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Jim Sims

Not sure if this is your problem, you may want to try a shorter fan belt. This will move the belt away from the timer.

Jim Sims

As a teen ager I used drip gas in my Model A. It ran OK but had to change carb adjustment. .One bad thing, you can smell the crude oil smell for a long way from the car.

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For all my painting on T and parts I use Binks model 62 paint guns. I have a problem! I can not find repair kits or seals for these guns. Any one know where I can buy these parts ? Help.

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Usually when you get a lot off sparking of the points It indicates a bad capacitor. It should be tested or replaced.

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If I can remember correctly, the high octane gas was formulated for high compression motors. It was made to burn slower to prevent pre ignition ( spark knock ) In a low compression motor, you need fast ignition to create the most power and best milage.

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John,the curved down part has actually been cut off for some reason. they should come out straight I compared these panels with my 20 roadster and they are the same.

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Just picked up these roadster parts and would like to know the year before I try to sell them. The side panels are reproductions that still need work. Was panels without the flange for the tack strip ever used between 15 to 18?

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Vincent, I have plans and sent you a email.

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26-27 touring and sedan.

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I am in need of a pattern for the seat mount brackets for a 24 roadster. I have pictures but no measurements to make them. Or could use ready made ones.

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I was there. absolutely no Model T parts. The Model A's were in very bad condition the parts were fair to bad. I did not stay because I only went for the advertised T parts. The off brand cars were just about parts cars,

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Spent the last month waiting for the estate auction of a deceased member of our chapter. Looked at all the photos of the parts and saw many Model T parts I was interested in. Arrived early with lots of money. Looked for the parts I wanted and guess what! Not one T part. Asked the auctioneer about th...

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Thanks Larry. These brackets prevent using the screw and nut for the lower one on my striker plate. I think I need the ones like used in 25

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Are these the correct pivots for a 24 roadster top ? These came with this car but they do not seem to fit properly. I also can not figure how they fasten to the vertical pillars.

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Yes it is a 1925 pickup box.

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At the start of spring I bought a big pile of tin. Remains of a 24 roadster with tin patches screwed to the bottom of the body. Fenders that had been on a stone pile with more stones thrown on them. Wood plans that needed changes to fit this body. Every part needed lots of work to use. Latest proble...

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Looks like you have the level on the tire and not the rim. Let the air out of the tire so the level can rest on the rim of both wheels and check again. Could be different width of tires.

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You should check the generator. Sound can travel in strange ways. I once replaced a transmission in a modern pickup because of a noise coming from it. Still had the noise and soon found it was only a bad bearing in the alternator.

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17 did not have demountable rims so no spare tire carrier. The frame will not have holes to mount this. Your carrier is not the normal style.

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T;hat is not enough room to get the cotter pin in place. When using the after market wish bone with both the ols style and the accessory, I use the driveshaft pinion nut.

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Hold the ctrl key and press the pluss key.
this is for a computer

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The arms that come from the frame out to the carrier are made quite different. Where they reach the ring, they are dipped in to make them narrower. Advertise for what you need and have patience.

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I was just looking at the space between the fender and the tire. For a sedan I thought it should have more space for hauling passengers. Might just be a optical illusion.;

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Better put another leaf or two in the rear spring.

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The handles are made from wristpins/

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Repairing rust damage on the bottom edge of my 24 roadster body. Drivers side went good, simple strip of new tin. But the door side was a problem, Placed the panel on my bench, clamped the door in place and cut new tin to patch. Welded in place and tried it on the wood frame, not even close to fitti...

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Yes you shure can install these bands in a 21. Any starter year T can use these detachable ear bands. Earlier engines do not have clearance in the hogs head.

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Using a copy of Mel Miller wood plans to rewood my 24 roadster. This body must have been built by someone different than the plans were drawn from . Lots of re working to make it fit. Then dug out a real nice door from my supplys and spent over 4 hours trying to make it fit. No luck the hinge is abo...

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Model T's all have the non tapered shafts. You have the common T spider.

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Drove 25 miles to buy a new bandsaw blade. Spent half a hour installing and adjusting it. Ready to cut but needed to set table at a angle. went to tilt the table and both table trunions broke. Cheap white metal. Found some on ebay but for a different brand. Hope they fit. If not. $34.oo wasted.

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The glass has a fabric covered metal channel on the sides and bottom. The channel in the pillars are bare wood.

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The one on the left is for 1925 or earlier.

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You have 2 exhaust ports close together, the other ports are single and far apart. Exhaust heat from 2 close together means much more heat in this area.

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Well Kerry hit it right on the nose. Intake adjustable lifter loosened and turned in to the point it was not opening the valve.

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Got a engine giving me nightmares. Will not run on all 4. Good compression, good spark but not getting fuel to number 2 cylinder. Any ideas?

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Thank's everybody but I was after the posting from the 5th from someone that special ordered it from Lowes.

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Still looking for the post I asked about.

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Yesterday someone posted about a treatment to salvage rotted wood. Can't find the post today, who was it and what post. Need to salvage a roadster door.

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My original 17 does not have footman loops. It has a very thick fabric strap. This is tacked behind the door cardboard and on the body it is fastened with 2 oval head screws thru a trim washer.

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I will doing the same thing in a few weeks. I am saving all these photos to use for reference when I do start. Thank you all for the postings.

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I think these may be for the 2 bulb setup.

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Sorry Mike. no plans for 22 coupe. I have a 21 coupe but only had to replace part of the top wood.

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Is it possible to buy wood plans made by him? I understand he passed away, but thought I read that his family was still selling his plans.

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15-23 wood plans are different Must be late 23-25

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Does anybody have wood plans for the 23-24 roadster? I only need plans for the upright post but would consider buying a full set of plans.

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Looks just like the one on my 25 roadster.

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I found a supply for the wood I need. A friend of mine owns a saw mill and says he has any wood I need. He also has and restores Model T's and Model A's.

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I can not find any maple or ash lumber within 60 miles of home. All we have is pine or red oak. Any suggestions of what else I might use.

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Thanks to Les Sumner who sent me a few photos of these brackets

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This roadster has a metal bracket on each side of the seat cushion base corners. This bracket fastens the seat frame to the wooden part of the seat rear support. Hard to describe this but hope someone might know what I am talking about and might show me a photo of it

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I have seen many different ways to fix rust holes, but this is a first. Shove a piece of tin inside the body behind the holes and hold it in place with screws and nuts and then wood screws thru the tin into the wood sill.

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Why would a 76 year old half crippled nut buy a 24 roadster in a hundred parts. I haven't even finished the 27 coupe I am working on. The sheet metal is in decent condition but the wood needs replaced. Only thing I see it needs is the lower windshield frame. DSCN0004_04.JPG DSCN0004_04.JPG DSCN0004_...

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This would be for a fabric weather seal/anti squeak cushion for the hood. On the outside.

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Yes it will fit, but is a governor for a stationary power unit or any other unit that must have a controlled speed.

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Scott, If the main heavy metal frame is lifted a little higher,then the top of the springs are curved like the second picture this gives a nice rounded top to the upholstery. Yes this will be above the top of the body metal. At this is like my unrestored 17 is

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I have only done about 6 cars. But on all of them the seat back is slightly above the seat bottom spring. This allows the cushion to be pushed in place without compressing the back springs and having problems fitting in the seat bottom frame.

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I still say" it is a problem with your rings". Nothing else suggested would change between a dry compression test and a wet test with oil. Think about it. Stuck rings, broken rings or worn out rings.

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The test with oil shows a problem with rings. Tow start it and let it run a long time not letting it get overly hot.

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When was mag lights first used? When was the dimmer unit first used. When was the combination horn light switch first used ? Was the dimmer used with the push pull switch on the firewall?

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On the horn button combo,I was under the impression that this was not used until late 17 . My un restored 17 still has the separate button on the top of the steering column and the lite switch button on the firewall.

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I am Jim, but my reason for not using adjustable lifters. One thing is the cost and also you likely will only adjust valves once in many years. New valves are extra length and you must grind the stems any way. If you must grind valves later, just re grind for proper gap. adjustable lifters can chang...

Jim Sims

First thing to check is the valve to lifter clearance. Adjustable lifters can change. I would never use adjustable lifters with new valves. Standard lifters and grind the valve stems for correct gap.

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My guess would be that the fender is warped or twisted. Try pushing down on the front outer edge. That should move it down and in.

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First find which cylinder is mis firing by shorting out each plug with a screw driver. Then check to see if you have a short in the coil box.

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;These photos should show these splash aprons,

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Don, I question your splash aprons. Should they not have a bump out in the rear to clear the brake rods? My 17 has this and I understand the 15 and 16 also should have this.

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Wow!! you are lucky that the fenders didn't start flopping like a Gooney bird taking off. Or even fall off while you were driving. Might have looked like a Laurel and Hardy Model T.

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I spent a couple hours looking in a junk yard that started in late 30's and closed about 1980 50 acres of cars from late 20's to early 70's Some rare early cars and piles of antique parts and machines. A large building that was once a store and is packed with every antique you can think of but a ver...

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Just posted in the OT site a strange little 4 cyl engine. Hope someone can identify it. Might be a boat engine.

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Hoping someone can identify this little engine .Might be a boat engine.

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Not Ford made. Many aftermarket dash panels were made. But I am not sure if it is for a Ford.

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Just went for my flip phone to a smartphone quite quiet a learning process 4 a old man forgive the mistakes try to post a picture

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I know , wrong place to post but I forgot my password and need to install on a cell phone without changing it or getting a new pass word. Any help?

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I would question if this is even a wood kit for a Model T. Nothing looks like any wood I have seen in a T.

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My guess is that in the past somebody had a newer open car and used this body to make a closed car. I understand this was done a lot.

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Here is a photo of my 17 with what I believe are Stanweld wheels.

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If you like tv shows with lots of T's you should see Frankie Drake mysterys. Series about a female detective in the late 20's Toronto. Model T in just about every scene, parked or being driven. This is on Ovation network.

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Correction to my last post. The early fans with grease cups do use a light grease.

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The fans were ment to use oil and not grease. Grease will move away from the bearing surface and not flow back unless hot or under pressure but fluid oil flows back and continues to lubricate. Oil may leak and make a mess I use heavy oil like chain saw chain oil.

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No not pressed on, it is threaded on then staked on from the inside into the two small holes.

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Got a call about a local 25 for sale. Had to see it of course. About quarter inch of bondo over most of the car. Home made canvas tom nailed to a wooden frame work. 26 or 27 engine. Worst part was the cobbled up wood nailed in place for body wood. Does not run but it does have a title. Priced fair a...

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You may have the two row core radiator These were used for a while in 26 or 27. A special longer nose pulley was needed with these radiators.

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I see wrist pin bushings, aluminum pistons do not use separate bushings. Every thing else looks like normal iron pistons.

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All the old ones I have found were brass. But I think it was a special formula of brass and not just plain brass.

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Kerosine tail light until 19 then electric if the T had a starter, if not it still had the kerosine light.

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Rotate the engine until the number 1 piston is again to the top and then see where the roller is.

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Read the complete post. This was answered correctly on the 14th.

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My theory about the acetone is that acetone is a material that is a airomatic { might be the wrong word] such as pb blaster or other penetrants that have minty fumes. this carries into the rust and caries the oil with it. The best penetrating oil is pure peppermint oil Try it some time.

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Go's above the hood shelves.

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Should be held on with split rivets. The heads are inside the cowl and the split part is outside. Almost impossible to install with the gas tank in place.

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They will fit but the 16 uses oval irons but the later has rectangle irons.

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If I remember correctly, many of the first 21 frames still had the holes for the early forged running board brackets.

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Working on a 27 coupe and needed a better splash shield. Got the silver one and when comparing to the rusty original I find many differences, What do I have?

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From what I see , you have some cobbled up mess for the body wood. You should not need any extra metal bracing in there. I suggest you find out what the correct wood is made like.

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Is that part of the body hanging down out side of the frame? The body mount should be easy to reach and in the open.

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All the shield does is hold the felt seal in place. If you use a modern cam seal, you do not need the brass shield.

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DSCN0002_01.JPG After being laid up all winter with back pain, I am now able to spend a few hours a day in my shop. Just started removing fenders from my 27 coup. Some time in the past, most bolts have been replaced with slotted round head bolts and square nuts. Have needed to use cut off wheels to...

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Your post says oval tank. You should check as my 20 roadster uses the round tank.

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