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One more thing to watch is when removing a stuck tire, be careful not to smash the lip of the rim with the tire irons. If the lip gets smashed, it will no longer allow the lock ring to fully seat.

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Sold to George. Thanks MTFCA.

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For sale is a parts lot that includes two Atwater-Kent distributors, a Spad timer, Ford plugs, and other parts as seen in the photos. $70 shipped.

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I rarely visit the forum anymore because of the atmosphere but when I decide to, I just look at Larry's posts to see if the same butt hurt responders are there. I'm never let down.

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That looks great. I misunderstood that you were installing a canopy over the bed. Will you be installing screen sides? I would like to see a picture of the completed project.

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Below is a link to an earlier roof discussion.

https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/5 ... 1440591089

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The “low” roof was the earliest design and not made to stow side curtains. I believe this low roof was discontinued in early ‘24. The “high” roof had storage holes and clips for the side curtains. The steel side panels were also notched at the top to accept the cross bows for the low roof. These sid...

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And a few more...

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Here are some photos of my original roof that may help you with details.

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Many years ago my father made a soldering iron from an old veneer iron. The temperature is adjustable from 200 - 500F. He milled a slot in the face of the iron and inset a copper strip. This is one of the best soldering irons that I've ever used.

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After looking at pictures of other original screw drivers, I believe that the flutes in the handle were fairly shallow when new. The drawing above makes them look very deep and defined but I don't believe that they were so pronounced.

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I've looked for quite a while for a correct screw driver for my TT. I found one today at a steam and gas engine show for $8.00.

Is there any record of years when this was provided in the tool kit?

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I've seen two of the bronze TT shifters broken on the part of the housing where the steel shift arm shaft goes through.

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Martynn, From what I know, there were 3 different TT Ruckstell shifters. The earliest, and weakest, was the bronze housed Hall-Scott shifter as is shown above. I don't believe that this one had the upper spring and retainer. The next is the cast short Hall-Scott shifter, like the one you have drawn....

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And another.

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The Ford pumps did not come with a check valve (as is stated in the Lang's check valve link above). Any check valves, at least in the brass pumps, were after market. The difference in the valve stem coupler would be the little piece of metal in the middle of the coupler that would work in conjunctio...

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Here is a thread from a few years ago with a lot of good pictures and more discussion about TT running boards:

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/59 ... 1451757467

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From all of the factory photos I have seen, I believe that the long boot scraper boards were used for closed cabs and short boards were used for C cabs throughout both of their production runs. Short boards actually have two variations: one to be used with wood blocks and one to be used without. The...

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I built this one for my TT including most of the hardware.

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I'll second what Hank Lee said, Nason single stage urethane and the recommended primers. This is a high quality and cost effective product that can be cut and buffed, if you so desire, with little effort and nice results. The look of the single stage is also more appropriate on an old car as compare...

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The boss around your old valve stem sat in a keeper in your felloe to prevent the rim from spinning on it. Your new rims don't appear to be TT but should work okay as long as everything fits up as stock. You should weld in a similar boss on the new rims to act in the same manner as the originals.

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They are the top, center bolt for the rear curtain brackets. The other two lower ones are wood screws.

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Also, the roof does show the roof slats but it is minor as long as the roof material is tight. I expect that they showed some originally too but don't show up well in period photos. They certainly did not have thick padding. An overstuffed roof on a C cab doesn't look good.

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Below are a couple of links to previous roof discussions. Keep in mind that there are two different C cab roofs. There are also two different side curtain designs. The early low roof with square window curtains are the minority. http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/506218/565546.html?1440591089 http...

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Tom, I think that you'll find that the inside edge of an AA rim (where the rim seats on the wheel) has a sharper corner that a TT rim. This prevents it from going on the wheel the whole way. I had a nice AA rim that I was going to use on my TT until I found this problem. I don't know how many AA rim...

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Jim Eubanks wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 26, 2019 9:04 am
There is no gasoline vapor pumped in, fresh air comes in thru the part that screws in to the head.

Ahh, that's clever. Do they work well?

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I've often wondered if the gasoline vapor that is pumped into the tube with one of these does any kind of damage over time.

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Looking good!

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I would rather have the key a little snug than so loose that you can slide it around with your finger. Here is how I have removed every kind of key and it always works. By lifting the key up and out with the side cutters gripping it, you aren't working against all of the surface area along the lengt...

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It is a late ‘26-‘27 cab. The windshield adjustment brackets are straight instead of angled like the earlier models.

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So, does anyone have any relevant experience with a rear mounted TT auxiliary transmission? I appreciate the other input but Scat cranks and balancing aren't in the cards.

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All other things remaining equal, a high speed gear set will gain you about 8 or 9 mph over the low speed set. My engine is stock with a functioning magneto so 1600 rpm is about the maximum speed for mine. 40 mph would run mine over 2100 rpm...this would create some turmoil in my crank case and mayb...

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This spring I finished building a Model A pickup from parts and pieces. It has a '36 flathead, '39 transmission, hydraulic brakes, and lots of other early Ford stuff. It is a blast to drive. It is so much fun that my TT has started gathering dust. For fear of losing too much interest, I think that I...

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On my C cab I used a layer of black duck canvas over the slats followed by a layer of 100% quilting cotton with the vinyl over that. The quilt cotton is only about 1/8” thick and smooths out the roof imperfections without being too thick. The worst looking thing on an old truck is to have a “muffin ...

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The man in the foremost position in this photo was the owner of my C cab. He is "J.G. Huch" as is painted on the side (see avatar). From what I've been told by relatives, he was about 5'5" tall. I'm 5'9" and could comfortably drive my TT all day long.

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This is an interesting C cab. If you look at the inside top edge of the cab sides (where the steel meets the wood) you will see 3 notches. The depth of each one gets smaller towards the rear of the cab. These notches were to accommodate the early “low roof”. The wooden roof that is currently on the ...

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That is the modern outer neoprene seal. It replaces the original spring steel and leather outer seal that is just inboard of the Hyatt bearing sleeve.

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This is the fiber washer as it sits in the Ruckstell rear. The thickness has to be adjusted to ensure the elimination of play and also allow free rotation when the assembly is together.

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There is one fiber washer in the Ruckstell. The inner ball bearings are just soaked to clean them up. Unless a rear is full of water, those bearings are typically in very good condition.

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Martynn, both sides of the spider carrier are identical. Regarding a fiber washer, I don't believe that there is one like in a car rear end. Any of the rears that I have disassembled do not have them. The only fiber washer that I'm familiar with is in the TT Ruckstell rear. The gears are a very tig...

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Here are a couple more. I think that Dan's photos are from an AA rear but I'm not positive.

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Here are some of the axle gears.

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Pete, I believe you are correct on this. I did some business with a gentleman who is familiar with this T. It does make me curious about the history of it. For as nice of an engine as it is, you would think that there would be a couple more floating around in museums or elsewhere.

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My TT has a replacement engine that dates to 1929. It was stock bore when I got it and it had 1 piece valves that I believe were original.

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I have read that prior to the release of the Model A, Edsel Ford commissioned a handful of 6 cylinder model T's. I have a couple of photos of one and would like to know more of the history of them.

6 cylinder Model T 1.jp [attachment=1]6 cylinder Model T 1.jpg

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The wear mark on the ring has what appears to be about the same angle as the plunger when it was cocked diagonally in your first few photos. It looks like the wear mark is probably also about as wide as the side-to-side play that the ring has in the yoke. This groove may be a symptom and not the cau...

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The notch ring has a groove worn in the center of it. That looks to be what is kicking the plunger diagonally.

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