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Once an old blacksmith told me:
You can't repair a broken wheel but you can use the parts to build a new one.

Andre
Belgium

Watch this. It isn't that simple to build or repair these wheels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCi8l0B-zlo

Andre
Belgium

Using a Mastercoil, You only need one to make the four coils buzz.

André

And the adress in Poland.
https://www.mendyka.pl/en/home/

Good luck

Andre
Belgium

Here two adresses in the Netherlands:
www.bartholland.nl
www.wagenmakerijverweij.nl

Andre
Belgium

Bernhard, I just send you a mail about the wheel rebuild in Europe.

Wheels in the photos are done in Poland.

Andre
Belgium

Hi all,

I don't think this is a five ball carburetor but a HOLLEY #4150 used in 1910. "Judging Guidelines Model T Carburetors Part II picture #4 and #5."

Just my idea.

Andre
Belgium

Craig, The first gear ring broke during a start up of the engine. This gear ring was mounthed on the flywheel the day before and broke while I was mounthing the oil carter and touched the gear with my wrench, one tooth dropped off. The second came off as I set a screwdriver in a small crack under th...

Hey all, On 09/10/2025 I post a new post about a knock during start up. This afternoon I started to install the new ring gear with new right bolts. Here is what happened. During the tied up of the bolts two teeth of the brand new ring gear just gest loss. I looked to the brake surface. Here is what ...

Just my opinion: In the past I rebuild a few engines and about 50 magneto coilrings. For me, the only right way to make the magneto work as it should be is to rebuild or replace the coilring. All the short cuts are just temporaly and will go bad. Band debris will get stuck between the coils. The deb...

oilers on the flywheel

Thanks,

Didn't think about the nut.
The bolts are 6mm bolts. As said the lock up in the 1/4 20 tread in the ring gear.
I will use new shorter bolts and pin them as I do with the brass magnet bolts.

Andre
Belgium

ring gear and benbix were new.

Andre
Belgium

Hey all, Last week I was called for a knock during the start up of an engine I rebuild two years ago. Engine is running great with no noice and good perfomance. Here is what I found: The flywheel ring gear was replaced during the rebuild. Together with the missing tooth, the starter gear is gone to....

I should just get satin clear coat to keep the rust aspect.

Andre
Belgium

Vonau, Great information but... . For me the easiest way to recharge the magnets of a model T is with a good magneto coilring and three 12V car batteries. As you are rebuilding your engine, you should have a good or rebuild magneto coilring and replaced the brass screws that hold the magnets on the ...

I am looking for new or usable 1926/27 rear wheel brake drums.
Willing to repair this.
Are there available some where by the vendors??

Thanks
Andre
Belgium

Thank You Mark.

Andre
Belgium

somewhere during this post there were photos asked about the oilpan and the wide drum. A few rebuild ago I found this: The original engine has a wide drum and a carterpan with the small inspection cover. I don't know how the previous rebuilder arrived mounting it on the engine. Here a few photos of ...

Good morning Mark,

Great project, I would like to see the finished produced.

Do you have photo of way you attached the rear fenders to the rear axle?

Thanks
Andre
Belgium

Hi all, A new challenge arrived at home with a few questions. It should be a Laurel 16 valves cylinder head. All the valves are missing. So I am looking for information about the valves and all the parts I need to make the head working again. In the attachment a few photos of the head as it arrived ...

He,
You have stollen Toon Boer's Manneke Pis.
Here is the original during one of the French Model T Concentrations.

Andre
Belgium ( The original land of Manneke Pis)
(There are two of them: The most known in Brussels and the other in Geeraardsbergen)

Allan, It was and I didn't see it at that time.
Yesterday I looked at the photos of that area I took in 2022 to show the new crank gear. Made it 10 times bigger and framed it to that area.
I think I can see a starting crack that was there before the rebuild.

Andre
Belgium

Good morning all, I just found a new member of "the broken crankshaft cub". Just wondering why it is broken on this place just behind the first main bearing. Photos in attachment. Was this just bad luck or are there some item to look for? I hope not finding any other problems in the engine. It was r...

Just My opinion. Connect a 12V 21W light bulb between the magneto post and a bolt on the engine. Connect an analoge voltmeter the same way and set it on 200Vac. Start the engine on battery. Watch the light bulb and the voltmeter. The bulb should light up during the start and will become britgher as ...

Had the same problem yesterday on a fresh rebuild engine. Timer is a roller timer. One of the wires (blue, 3rd cilinder) was connected with the terminal backwards and was touching the distribution cover. How did I found it? Set the contact on battery. Turn the engine slowly by hand. Than I found the...

Just made a few parts.

Andre
Belgium

Thanks all.
Parts were found in Italy.

Andre
Belgium

Hi all,
Maybe someone out there can help me to identify this parts?
Thanks anyway.

Andre
Belgium

here a gear mounted.

Andre
Belgium

The article:

The model T ignition Coil.
By: Trent E. Boggess and Ronald Patterson.

I couldn't fined the date of publication.

Andre
Belgium

Just fined in an article by Ron Patterson. It should be 1916-1917 period.

Andre
Belgium

I use the old tar I took out of the coils.
To fill up the missing tar I have 10 kilo of new tar that I had from a nearby roofing business for free.

Andre
Belgium

After rebuilding a few hundred coils during 12 years, I now know why I should wear gloves while pouring Tar in the rebuilded coils.

Andre
Belgium

Hi all, Yesterday a Ruckstell rear axle arrive in my shop to be repaired. Three weeks ago the owner lost traction and a few meters later lost a wheel. The central nut run off the shaft. The wheel took its own way. The key has disapeared and the key way is death so I need to replace the shaft. As the...

Finished a coil job yesterday.
During the job I found a strange set of contact points.
The under bridge was mounted up side down.
Up to a few magneto coil rings.

Andre
Belgium

Art,
just send me a PM with you Email adresse. I will send you a few files with the way to use a growler.

Andre
Belgium

Art, The original wire had cotton woven arround for insulation and is 1.25mm thick. The nude original wire was a little under 1mm. The best I could find was 0.8mm varnish insulated wire. It work fine for me in the past. I did this for five Model T generator armatures, they all work well till now. At...

Art, The wire I use is 0.80mm insulated electric cupper coil wire. The cardboard is 0.25mm gasket paper. You need 42 of them, two for each slot one on the bottom and one to close the spool. To close the slots I use hard wood strips from the local RC model airplane shop. The soldering job is done aft...

Here a way to rebuild your armature. It will take some training but it can be done. https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=starter%20armature%20rewinding&mid=D24B3DF6CCC69FC2C6A1D24B3DF6CCC69FC2C6A1&ajaxhist=0 I never tried a starter armature but did a few dynamo armatures on the kitch...

Hi all, I am working on a 1917 frame and need to replace a few rivets in the front of this frame. I bought already the rivets and tools for them. I am just looking for the right and easy way to do the job. Maybe someone out there have more experience with this job and can give me good advice. Thanks...

Thanks All,

For the information.
This forum is just great and libary with good information.

This is what I build in the car yesterday.

Andre
Belgium

I am working on a "1915 look a like" model T with an electric starter. The car came here because it didn't start. This what I found. Just wondering: Can this be an after market starter or is it a home build from other parts? I will replace it with a fresh rebuild real model T starter. (last photo) A...

Hey all,

I am building a 1917 Great war no brass car.
There for I am looking for the 1917 hood shoulders.
Are there some where available? Even used will be Ok.
Or are there photos or drawings available to build them myself?

Thanks
Andre
Belgium

After a 100 miles drive, it came back to make a few adjustments.

Andre
Belgium

A few years ago I had this one.
It was balanced as well.

Andre
Belgium

This morning we finished the 1911 Torpedo after 1.5 years of rebuild and overhaul what should be a simple valve job.
She is beautyfull and ready for the next 100.+ years.

Andre
Belgium

John,
Thanks for the advice.
I use this to find the cracks.

Andre
Belgium

Just for information, Begin December last year I ordered a Lock-N-Stitch starting kit. At that time there was a 10 weeks delay to get the parts. On the 29th of February 2024, my birthday, the parts arrived at the Fedex parcel here in Belgium. The custom office ask to proof that this was no RUSIAN st...

Yes it is 1926/27 none electric model t touring and roadster. With this tail light go een special licence plate bracket.

Andre
Belgium

Sorry John,
But the photo is from Toon Boer of the Netherlands.

Andre.
Belgium

Doug, As I read all of the posts I think you need to bring up the rear of the crankshaft but as it is a fresh rebuild block I would not change anthing to the block. They only thing I can think about now, is that you will need to grind off some of the rear of the coilring mounting pads. Your coilring...

Craig,
I use a paint stripper with a funnel to meld the tar out of the model T coils. Just pay attention not burning the wood on the sides.

Good luck
Andre
Belgium

Watch also this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhJheY3k0Yg&t=4s

Good luck
Andre

Belgium

Beat, I use Nickel/Iron (Ni/Fe) electrodes to repair cast iron. If you have the missing part it isn't that dificult to do. If the part is missing you should first make one that fit it. It can be iron but cast iron is better. To start the repair you need to CLEAN and DEGREASE the parts. Make a templa...

Sorry,
No model T job this month.
We were, and still are, in Mauritius for scuba diving.
Back home at the end February.

Just enjoy.
Andre
Belgium.

Good morning all, In the Model T Times 363 from September October 2009 there is a fine article about the early 1926 "Unequipped" Runabout. The photos in the artickle shows the tail and the side light and the brackets. an a special dash switch with no amp-meter. The car in the article was the 2009 St...

Bruce, For the 1926/27 NON electric car you should need these brackets and lights. I used them to install stop and flasher lights on my touring. Pay attention the original tail light has the big lens clear glass and the small lens red. On the back of this lamp you should find MODEL O. Good luck Andr...

I use the Newark tools to make the seats right.
They are easy to use and make the job right.

Three angles : 45° for te seat; 15° for the top and 60° to finish the job.
Good luck
Andre
Belgium

some more photos and lowering the frame.
Andre
Belgium

here is a lowering kit I used some time ago.
Good luck
Andre
Belgium

Here the running engine.

https://www.facebook.com/hans.devos.351 ... &ref=notif

Andre
Belgium

Just made this one running.

Andre
Belgium

Hi Mark, you can try the jump wire but... . About five years ago I had a similar problem on my 1926 touring. Tried a few times to make a repair on the switch till I fried up the magneto by a short inside the switch. Than I replaced the switch by a on-off-on switch and all the problems were over. Goo...

hello all,

In June I started the rebuild of a 1911 Torpedo.
Today I installed the rebuild front axle on the cleaned up frame.
The engine will be in at end of next week.
Leaving for a short hollyday tomorrow.

Andre
Belgium

Since a few weeks I am working on a 1911 Torpedo.
What should be a mothball job became a total rebuild.
During the disassemble we found this in one of the doors.

Maybe someone recognize one of the persons on the card or recognize the car.

Thanks
Andre
Belgium

Thanks All,

Parts are on the way to us.
Thanks Dave to help .

Andre
Belgium

Gene,
I just send a mail to Dave to order the brackets.
At This time I am in the South of France till next Monday and will try to get them on the phone.

Thanks
Andre
Belgium

Thanks Austin,
I couldn't find this post.
Do you have other messurment about these brackets?

I think the only way to do this right is to make the brackets myself but there for I will need good drawings.

Thanks
Andre
Belgium

Yes Andrew,
It will be a great help if I had the dimmensions to make these brackets.
Selling yours should be easier, but ...

Have a fine day.
Andre
Belgium

Please Gene,

If you can help it will be great.

Thanks

Andre
Belgium

Hi All, I am working on a 1911 Torpedo. To do the job right I am looking for the firewall to frame bracket set. In the parts catalog from Chaffin's Garage I found the part number for these brackets 3640/41T. Since a few days I am trying to contact them for asking if they have them in stock but can't...

No it is "Back to the future!!!!

I think You have a Kaxet horn.

Andre
Belgium

Hi All,

I use FEDEX to send the parts even over sea.
All arrive in a week.
No problem whatever the season is.

Andre
Belgium

I use 10mm cotton strips 130 cm long for the single oval and 140cm long for the others.
After assembling and testing the loop, it ge three coats of polyester coating.
Work fine for me.
Andre
Belgium

Yes, It have a virgin starter ring on the fly wheel.
I hope, at the underside, the corrosion didn't distroy it.

Andre
Belgium

A few months ago this engine came to me with the message: Can you make it run again?? This morning I started to take it apart. Here is what I found. I have a few questions about it. - The engine number is 11595589, this is early April 1925. The cast date say 30 5. - Can this be a later spare engine?...

It was December 2020.

In early Decembre the owner contact me to rebuild the coils for his 1909 model T. After a few mails he told me the car was January 1909 and has the engine numbre 489. I have never seen the car live, only on pictures. I know the engine was rebuild by "Doctor T" from the Sedan area in France. Just wha...

Here a few photos of the coils I rebuild some time ago for that frame.
For me the price of the rebuild frame was far over my budget.

Andre
Belgium

I am just finishing the rebuild of a 1917 engine.
Looking for a good low head.

Andre
Belgium

Hey all,
I just found this in a barn.
Can someone help me to identify it and maybe put a value on it.
I think the frame is 1926/27.

Thanks.
Andre
Belgium

This is maybe not the right way to do it but this worked for me. I cut a few strips out of an empty coca cola can. The strips have the width of the bearing races and are just long enought to fit around the races. Used fast gleu to keep the strip around the races. It give my a press fit in the hub. U...

Bruce, here is how I do the rebuild of the brushplates. First all must be clean. Turn the brushplate up side down to see the riveted parts of the brush holders. With a 2.5mm drill, I first drill in the center of the reveted part all the way through the brush holder. After this you need to eliminate ...

Good morning All, Best wishes for 2023. A new year start and new challenges arrive. The first one: Putting a FRONTENAC head on a 1925 engine and make it run as it should be. A while ago I found a Frontenac head and Winfiekd carburetor, now I am willing to set them on a 1925 engine. There for I have ...

fourth and final serie.
If you have any questions please ask.
To do this, I inspired me on the MTFCA Electric book.
Good luck
Andre
Belgium

third serie

second serie

Dennis,
I use Tesa masking tape that stand oil to make the insulation of the flat copper string.
The tape is 19mm wide and need to be trimmed.
I will try to post a few (15) photos to show how I do it.

To finish the rebuild I put 3 coats of epoxy on the coil ring.
Good luck.
Andre
Belgium

Here the Maxwell.

Merry Christmas

Andre
Belgium

I just finshed the rebuild of the four wheels for the 1911 Maxwell.

The coils are Heinze 1914 coils.
I can't find a picture off the contact points in front of the coilbox.
For my it is an attemp for building a mastercoil in a Heinze switch.
The litle coil under the points look like one of a K&W mastercoil.

Just my opinion.
Andre
Belgium

James, I started the post that Dan told about in 2014. The 1922 woody was driven with the Master Coil since then for about 15,000 miles without any problems. About every time the car is started it was given a free start even cold and set for a long time. Cold I just turn the engine a few times over ...

Les, as Pat said. A few years after I installed the milled head the engine started to smoke a lot and was running on 3 cylinders. As I took out the sparkplug I found water in the cylinder. The head off the engine showed the holl. I think it was corrosion. With a few taps with a small hammer the hole...

On the 1926 touring I took 0.10" off the head.
No problems with the HC pistons but three year later I found this:

Good luck
Andre
Belgium

I mounted a Hot Shot magneto battery charger in a 1917 touring. The battery in the car is 12V. Last summer the magneto of that car failed and I could recharge the magnets.As the engine was out and the coilring was free I found an internal short in two coils against each other. I rebuild the coilring...

I am with Bobt.
You will need to set up the timing right.
Pay attention when connecting the wires. On the RHD cars the timer is mounted up side down.

Good luck
Andre
Belgium

I just send you a private message.

Andre
Belgium

I just get the master coil I bought on 06/22/2022 on the clasified part of this forum. It travelled to me passing by Australia and took about 80 days to get home. Jule Vern wrote about his travel around the world in 80 days in the late 1800. I hope it took some photos during the travel. Again an oth...

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