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Well Nancy, all I can say is once you use one you will never go back to coat hangers and pliers.

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Tool to hold and turn the u joint to mate the engine to driveshaft. Everyone needs one.

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Remove the rust first.

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Take the tire off and remount it with the whitewall to the back side of the wheel. Black tire dressing over the white should hide it ok on the back.

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Sand blast

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Could someone with a Bear or similar alignment tool please describe how to use it, specifically, how does the alignment tool stay on the wheels for measuring. Looking at pictures I cannot see how it can be done by one person without falling off the wheels. Some look like they have ends that might wr...

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26-27 tail light is mounted on the left rear fender for all body styles except roadster pickup. Optional accessory large drum brake light/tail light, or the standard small jelly jar tail light. Both had their own combination backing plate and license plate bracket. Both used the same rear fender mou...

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Anyone have an original they can post a picture of?

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Jim, your hood is misshapen, or your hood is out of alignment with the radiator shell, or both.

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Remove it and throw it away.

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Remove it and throw it away.

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I would not assume it is body color.

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Jim, although the upper side is covered with upholstery, the underside is painted and the curved part is visible when the deck lid is up. Dont skimp on bodywork and paint prep there.

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Surprised there is a spare tire at all.

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Anyone else surprised by the spare tires?

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It should take paint fine. Start with a good primer.

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Those gears will get noisy when they wear, will eventually knock like a bad connecting rod. I see new gears in your future.

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There is a hinge that bolts on to the top side edge of the deck lid on each end. You have to take one of them off, either side will do. The hinge is a plate with a protruding pin that fits into a hole in the body. Hinge bolts to the deck lid with 2 bolts. Might help to remove the bracket that holds ...

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Model A wheels do not look right on a model T.

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I agree with what others have stated, except I would opt for a 6 volt starter with no alternator/generator. I would rather keep everything 6 volt.

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Ron would know, I live and learn.

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Model A springs are wound opposite because the bendix is on the same side of the flywheel as the starter motor. Not interchangeable with model T.

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Langs Old Car Parts
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To keep the wire tight.

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There should be a hole in the fuel cap, it is not a pressurized fuel system. You probably have a small fuel leak somewhere.

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I have been using the same plastic coils for 50 years.

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Did you check the chassis frame first that it is straight?

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The front body mounts do not have a wood block.

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Mike, you have what looks like a standard run-of the-mill 1926-27 roadster body. Others will know the specific features of a 1927, but regarding the trunk lid, a standatd 26-27 trunk lid will fit yours. Not a rumble seat. If you are finding deck lids that are too big they are not model t.

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Pliers to start, punch and hammer to finish.

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Place the hand brake 1/3 to 1/2 forward. The only "neutral" you have is in the transmission, but a model t neutral is not a true neutral like a conventional manual shift car. A Model TT transmission is the same as the Model T car transmission. A ruxtell should not have a neutral.

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Steve, regarding the paper gasket, yes apply a thin layer of permatex 2b non hardening gasket sealer together with the paper gasket.

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There is some great knowledge and advice provided so far and the origional photo is a great resource. I will add a thought from a different perspective as a retired engineer. Some things are intended to be taken apart and some things are not. Something that is bolted together is a "seperable assembl...

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Do not adjust your coils yourself! It needs to be done out of the car by someone who has the special equipment and knowledge. This is not a job for a shade tree mechanic with hand tools. Either a modern electronic strobospark, or an origional hand crank coil tester (HCCT), with the knowledge to use ...

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Do those bricks burn or do you heat them on a stove?

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The 26-27 TT trucks had a lot of 1924-25 features such as hood, fenders, cab, and firewall coil box.

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Still looking for a trade, if anyone has the longer coupe/roadster rear bumper brackets that they would like to trade for my shorter sedan/touring brackets please contact me ASAP. I have a person interested in buying my complete front and rear set but the deal is not done yet and I would prefer the ...

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Nuts! I bought these bumpers for my 1926 coupe, but after measuring my rear bumper arms discovered they are the touring and sedan arms! Anyone with coupe/roadster arms that would like to trade for touring/sedan arms? I have posted on the classifieds.

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For Sale: Original Ford 26-27 accessory front and rear bumpers for touring, 2 door, and 4 doors. This is the long rear bumper bars, not the short bumperetts. In unrestored well preserved condition, no bends, no damage, no heavy rust or deep pitting. some paint on brackets (arms) and bumper bars are ...

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Any chance you are using a model A bendix spring?

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Oops, your right, the cam gear is not the press fit, its the crank gear that needs heat.

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Pulling the gear while the engine is in car is not for the weak or faint of heart. It is not something you do just to check it out. And putting any gear (new or origional) back on is not really possible while the cam is in the engine. The gear needs to be heated up and driven back on, this should no...

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Keith, for gas vapor to go the wrong way out the back of the carb you have a valve or valve timing problem, for it to be an ignition timing problem it would be so far off the engine wouldnt run. Could be heavy carbon build up that is glowing hot enough to ignite the fuel vapor during the intake stro...

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Do you mean flip it front to back? No, it is machined to engage on one face only.

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Update. I checked the drawings at the Benson Ford Research Center this morning and can positively state that the improved Ford accessory bumpers were nickel plated. The bumper bar drawings call out polishing the front face of the bars only, so back side should be dull. I also looked at the drawings ...

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Color and grain, but if you are not a knowledgeable wood guy you may not be able to tell. Older usa made hammers, axes, and similar wood handles were typically hickory. Find an older tool and scrape the surface of the wood and compare the color and grain against known other species of wood. If you c...

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Ford 26-27 accessory bumper... The Ford bumpers that were sold by Ford dealers.

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Ok, kind of drifted off the chrome or nickel question, but I am satisified with the nickel answer.

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No chicken wire roof foundation in model Ts or TTs.

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That tag on the frame is a modern tag, you can get them for $6.50 at amazon and stamp anything on them you want. Probably something that was done in one of those difficult DMV states to reduce the red tape. Not Ford, not model T.

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John, if you plan to sell it, dont bother adding turn signals, etc. You will not make back the expense, and the future owner may not want them. Looks good to go as is.

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Thanks for the responses, nickel was my understanding too, but I haver never seen 95 year old nickel as bright as chrome. I am taking the bumper bars to the plater next week and wanted to double check that nickel is the right finish. Reading the vendor catalogs some offer the oval bumper clamps in e...

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Took my unrestored Ford 26-27 accessory bumpers apart and was surprised to find the remains of very bright plating under the bar clamps and under the head of the stove bolts. Looks too bright to be old nickel. The unprotected surfaces are a mixture of old dirt, rust, and a layer of silver paint. Did...

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John, I would not pull the main caps at this time, you have seen what you need to see. The rod bearings look tired and it is probably a good indication of the overall health of the engine. If it were mine, I would pull the engine and go through it top to bottom. In earlier times some people kept the...

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Were there any shims when you took them off?

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Cost of the materials, labor, and overhead for the quantity made and sold.

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No, no experience with one. But a T doesn't need one, and unless you are planning a Joad family grapes of wrath hood and front fender loaded Okie emigration, it is not needed and will not improve ride or performance. The stock model T front springs are adequate and give a very acceptable ride. An ad...

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I agree, original ford 6v headlights with good reflectors, good lenses, good bulbs, good ground, correctly pointed and focused are fine. But get any or all of those wrong and they are completly inadequate.

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Not available in California, and prohibitively expensive elsewhere.

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Shackle forward, nuts behind. Thats what the service manual depicts.

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Go to the mtfca home page, find the encyclopedia, and dig in. Great resource! Ford made different body styles in different years, some body styles were offerd only a couple of years, and for some, only one year. Roadsters, runabouts, and torpedoes are essently different names for the same thing, a t...

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John, I have always been happy with the origional Ford Set up with origional Hyat bearings.

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No new sources, you will have to salvage from another tank.

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I have usually stayed in ElReno, best room availability and the unusual big chain names. Once I stayed in a motel in Chickasha, lucked into that because of a last minute cancellation. I have also slept in my truck cap once, but Oklahoma can be very warm or very cold with rain or snow in March, somet...

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Old new day timers were bakalite, repro new day timers were plastic for some time, plastic was too soft and would wear out very fast. New production new day timers I have no experience with. In my experience, bakelite cannot be repaired with glue, plastic can often times be repaired with glue depend...

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Avoid the hack, go for the touring. Touring looks like a solid complete car, will have more value and better resale over the hack, and the 26-27 touring is one of the best model T's ever made. 26-27 is what Ford called the improved car. Better transmission brakes, better trans-block attachment make...

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A grinding noise is bad. Get the rear axle manual from MTFCI or Snyders or Langs Old Car Parts, or other model T parts vendor, tear it down and see what is going on.

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I couldnt find it in the manuals either.

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You need to buy and consult the Ford Service Manual and Ford Service Bulletins. Lots of good stuff there.

Headlights are difficult to take apart or put together...miserable job, sometimes takes two pairs of hands to wrestle the rim off or on.

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The mag ring does not rotate, it is bolted to the block. If all of the bendix has been removed, the starter should pull out.

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My advice is to get your 6 volt system functional and enjoy the as built Ford.

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No, don't touch them. If you see some material transfer between the points or you are feeling like a tune up is due then send them to a competent coil guy or take them to a club meeting where you can have some experienced help with the proper tools and tester, but regular owner performed maintenance...

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Yes, firewall is body color.

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There is no seal on top of the door. There is a trim piece that goes above the door on the body that is covered with headlining materal. There is a lip on the inside of the body above the door that the trim piece covers. The trim piece is a piece of sheet metal folded in half lengthwise. Headliner m...

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Nice job!

I was 14 when I started and most of the T owners were really old then. Now almost 50 years later most of the T owners are still really old.

Where in Michigan are you?

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Yes, hold motometer upright and wack the bulb upward with a rubber mallet (not something similar, a rubber mallet). Old mantenance manuals suggest rapping a motometer in a downward motion against the top of a car tire, but I never got that to work for me. Exercise patience, hot, cold, and wacking ma...

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Terry, Mark is correct for your specific question regarding lost fluid. However, many motometers that appear to have lost all or most of its fluid are still good. The fluid can separate into small dribs and drabs and some hide in the ends giving the appearance that the fluid is mostly gone and only ...

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Reflectors are silver plated. If the plating is intact, they will clean up like a mirror with silver polish.

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I would wait a few months untill the weather turns warm and sunny. Leave it in the sun to soften and become more pliable and you may be able to coax it back to shape. But for now, while it is cold, leave it alone.

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I would wait a few months untill the weather turns warm and sunny. Leave it in the sun to soften and become more pliable and you may be able to coax it back to shape. But for now, while it is cold, leave it alone.

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Mark, thats a big garage for 1919.

If you are going to heat your garage with a car in it you should elevate the flame to a min of 18" above the ground to keep it above possible gasoline vapor.

Nice video.

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Agree, pass on the hack!

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I bought mine from aircraft spruce.

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Mack, that wide bench seat may need some structural bracing added before you upholster it to limit the flexing.

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George, the 2.5 measurement is only for the ford timer. Crank the engine to place the piston at tdc, or just past tdc, then adjust your timer rod by the plug sparking at full retarded spark lever position.

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The Ditzler paint code for carmine red is in the encyclopedia under paint formulas.

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They made engines for cars, trucks, airplanes, industrial, farm machinery, and army tanks.

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Jim, The Ford Service Bulletins do have plans for a rear axle and drive shaft assembly stand that is made from 2x4's. Vol 1 pg 78 if someone can post it.

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Yes, oval ignition switch with two mounting holes.

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1919-1925

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Island Airlines flew Ford Trimotors from Port Clinton Ohio to Put-in-Bay island until the mid 1980's. The signs in question may or may not be real, but the airline and the trimotor connection is real.

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Perhaps there is merrit with regards to kevlar, but not for cotton lining.

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I will trade you wood for plastic, if you are intetested send me a pm.

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I use plastic coils, have had them for over 50 years. They do not swell in the coil box like wood. Why do you want to part them out?

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Ford Service Bulletin says to tape the two wires together in several places. I choose to twist/braid the two wires together like the horn and coil box wires are done.

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what are these bolts for, side curtain storage brackets?

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Just need 2.

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I do not think it is for a model t.

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It had holes added for a rectangular ignition switch but was configured for an oval ignition switch. Not a car, maybe a TT.

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