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Ed I’m excited about your acquisition as the new caretaker of “22”. I started with black era T’s but soon realized that the earliest T’s was where my heart was as far as automotive passions go. You are living the dream & I’m so happy for you. I had an opportunity to visit with Mr. Vaughn, I was luck...

I’ll take it. Best John

Don that’s for a Metz automobile, some T parts are a direct fit. They’re not hard to find.

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Darren are you squeezing the secondary around the original core & tying wire below & above the secondary windings? Did you make the stabilization plates out of plexiglass? I really wish that you would share on a thread the specifics so some of us that have these early coils can try our hands at dupl...

Thanks forum we’re going to go with machining the bottom of the shaft. After thinking over the options the only safest way of the choices available with the exception of ordering a shaft custom made by a supplier, was machining the end.
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Hank would you be open to make the adapter? I’m smart enough to know my limitations. If so on the adapter what would be the price?

Brian you might consider mixing your phone number with spelling of the number & numbers to confuse those that mine sites for telephone numbers. I don’t know if it really works or that I’ve been lucky.

Jim you have to call them for the price.

Pat I recall that post. I believe you’re right about gear mesh, as I recall the shaft on the alternator was either short or long causing the mesh to not be fully made on the timing gear. Could be wrong but that is my recollection.
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Maybe Larry Debaugh?

Agree but hoping to avoid the work ha. Thanks John

How is the flange that holds the posts where the planetary gears mount attached to the shaft? I ask because we’re trying to shorten the shaft by a few inches and if that flange is a keyed press fit &/or pinned it would seem the easiest route instead of machining the bottom of the shaft. That would i...

It’s not the getting down it’s the getting up.
“No one said life would be easy…. No one said it’d be this hard.”

Wayne, I’m not an expert but the only things that I can see that makes me think early 09 are the LARGE E&J sidelights & the horn with the clip on cover however the height of the door handles look higher than my 09 plus a Jno Brown carbide generator so there is that.

Darel careful now, hope you’re doing well.

Travis have you checked with our very on Jeff Stevenson
For a starter? While you’re at it check out his voltage regulators instead of the cutout on your generator.
Here’s his web page
https://modeltstarters.com/#pop_products

Are they T size can you post the number on the stem please thanks John

Hopefully someone will help this person out & perhaps answer the questions that are posted.

You’ll find some original black & brass 666 headlights too. E&J, like Ford used up their inventory when changing production. I have owned & seen several in the wild. I can’t or haven’t found really any difference in the models for 13/14 E&J’s, love to know if anyone else has found a difference.

Kim just got my spark plug wrench about a week ago and it is extremely nice thank you for having them made.

Mark I’ll take the early front fender irons.
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Neal I know the April of 1910 T had matching tag number as the engine. Original 1910 touring & original serial number tag. Hope that helps. Best John

John could you provide her a contact & contact information?
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Saw this & it’s pretty neat looking modification.
A young Lady named Kathy Paschkov in Springfield, MO Is in need of some mechanical help if anyone can assist.
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Jeff big KUDOS to you. Thank you for your time, guidance & gentle reminders that this is a hobby & should be fun!

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You know a cigarette lighter’s flame on the edge of the stack is not as spectacular as a torch but works.

Doesn’t Jeff make them along with the voltage regulator?

I hope the current owner doesn’t try to put a fire out with it.

Go to your local glass company & have them cut to size. They should be a clear lens anyway. In my neck of the woods about $30 for a pair.

Simple heat shield, 3 magnet thimbles cut in half at the middle, flashing cut to the size you want to protect. Drill hole in each corner of the thin flashing and two holes in the middle recessed from the edge by a few inches in the middle . Line the thimbles up to the holes spacing the bottom of the...

Laughing Really hard Out Loud! Thomas I will, just to drag this out a bit longer. I know I can’t retrieve the money I lost on the last scammer but loved to hear what he has to say ha.
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Just got an email from Edison Waltham who lives at 5853 W Bloomfield Lake Rd, West Bloomfield, MI 48323, phone number +1 (231) 674 4119, whom has the headlamps I’m looking for. Attached are some of the pictures he sent. I’m also including a few pictures that Steven Vaught sent me too. Edison’s lamp ...

Looks similar to the Shield & Bar Harley Davidson used but the bar was not angled

Hate to hear it Gene, hope you were smarter than me & sent it as goods & services so you don’t lose anything. Talked to PayPal and asked why they still have the account I sent payment as active. If they know the person is a scammer & still allow it to be active wouldn’t that make them an accessory t...

Here you go.

Darel check your email

Here’s another for you, by the way he’s still registered here

This was a second ID setup by him, he was deleted today Nov 3, 2025 - Chris B

SCAMMER STEVEN VAUGHT. Attached are the pictures he sent me quickly but when I used google lens I found no matches.
Dandy tool though. Best John

Ha got a few more emails from him now I’ll consider posting if there is an interest. Best John

Well shortly after my post I received a fishing attempt from the seller. I think he’s being hmmm honest don’t you?

Generally speaking I’m usual more careful & if I would have done what I usually do I would have passed. Unfortunately I looked at just the Board member Since section & did not use my usual due diligence. My mistake but it certainly shows that I’d become too comfortable with my purchases. I’m being p...

Well unfortunately I may be a member of the got Scammed Club. I was looking for a Victor Model 1 headlight to complete a 6 piece set for lighting. One headlight I had was just not a candidate for restoring. Steven Vaught contacted me through the forum and said he had a good one he’d sell. I said sen...

Some rare air on that T. Correct Atwood Castle headlights, sidelights, taillight & early Atwood Castle carbide generator. I’m a bit surprised at the final bid amount even if it didn’t meet whatever the reserve was. It would take years to find some of the bling on the touring alone. A real 2 lever dr...

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Have you tried a heat wrench?

Blessings to my fellow veterans!

Dan it’s there it’s just warn, tried to get a better picture of but that’s as good as the phone would do.

Here are a couple of pictures of the actual tool I saw.

I saw this tool at a friends place, it had the Ford script stamped on the upper part of the handle so i did some research on it. Apparently sometime in 1913-14 time frame Ford used this tool in their service operations. Does anyone have any further documentation on it? Attached is a picture and the ...

Are you sure they are 9-11 if they are I’d like them. If not I’ll pass.

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Jason how many rows does the radiator have?

I believe I’m a close personal friend of Vech & SWMBO. They may have a different opinion, that said I could not shame, bribe, beg or graze their palms with the coin of the realm to obtain one. The answer was a hard no. Ha

How many folks have a Cessna 410 laying around their yard ha

Rod, on the brake adjustment, you should have the AC brakes adjusted to where they engage first & followed by the stock T brake in the transmission to engage. At least that’s the way I did it on advice from my mentor years ago. Best John

If you have done what others suggest ensuring you have cleaned all connections & have an excellent grounded negative cable. I’d also suggest that you check the post on the starter. Does the post have 2 nuts on the post? One that stabilizes the post & then the one that you gently snug up using 2 wren...

Steve congrats on the 1912, do you have the front doors on yours? I have a few nice ones but you’ll need to take a picture of the panel with the red jewel as there were 2 renditions of the model 100 jewel mounting. Best John

Tim if I’m not mistaken when working on RHD COILS
you have to turn the case to the other side but not sure. I hope you end up with it. Has the Gent given you a guestament on what he’d accept for it? Best John

Mr Gates in picture 9 that big block is a T block as early as 1913 or a bit later based on the supports on the 3rd main, the thick oval field coil plus the Jno Brown model 16 headlight on the vehicle to the front right of the mechanics. Can’t imagine how much clean up the shop floor needed weekly. L...

Tim I’ve seen several folks looking for parts for RHD T’s over the years & always thought how unique to have one & a brass 4 door at that. Lots of folks have a regular T not many in the states I suppose. Best part you wouldn’t be looking for any parts. If you need them I have a set of RHD COILS, ha....

Tim I get the feeling this 16 may find a home in your garage. Ha

Jeffery I know using a narrow band on a wide drum can & has been done in a pinch but the OP SAID he realized the difference looking at some pans “around here” with the bulge for the wide drum. In the grand scope of things, my opinion, if he has the ability to have the correct pan straightened, it wo...

The inside needs to be oil free for best adherence, that said Red Kote once cured works very well. Best John

I imagine there are a lot of folks that have an interest for right hand drive, especially a Canadian 4 door touring.

You think the frame is bent on the 3rd vehicle 1st picture?ha

Rich you want the gas not the liquid plus if the reflector was hot and enough liquid hit the glass reflector it has the potential to crack. Best John

Looking at the 2nd picture I notice the position of the offset acetylene tank. In that position I would thing they would have issues with their lights

This may be a bit of a rant but I’m just curious about how many folks bought tires in the Coker Garage Sale that has been running for a little over a week. They listed some great deals for early car folks. I ordered 5 30x3.5 white smoothie Firestones & 2 more for a friend very early last week, paid ...

You should include an order for his full flow seat & valve. Best bang for the buck on a NH. Best John

Frank, thanks for posting the info about Jeff’s voltage regulators. Just for clarity the OP has recently acquired this T that had been unused for a while. I was merely suggesting that it was possible that a FP voltage regulator could be on the generator & precaution was needed so he wouldn’t ruin a ...

Hey Steve left a couple of messages on your phone service & sent you some emails. Best John

Great Steve please let me know.

Mike before you start flashing the generator it would serve you well to make sure you don’t have a Fun project voltage regulator on the generator instead of a cutout. If you’re lucky & do have a FP voltage regulator, you’ll short it out flashing it. Best John

I’m looking for 1 or a pair of fantasy front body plate/s as pictured in the photo attached. The 1 or pair I’m looking for is the top one with Ford Motor Company. Thanks John

Richard it may come to that. Thanks for the potential solve.
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Header says it all. Best John

Does your tank have an offset valve or center valve? If center valve is the tank elevated on the valve side vs the bottom of the tank? Have you checked for leaks at the connections & along the hose?

That ability is way past my pay grade! Good on you!
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If that don’t move you, you ain’t alive. Great video and original song(?). Who wrote it and sang it? Best John

Patented? Maybe?

Alfredo, congrats on getting your T running with a different ignition source. I think the comments you’re getting however ineloquent you think they may be are made out of an abundance of experience and safety concern for you & anyone else in your home. It is your T, your innovation and problem solvi...

Bob I’ll take the three Gail Rhodda books. Best John

Bumping it up for Nathan, surely someone in Massachusetts can help out. Good luck John

George is there a metal ring on the lens? If you try to solder it back in you need a very wet sponge for a heat sink on the inside, sponge should to the edge of the lens or the lens will crack. Use an old school soldering iron red hot to spot solder or buy some high heat JB WELD to set it in the pan...

Kevin as an entomologist I’m sure you’ll be able get get the bugs out of your T & buzzing around regularly! One of my professors in college was an entomologist and in the summer l worked the fields in the Delta of Mississippi, helping the farmers identify insect issues. I give him a lot of credit fo...

Drain it, just a thought.

Dan’s triple gear bearings are incredible, if you’ve decided to go that route buy his triple gear pins with the bearings. It’s really a must do unless you’re a glutton for punishment, ha!
Best John

Erik I believe it’s on the address section sent to you on the magazine package, if not call the club & they can give it to you. Best John

Mike I was going to wait to offer this but decided to forge forward. Reading all your post and feeling the frustration on things that were trial & error, I want to let you know that after careful consideration I’m willing to let you give me the body once buttoned up & painted. I know that’s a genero...

So i reread your post carefully and wanted to ask several questions without jumping the shark on the builder until you know what you don’t know. You said you rebuilt the rear axle, did that include the modern pinion set up with a locking collar for the preload? Generally speaking, did you use a new ...

Jim by far the side entry laparoscopy robotic surgery for knee replacement is something to consider. The trauma is significantly reduced, spares trauma to the quadriceps and allows almost immediately getting up and moving around as part of rehab. There also is a technique where they just remove the ...

If I understood what your were trying to explain is that your triple gears are moving aft toward the drums & forward towards the flywheel on the triple gear pins. Is that correct? If so you may have some issues. The triple gears are only engaged in low & reverse however if not checked for correct to...

Hank you are spot on, Red Kote is a great product if you let it cure til it doesn’t have a strong smell to it. I have a metal funnel from a decade ago that I used to pour the Red Kote into a tank, the funnel still has the coating on it. With your military discount you can get a gallon for under $100...

Yeah I get it Allan it’s what I was given. Thanks for the conversion. Still looking. Thanks for the input.

John

Thanks for the information & solved. In this case I don’t want to spend another thousand to solve an issue that might be resolved for a couple hundred. Hank may have the viable solution however I have seen larger saddles with the same profile on larger cars of the era. Hoping someone has a set, if n...

Digital Calipers, socket measured on the 90’s width on the saddle & a physical fitting that failed to seat in the saddles. Best John

Larry if originals were available it would be on the T.

Best bang for the buck are rebuilt coils by a competent professional rebuilder. It’s the only way your T will be in normal sinus rhythm. You’d be surprised how much better your T will run, even if it’s a tired engine. Like Dan said paraphrased, you could buy about $800 + of equipment plus a lot of l...

1910 touring, original saddles, reproduction top sockets with the following measurements: Top socket width 1-45/128" Saddle gap width 1-27/128" Now what to do? Does anyone have a pair of top saddles that have a wider gap that are the same profile? I think the early saddles are cast so heating and be...

I will 2nd Jacks thought. A few years ago Bill transported an early T to Ca. I was given updates and arrival times with conformation. Excellent!!!

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