruxtall to drive the net drums. Still the odd fish boat that didn't get returned sitt...

The back rest spring attaches to a three clasps screwed to the vertical wood strips, the back spring rests on top of the seat spring. To remove pull the bottom out and lift up. You may find the clasps in your supplies some where, they are very easy to make

Horses can be easily spooked, one day two ladies were leading two horses along the side of the road as I was approaching in my vehicle they were most jumpy and therefore I stopped, still as they approached my vehicle they became more uncomfortable because the wipers were operating I turned them off ...

Just a question, I have a single chamber FORD tire pump which one is the earlier, the single chamber or the dual chamber?

I once bought a reproduction assembly from a reputable vendor and the manufacturer placed a qualifying paper note with the assembly, "tested to 10lbs with water" This was an incomplete statement because the results were never disclosed. Assuming the 10lbs of water did not leak, however ounces of pre...

DSC00247.JPG DSC00242.JPG DSC00245.JPG DSC00243.JPG DSC00246.JPG The top brass part is crimped to the remainder, the whole assembly should lift out as one piece, as suggested just soak it and gently pry, maybe soak the base in kerosene for a couple of days. The burner assembly is brass and the foun...

Bronze is a little tougher than brass, I use to work in a foundry that made brass and bronze. It was very rarely made because it was quite specific and only one person was allowed to make it and put in the ingrediencies. I can remember copper, tin, phosphorous, zinc and some iron went in the furnace...

Check with Restoration Supply in Escondido California. They have a selection of hex rod.

Additional note about the 16s is the wood firewall had about 22 revisions by the end of 16 so there may not find two the same.

Early 15s had carbide then electric magneto in series after that through to 16???? They used 9-volt bulbs because the magneto could produce at least 18 volts. The downside was if one burned out, they both went out.

My 26 sat only for a few months and the clutch was stuck solid, I towed it around a city block two circuits in neutral with the engine running before it let go. I now park it with pressure on the clutch to avoid contact. There was a high-end model of Rolls - Royce that came with a 12-inch piece of w...

As mentioned above the shackles could be in backwards the left side has the odd number and the right has the even number. You can check the parts book for the correct numbers. You can't tell by looking at them. The easiest fix is to turn the axle around.

I have an early 1916 speedometer, autometer and clock with a 3 didget trip meter designed by Tesla. This assembly was in an early Packard. The clock is an 8-day Waltham and keeps very accurate time.

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Both stems are from the same maker both have 28tpi

This is an original Ford valve stem.

Check that the spring Pearches are not transposed, the odd number is the left side, and the even number is the right side. You wouldn't notice the difference by just looking at them, but the steering will be wild.

Good vacuum is most important for a good running engine. Your issue does sound like a fuel mixture inconstancy. I would suggest removing the intake manifold and place a straight edge across it and see if there is any daylight showing through. It may need to be reground flat. I have some intake and e...

The reproduction bowel I bought was tested with water, however with gasoline would leak and I had to fit a shutoff valve between it and the tank.

Check Restoration Supply in Escondido, that is where I got mine.

I received a set of drawings from Bensons in July this year for my 1915 they were open then. I am engaging in the same project trying to duplicate the original. The drawings refer to the dash as three ply, core with a veneer skin on both sides. They give you the overall thickness of the dash .688 bu...

The original bulbs were 9 volts, in series 18 volts resistance and the mag rarely reached that voltage at normal driving. Most bulbs today are 6 volts and pared will only attain a 12 volt resistance, still OK if you don't rev it too high. For an added safety a third 6 volt bulb can be wired in serie...

Mel Miller spent some time in the movie industry he was in Hawaii 50 as Dano's double, whenever there was a fight scene or rolling in the mud that was Mel not Dano. He was also in a movie with Elliot Gould and Candice Bergen in GETTING STRAIGHT, he was a bartender and said about a dozen words in the...

Allan, tell me more about your Canadian project it has left hand drive but no hinges on the driver's door?

There are about 20 revisions to these firewalls/dash therefore you would have to know what revision applies to what model. They are made somewhat generic and additional holes may need to be drilled where needed. The frame space is 86/125 = .688, a standard grade of plywood is 5/8" = .625 therefore 5...

The hood former does have a hole for the hood pivot rod. The radiator support rod goes through the wood dash and is fastened with a nut. Yes the hole in the hood former would be exposed to the weather even with the hood pivot rod inserted. They were a size for size fit when new so that minimal water...

The handle is called the SNATH

I have those on my 26 holding the windshield in place.

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Kerosene was also used as coolant/antifreeze

I once had a 600 CC single British Motorcycle and it was the same procedure, setting, spark, choke and throttle and when you were ready it had to be kicked right through the ground with full authority. If you messed with it, it would kick back and drive your knee up to the handlebars. You would neve...

We often talk about starting procedures but there are two different procedures one for mag and one for battery. Mag starts won't kick back but a battery start can---- if you forget to retard the spark. I was just getting mine in to position to pull over center and I had the spark advanced and igniti...

I found this hook it weighs about 25 LBS. I was scanning with my metal detector on a 100 year old abandoned logging rail bed. The rail bed is completely grown over with new 100 year old trees. With a lot of searching I managed to locate the old rail bed.

I had started my 26 T parked in the garage many times just to hear it run, it was a routine process, with out ignition on two pulls with choke and one pull with no choke the ignition on one more pull and it would start. I repeated this procedure many times. On one occasion my routine process was to ...

That is good to know for sure. When you assemble it there is no way to tell.

You are right in the time frame where there some changes in the transmission assemblies, about mid 1916 one small disc was discontinued and the distance plate so it is important that all the parts are compatible. I went through a similar exercise where I had some boxes of transmission parts and deci...

Also check that the spring pearchs are on the correct sides, the odd number is on the driver's side and the even number is on the passenger side. You can't tell by looking at them, if they are on the wrong sides the steering will be awful. they are very easy to go on backwards. The front axle can be...

I just received a high resolution copy of the 1915 wood dash, on the computer it idles at13% and can be brought up to 100% and is crystal clear, I needed some assistance to transfer it to my USB drive so that I could get a full size image. At the photo printers at 100% the image was 4" x 4" and to i...

I am a little confused, the parts books from 09 - 23 list the same parts numbers for the hub assembly and for the inner and outer races. I have a variety of early hubs some with narrow threads and some with wider threads, some have the notch only in the inner hub and some with the notch in both inne...

All the Fords came with a battery terminal and the ignition switch has a battery position, however Ford maintained a battery was not required. This is true all Ts are capable of starting on the mag if you are part gorilla. Knowing where the next pulse is and throwing it over center with violence it ...

All the hubs have a recess inside to allow a long punch to fit through to tap the race out.

A fence type dry cell would not be able to be charged because it automatically charges it self inside and it will work for 5 - 8 years untouched, you couldn't solar charge it. For starting purposes a wet cell rechargeable type automotive battery will last all summer without needing to be recharged. ...

The left side would be the driver's side. On the bench you can put them on either side but the perch with the odd number goes on the driver' side.

Every body will offer a different opinion as to the amount and weight because originally it was two LBS of non flowing grease and in many manuals the "oil" plug is referred to as a "grease plug". There was never a "drain" plug because you could not drain the grease. I am not saying this was any bett...

The answer would be yes if it came from the factory that way but a PO or dealer could have installed them after the fact. Installing the side lights for a nonelectric T applied up to 1926 however there were few. I have a 26 touring with electric start however I have installed kerosene side lights. T...

The first thing to check is that the perchs are on the correct sides the left side has an odd number and the right has an even number. Left #3819, Right #3818. All front end left and right hand parts are odd# for left and even # for right.

All the suggestions are good usually spitting back through the carb indicates a lean condition, a lean condition can be traced to a loose carb, loose intake manifold and non tight fitting spark plugs, they are pipe threads and don't seal that well. Additionally a contaminated carb can cause some iss...

The three rivets are not what holds that wheel together. The steel rim is heat shrunk onto the wooden fellow to be tight. Using bolts or screws to falsely secure a loose wheel is very bad idea. Fix it right I don't think Model T wheels were heat shrunk only the big old wagon wheels. There is some o...

Not all battery horns have a motor, there is the ooga type with a motor and the reg moo sound horns just vibrate.

Another trick I have used in these situations is lead, super clean the male pipe thread and run a bead of solder around the threads. If done right the solder will run around the threads and create a perfect seal. If the first attempt fails it can be reheated and the unwanted solder can be brushed of...

DSCN1169.JPG DSCN1168.JPG DSCN1167.JPG DSCN1163.JPG I have three in my collection two say Balloon Tire Gage and one doesn't specify. They all have different pressure ratings, 10 - 42lbs, 30 - 170lbs and 10 - 50lbs. The manufacturer is A.SCHRADER'S SON INC. One is pat in Canada in 1914 and 1926, one...

The originals were nickel and chrome is far brighter, easy to tell.

I have a couple of questions, is the drawing for right or left hand drive? Are we lookin from the inside out or the outside in, either way leads to more questions. In the day a horn was optional, a magneto horn was available as was a bulb horn and hand operated mechanical ie Klaxton. The hand operat...

I had developed a miss similar to what you are describing and it was nothing to do with compression nor any lubrication issues, the issue was inside the timer. The paper spacers between the contacts were slightly compressed and barely noticeable, but it was enough to cause the roller skip or jump ov...

For a battery maintainer all you need is .75 amps, 1.5 and 2 amps will boil it dry over time. For charging a dead good battery you can give it 10 - 15 amps for a short time, enough to get going. If a good battery is flat for whatever reason it will take 10 amps for 10 hrs to fully charge it. If a ba...

It is also on the Canadian Top Bow Saddles and connecting rods.

There are many posts and discussions about differential lubrication and various oils used and "never had a problem", There are also many discussions about leaking oil from axle housings and the various means to fix those leaks, what ever works for you and each to his/her own. When you take a good lo...

The early reference material calls for #2 grease this was the middle of the road weight of grease and got the cars rolling down the road. In warm climates there would not be any issues but in colder climates lubrication may suffer some. The term that, were used was NON FLOWING GREASE. In the day the...

This topic can go on for ever and everybody has their own formula, when Model Ts came out of the factory there was grease in the differentials, they never used any oil. There were no seals to prevent any leakage only dust covers to prevent dust from entering, so each to his/her own. Grease comes in ...

I found on my T the teeth on the hand lever were warn where the neutral would be as that is the most used spot. If I pulled the lever back further to clear the warn teeth the brakes would be on, this was a problem only when backing up. If the lever is fully back with the brakes on and the clutch is ...

Try heating it with a hair dryer.

When I assembled my 26 touring 57 years ago I installed hardened 1/2" bolts into oilite bushings, there is still no unwanted movement and the steering is tight. I don't however advocate that this is the way to go, I also have a 1915 touring and I am most fussy about original equipment. The 26 was my...

There was also Diamond Manufacturing that made a lot of bits and pieces. Some times there will only be a diamond stamped on the part and also some have the diamond with the name Diamond Manufacturing.

The non demountable rims with loose spokes can be repaired. The felloes are riveted to the rim with three rivets in each half, there is a cleat that the rivet goes through where they are joined. The rivets can be ground off from the inside and punched out. New rivets are readily available. The loose...

What about a propane torch and burn it off.

In the 1915 parts catalog headlights are not listed, there are also references in documents "where equipped" with headlights, this would infer that you could order a car with out headlights. It would be most difficult to provide a copy of an order for same. If you read enough literature and document...

You could order any Model T with out headlights I have seen pictures of them. Not unlike after 1919 when electric starters were standard equipment you still could order a car non-electric. The non electric models came with kerosene side lamps and the electric models did not. To day you can still ord...

With the use of pipe threads there are several factors to consider, temperature, pressure and products transmitted. There is a path around the threads to atmosphere however the path is very limited and only certain liquids will travel through. Water will not migrate past the threads where as gasolin...

It was mentioned that the spark plugs are tapered, they are pipe threads and almost impossible to have a tight seal. Other model cars use the flat bottom type plugs that seal by bottoming out. T plug threads can be re-machined to to fit a flat bottom plug or inserts are available to accommodate a co...

Great information but nobody mentioned that you could order a 15 with no headlights because they were accessories. It is conceivable that headlights could be added later in its life some, other models like Studebaker has the same style of headlights. Anything could be added later and may look origin...

My last and final comment, what is the difference between turning the generator on a bench device with an electric motor and turning the generator on the motor?

OK, I will step back a notch and accept your comments. But I don't think testing a generator on a Model T slightly above idle will cause a catastrophic failure.

There is a local electrical automotive shop that has been in business for decades and regularly tests generators by turning them on a bench with an electric motor at high RPM for an efficiency test. In some cases the field terminal is jumpered back to the housing for a spark test, in other cases the...

You must remember that many of the parts were made by at least 4 different manufactures and may vary slightly and there were also after market makers of various parts. Sometimes you are just lucky if they line up. Some times looking at the castings will reveal a different maker. You have to remain f...

A generator can be tested on the engine with the cutout disconnected, With the engine running there should be voltage available from the terminal and the voltage is only limited to the RPM, Your battery would be happy 7 - 7.5 volts but with the cut out disconnected the voltage will be much higher as...

And they are pressed in from the backside. The fitted area is about .001 larger than the post. Sometimes when they have been removed some material can also be removed and you may need a larger base for a tight fit.

Sometimes we tend to get too technical, my generator failed to charge and I could see a slight blackish film on the commutator that I suspected was oil. I dipped a small paint brush in some gasoline (just the tip) and trained it on the commutator while it was running, the generator started charging ...

On my Studebaker I am restoring I used an asphalt felt material for backing as the cardboard was all ratty and torn from moisture. It had the same stiffness and is water proof.

At one time the crank handle may have been hanging in the down position and the front end struck the ground and bent everything. This happened to my 15 touring, the incursion bent the crank handle and severely twisted the cross member. The crank could not be turned and that is most likely why it was...

Check and assure that the horn 6 volts and not 12 volts

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