This how my dad fixed the side play issue some 40 years ago. Maybe one day, I'll fix right.... probably not.
It's a split collar.
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- Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Transmission and hogshead help needed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 290
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 7:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Help I D car.
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1261
Re: Help I D car.
Looks like it for sure, but.... where did those extra pictures of the mystery chassis come from???? 

- Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Help I D car.
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1261
Re: Help I D car.
Pretty clear the Premier used the same engine, but I don't believe our mystery car is a Premier. The front fenders look totally different and the gas tank filler looks different as well, both in location & style.
- Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:02 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Vehicles
- Topic: F.S. 1912 Ford model T Towncar.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1671
Re: F.S. 1912 Ford model T Towncar.
The different posting with more pictures: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19199Sarikatime wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:32 amThere are more pictures down the page in a different posting. I didn’t know how to post all the pictures together. Frank
- Sat Feb 27, 2021 7:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Gas Cap-Still Can't Get It Off
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2313
Re: Gas Cap-Still Can't Get It Off
Suggest we all save our "breath". The OP hasn't even tried since starting this thread.
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Electroless Nickel
- Replies: 7
- Views: 627
Re: Electroless Nickel
Thanks, Jerry... I have an early 20's Harley and I was (seriously) tempted to get the jugs electroplated, but knowing this, I think I'll get an electroless set up. Question - how do I keep the nickel from the inside of the jugs doing this? You would have to mask off the cylinders. Close up and seal...
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Electroless Nickel
- Replies: 7
- Views: 627
Re: Electroless Nickel
Electroless nickel is best for parts with a complicated geometry. Electroplating is bad for reaching into hard-to-reach places. The prime example is nickel plating the cooling fins on an old motorcycle cylinder. With electroplating, it's nearly impossible to get nickel deep into the spaces between t...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Unknown Wire Wheels
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1231
Re: Unknown Wire Wheels
Spinning the drums might be a solution... but if you are only making a handful, may not be worth the cost of tooling. The drums and rear wheel hubs would be easy enough to carve from solid with the right equipment I had Precision Metal Spinning make 2 new brake drums for my 1912 Overland. They were...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Flushing?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 477
Re: Flushing?
Flush? No, never.
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1925 Model T Ford scale model running
- Replies: 8
- Views: 445
Re: 1925 Model T Ford scale model running
He says in the comments for the video; " Hola la maqueta tiene un motor a pilas que simula el sonido del motor ." This would translate to; " Hello, the model has a battery-powered motor that simulates the sound of the motor ." A great and very detailed model, but not a gas engine. Wow. Thanks! He h...
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Needing hlep with this timer
- Replies: 13
- Views: 483
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Unknown Wire Wheels
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1231
Re: Unknown Wire Wheels
The rims have a piece of square stock with a hole for the rim bolt in six locations and that is why the wheels are notched out. Unfortunately if they get loose the rim rocks and wears out the hole or breaks off the square stock from the rim. On my rears the "fix" was to weld the rim to the wheel. T...
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1925 Model T Ford scale model running
- Replies: 8
- Views: 445
Re: 1925 Model T Ford scale model running
I've seen this scale model Duesenberg in person & running. If this guy can make a running Duesy on this scale, then a Model T should be a cinch. Every last detail of this Duesenberg is complete & accurate, right down to working hydraulic shock absorbers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6TetkMpFIc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6TetkMpFIc
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 11:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Needing hlep with this timer
- Replies: 13
- Views: 483
Re: Needing hlep with this timer
I believe the original version of your timer was cast iron. Your oiler is missing the little knurled cap, which you already know. The underside of the cap should have a little wire loop, or maybe a cross pin as you see in the lower part of the oiler. A small spring hooks on the cross pin in the lowe...
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Gasoline Oder
- Replies: 15
- Views: 674
Re: Gasoline Oder
I don't believe the vent hole would "breathe" enough to emit fumes that the OP can smell even in his house.Mark Gregush wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:38 pmAre you guys forgetting the open to the world vented gas cap? Even if you do get any drips taken care off, that cap is still venting to outside.
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Gasoline Oder
- Replies: 15
- Views: 674
Re: Gasoline Oder
Are you guys forgetting the open to the world vented gas cap? Even if you do get any drips taken care off, that cap is still venting to outside. Didn't forget it, just focused on gas getting on the carpet. I believe the carpet he refers to in the house is suspected to have absorbed the fumes/odor t...
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Contamination in gas tank
- Replies: 10
- Views: 574
Re: Contamination in gas tank
We found the problem. My customer wrote: I dropped the tank off at Kirks Radiator to have it boiled out. Kirk the owner looked down in side and the samples and said that substance is Polishing Compound. That makes sense to me. The tank was polished at the manufacturer and they probably didn’t have ...
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Gasoline Oder
- Replies: 15
- Views: 674
Re: Gasoline Odor
There should be no odor. Chase it down and make it stop. The odor in your townhouse is not the real issue. It's the danger of fire that you want to address. A fuel shutoff at the carburetor is always a good idea.
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Spoke crack too cracked?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1184
Re: Spoke crack too cracked?
Here is 11, sanded and stained, ready to clear coat. The twelfth is in the mail. Looking great Ignacio! You probably already know this, but when you press in the hubs, be sure to align the 6 bolt holes in the hubs with the seams between the spokes. In other words, when you drill the bolt holes, hal...
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 7:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Where it all started
- Replies: 6
- Views: 553
Re: Where it all started
"C'mon boys, take me someplace nice"


- Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: stupid men
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2079
Re: stupid men
I would not sell anything on ebay for less then $10 plus shipping. It simply isn't worth the effort to package and ship something for less then that. I would not make a special trip to the PO for a $10 item; the buyer likely would have to wait for a couple of days until I was going someplace near t...
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: SAFETY WARNING for McLaren Manufacture 30 X 3 ½ Model T Rims
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1208
Re: SAFETY WARNING for McLaren Manufacture 30 X 3 ½ Model T Rims
I will remove the tires and tubes from all the rims to run that bead of weld mentioned. Jerry, You posted, “the lugs would have still retained the rim and it would not have let it come off.” Just to be clear, in my situation I did not take a photo of the wheel prior to removal. I also did not indic...
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What would this coil been out of?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 761
Re: What would this coil been out of?
Thank you once again for doing that for me, Dan. Much appreciated! If your memory is like mine, you won't remember the points as being the same as the ones in the OP's photo, but they are. Those same points were used on the one cylinder Brush coils and the '09 Hudson (or maybe it was the '09 Cadill...
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Spoke crack too cracked?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1184
Re: Spoke crack too cracked?
That spoke would most likely never give you any trouble. That being said, it looks terrible and I wouldn't want it in my car. Yes, get it replaced. While you should ask about what species of wood is being supplied to you, I can't see anything in your photos that tells me your spoke isn't hickory. It...
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Is it ok this brake shoe and rear end?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 686
Re: Is it ok this brake shoe and rear end?
Thank you John, I thought it was cast because it is 1914 rear axle. Kind regards, It IS cast. It's cast steel, (or maybe malleable iron), but not cast iron. It should bend okay. I like Charlie B's heavy plate of steel and large c-clamp method. That way you're not pulling on the whole flange, axle t...
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: SAFETY WARNING for McLaren Manufacture 30 X 3 ½ Model T Rims
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1208
Re: SAFETY WARNING for McLaren Manufacture 30 X 3 ½ Model T Rims
While that's clearly an issue, the lugs would have still retained the rim and it would not have let it come off. Demountable rims on other antique cars used lugs that were not attached directly to he rim, which is essentially what your rim became. What could have happened, is that the rim could have...
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1907 Model R coils.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 498
Re: 1907 Model R coils.
I set mine to 1.3A, as I would a Model T coil. No need that I can see to use any other setting.
As for the points, I removed the actual contact points from Model T coils and installed them into the Heinz point assemblies. They all work great!
As for the points, I removed the actual contact points from Model T coils and installed them into the Heinz point assemblies. They all work great!
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: stupid men
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2079
Re: stupid men
I wish you guys would listen to yourselves. As a new person to the hobby, I have paid too much for some things because I didn't know better. And that's all. If a seller gets a high price for something you have plenty of, and the buyer is happy, it's all good. Chill out. Bill Exactly Bill. I've know...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Tasty Ts
- Replies: 11
- Views: 796
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:54 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: Un-Distributor FS
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1604
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 10:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Subaru starter project for non starter T
- Replies: 3
- Views: 646
Re: Subaru starter project for non starter T
Kind of reminiscent of the Delco starter-generator used on teens & 20's Buicks, at least in purpose. Dodges too I guess. Very clever!!
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1926/27 block with no serial number crack
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1077
Re: 1926/27 block with no serial number crack
I agree. It would be in a very odd area. I don't believe it's your typical Model T engine block crack.
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What is a Model T worth today?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1156
Re: What is a Model T worth today?
A Model T I'd like to buy is worth way too much.
My Model T's are worth way too little.


My Model T's are worth way too little.


- Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: To young or not?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 937
Re: To young or not?
CDO Model R?Pat Branigan Wisc wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 4:50 pmI'll try to show him how to polish the brass first maybe. He enjoys hearing the horns honk on the cars. When people ask me if it's a model T I do tell them yes it is. Oldsmobile also made a model N and a Curved Dash in 1904 beat Henry on that too.
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Three shifts?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 696
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: To young or not?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 937
Re: To young or not?
Steve,Steve Jelf wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:37 pmThis is my 1904 Model T.
???
Whatever the old car, it's great to get the kiddos involved early and often.
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It's a 1904 Oldsmobile Model T. They beat Ford to the name! Sounds like a lawsuit

- Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Oil Containment
- Replies: 7
- Views: 490
Re: Oil Containment
Are your oil return holes in the tappet area plugged up?
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:22 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 708
Re: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
I would probably go with 600V instead of 400V. Maybe a bit more robust.
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:27 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Millers falls sharpening stone
- Replies: 8
- Views: 324
Re: Millers falls sharpening stone
Millers Falls made a few different sizes. I believe the "New Rogers" is one of the larger ones and most likely the closest relative to your grinder.Herb Iffrig wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 2:45 pmThanks Brent and Jerry. I guess I will look for a scroll saw to get an idea of what is missing on mine.
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 22 windshield on a 23 T?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 453
Re: 22 windshield on a 23 T?
I have one question--if these cars are pieces of history, why cut one in half to make a pickup truck? You can always sell a touring car & find a pickup. Hi Charles. That kind of thing was mostly done long ago, before these were pieces of history, and while they were just "old cars". Was a popular m...
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Need A Discussion Regarding Coating Inside of Engine/Hogshead
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1153
Re: Need A Discussion Regarding Coating Inside of Engine/Hogshead
Where is all this oil that clings to the surfaces of unpainted blocks and pans? Just how much oil is held "captive" by these surfaces? I just don't see the purpose of it, EXCEPT that it gives some folks satisfaction. If that's the lone benefit, then that's good enough. As to acting as a heat insulat...
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:47 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 708
Re: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
And... as to "orange drops" this was taken from an AACA forum posting, "You should be able to substitute a modern .22uF, 600V or higher voltage rating film or poly capacitor (orange drop). They are non-polarized. I have used this method to re-stuff an original condenser when appearance/originality i...
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:36 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 708
Re: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
Check this out. Especially the second to last paragraph... https://mgaguru.com/mgtech/ignition/ig129.htm Here's some more chatter... https://www.smokstak.com/forum/threads/ignition-condenser-value-question.143172/ But wait, there's more!!! https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebake...
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:31 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 708
Re: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
OK. I'm going to ask: Why wouldn't a capacitor be correct for a distributor? Not needling/poking at you. Curious. Duey, I'll admit that my reasoning is pretty weak. It's because I've never seen it done. The thought being, that if that were the best way to do it, you'd see it done often. Certainly n...
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:18 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: Wanted: Boat Tailed Speedster
- Replies: 10
- Views: 681
Re: Wanted: Boat Tailed Speedster
You also see boat tails made from a paired up set of 1940's rear fenders, (make & model of your choosing).
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1907 Model R
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1936
Re: 1907 Model R
From this picture, it looks like a bent rear radius rod. Jerry would remember , I’m fuzzy. I think bent radius means early N production, or do I have it backwards? Wit( that low serial number, I still think it very well could be a N. If the manifolds are taken off and no counter bores in the head, ...
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1907 Model R
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1936
Re: 1907 Model R
So, Jerry V O, your memory cannot be too "faulty", you are almost right-on the numbers! I got out my copy of Pate's book, and in chapter 04, page 3, the chart he shows gives approximately 7,000 model Ns from 1906 through 1908, approximately 2,550 model Rs from 1907 through 1908, and a total of appr...
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:46 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Millers falls sharpening stone
- Replies: 8
- Views: 324
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:43 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Millers falls sharpening stone
- Replies: 8
- Views: 324
Re: Millers falls sharpening stone
Herb,
The legs follow the same basic shape and style as the Millers Falls scroll saws. My guess would be that it uses the same treadle arrangement as the scroll saws.
The legs follow the same basic shape and style as the Millers Falls scroll saws. My guess would be that it uses the same treadle arrangement as the scroll saws.
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:13 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 708
Re: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
You know they aren't. Shoot. You got me there... They really are the same... :lol: You know full-well what I was getting at. :lol: I'm looking for values for an orange drop capacitor to be used in a four cylinder distributer like a Bosch that might be on a T. :) Thank you at least for responding. :...
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1907 Model R
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1936
Re: 1907 Model R
And just to add some clarification and confusion to the discussion. I noticed a question about the serial numbers versus the models. The N the R and the S all started at serial number one. So serial numbers below some count will be duplicated on all three models. Above that number, and below the se...
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1907 Model R
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1936
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:22 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 708
Re: Capacitors to replace condensors: T's and other things.
Condensers and capacitors are the same thing, aren't they???
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:17 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: COVID
- Replies: 2
- Views: 429
Re: COVID
Is there any news on Ron? Such a great family. So sorry to see this... Prayers!
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:10 am
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: Lost My Mind - Bought a Flanders 20 (Model T Competitor)
- Replies: 85
- Views: 3545
Re: Lost My Mind - Bought a Flanders 20 (Model T Competitor)
Update - Santa was very good to me in 2020, I managed to find a correct set of E&J side lamps, E&J tail lamp and reproduction Neverout license bracket, E&J acetylene generator, and Splitdorf transformer box for the Flanders 20. The red button on the coil box switch makes and breaks the primary curr...
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:27 am
- Forum: Classifieds - Vehicles
- Topic: 1915 t
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1376
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1907 Model R
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1936
Re: 1907 Model R
I’d agree with what you say , Jerry, except bodies are easily changed. I saw my first N as a teenager, and many decades later, a mutual friend of ours owns it now. He has put it back into the R that it really was. With that very early serial number, I’d want to see the head ports, and the rear radi...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1907 Model R
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1936
Re: 1907 Model R
It's a Model R. The turtle deck has been modified. You can see where the old trunk was cut off and the new, squared off trunk begins. Notice the patches inside that trunk that joins the old and new sections together. The exhaust pressure oiler is not correct for an R or an S. The exhaust manifold do...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:19 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Vehicles
- Topic: 1915 t
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1376
Re: 1915 t
Ontario Canada, or Ontario California?
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Please identify the passenger, lady and the baby!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 900
Re: Please identify the passenger, lady and the baby!
As cited in the book, (but obviously not 1910)....
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Tribute to Mother
- Replies: 13
- Views: 783
Re: Tribute to Mother
My heart goes out to you. Before my dad passed, he told me, "I'll never be far from you." That has been a great comfort to me. I suspect the same will be true in your case, and that mom will never be far from you.


- Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Please identify the passenger, lady and the baby!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 900
Re: Please identify the passenger, lady and the baby!
AND... The baby's name is Carol.
From the best Ford historian I know, Mike Skinner;
"Jerry – I knew the older gentleman was THE Henry Ford’s uncle, Henry Ford. But I had to look up the other names: Nancy Nutt and her daughter, Carol Nutt."
From the best Ford historian I know, Mike Skinner;
"Jerry – I knew the older gentleman was THE Henry Ford’s uncle, Henry Ford. But I had to look up the other names: Nancy Nutt and her daughter, Carol Nutt."
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Rebuild rear axle for newbie who need help
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1723
Re: Rebuild rear axle for newbie who need help
The one critical area in the assembly is setting the correct crown wheel/pinion gear mesh. Often this is interpreted as setting the backlash, but there is more to it than that. Stan's adding/removing paper gaskets in the driveshaft assembly will help to achieve an alteration in backlash. He also me...
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Rear Hub Reamer
- Replies: 8
- Views: 580
Re: Rear Hub Reamer
The tricky part is getting the gauge point at the right dimension from the inner face. Drop an appropriately sized ball bearing into the taper that you're cutting. Measure how far it goes in and compare that to the same measurement in a GOOD, stock, Model T rear hub. It's possible to make the taper...
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: K model Ford ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 718
Re: K model Ford ?
Yes, the car in the photo is a K.
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: First try with a Lock-n-Stitch repair
- Replies: 6
- Views: 647
Re: First try with a Lock-n-Stitch repair
No cracks in the "pass through" between #2 & #3 I hope?
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1925 Roadster Pickup Questions
- Replies: 95
- Views: 5320
Re: 1925 Roadster Pickup Questions
I picked up the new lower windshield yesterday. The bill came to $99.77. They used my existing brass seal. Now, my question is about the rubber seals. How long should the lower rubber be, where it enters the stanchions? Does the top rubber piece just set there? Or, should it be glued on? Should the...
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 3:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Generator bolt pattern drawing
- Replies: 11
- Views: 798
Re: Generator bolt pattern drawing
Toon My speculation is that using the metric gear profile was to make it more difficult for the “after market” manufacturers. It was no problem for Ford to make them to the spec. This is applicable to the straight cut early gears. When they went helical they just adjusted the fit. Are you saying th...
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 3:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Model T Ranch #1075 Slipping clutch fix kit
- Replies: 8
- Views: 669
Re: Model T Ranch #1075 Slipping clutch fix kit
I'd be scared to death that gadget would come loose and make all kinds of trouble. 

- Mon Jan 25, 2021 3:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Question ,what is the side to side clearance of the rods
- Replies: 9
- Views: 511
Re: Question ,what is the side to side clearance of the rods
Are you maybe just getting too far advanced?
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 3:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Remove brazed on parts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 744
Re: Remove brazed on parts
Miss a rivet maybe?
- Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Shot peened crankshafts ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 922
Re: Shot peened crankshafts ?
I did a bit more research on shot peening of crankshafts. Of course, original cranks wouldn't have been peened because the technology didn't exist at that time. But the T crank is something that would have benefitted greatly if it could have been done "back then". We probably would be seeing far fe...
- Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Reproduction Model T Key Board
- Replies: 1
- Views: 258
Reproduction Model T Key Board
Just wanted to share a photo of the reproduction key board I recently bought from Tim Morsher. Very pleased with it. I decided to mount it on an old piece of wood I had on hand. The wood is from a crate that's probably from the Model T era. Anyway, thought it looked nice and wanted to share... (eBay...
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Question about the clutch spring
- Replies: 6
- Views: 355
Re: Question about the clutch spring
Got 2 questions? 1st Can I attach the clutch spring to the drive plate and then evenly screw it down to the brake drum? Or will that put too much pressure on the clutch ring and the 3 pins that hit the clutch fingers? 2nd. After I compress the clutch spring the pin should rest in a small detent. Ho...
- Wed Jan 20, 2021 1:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Milling Block Deck and Head
- Replies: 13
- Views: 861
Re: Milling Block Deck and Head
In an effort to mill off as little material as possible from the head and block, would it be okay to leave minor imperfections, as long as they could be sealed with Permatex Copper Spray gasket? Jim Patrick 8173C8A6-3727-40EE-92CD-BCC64A5F8DA3.jpeg With an engine out of the car and being resurfaced...
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1926 Ford Model T modification
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1404
Re: 1926 Ford Model T modification
You really need a new starter ring gear!!!
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Milling Block Deck and Head
- Replies: 13
- Views: 861
Re: Milling Block Deck and Head
The Facebook poster who didn't agree with my answer, referred me to the Montana 500 website regarding engine modifications. My answer to him, was that I thought the original question was involving an engine in a Model T that wasn't going to be raced or that the engine builder wasn't seeking ultimat...
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Shot peened crankshafts ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 922
Re: Shot peened crankshafts ?
Might have been beneficial before T cranks commenced with 100 years of fatigue life. If you did it on the ground journals, won't you just have to regrind them to get back the surface finish, thereby removing the compression layer?
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 6:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: NOS???
- Replies: 17
- Views: 911
Re: NOS???
You might also come across "NIB", meaning "new in box".
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Auction....Douglass, Kansas
- Replies: 8
- Views: 691
Re: Auction....Douglass, Kansas
Not meant to be an inclusive rational - just a perspective Its is the seller that has hired someone to manage & market the sale of items that they no longer want and negotiated the fees involved. The seller then is totally responsible for any fees that they need to pay the auctioneer. True, but the...
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Frontenac OHV Cover Attachment
- Replies: 4
- Views: 339
Re: Frontenac OHV Cover Attachment
I believe it uses a special head bolt, with a stud coming out of the top of it that goes through the rocker cover.
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 12:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Auction....Douglass, Kansas
- Replies: 8
- Views: 691
Re: Auction....Douglass, Kansas
https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18388 I don't understand the 10% "buyer's premium". It just cuts down what I'm willing to bid. That's because you're a reasonable person. I have been attending antique phonograph auctions for over 30 years, all by the same auction house. Just a few y...
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Prayers for Lloyd Hansen, Model T guy in Oroville, CA
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1156
Re: Prayers for Lloyd Hansen, Model T guy in Oroville, CA
Always interested in the wellbeing of our Model T "brothers", (& "sisters" too!), no matter what topic it's posted under. Prayers are on the way! Thanks!
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Where did Dodge brothers make parts for the Model T
- Replies: 13
- Views: 926
Re: Where did Dodge brothers make parts for the Model T
Charles K. Hyde would know. He probably tells us here: https://www.amazon.com/Dodge-Brothers-M ... 300&sr=8-1
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Physically hard to Crank
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1325
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Oily Rusty Paste in Cooling System
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1265
Re: Oily Rusty Paste in Cooling System
Scrape out as much as you can right now. Then put it back together and see how it performs in warm weather. Oh, also use antifreeze. Although some will disagree, I think what you have is what's to be expected with water soluble oil.
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1925 Roadster Pickup Questions
- Replies: 95
- Views: 5320
Re: 1925 Roadster Pickup Questions
Thanks, Dan. I think part of my problem was/is the terminology. You referred to the larger, painted steel piece as the channel and the thinner brass, nickeled piece as the strip. What piece part is the "glass clips?" Is there any tape or buffer between the strip and glass? Is there any tape or buff...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Leaky Hose Connections
- Replies: 7
- Views: 447
Re: Leaky Hose Connections
Check to be sure the leak is really from the hose connection. I've chased a stubborn leak in the past, only to discover it started from higher up, on the radiator tank. The coolant slowly travelled down and settled in the seam at the top of the hose, making the leak appear to begin there.
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Physically hard to Crank
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1325
Re: Physically hard to Crank
Hey Jerry, in order I will answer your questions. I have had the car for 10 years, and in general, she can be hand cranked, but I feel like I am fighting a lot of compression. Obviously, she doesn't like the cold and is much easier to start in the summer months. 1. It is much easier to crank when y...
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 1:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Timer belt interference
- Replies: 15
- Views: 855
Re: Timer belt interference
I believe 27" would be the size, IF you're using all stock parts of the correct model year, (lower pulley, fan bracket, fan hub, etc.), and no water pump.
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 1:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1925 Roadster Pickup Questions
- Replies: 95
- Views: 5320
Re: 1925 Roadster Pickup Questions
I had some free time this morning, so I removed the windshield frames. There was a gap between the top and bottom glass. The bottom is just a piece of plexiglass. It appears to be too short. I am thinking that, maybe, I should replace both the bottom and the top glass. Does anyone have the correct ...
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 7:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Physically hard to Crank
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1325
Re: Physically hard to Crank
Tomdoc, Lots of questions come to mind. But first, the theory you got about what may be causing it, is just not possible. At least as stated. Questions... 1. Is the car just as hard to crank if you put the car in high gear and jack up the rear wheels? 2. How often do you check the oil level in the e...
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Mag coil insulators: Yea or nay? Why?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 911
Re: Mag coil insulators: Yea or nay? Why?
Can you elaborate on what exactly "tinning butter" is? [/size] Here you go, Jerry. IMG_5824 copy.JPG IMG_5825 copy.JPG I bought it to use with body solder and mistakenly figured it would be OK for soldering mag coils, not realizing that it's corrosive to copper. It's not OK for that, as our friend ...
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:06 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: Gas tank
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1201
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:05 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: Gas tank
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1201
Re: Gas tank
Exactly! I suggested them weeks ago....Dan Hatch wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 7:36 pmHere is link to gas tank repair
https://www.gastankrenu.com/
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Mag coil insulators: Yea or nay? Why?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 911
Re: Mag coil insulators: Yea or nay? Why?
WARNING: DON'T DO IT! Last night I received an email from a forum member who was kind enough to give me a heads-up on what I had done wrong. I'm posting it here because I don't want anybody to see what I did ignorantly and think it's a good idea: I cannot overstate the fact that tinning butter is h...
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:40 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: RANT: AMERICAN GREED
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1086
Re: RANT: AMERICAN GREED
If and when I do decide to sell, I will look for a club member who would like to buy it, and offer it for a reasonable price. Norm Norm, At least in my mind, when the time is right, my ideal situation would be to identify a young member who would appreciate it, who would not expect it, and to simpl...
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:09 pm
- Forum: OT - Off topic
- Topic: RANT: AMERICAN GREED
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1086
Re: RANT: AMERICAN GREED
Terry, I have always been of the opinion that a person's ownership of any item gives that person the right to set the price for it. If a certain price is what it's worth to them , then who am I to say otherwise. That's the price at which they'd let it go. A price that's way too high is probably a pr...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Mag coil insulators: Yea or nay? Why?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 911
Re: Mag coil insulators: Yea or nay? Why?
I hope you'll all pardon my uninformed advice, given I've never rebuilt a coil ring. However, in my experience with other things electrical, my experience has been that more insulation is better than less insulation. 

- Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: My cam gear status
- Replies: 10
- Views: 802
Re: My cam gear status
If you decide to keep that gear, make sure that the cam nut is tight. I have had two fiber gear failures in T engines. Both were rebuilt in the '70s so probably newer gears and maybe the bad ones, but both were also loose and appeared to have been loose for some time. I'm sure the looseness contrib...