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Darren J Wallace

Thanks! You could tape up and seal the hole in the top plate where the primary core goes through easy enough. It's a lot bigger in diameter than the core. But then the top plate could be stuck. That wouldn't really matter that much if there's nothing wrong with it. I guess I just prefer to be able t...

Darren J Wallace

The coil after a very careful, and SLOW pour. Watch for burps and fill slowly as needed.

Darren J Wallace

My tar pot set up:

Darren J Wallace

Decided today to pour some tar into the refurbished Heinze coils. I strongly suggest you test the performance of your coils before committing to pour the tar because trying to undo rebuilding them after fresh tar is not going to be fun if not just plain impossible. Haven’t had to do that ever and do...

Darren J Wallace

Another photo

Darren J Wallace

You will also have to bend the vibrator in many cases to get the adjustment within the range of the adjustment knob. It takes some patience but once it’s done, you’re done. The set in my car currently has run fault free for 6 years. I’ll post pics when I’m ready to pour tar.

Darren J Wallace

Because of the larger thicker points you will have to raise the upper stationary point considerably. In this case it worked out to just a few thousand shy of 3/32”. I use washers as shims to get the height right, then once I’m happy with the thickness required, I machine black plastic spacers which ...

Darren J Wallace

I used a 1/8” end mill carefully in my milling machine to access the point rivet. You must drill out the original hole to .062” to accept the new point rivet. Care must be taken not to distort the original parts. I use a machinery bench block to insert the old point side to carefully punch out the o...

Darren J Wallace

Zip tie details

Darren J Wallace

Some more notes: When I’m ready to pour tar, I’ll post more pics. Also, you CANNOT use original Heinze electrical specs when setting up the finished coil! You have to now treat this coil like you would a regular later coil, I’m also using all new primary and secondary coils available from Lang’s and...

Darren J Wallace

When you assemble everything, I used zip ties to hold the plastic plates lightly snug against the secondary coil. I used mechanical wire to hold the core snug on the primary coil. You can see where I have installed the first one on the right end of the coil. As long as the original iron core rods ar...

Darren J Wallace

Here’s a simple drawing of the two support plates that I used in the Heinze coils. I made these on a milling machine but you can do this any way you wish. I’ve used both wood and plexiglass for the material. The slots are there only to allow the potting tar to get all through the coil. The only impo...

Darren J Wallace

Hi John, you are correct on all accounts! I will post some more photos and details of exactly the things you mentioned in further details a little later.

Darren J Wallace

You’re very welcome!

Darren J Wallace

That is correct.

Darren J Wallace

No problem! It’s time consuming but you only have to do it for four coils 😁 I get them tight enough that you need to lightly tap the last ones in with a brass hammer very carefully, then I tie them up tight with mechanical wire at each end to prevent migrating. You can separate the original core rod...

Darren J Wallace

I used the iron rods from the original Heinze core and very carefully packed the new primary coil as tight as possible. That way nothing needed to be modified. I opened the case by forcing the side panel apart from the inside where the original capacitor is with a screwdriver and hammer like a pry b...

Darren J Wallace

While my hand heals from surgery, I’m slowly getting back into doing things. I started out this weekend by doing something small and light, and for myself. I’ve had an unrestored spare set of late 1912 Heinze ignition coils for my [October 1912 build] 1913 Canadian Ford. I decided to rebuild them. S...

Darren J Wallace

My early 1913 Canadian touring had Canadian Champion X spark plugs the same as the photo posted. I have not had an easy time finding extras and I live in Canada.

Darren J Wallace

Would you be interested in selling the coils separately? They are actually Heinze coils in a KW box. Many thanks!

Darren J Wallace

Late 1912 early 1913 Heinze. My October 1912 build 1913 has this exact box. Brass plates hardware is all riveted to the wood.

Darren J Wallace

I’ve done what Wayne suggested with great success over the years by turning the thread off in the mill using a angle plate, and boring head and heat shrink fitting a threaded sleeve over the OD using a .003” shrink fitting. You need to make a heat sink ring to put the sleeve into first to heat as t...

Darren J Wallace

I’ve done what Wayne suggested with great success over the years by turning the thread off in the mill using a boring head and shrink fitting a threaded sleeve over the OD using a .003” shrink fitting. You need to make a heat sink ring to put the sleeve into first to heat as the thin rink will cool ...

Darren J Wallace

Just wanted to chime in here with my results: I have the Heinze version of the ECCT for my early ‘13. When I rebuilt my coils, I used the new Lang’s provided primary and secondary windings, and the original rod cores from the old Heinze windings. I found out right out of the gate that the car ran mu...

Darren J Wallace

I have this exact carb on my 2 cylinder 1905 Queen. It’s original equipment for my car. They work exceptionally well if they’re not in anything but excellent condition. Some of the Fords used a version of this carb with slight modifications.

Darren J Wallace

Now my iPhone works again….go figure…. I hate technology! Lol!!!

Darren J Wallace

Prayers for a speed recovery and healing. It was very hard to hear this news and see the wreck of Steve's T.

Darren J Wallace

Still no access to the forum via any apple product. Nothing I've tried or used works. Would someone please look at what compatibility problems exist with the site? I've tried every fix I could find on the net to make my Iphone and Ipad work but to no avail. It's something to do with how this site fu...

Darren J Wallace

Yep, I cannot access the forum from my iPhone. It quit working Thursday. Nothing I can google will fix it. I'm very frustrated as I don't know where the problem is. It was fine for a while, then it happened again.

Darren J Wallace

I have an October 1912 build 1913 touring. My grandfather bought it from the original owner’s family in 1956. It has Jno Brown model 19 headlights and E&J cowl lamps, and a Jno Brown 110 tail lamp, all brass, no steel, and was documented as such in a 1929 photo I have, of the original owners family ...

Darren J Wallace

Hooray for the Administration team!! My iPhone gets me in the site!
Great job folks!!!

Darren J Wallace

Hooray!! It’s working!!!! Thanks to the Administration!!!

Darren J Wallace

Thank you to all who have responded previously on the main discussion page! I've tried everything you have all suggested but to no avail. Even now to add insult to injury, I cannot access this forum on my ipad either, and, neither can my wife access it on her iphone or ipad. Only on my PC. My daught...

Darren J Wallace

Thank you to all who have responded here! I've tried everything you have suggested but to no avail. Even now to add insult to injury, I cannot access this forum on my ipad either, and, neither can my wife access it on her iphone or ipad. Only on my PC. My daughter, who is an IT specialist says the f...

Darren J Wallace

I can access the forum with my Windows PC with no issues but not with my iPhone anymore. It gives me this page saying too many redirects. I'm not smart enough to fix this myself and no suggestions from the internet have worked to fix it. Anyone else have this issue? Sorry if this thread should be el...

Darren J Wallace

Unfortunately, the Model T Ford hobby is not alone in this situation. Over on the Talking Machine Forum, as another example, there’s links to people smashing antique phonographs on YouTube. Folks comment in disgust and the people who post the videos love it. In fact, the more people that protest the...

Darren J Wallace

Good Morning all! For some time, I've been using my rebuilt Heinze coils in my early '13 Canadian touring. I used to set them up using my Regan Strobo-spark unit with an adapter I made to accommodate the Heinze coils with no modifications to the Strobospark. They worked great1 I decided a while back...

Darren J Wallace

I have to admit I’m going by memory here

if I’m wrong maybe it’s in another of my grandfathers books called Get A Horse!
I will look when I have a minute…..

Darren J Wallace

I have a very original set on my early ‘13 I can take pics of if needed.

Darren J Wallace

This pic is out of the book From Here To Obscurity. I have this book from my grandfather. It’s a late 1950’s book I think. There’s a side view of this car too.

Darren J Wallace

Norman, no worries, I was not offended at all. I thought I would just clarify things, as I knew there were errors, but thanks for being such a gentleman about it. I’m sorry my reply came across like I was offended. An apology isn’t needed but it is much appreciated and respected!😊 Thank you for your...

Darren J Wallace

Thanks guys!
I don’t believe I know Cliff Love. Maybe I know him from driving his car. I seem to remember T’s better than faces! Lol!

Darren J Wallace

Hello all! That’s my car in the video! I do not know why they chose the title they did. I believe it was because I have so much history of the car since new possibly (?) Yes it was warmed up for filming. Yes, there’s historical details that may be challenged, but my friends who did this project main...

Darren J Wallace

I call my ‘13 my “fast tractor”

I think the fellow here that had (I think) his daughter name theirs “rattles” is brilliant!

Darren J Wallace

I received the email today too!

Darren J Wallace

My extended thanks too, to Kim and Luke! I’ve recorded Luke’s information as I will be needing to rebuild a set of Heinze coils as a spare set for myself and will need some points and parts soon.

Darren J Wallace

Pm just sent, sorry for the delay

Darren J Wallace

I would like the upper one in the picture marked #3. Those are for Heinze coil boxes. Thanks! I’ll send particulars later today.

Darren J Wallace

Hey! I can contribute to this too!

and it's even my car too!! 1929 is the year of the pic.

Darren J Wallace

They definitely are not babbit, they are zinc alloy die cast. The enemy of this alloy is lead. The phenomenon they suffer from is called intergranular corrosion. Powdered lead was used as a mold release agent to eject parts out of the dies without distortion. Since the molds did not need to be lubri...

Darren J Wallace

The adjustment shouldn’t change the pitch of the tones, that’s determined by the length of the tubes. I personally think it was made this way to circumvent patents. Very cool!!!

Darren J Wallace

I’m going to be the devils advocate here. I’m a tool and die machinist just to throw that out there. Why do folks worry about these rollers being .005” small when there’s no way in hades that an entire rear axle housing runs within .010”. You may go to great lengths to straighten a housing in a lath...

Darren J Wallace

Beautiful car Rob! What is the aluminum looking thing on the dash do?

Darren J Wallace

Thanks Steve! I can get CLR anywhere! I didn’t know it worked on really tarnished brass!

Darren J Wallace

This stuff... It's not polish. As the name suggests, it's a tarnish remover and it is also just about as "instant" as it gets! Awesome stuff!!! Follow up with polish of your choice. https://www.amazon.com/Flitz-BC-01806-Instant-Tarnish/dp/B002V4VLOC/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=25F240TX8TNLY&keywords=flitz...

Darren J Wallace

They were indeed brass top coils for 1915 but the tops were anodized black. Flat black paint works well to create the right look.

Darren J Wallace

Some very find machining and silver soldering!

Darren J Wallace

Black bikini, I thought it was white

Darren J Wallace

Was trying to relocate the photo of the lovely young lady in the white bikini and high heels pretending to crank start a T.

Yeah, you all know the one I’m talking about!

Darren J Wallace

So very sorry to hear this sad news. We will add the Lang family to our prayers for healing, peace, and comfort in this most difficult time. God Bless.

Darren J Wallace

Roughly 50 bucks US for a set.

Darren J Wallace

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

Darren J Wallace

I’m going to be the devil’s advocate here in a respectful way. I’m a 35 year tool and die machinist and a millwright. I believe by correcting these rear ends you guys are doing a great thing. That being said, honestly, how many rear ends had alignment issues right out of the gate? We’ve all seen wha...

Darren J Wallace

I recently bought the ECCT Heinze coil edition. I have a Strobospark for regular coils and made an adapter to test Heinze coils. I can tell you from personal experience that my Heinze coils perform significantly superior set up on the ECCT. Easier cold starting, smoother idle, better engine performa...

Darren J Wallace

So is there a definitive way to date these oils cans to a particular year of T?

Darren J Wallace

The similarities are very interesting with that motor! Blomstrom Queen 1 and 2 cylinder motors use the helical gears and side shaft cam arrangements too. The front of the head is what I really wondered about as I’ve not seen one of these out of a chassis. Queen motors have C H Blomstrom Motor Co. ca...

Darren J Wallace

Was there any ID on that single cylinder engine? Seller? That looks a lot like a Blomstrom Queen motor!

Darren J Wallace

My early '13 has a mostly 1912 frame. Built in October 1912. It has the one clamp like the others have shown with the square head bolt and square nut.

Darren J Wallace

I'm not familiar with the Caswell kit, I will look it up later. If your plating procedure does not offer the application of a copper plating before the brass plating, the brass will have a tendency to come off. Ferrous materials don't like plating of gold, brass, etc. without a primary coating of co...

Darren J Wallace

Thanks Mike for the very informative info! For those of us who are a little on the dumb side like me, will your tester work reliably with the Heinze coils with original and or newly installed windings? Or so you have to pre set parameters in the tester to accommodate the windings? Thanks for lowerin...

Darren J Wallace

Some questions: will the ECCT function okay with both coils that retain their original windings as well as ones that have been replaced with the regular windings the vendors currently sell or original windings out of regular style later coils? I remember RV Anderson saying the point current draw on ...

Darren J Wallace

Great article! I am interested in getting one of these custom units!

Darren J Wallace

Sadly, one of the only guys that could have answered this has recently passed away. I’m not sure what the readings should be but I would assume that the capacitors are toast or soon will be. I do not know anything about Kingston coils but I have changed the guts in Heinze coils with the ones you buy...

Darren J Wallace

Kim, an email will be sent shortly.

Darren J Wallace

This is terrible news. I pray that God surrounds his family with His Love and grants them Peace. RIP.

Darren J Wallace

Thank you all for you kind words

Darren J Wallace

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Darren J Wallace

It's been a very hard year for all of us, and then God called home my close friend Scott Kramer yesterday after courageous battle with cancer. I knew Scott for over 20 years, when I bought my 1st model T Ford. We both have '13 Canadian T's and only live a 1/2 mile apart from each other. We've travel...

Darren J Wallace

I’ll get you some details of the bottom of the headlight.

Darren J Wallace

I would be glad to help but my car has a mixture of brands. Being such an early 1913, nothing was wasted from the extra 1912 parts Ford had in stock. My car has a Victor all brass generator, and photos from 1929 show the family and all the original details of my car.

Darren J Wallace

Glad to have helped! That steering wheel sure is pretty!

Darren J Wallace

Can someone post the kit or part number for the kit that would apply to the Neway set suitable for the at Ford block? Many thanks in advance!

Darren J Wallace

Thanks for posting that Ron! This is the quality you can expect from RV and his amazing team!

Darren J Wallace

I have pricing for a run of 50 plates. If I proceed, the plates will be $35.00 in US dollars each. I think we have 35 or 36 interested so I feel this is worth doing. These plates do not have black painted background, they will be etched as my original is. See pic above. If you have not already expre...

Darren J Wallace

My original plate has arrived and hopefully I will have pricing in a week or two. Stay tuned.

Darren J Wallace

We are now up to 35 plates!

Darren J Wallace

Just an FYI, It may take 3-4 weeks to get a price quote. I've already sent my original to the USA to get the plates done, but we'll get the quote first so we all know what they will cost.
Cheers,
Darren

Darren J Wallace

Thanks to all that have shown interest! We now have enough interest to proceed with artwork and pricing.

Darren J Wallace

Currently have enough interest to do 27 plates. Anyone else interested?

Darren J Wallace

I contacted RV regarding the Canadian plates. He has not made them but is willing to assist in having them made. If I can get 15 - 25 interested, we may be able to get these made at an affordable price. I will also put a post on Facebook to generate some further interest. Let’s see what happens. RV ...

Darren J Wallace

Can anyone help me with RV Anderson’s contact info? I can’t seem to find it. Thanks!

Darren J Wallace

Thanks Larry! Did he do up some Canadian ones?

Darren J Wallace

I’ve had a couple of guys ask about replication of these plates. I own an original to copy. I can look into doing these if there’s enough interest. Hopefully it’s as successful as the 1912 data plates. Note that these always say Ford, Ontario. I’ve never seen a “Walkerville” example and doubt that t...

Darren J Wallace

Another issue possibly for another thread; Why bother issuing serial numbers on the radiators? Here's mine:

Darren J Wallace

The car that was used to recently replicate data plates in my latest project is a Canadian 1914 that has an ORIGINAL data plate that MATCHES the motor. This car has been in the same family since NEW. The grandson of the original owner has all the documentation of the car including the original bill ...

Darren J Wallace

Some of the plates are arriving at their destinations and the kind words coming in about how happy everyone is and how much they like the quality of the artwork makes me feel this was really worth it! It’s a great feeling when I know I’ve helped Canadian Ford enthusiasts from literally around the gl...

Darren J Wallace

Hi guys, All the plates to the interested parties here from Canada and the USA have already been mailed. Thanks to those who have settled up with me already too! The plates to be mailed to New Zealand and Australia are delayed due to Covid-19’s restrictions with Canada Post. I have notified everyone...

Darren J Wallace

Thanks guys for your compliments! Just a heads up to all the interested parties: your plate(s) are ready to mail, and I will be getting all of your individual mailing costs tomorrow. There are no plates left for late inquiries, sorry. If there’s interest here or on Facebook, there’s a possibility fo...

Darren J Wallace

The plates turned out beautiful! I forgot to add the Canadian applicable taxes to the final cost so the plates are $22.35 each, in Canadian funds. I will have to figure out the shipping costs for all of you so please be patient. If you originally asked for a plate(s), you’re on my list. If you are o...

Darren J Wallace

Picking up the ID plates tomorrow!

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