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Have you compared the length of your new spools to the old ones?

MWalker wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:43 am
At the lower left there's a guy in a suit and tie -- At the Beach!

NERD!!!!!!

Before you go changing anything, find out just where the interference is occurring. Look for rub marks on the hub or axle seal or ??? and address the issue from there. If you find no evidence of interference, try giving everything a very light coat of spray paint, reassemble until it gets snug, move...

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Well, they're demountable so, if you don't like them located where they are, you can have them remounted in 15 minutes.

A Whiteman wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:58 am
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Sad, but true... People are slaves to those things.

I have a generator test stand that my dad made years ago. Not fancy, but works great. However, for the "load", I need to have a 6V battery handy. Problem is, I don't often have one laying around to spare. My current one is a 6V Optima that belongs in my Sedan. It's at full charge right now and frank...

5 T Guy wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:06 pm
Those are hack fenders. I bought 2 for a speedster I built.[image][/image]

I know you're saying hack fenders because they're not rounded on both ends, but I think hack fenders would not be so long. Maybe TT fenders with one end modified to attach to the running board?

I would think that "pressurized fuel system" would refer to a pressurized gas tank.

Those are TT rear fenders, I believe, but kind of "worked over" for use on that speedster.

Check out the compressed air tank, hanging off the back of the truck. Wonder if it has a compressor on board as well.

Rich P. Bingham wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:12 pm
Has anyone heard of an Atterbury truck ?
No date on the photo.IMG_1047.jpeg

I've heard of an Atterbury truck, but I've never heard of a "Sheep Queen"!

Miles, The carbon tracking wouldn't explain a continuously firing coil. Also, I think what looks like carbon tracks is just deposited lead that occurred when someone pulled the #4 coil out by sliding it sideways, rather than straight up. It's good that your coils wires showed no continuity to ground...

SteveK wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:21 am
Knowing that steel has a memory, I'm curious to see if the bend returns?

Steve

I doubt that you'll find that to be the case.

Good job!

I'm afraid you are not the only one who ponders these mysteries. Is it afraid or a freight? for instance. A lit light might be seen from the other side. While it's delightful, wouldn't delighting make the flame go out? I try to do my pondering while doing a useful task but not always. Much thanks f...

Rich Eagle wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:31 pm
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It's always a treat to see a light lit.
Rich

Rich,

Is it a light lit, or a lit light? I hope I'm the only one who ponders these mysteries.

Original Smith wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:10 pm
Get rid of them!

What he said ^

It's to clean up the threads. I found one on Zoro, for about $80, never hear of them before. $17.60 - https://www.ebay.com/itm/126307511183?itmmeta=01HTX8QD6RXMRBMSPSRZC640A2&hash=item1d6883ab8f:g:yLAAAOSwmlhlshX6&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4HApvZ%2FbhIJAYb6jBhWg9ObZS9nMOECgdVY6awV4Jkb3Ppm2n7RMCm42jhZ1%2...

Watcha' talkin' about Steve?

The original question is not getting answered here....... there were no changes to spindle dimensions over the years that would prevent a wheel from fitting on a spindle, so why is the OP changing spindles to get his wheels to go on all the way?? something is not correct......... furget the issues ...

Moxie26 wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:40 pm
Could be that there's a mix between the 26-27 spindles compared to the earlier ones. The improved spindles are set a little bit higher, thus lowering the car a bit.

Yes, but the wheels would mount just the same.

Aside from stirring conversation, I can't imagine what useful purpose they would serve. Maybe they were supposed to be some form of anti-rebound spring but I can't imagine them being the least bit affective, (or is it effective??).

Bruce,

Congratulations! You have reached a level of perfection. Most of us are incomplete morons.

Seriously, you're no moron. You're just a beginner! Since none of us grew up the in Model T era we were all beginners at one time. Welcome to the fun!

Some folks feel that 1 & 2 tend to run richer than 3 & 4. Maybe this was an attempt to "correct" that?

https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic. ... in#p190741

Tim, The 10 tooth pinion comment above wasn't so much questioning why you would use one, so much as it was why would you use one with a Ruckstell. A Ruckstell does all that a 10T pinion would do, (and more), while using an 11T pinion with a Ruckstell would give you more top end on the flat roads, (t...

TWrenn wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:49 am
And what in the world is on that ladies hat in the backseat? Looks like a baby! (Next to last pic again)

Yes. Spooky looking, like the little girl next to the driver. Yikes!

speedytinc wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:29 am
... the mating surface is reverse stepped.

There's the big problem. ^

Plus, there will most likely be a mismatch of mating surfaces where your pinion bearing spool attaches. (Closed spool versus open spool issue)

You want those springs on the wishbone ball cap to be nearly collapsed. Anything less, and the springs can compress further, allowing the cap to move and the socket to open up. It's okay if the cap is not fully seated. In fact, it's a good sign that your ball & socket are not worn out. Running the s...

The most important words here...

...for $250. Maybe as something to start with?

I say go for it. Hard to go wrong for that price. Does it come with any tooling? All the better bargain if it does!

It needs to be straight.

DanTreace wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:44 pm
Summer 1925 before the Improved Car offering, the nickel plated brass substrate shell was offered as an option for the customer.

I never should have doubted it!

Tpfister wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:30 pm
I’m interested how do I contact you?

Click on the "contact" icon, then click on the email icon.

I'm not sure if nickel was an option in 1925, but I wouldn't swear that it wasn't. However, black would have been the standard finish. In '26, black would be standard for open cars, and nickel for closed cars.

Can't you return his money through eBay? I've done at least partial refunds through eBay.

Hey Tim,

Appears that your best bet would be Norwalk, OH.

Dan Hatch wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:03 pm
That word IF is a mighty big word.
I have not seen a T front axle with good threads and no wear in the upper hole in years.
Can’t even find them at Hershey. Dan

Guess I've been lucky...

The Stevens tool is an awesome addition to your Model T tools, but only if you need one. It reestablishes the fit between the axle and the kingpins and restores the thread in the axle as well. But, you may not necessarily need that. See how well a new kingpin fits in the axle. If your axle threads a...

vping wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:24 pm
I do my own king pins on my MGB. Is there a reamer available for the model T and can they be done diy? I will say I noticed some play at these points.

Others suggested that you jack up the front end and try the steering then. Did you do that?

I wonder if any of our Ohio friends can recommend a location / venue that would have space for a couple of Michiganders and their folding chairs? We don't want to spend the eclipse driving around looking for a place to park :D Tim, Jeffery's Antique Mall, in Findlay, OH, right next to the freeway, ...

ironhorse wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:21 pm
1923 cartoon
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Who was this cartoonist? Nostradamus?
Scary accurate

Sorry to read about your dad. Very pleased however that the car will remain in the family. From personal experience, I know how hard it is when the car remains, but the long time owner is now gone. May your dad rest in peace and may he smile down upon you, especially when at the wheel of that T.

Very nice. Happy Easter everyone

Stephen1915 wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:49 pm
Anyone have his contact information? Thanks in advance!

Stephen,

I sent you a PM. Please have a look at it...

colonelpowers wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:42 pm
I am going to try to make a deal on the 23 Dodge, I think. Is there anything that I should be sure to look for or look out for? Any red flags that I should be aware of?

Thanks

Were you able to work a deal?

The Motometer...

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Look at the first picture. The cowl between the hood and the door. Not just around the hole. That raised area to the left of the door looks similar to a 1928 or 1929 A. The whole panel from the hood to the door should be flat. See picture attached.Rumble3.jpg The car in question is a Sedan or Coupe...

Norman Kling wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:22 am
That whole cowl is not original. It should be flat from the hood to the door.
Norm

I think the question is about more than strictly the hole. I think the OP is wondering also about the formed area around the hole. Other than that, this appears to be a stock cowl.

Your period aftermarket radiator appears to be the style that does not necessarily flow well. Especially with age. Their indirect flow pattern makes them easy to clog and hard to flush. You may need the pump for that reason alone. As Susanne states, you won't really know till you try it.

For a spare tire carrier?

One of the negatives of the AK front plate is that the distributor can't be removed without removing the entire front plate. It also has no adjustment to control camshaft end play, as the Bosch unit does. The AK points are very unique and harder to find than the Bosch points. Same with caps & rotors...

Your current ammeter, (no pun intended), should be fine. The question is, why is your alternator pumping out such a high charge rate? Is your battery particularly discharged/dead, such that the regulator in the alternator is allowing such a high charge rate?

Usually such demand method means beware of seller. I wouldn't go so far as to say that. Everything I've ever bought through PayPal from an on-line classified listing has been "friends & family", at the seller's request. I will say however, that the sellers are usually participants of the many forum...

I'm looking for an early starter switch and frame mounted bracket that was riveted to the frame. These were separate parts. They are shown on page 279 (lower corner) of Bruce McCalley's book. I'm also looking for a magneto horn as shown on the same page. Can you please post a picture of what you ne...

Thank You Jerry, The photo's help. I don't have a picture of the front of my box but based on the photo you posted in the link my strap is inserted in the front just like the picture. My strap is just too long so I will have to cut it back a little. Thanks again! Before resizing your strap, insert ...

I love that photo! A one in a million shot with the wheel in the air that high and the dust flying! The look on the driver's face is PRICELESS! By the way, the driver is Raymond Mays, a wealthy Englishman and playboy driving his Bugatti. He was a respected and accomplished racing driver. I agree th...

One end of that strap goes through the front of your coilbox and the other end goes through your wooden back panel. When in place, you bend the forked end, with one side of the fork going to the left, and the other side to the right. What you're showing in your photo seems to suggest that the other ...

When my dad was a little guy, he his father were out for a drive in their 1919 Model T. Suddenly, a wheel rolled past them and my grandfather said, "Ha! Some poor fool lost a wheel!" Immediately after that, the rear end on grandpa's T sunk to the ground.

GregDeK wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:50 pm
Maybe you should list the name(s) of the club(s) that snubbed you so people can avoid them.

There is no value in that.

I really believe you're correct about it being a Cole. I even saw an image of one with that exact same motometer.

Kevin Pharis wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:07 pm
Found this little bugger laying on the workbench. Notice the relief cuts on the drive tangs

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Kevin,

Are the reproduction cam nuts made too long?

When the rear end was assembled, was there the fiber washer/spacer between the two axles? I've never taken a rear end apart where the fiber washer still existed. If it was fiber, it may have been ground away, allowing some side-to-side movement of the axles. If that's the case, it's not a big deal.

Finally, got it running. All electrical issues worked out and it starts almost immediately. I had it idling for about 15-20 minutes to bring it up to temp. Other than a few small oil leaks, I'm chuffed. Timing lever was about 6 clicks out, throttle was all the way up at it's shower speed. Please le...

George,

Really good seals will only hold in too much oil. What you need to do to get by, is to occasionally drain off the excess oil.

John, have you had a problem with vehicles throwing stones at your car? Your own tires won't throw stones into your radiator so it would have to be from a vehicle either ahead of you or passing by in the oncoming lane. I drive the back roads a lot and stones never been a problem (yet). Then again, ...

I'd straighten it, cold as suggested, just to see if I could. You never know when the experience may come in handy. I doubt it would take much effort. Allan from down under. Good advice. If you do decide to give it a try, and if you decide to re-use it, be certain that it is "dead straight", not ju...

AndyClary wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:17 pm
I’ve been following this with great interest, you see I’m the one who called Steve’s car a fauxleven. Now if you know me you know I always go for the cheap laugh.

Andy

Well, you seem to have gotten halfway there... it was a cheap comment. But not funny.

Scott,I would like to get one of the Kant Stick Big Gas Valves for the NH carberater from you and i would also like to get the tool for changing them please email me the price for both of these items and I will get the funds off to you and purchase them thank you Robert Flesner r_flesner@yahoo.com ...

Herb Iffrig wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:00 pm
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So, whaddya' got in the truck?

Post a picture of the cam and how the adjustment bolt interferes with its movement. Could be that your cam is worn so bad that the adjuster bolt can't slide over it. Could also be that the adjuster bolt is way too far extended, such that it snags on the cam. Might help if your adjuster bolt was turn...

Rich, I beg to disagree. I believe the catch was a rare "felineous odiferous post-mortimous". The very breed that gave Stinkwater its name. Hopefully, it was a catch & release situation, since they were out-of-season during the Regatta, as I understand it. It's likely that the creel contained a bouq...

vping wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:04 pm
Are the adapters to reduce the size?

They are to allow you to use the smaller diameter 14mm plugs in a head that's threaded for 1/2" pipe thread.

I kept picturing a spot light. Looks like a bracket there. But who knows. The car appears to have black fenders and maybe a green body. But the light could be playing tricks. Bryant It's the image of the fender being reflected back onto the splash apron. I guess Dan said the same thing above... Wel...

JTT3 wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:53 pm
Jerry, if you’ve ever picked huckleberries in tall grass chiggers will eat you up they’re a little mite that will make you scratch until you bleed & then they get bad.

In that case, I want nothing to do with chiggers!

(or huckleberries...)

As to sleeping on the ground, a Missouri State Trooper once told me, "Watch out for chiggers!" I had never heard of a chigger before. So, after that warning, there was no way I could go to sleep!

Once you get it all rebuilt, throw away the anti-shimmy spring that's currently on that tie rod end.

So just spitballing here, I’m facing reality that a swap meet around springtime just dedicated to pre-war may not be viable long term but if there were a swap meet where there was a dedicated area & building for pre-war stuff including open air, covered open air & a climate controlled building for ...

Peter Martin wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:44 pm
The tie rod bolt screws into the yolk, the nut is a lock nut. Remove the nut first then unscrew the bolt.

As Peter says, do not remove the bolt... remove the nut, then unscrew the bolt.

vping wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:47 pm

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑
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vping wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:20 pm
Gotcha. I have some wire swapping to do.
That's not what Keith was suggesting to do.
Agreed. It was a duh moment. I did get it running and it runs very well.

Then that's what counts!!

Will,

I'm not understanding how a flap made this worse.

NY John T wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:41 pm
In other words a 25 electric start car would NOT have kerosene side lights, right?

I would assume that an owner could have them added as an accessory. But as standard equipment, I do not believe so.

Did you reset your float level after replacing the needle & seat? Just going by what I'm seeing in your pic, it appears that the little tab that pushes on the needle is bent down kind of far. If that's true, it would cause your flooding problem. Roughly speaking, the needle should seat when the top ...

Mr Model T Ford wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:06 am
Thanks for the reply
If you camp on the Hershey site, can you camp in a tent.
What will the cost be per/day.
How many days do you need for the Hershey show.

You may find some helpful information here: https://hershey.aaca.com/eastern-divisi ... meet/faqs/

Norman Kling wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:47 am
No it is not. I have had at least 13 of them and they are different.
Norm

The Model A Ford Club of America seems to think it's 1-2-4-3.

https://www.mafca.com/downloads/Seminar ... 0Janke.pdf

vping wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:20 pm
Gotcha. I have some wire swapping to do.

That's not what Keith was suggesting to do.

I have never understood why, when things clearly have gotten smaller, they don't move the outside vendors into the buildings and condense things.

YellowTRacer wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:44 pm
Why is it called a speedster Rally if all cars are eligible?

Ed ala #4

Ed,

From the Merriam Webster website...

"Rally: noun: a mass meeting intended to arouse group enthusiasm"

Yup, there's the other kind of Rally too.

Is a car put together like this in the Model T Ford Club of America welcome at our events and/or is it even "worthy of being called a 1911 Model T Ford?" It's completely welcome! The majority of T's today are "put togther" cars. Don't let a bunch of snobs ruin your fun. I can't believe some people ...

Model S Ford

Sometimes the old Ford has to go to the elephant grave yard. ”Bad Penny”was an early eBay purchase unseen except photo, was stated as rust free….not :( Did get the engine out and was put to use, but the rest of the rusted out , with window screen backed Bondo patches in all the sheet metal , sad ‘2...

For his "modern car", my dad was a Dodge guy, until the parking lot guard at Ford Tractor, Highland Park, started to make him park at the very back of the lot. Big lot... long walk. He then bought a new 1969 Ford LTD. Nothing wrong with owning an antique Dodge, as long as there are clubs & tours ava...

RVA23T wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:15 am
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A comedian I sometimes listen to, mentions these before & after body building ads. He says, and I 100% agree, that I would kill to look as good as the "Before" guy.

This is a great story! Especially in today's world, I love hearing about "good kids". Carston, you deserve a pat on the back for your interests, productive hobbies, and having a career path in mind. And of course, a pat on the back for you too Chris, for mentoring this young guy. :) There is still h...

I believe West Systems makes a similar product.

However, as others suggest, it's generally not a good idea. Please post pictures of your problem. For any of us to encourage you to do such a repair would be irresponsible and possibly unsafe to you without any knowledge of the current wheel condition.

Mopar_man wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:14 am
Got my MTFCA magazine yesterday. Sure glad they gave me a reminder to renew my membership. Ha!!!

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Apparently, you're a very important member! My membership would probably lapse in silence.

Wow, those sure are some good brakes!

This is the proper dome light...

Sorry for being a bit out of focus. It was something of an ordeal to even get to it.

What about the OP, John Delamater?

John,

Can you post a picture of your key as well?

Your words in the video pretty much say it all, "... without any weight on the suspension..." If the spring weren't arched so high, your wishbone ball would drop into place. Let the car's weight rest on the suspension. There's no need to use clamps, cables, jacks, or pulleys. I'll say it again... J...

The needle and seat was apparently replaced with a ball type one, and that has been working amazing so I'm leaving that alone Has it really been working amazing? Some of the symptons you describe are often attributed to those ball seats, (a.k.a. Grose Jets). Just because it's not leaking, it does n...

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