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- Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Fun accessory for the stocking
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1606
Re: Fun accessory for the stocking
That would have been great that time I got caught out in a thunderstorm with no roof.
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Graffiti on model T cars
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3438
Re: Graffiti on model T cars
So did car graffiti die out when the bumper sticker was invented?
- Thu Dec 19, 2019 12:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Spiral Tube Radiator.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1530
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 10:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Ever run out of Gas??????
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3150
Re: Ever run out of Gas??????
I ran out of gas on my way home from work once, the way it started spitting and coughing had me convinced it was an electrical problem right up until it quit. You’d think I’d have learned my lesson but I ran out of gas a second time right across the street from a gas station. Unfortunately it was a ...
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: A new DIY electronic coil tester.
- Replies: 243
- Views: 26536
Re: A new DIY electronic coil tester.
Topics like this make me wish the moratorium on vendor posts was adjusted a little. While I’m all for DIY innovation and saving a few bucks (you should see my T), I would hope Mike Kossor has a reason for his price and it would be nice if he (and other vendors of course) had a place to defend the be...
- Tue Dec 10, 2019 8:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Canadian license plates
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1194
Re: Canadian license plates
I got a lovely set of restored Ontario plates for my ‘26 from Ontplates.com or you could keep an eye on kijiji (like a Canadian craigslist) for an individual or set to come up.
- Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Obscure speedster trivia...?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 8238
Re: Obscure speedster trivia...?
Those heads fascinate the heck out of me. Can you hear the balls when they run?
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 7:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What do you use to heat your (freezing) shop for your T?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5864
Re: What do you use to heat your (freezing) shop for your T?
My new (to me) shop has an oil-fired forced air furnace that can warm about a thousand square feet up like nobody’s business. Well, until it quit yesterday. Hopefully I just ran the oil tank dry, gotta get out back and check.
- Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: big freeze
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4219
Re: big freeze
Us northerners could stand to remember, too. Here I am at work for the next week, flying all over the place, thinking about my T in the garage and all the times this past summer I topped up the rad with plain water and wondering just what mix is in there now. I’m sure there’s enough antifreeze to ho...
- Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Vintage Cupholders?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3714
Re: Vintage Cupholders?
Alright, if ashtrays were so popular at the time what about making a period-looking cup holder based on the design and mounting of an ash tray? Anyone have any examples?
- Sun Nov 10, 2019 3:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Vintage Cupholders?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3714
Re: Vintage Cupholders?
I’ve been thinking about how to add a cup holder to my T too and I like the idea of just using a shoe. Maybe even an old boot or something that’s rigged to clip onto the back edge of the floor boards...
- Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: The start of my TwinT project
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4663
Re: The start of my TwinT project
Look at the era photo above of the engine. Notice the rear intake manifold. It appears to be aluminum, doglegged, and facing backwards. I think it would be an N/R/S intake manifold. I would have written it off as being a T manifold with the bottom cut off, turned 180°, and welded back on. Just a gu...
- Sun Nov 10, 2019 12:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Another Montier-Ford surfaces, and disappears again.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1626
Re: Another Montier-Ford surfaces, and disappears again.
I know it’s not correct but I kinda like that body.
- Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: How cold do you drive?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 8114
Re: How cold do you drive?
If it’ll start, I’ll go. Here I am this past January when it was maybe a half dozen degrees below freezing. Any colder than that and the straight SAE 30 I foolishly put in May as well have been cement. This winter I’ll put in a multi grade oil and probably keep it in a heated garage for better resul...
- Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1926 Coupe Marketing Picture
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1556
Re: 1926 Coupe Marketing Picture
It could also have been painted any non-standard colour for better contrast in black and white photos. Did you know the Addams family’s house was pink?
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: My T broke my wrist DAMN
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5105
- Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: My T broke my wrist DAMN
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5105
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Old Photo - Model T era re-purposed Motorcycle
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2648
- Mon Aug 19, 2019 6:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: My stupid mistake of the week...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2818
Re: My stupid mistake of the week...
I broke my top windscreen today too. I was closing it up (yesterday was a hot one so I had it flipped open) and when I loosened the wing nuts it slipped and clipped the corner of the lower half when it swung shut.
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 5:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Figure this noise out
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1137
Re: Figure this noise out
nothing in my prior reply requires the adjustment or replacement of any part Sorry Scott, I must not have fully understood your first reply. I had taken it to mean that my coils weren’t particularly well matched and that just one or two was firing way too early causing the knock. Before the knock s...
- Wed Aug 14, 2019 7:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Figure this noise out
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1137
Re: Figure this noise out
I hadn’t even though about it being a coil adjustment thing. I will say that my engine is almost untouched in this knock chase (okay, it has a new adjustable crank pulley but that’s it). Three out of four coils were bought brand new about five years ago and came “adjusted and tested” when I bought t...
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Figure this noise out
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1137
Figure this noise out
Hey all, I’ve been chasing a knock for a while and can’t really settle on what’s causing it. Something is banging in or around the engine, usually only under load Andy it sort of comes and goes. Here’s the weird part: today I forgot to switch to mag after start and there was no knock. When I switche...
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Old Photo, Irregularity
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1037
Re: Old Photo, Irregularity
Marvel Mystery Oil will clear that right up!
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Old Photo, Good Humor truck
- Replies: 3
- Views: 972
Re: Old Photo, Good Humor truck
It’s funny, if that was a colour picture I would have thought someone had wildly missed the mark eyeballing the shape of a c-cab delivery body but I guess they really were like that.
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Are our cars invisible?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2745
Are our cars invisible?
Well, it finally happened and tonight I had to use my Klaxon in anger. Some sort of new car nearly backed into my T in a parking lot and it got me wondering; with all the electronic nannies on a new car, can they “see” a Model T? I know that a magnetic sensor at a traffic light won’t pick up my T an...
- Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: How do you think he does it?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1590
Re: How do you think he does it?
Most of the time the passenger maintains "hands off". I'm thinking foot controls. I've always thought it would be fun to rig up a touring with the controls hidden in the back seat and a dog trained to sit in front by himself and "drive". I’ve thought about doing the same, I think the Shriners or so...
- Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: How do you think he does it?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1590
How do you think he does it?
A dog drives a Model T pickup starting around 3:30
https://youtu.be/8krNQ8BkM3I
I have an idea of how I would do it but I’m curious how it’s really done.
https://youtu.be/8krNQ8BkM3I
I have an idea of how I would do it but I’m curious how it’s really done.
- Sun Aug 04, 2019 5:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: TT prices
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4219
- Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 5 times increase in thermosyphon rate
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2717
Re: 5 times increase in thermosyphon rate
So basically you get a lava lamp sort of thing going on in your engine? Neat.
- Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Factory frame identification
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3830
Re: Factory frame identification
Without the whole story, I’m inclined to ask why he was asking. Was it to determine that it wasn’t a stock frame from some other year or was it to determine that you weren’t trying to sneak a hot rod through as an original car. I believe some major hot rod shops were pinched for that a number of yea...
- Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Radiator noises
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1108
Re: Radiator noises
Chances are it’s because you said you used to have a water pump. When the engine stops turning the pump does too and it likely impeded the flow enough to stop the gurgling.
- Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Radiator noises
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1108
Re: Radiator noises
That’s normal. The flow in the stock cooling system is based on temperature differences within it, when you shut your engine off it’s still hot so the coolant continues to flow.
- Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: "The best laid schemes of mice an' men...
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5491
Re: "The best laid schemes of mice an' men...
Is that about half of the low speed band up at the top of the picture? Yikes!
- Wed Jul 17, 2019 2:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Shift knob in transmission
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2663
Re: Shift knob in transmission
I seem to remember having a hell of a time just getting bands in and out, are you sure something the size of a golf ball could fit in there?
- Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Advice removing stuck head light rim
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3476
Re: Advice removing stuck head light rim
How many wives does this neighbour have?
- Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: T owned for 70 Years story
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1828
Re: T owned for 70 Years story
It did, until I realized I have to love to at least a hundred to achieve the same.
Still, good on him for loving his truck and driving it lots.
- Thu Jul 04, 2019 12:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Fuel lines
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3487
Re: Fuel lines
With a name like Spadpilot, I have high hopes for this speedster...

Also good to know copper might work, I have a roll in the garage and need a new fuel line for my T too.

Also good to know copper might work, I have a roll in the garage and need a new fuel line for my T too.
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: New Photo..dodging nature in the '13
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1665
Re: New Photo..dodging nature in the '13
Looks like a nice day for a drive. The creek through my yard seems to be at a record low this year but it feeds into the Great Lakes so at least now I know where the water went!
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 10:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Engine Locked Then Free
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1939
Re: Engine Locked Then Free
I’ll have to drain the oil and see what I have. I peeked in the rad and the level looked about normal but on the other hand the engine still tweets a little under heavy load so the head gasket can’t be 100% perfect. For what it’s worth there was no water under the car and no steam or anything out th...
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Engine Locked Then Free
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1939
Re: Engine Locked Then Free
So what do you guys think is best? Check the bendix spring just to be sure then drain the oil and go magnet fishing in the trans?
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Engine Locked Then Free
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1939
Engine Locked Then Free
Bit of a head-scratcher tonight: I gave my T two pulls on choke to prime it, noting nothing unusual other than a little wheezing through the #4 plug threads, then hit the switch and went to pull it for a start. To my surprise the engine was locked up tight. No give, no play, just zero rotation. I ga...
- Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Forgetting how to drive the Model T
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2516
Re: Forgetting how to drive the Model T
I seem to remember historically in England (and maybe presently) a driver’s license had to be specifically endorsed for a manual transmission. Hopefully someone from over there can confirm or deny.
- Fri Jun 28, 2019 4:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Production Stopped of Parts
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3767
Re: Production Stopped of Parts
I think Motorcraft F11 spark plugs were recently removed from the Ford parts catalog so... last year or so?
- Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Coolant in thermosiphon systems
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3613
Re: Coolant in thremosiphon systems
I’ve been using pond water this summer but in the fall I’ll have to remember to switch it to creek water - the creek doesn’t freeze like the pond does.
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: As seen on Craigslist
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2753
Re: As seen on Craigslist
This would go great with the T-parts band saw that was posted here a couple years ago... and a cam shaft pry bar.
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Titled as a '26 but . . .
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2629
Re: Titled as a '26 but . . .
Hey, thanks for all the info. I'm not worried about the title (it's been titled as a '26 for at least 35 years) just more curious than anything. It became an issue in my mind when ordering parts and such. The engine could well be a 26, especially with that serial number. The big obvious change made...
- Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Oils
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3968
Re: Oils
The more I see these oil threads come up, the more I think someone could do pretty well for themselves selling T oil.
- Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Rocky mountain brakes, has anyone used cable instead of rods?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3544
Re: Rocky mountain brakes, has anyone used cable instead of rods?
Not to commit someone else to a job but I’m sure a bunch of folks around here could whip up copies of those in their sleep.Original Smith wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:58 amSteve: I sure wish I had those parts you just posted. Those kind of parts probably got scrapped by the 100's because no one knew what they were for!
- Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: FYI. Interesting car ...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3896
Re: FYI. Interesting car ...
I’d rather have three of these for the same money:George N Lake Ozark wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:30 amon Hemmings. https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/ca ... 73558.html
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- Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Rocky mountain brakes, has anyone used cable instead of rods?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3544
Re: Rocky mountain brakes, has anyone used cable instead of rods?
how was the peddle set up without the extended peddle to hook to? IIRC it’s a metal sleeve that clamps to the pedal just below the floor, then I believe a short rod that terminates in a pulley near the U-joint. The rod has a turnbuckle in it and a bracket that keeps everything from flopping around....
- Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Economy of scale
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2329
Re: Economy of scale
Computers?Burger in Spokane wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:11 amNot a lot of things I can think of that prices go DOWN by 2/3 over the course of
10-15 years !
- Wed May 29, 2019 9:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Removing oil from concrete.........
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2567
Re: Removing oil from concrete.........
That uses a lot less gas than my method. A couple winters back I accidentally left my T’s fuel valve open and lost the whole tank through the carb, one drip at a time. Floor was spotless that spring, though.
- Tue May 28, 2019 8:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Rules for setting timing as you drive?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3106
Re: Rules for setting timing as you drive?
If you’re running on mag, are there more than two timings available anyways?
- Tue May 28, 2019 8:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: How tall is the tallest T?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2877
Re: How tall is the tallest T?
What I’m getting from this is that if I want a closed car (which I do) I’ll have to build a new garage...
- Tue May 28, 2019 8:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Starter wants to fall off
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2271
Re: Starter wants to fall off
Thanks all, I’ll be checking the threads in the hogshead (fingers crossed) and if they’re fine I’ll start with fresh lock nuts. Failing that I suppose I’ll try some loctite on the screws, or buy and drill some hex head screws so I can wire them.
- Tue May 28, 2019 8:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: which Oil
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2344
Re: which Oil
After a couple years of reading many, many opinions on oil I believe that the right oil for my T isn’t necessarily the right oil for yours. My own current strategy is to favour changing oil frequently instead of seeking fancy additives, and I’m homing in on the right viscosity for the climate I driv...
- Sun May 26, 2019 9:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Starter wants to fall off
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2271
Starter wants to fall off
Hi all, it seems every time I get back from a drive my starter mounting screws are loose and the starter hangs with about a 1/16” gap along the top edge of the gasket. I can tighten it back down but it happens again and again. I’m not terribly worried about the starter, most starts are on the crank ...
- Sat May 25, 2019 10:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Anoter Model T followed me home
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2142
Re: Anoter Model T followed me home
Great looking little truck, I hope you get lots of use out of it.
- Mon May 20, 2019 5:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1926 Fuel Line
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1500
Re: 1926 Fuel Line
Sounds easy enough. I should have mentioned that I planned to pick up a small tubing bender, I was just curious if there were any non-obvious gotchas to that short line and it sounds like there aren’t.
- Mon May 20, 2019 5:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Windshield Hinge Friction
- Replies: 3
- Views: 902
Re: Windshield Hinge Friction
Thanks Norman, I’ll stack another washer or two under the wing but and see where that gets me. I think part of the problem is the repop nuts being bored too shallow then heavily plated which makes them very hard to screw on. Perhaps while I have them off I should make up a poor man’s tap from a bolt...
- Mon May 20, 2019 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What timer do you use
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6280
Re: What timer do you use
Near as I can tell mine has a Tiger timer. I have no idea how many miles were on it when I got it but I tried to drive the T almost every day last summer and intend to do the same this year. So far so good, and the worn out cam seal keeps it well lubricated!
- Sun May 19, 2019 9:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What year car is this?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1678
Re: What year car is this?
It may not be 100% correct but I think I’d be awfully happy driving around in that coupe.
- Sat May 18, 2019 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Windshield Hinge Friction
- Replies: 3
- Views: 902
Windshield Hinge Friction
I’ve noticed lately that my windshield on the 26 wants to flop around a lot. I know the reproduction wing nuts I have aren’t the best fit, and I had to add washers under them when they were installed, but now it seems I need to do something more. Is there supposed to be a friction washer or somethin...
- Sat May 18, 2019 8:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: 1926 Fuel Line
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1500
1926 Fuel Line
Hi all, It looks like the fuel line on my 26 was at one time kinked and straightened and while whoever straightened it did an okay job it seems to be developing a crack there. Are there any tricks to making up a new line or is it just a matter of bending a piece of tube (I think I read somewhere tha...
- Thu May 16, 2019 5:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Magnet for metal residue capture
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2143
Re: Magnet for metal residue capture
Come to think of it, why do we even put the magnet IN the trans? It should work just as well stuck to the outside of the trans cover and would be much easier to clean the metallic fuzz off that way.
- Sat Apr 27, 2019 8:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Need Advice on Taking My Car into Canada
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3971
Re: Need Advice on Taking My Car into Canada
Your best bet would be to call the Canadian customs office next week and verify, it would be silly to get turned away or have your T seized just because you took forum advice as gospel. Take notes on the call and get the agent’s badge number at the end so you have a reference later. If you will be w...
- Thu Apr 18, 2019 11:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: CANADIAN front license bracket, 26-7
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4998
Re: CANADIAN front license bracket, 26-7
Do you have a total cost for us Canucks, Les?
- Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What have you done with your Model T in April?
- Replies: 121
- Views: 21624
Re: What have you done with your Model T in April?
All I didn’t this month was chip all of the ice away from my garage door and go for a short drive to see what needed to be addressed/adjusted. The short answer seems to be ‘everything.’
I’ll be a busy T mechanic in May...
I’ll be a busy T mechanic in May...
- Mon Apr 08, 2019 4:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Riley Multi-Lift Valve Actuators
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5048
Re: Riley Multi-Lift Valve Actuators
Why are they so short lived, just a general lack of oil up to them or something else?
- Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Automobilia and antique bicycle auction
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1556
- Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Disaster From The Rear
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2504
Re: Disaster From The Rear
The rear end of my T was just a little bit worse than that when I opened it up. Call me a masochist but I actually enjoyed rebuilding it. I think from mine I ended up keeping the housing, axles, Hyatt bearings, and replacing everything else.
- Sat Apr 06, 2019 12:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Let's talk gasoline
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5527
Re: Let's talk gasoline
The trouble with talking about gasoline is that the gas I buy is probably different from the gas you buy, even if the pumps are labelled the same. There are regional blends, and seasonal blends, which I guess means there are also regional seasonal blends. So far the cheap 10% ethanol has worked just...
- Sun Mar 31, 2019 11:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: CANADIAN front license bracket, 26-7
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4998
Re: CANADIAN front license bracket, 26-7
Am I too late to put my name in for one? My current front plate mounting is destroying my radiator, may as well do it right.
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Bad advice from well meaning forum members
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8107
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: When The Tin Man Looses his Mind!!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6260
Re: When The Tin Man Looses his Mind!!
Thanks for the quick description Hank, it looks like a real art form. For someone who just wants to start playing around with a technique like that, would any old sheet steel scrap do the trick? Does it need to be heat treated in any way first to make it more workable?
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Rust in water jackets
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2849
Re: Rust in water jackets
Shouldn’t be any babbit in the water jacket. To clean those out I take a couple feet of bicycle brake cable, chuck one end in a drill and fray the last few inches of the other end to make a wire brush on a flex drive. Feed it into the various holes in the block and head then get a load of all the cr...
- Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Racing but no speed—asking for a friend
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3774
Re: Racing but no speed—asking for a friend
Scott, maybe it deserves a thread of its own but I never understood why my method was wrong. I figured that the throw out collar holds back the clutch assembly and ‘not-quite-engaged’ would be the best place for it to be. I’m willing to accept that I’m wrong (couldn’t learn anything otherwise) but d...
- Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Racing but no speed—asking for a friend
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3774
Re: Racing but no speed—asking for a friend
I could have sworn I responded to this last night but I guess not. I’m not as experienced as a lot of the posters here but I agree the clutch is slipping. Without knowing what this owner or car’s backgrounds are, I would suggest the following: 1. Change the oil. Put in a cheap 5W30 and NO ADDITIVES....
- Tue Feb 19, 2019 7:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Repairing the exhaust manifold threads?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5277
Re: Repairing the exhaust manifold threads?
I fixed my manifold with a credit card. In your case if you’re absolutely married to what you have, wasn’t there a run of wrong size repop exhaust nuts made? If they were a little undersize maybe somebody has one they can send you. Just keep reducing (and sharpening up) your manifold threads until i...
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 12:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Is that a spittoon or ashtray on the dash
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2935
Re: Is that a spittoon or ashtray on the dash
That looks like my truck! It isn’t, but mine is in about the same shape.
- Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: OT model T engine powered submarine
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4249
Re: OT model T engine powered submarine
Anyhow, the boat pictured may have been able to run even with the surface, but actually submerging was probably not possible. Well, more correctly, submerging and then surfacing was probably not possible. Like the drug running subs mentioned above, I think calling this thing a submarine is a bit of...
- Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: O.T. how did you get your sweetie to support your T addiction?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 6610
Re: O.T. how did you get your sweetie to support your T addiction?
I picked the right sweetie. She has her hobbies, I have mine and we’re building a life that includes and supports all of them. I never understood why some people get more and more serious with an oppressive partner.
- Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Post Production Model T Service Ad SD
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2217
Re: Post Production Model T Service Ad SD
They never specified all parts. I wonder if there’s anything on a T that’s currently available at Ford dealerships. Fan belt, maybe? How about Motorcraft spark plugs?
- Thu Feb 07, 2019 1:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: OT What if...No more gas ?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6434
Re: OT What if...No more gas ?
It gets cold enough up my way in winter that there’s no way an average electric car would have more than a couple miles range, if it moved at all. About the only non-fossil fuel vehicle that would work in the depths of a winter here would be nuclear. Presumably, they’ll keep producing gasoline for a...
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: FJ - How to keep your trailer from being stolen
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5137
Re: FJ - How to keep your trailer from being stolen
I figured if I ever got a nice enclosed trailer I’d have it all done up with decals for “Dave’s Septic Diving Services” or something like that, or just always park it beside one of the oh-so-tempting trailers with the expensive alloy wheels and big Harley logo on the side...
- Mon Feb 04, 2019 6:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: What is the formula for homemade penetrating oil?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4742
Re: What is the formula for homemade penetrating oil?
For what it’s worth the test that determined how awesome that formula is was questionable at best. If you have to go out and buy either acetone or ATF just buy penetrating oil.
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 8:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Exhaust Nut Wrench
- Replies: 44
- Views: 7205
Re: Exhaust Nut Wrench
Don’t tell anyone, but when I recognized that the nearest swap meet to me was still an eight hour drive and then a crap shoot as to whether I’d even find the proper wrench for sale there, I went to the local cheap tool store to see what they had. What I ended up with was a 24” long adjustable wrench...
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 8:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: These new fangled spring shackles wear funny
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3772
Re: These new fangled spring shackles wear funny
Well now you have me wondering what replacement shackles I have on my car. As a known cheap-ass, I think I know what the answer is going to be...
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Have you ever made a stupid mistake?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8685
Re: Have you ever made a stupid mistake?
Last summer I was leaving the T’s first car show. My car has electric start but it also has a crank and, well, you know. So I get the thing going in front of a sizeable crowd, hop in, get settled and on my way only to have it sputter and die about fifteen feet later. Jump out red-faced, turn the gas...
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 4:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Converting 1914 to Electric Start
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3520
Re: Converting 1914 to Electric Start
How about finding and installing a period-correct aftermarket starter? You know, to be that guy.
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Grandpa’s coil tester
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1097
Re: Grandpa’s coil tester
I *think* this is a discussion on similar coil testers:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/80 ... 1253028336
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/80 ... 1253028336
- Thu Jan 24, 2019 2:25 pm
- Forum: Forum Support Questions
- Topic: Slightly OT - I cannot login to MTFCA using Google Chrome
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4658
Re: Slightly OT - I cannot login to MTFCA using Google Chrome
I couldn't login on anything for a week but the link I quoted above worked like a charm. Bookmarks adjusted accordingly.
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:41 pm
- Forum: Forum Support Questions
- Topic: Forum failure this AM - we caught it.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2363
Re: Forum failure this AM - we caught it.
Did someone install a filter on the forum when it was being set up? The internet is electrical but it seems 99% of electrical problems are actually fuel, after all...
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: How to tell when it is time to change transmission bands?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5923
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Anyone Install a dome light in their depot hack?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1052
Re: Anyone Install a dome light in their depot hack?
My first thought would be to make them self-contained and battery powered, all the while hoping nobody ever asks where the wires are.
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Dyke's Insruction #37: Packng for a trip
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3156
Re: Dyke's Insruction #37: Packng for a trip
I'm all packed, when are we leaving?


- Thu Jan 17, 2019 12:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Dyke's Insruction #37: Packng for a trip
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3156
Re: Dyke's Insruction #37: Packng for a trip
So two spare rims, four extra tires and tubes, and also a patch kit? Must have been awful roads at the time.
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Cold Start Advice Needed
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5435
Re: Cold Start Advice Needed
Well this might be really disappointing but all I did was wait for a milder day. There was no pre-heat, oil change, towing or anything. All I did was another half turn richer on the carb which I took back off again as it warmed, as one often does. It was a nicer day so I just gave it a shot before t...
- Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum (started 2019)
- Topic: Cold Start Advice Needed
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5435
Cold Start Advice Needed
**I want to first be clear that I’m only going to do this once.** Wife and I bought a new house and now I’m having to move my T in the middle of January in a place north of Minnesota, so suffice to say it’s cold. My plan is to just drive the T over since it’s only about a two mile trip and the road...
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:03 pm
- Forum: Forum Support Questions
- Topic: registered users
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2598
Re: registered users
My wife would have no idea where I spent my time online if I kicked the bucket and even if she did it's not like she has my passwords.