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I guess you have no starter since there is no choke to the dashboard!

Cranking her up off of magneto I take it?

Is it coming from the differential housing? My car seems to have developed a slow leak from this area as well.

By flipping I mean the grease cups are facing towards the floor and I want to flip it back so it's facing the sky.

I do not have a Warford, my T is stock. But thank you for the info, it will come in handy when I buy my first TT! This winter I will remove the rear axle and flip the drive shaft back the proper way. I'll make another post about it asking for advice when that day comes.

When I looked inside the bolt hole where the grease cup is supposed to be it was totally dry, I think the previous owner never greased it.

Thank you! My magneto is running strong and I plan on cleaning the mag post too. When I flip the driveshaft back into the correct position I'll clean out the current grease and replace it with non-molybdenum and non-graphite grease. Would lithium grease work? one of my dorm mates was talking about h...

It does have molybdenum in it. That’s unfortunate. What kind of damage will it do to the magneto?

I drove 320 miles to look at my first Model T, the ad said the price was negotiable. I get there and suddenly when it's time to talk money the "price was firm" and there was a "mistake in the ad" blah blah. After it became clear I was leaving without the T the seller went on an unsolicited anti-seme...

My apologies, I didn't want to make more threads and spam the board with questions. I think the low band is fine, I'm just being overly-cautious. I'd feel terrible if I damaged a Model T through newbie mistakes.

My car does not have an oil screen, but I have one with the magnet and I was planning on installing it when I changed the oil. Should I just install it, run her to warm her up, then drain the old oil and clean the old oil off screen and replace it to catch even more stuff? Also, my oil level is bare...

I've been using this grease: https://www.modeltford.com/item/2833GR.aspx It's gray like graphite, and now I'm worried it has graphite in it and I might end up harming the Magneto. :( Does anyone else use this grease for their universal joints? When I step on the low pedal Lizzie responds quickly to ...

Now that's a Fabulous Flivver! If only our cars could speak...

Done! https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/app.php/gallery/image/1646 Not the best picture I'll admit, I took it right after I first got her while she was parked at work, doing this made me realize how few pictures I actually have of Lizzie, so I'll have to take her for a spin around the Big Apple for a ph...

Now I'm even more confused! :D So I guess my next project is going to just be me sitting under Lizzie and turning cup after cup of grease into that universal joint! Going to invest in a zerk cap and a gun! Also, when I adjust the low band, should I hear the GRRRRRRRR sound when the pedal is fully de...

So my T's driveshaft is flipped upside down, with the grease cups facing downward. Not how I'd have done it but that's how the previous owner did it, so for now I'll have to live with it. There is only the smaller grease cup towards the rear of the car on the driveshaft, and a bolt where the large u...

I'm about to change my oil and put in some Pennzoil 5W-30 synthetic. I'll post some results after I run her for a bit. Should I change the oil when the engine is hot? This is the first oil change I've ever done on a car, considering this is my first car!

I drive my T in here NYC, and if there’s anything I can thank our scumbag mayor for, it’s lowering the city speed limit to 25mph. I don’t need to go any faster, Ts love driving at that speed anyways!

I wish I look that good when I turn 100 in 76 years! My T turns 100 in two years and I think for her birthday I’ll take her to my local Ford service department and jokingly ask for an oil change.

She’s looking great, I love the Tourings with the straight up and down windshield.

AAA was around in 1927? Wow, I had no idea it’s that old!

Brakes? We ain’t got no brakes! We don’t need no brakes! We don’t to drive with any stinking brakes!

Model Ts like to be well oiled and well greased! It doesn’t hurt to add a little oil to the oil cups on the suspension every few drives, and give the grease cups a turn every week, depending on how much you drive of course. Keeping things well oiled and greased will save you a ton of time and money ...

I like the old presidential election stickers. That’s pretty cool, would be really cool if those have been on the car all those years! I was thinking about putting a “Black Cars Matter” magnet on my car but here in the Bronx I’m pretty sure that would get my T vandalized. :( Though I must say I’ve g...

Drive around town and give people rides in her! I just got a U-joint grease cup and removed the bolt that closed the hole and put in the cup. Put about 4.5 cups of grease into the U-joint and removed it and replaced the bolt since the driveshaft is upside down and the cup gets in the way of the hand...

I’ll try adjusting the carb, then if that doesn’t fix it I guess my motor is still missing a little bit! Thanks guys!

So I’ve got my T running good, no longer misses and fires right up after the first or second crank cold. But when I shift into second, it lurches a little bit while driving in second. Like the power isn’t smooth. I used to lug the engine when I shifted into second because I had the RPMs too low, now...

I installed a gas shut off at the carburetor with a felt seal in the pack nut, the gas no longer leaks out on the floor drip by drip! I installed some lock washers on the bendix cover (I think that's what it is, it's magnetized which is weird) and now they don't back out anymore. I also packed some ...

It would be really funny to see a T with airbags and ABS!

It’s ok Norm, I didn’t tighten the bolts securing the hogshead to the car as I found the leak. It was the screws securing the Bendix gear cover that fell out that were the source of my leak. What size lock washers would I need for those screws? Would a T parts supplier have them? Those aircraft bolt...

So those darned screws loosened themselves from the bendix gear cover (?). Found them on the street and replaced them. Had to give her a few cranks and she fired right up. Who needs a starter motor?

I’ll pack the bolt hole with grease then screw the bolt in a bit, rinse repeat in the meantime. I’ll screw in ~10 bolts worth of grease or so.

Looks like there’s just a bolt where my U-joint grease cup is supposed to be...why would the previous owner do that? Oh well, I ordered a grease cup for it. Hope it threads in and the threads aren’t stripped from the bolt.

Don’t know why Ford switched to positive ground with the A.

Bought some Permatex Ultra Black!

There was oil pouring out of the car. I found the leak, a screw fell out of the Bendix gear housing (I think that’s what it’s called?). I tightened all screws and it doesn’t leak oil anymore. Anyways, I’m guessing I should order a U-joint grease cup and install that. I’m just not sure where to put i...

Posted two of the same pictures, sorry about that. Going to post another one after I resize it.

So I’m going to look for the leak in a few minutes. I’ll run the engine and see where it’s coming from. Someone pointed out my driveshaft was flipped and I was missing my u-joint grease cup. I took some pictures of the u-joint and I’ll post them here to see what you guys think about it. Maybe I just...

I don’t see any cracks on the hogshead, just looks like she’s leaking near the bolt by the engine. I’ll see how that fix works.

I think I‘ll tighten all the bolts on the hogshead starting from the center and work my way out. Looks like it’s coming out of the bolt near the engine.

That’s one cool old Ford!

I really want to go to the museum this year!

I replaced the cracked pack nut, and with the adjusted coils and fixed exhaust leak, the engine no longer misses! Hooray! Now there seems to be a large leak of oil coming out of the left side of the hogshead where the upper and lower halves meet just below the pedals. It doesn’t seem to be from the ...

OIL LINE IS NOT CLOGGED! HOORAY!

You guys are amazing. I’m in the garage with Lizzie and I’m going to loosen that bolt right now! Just adjusted the low output intermittent spark coil to ~1.3amp and much better spark, if oil comes out of that bolt hole when the engine is running I’m going to install the oil screen and change the oil!

I got a copy of the Ford service manual, I looked at cleaning the oil line and it doesn’t seem like too bad a job. I’ve been reading my owners manual, Vintage Ford magazine, MTFCA books on systems, and Ford service. Is there anything I should look out for when cleaning the oil line, replace anything...

Thank you! I’ll unbolt that one front right bolt and wait for oil to flow out, if none does I’ll have to blow out the oil line.

Just wanted to thank everyone so far for all the help, this thread has turned into a goldmine or into and tips and so far it’s helped me out far more than I ever expected! Thanks again! So I see in the most recent issue of Vintage Ford an article about overheating, and it mentions how to test if the...

Thank you all for the responses! I’m going to hold off on pulling the head. I think my most pressing issues right now are figuring out why my u-joint has no grease cup, fixing the missing, and checking if my oil line is clogged so the front bearings don’t burn out before I install my oil screen. I’l...

Severe thunderstorm starting, time to close up the garage and go inside to study the service manual, owners manual, and MTFCA books. Damned weather keeping me away from old Lizzie! Got some pictures of the wishbone and fastenings but the U-joint is going to have to wait until better weather.

Really? It’s ok to run the engine with a bunch of carbon build-up in it?

Just tested the coils, one of them is weak and producing very intermittent spark. This might be the source of my intermittent missing issues. I replaced the plugs and that didn’t fix the intermittent missing. The plugs were quite fouled and inside of the cylinders was quite dirty so a head-off deep ...

I only see one grease cup near there, I’ll take more pictures of it after work when I get home.

I’m going to take more pictures of my U joint from top and bottom then post them here to see how I can replace the missing grease cup. I plan on changing the thrust washers this winter (if they don’t decide to force me to change them sooner!) so when I do that job I might pull the driveshaft and see...

She still runs and drives fine, just sputters at idle and higher revs. Guessing it’s an electrical issue.

Thanks guys! My Lang’s catalog is on backorder (I think that’s pretty funny!).

I’m also missing a bolt under my engine, which specific bolt do I replace it with?

Having trouble uploading pictures. :/ I’ll try and get some uploaded soon.

How would I find out what timer I have? I’ll remove it and maybe post a picture of it here and someone can tell me which one it is? I know there are roller timers and different ones like Anderson and new day timers. I also turned the nuts on the bottom of my Kingston L4 carb and now the engine is ba...

Is that a Model N? That’s awesome!

So I’ve replaced the battery leads with some heavy marine battery leads, seems to be working just fine, the existing cables to starter are quite stout. The negative contact to the frame is not rusted and appears to be fine. I took out the old grease form the grease cups and repacked them with fresh ...

When I get her running again I’ll experiment with the timing and mixture to see if she still overheats in 20-30 minutes. If she does and the connections are corroded then I’m guessing it’s time for a new radiator.

I got a rebuilt NH carb and I’m going to take my current carb off and completely dismantle it and clean/rebuild it while I use the fresh carb in the car in the meantime. My T had some water and steam coming out of the radiator cap when I was driving her for around 20 minutes so I’m guessing she does...

There’s gas dripping slowly from the carb, I’m guessing my float either sank or is stuck down. I’ve already joined MTFCA and sent my local club a message to join!

The flat tube radiator will certainly be something I’ll be buying once I have her mechanical and electrical issues sorted! I have to install a fuel shut off valve in front of the carb since my fuel shut off under the tank is broken open and flooded the carb since the tank is full (probably going to ...

Ok, so I hooked up the battery the right way (negative ground), but the coils only buzzed briefly on the first two attempts to start her with the starter and now they don’t buzz at all, even though the battery has power. The carb is flooded since the fuel shut off on the bottom of the tank is seized...

Nice! How would I test if a timer is working correctly? Remove it, dismantle it, check for excessive scoring or wear? I got the club book on the cars electrical system, I have to read it as it just arrived this morning and I’ve been at work all day. 🔧🤗 Edit: Read a little of the MTFCA Electrical Sys...

I have a Magneto tester and coil/plug tester coming from Lang’s next week, I’ll test the magneto output, coils, and plugs and post the results when I get them! If there are dead spots in the timing while on magneto I guess I should send my coils boxes to Ron and have him send me rebuilt ones? If the...

I’m going to drain the water and switch to green anti-corrosion antifreeze, and I’ll fully open the top petcock and see how much oil drains out. I’m going to look to see if my car has an oil screen (I’ll look for a piece of steel sandwiched between two gaskets on the cover, or I’ll just open it sinc...

I’ve made sure oil is up to the top petcock, it drips out when opened. I just have pure water in the cooling system just covering the radiator coils as of right now but once the weather starts turning I’ll drain some and add antifreeze. I’m still pretty bad at driving the T and stalled it going up a...

I ordered a catalog from Lang’s, the previous owner showed me his and it is invaluable for its exploded view of things! I also ordered a service manual and owners manual, as well as every MTFCA book about the T (axle book electrical book etc.). As for coils, my car came with 4 in the box and 1 spare...

I got a wiring diagram and a complete wiring kit from Lang’s, it arrived today! And yup, there are two grease cups on the driveshaft! I got a big tub of grease from Lang’s (also arrived today!) and I’m going to take the old grease out of the cups and put in fresh grease then push in as much as I can...

I found this site selling gits caps, what kind of threads do the caps use on the T?

https://www.gitsmfg.com/catalog/oil-hole-covers/

Sorry guys, it’s a 23 Touring car made in late 1922. 6 volt battery. I’m a young guy (early 20’s) and I’m just so excited to have my dream car! I want to get her running as well as I can and treat her right! The ammeter is reading correctly, it was reading the opposite of what it should since the ba...

Ok, I’ll hook up the battery correctly and see what happens. I’m worried the magneto might need to be replaced which is an engine out job. In the meantime I got a magneto output tester and coil/plug tester from Lang’s and when they arrive I’ll post the results. Thanks guys!

So I just got my first T a couple days ago (very excited!), and I’ve been tinkering with her ever since. I sent in $40 to MTFCA for my membership, and I sent out an email to join my local club. Anyways, I took the battery out to trickle charge it, and when I went to put it back in I realized the pre...

She’s going to a good home! Now time to join the MTFCA club! I’m so excited I’m shaking!

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