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Duh..... PHILLIP, not fred........need my coffee.

Fred..... Considering the holiday weekend, give preference to family activities. As far as responding, I'm sure Fred needs some time to report his progress/new problems to the Forum.

Phillip.... Check the AC voltage at different engine speeds, a good magneto will generate 30 plus ac volts at engine speeds above 30 mph. Magneto may have to be recharged .

Bob J.

After cleaning, proceed with Mike Kossor's post

Blaze: Please proceed with Chris Barker's and my suggestion to clean and brighten metal contacts on the inside of the commutator,... and roller/flapper/brush ( depending on style of commutator )...on the end of the camshaft

Please do not fiddle with the coil upper hardware............... Clean your commutator contacts and roller to eliminate rust and/or gunk that would prevent proper metal to metal contact to fire the coils Three years of idleness will need to be cleaned. If the upper hardware of the coils have been to...

If you're only problem is the compensate for .005-in, I would take the pin over to the bench support each end of the pin give the center of the pin a few strikes with a hammer, install with the cotter pin. You'll find a pin not only will have to be tapped in but also will take up some of the loosene...

Adding another mounting gasket between the engine and the generator bracket will give more clearance for gears..... As noticed as a change of sound when the unit was removed and the engine ran

Tom, who did you speak with at Buckeye alternator ??

Tim... A pump moves coolant through the engine into a radiator which is a heat exchanger with air going through to lower the coolant temperature to be brought back into the engine to repeat the process..... Thermosiphon works basically the same without a pump and a much slower rate of heat exchange.

A water pump to move coolant will decrease temperature regardless of what you put in as coolant

Now, that's what is referred as a devoted company man !!!

The engine our '26 does not have a water pump.... And with using Evan's coolant I have observed a gradual warmth of the upper radiator tank and then shortly after the bottom of the tank gets warmer and thus the thermo siphon effect does work. Evan's coolant will not boil at 212 degrees Fahrenheit be...

Just my opinion... Starting out on a drive it seems like you have no problem with your bands applying as you adjusted... As the engine warms up, metal will expand a bit possibly causing the effect of loosening up your band contact on the drum...????

Pete ..... Sorry, forgot to mention no water pump coolant system works fine as designed and also running a aluminum "Z' cylinder head. Also like to say that Evan's coolant protects non-similar metals such as aluminum cast iron copper as found in Model T engines

Peter...., not to worry one bit. I've used Evan's coolant in our 26 for almost 20 years. I have a motor meter and even on the warmest days the temperature really doesn't get too close to the bottom of the visual circle. I did check the motor meter with another thermometer in the house with hot water...

Chad,,, no fight here,,,,, Been using Mobil One motorcycle 15W40 and wood band liners for 20 years with no problems,,, my oil choice was suggested by Fred Houston, past President of the MTFCA,and a noted Model T restorer, may he rest in Peace... Thanks Fred.

Bob J.

And to rank that top pick, I'd say be a tie with the ECCT system of tuning ignition coils. Those that have used either of these items have been vocally pleased with the results.....

RV, there's many additions that give their own particular boost to the Model T engine. Some would put a 7° advanced timing gear, a Z high compression cylinder head, a 280 camshaft, " high compression " pistons, a high volume intake manifold, a straight NH carburetor, Riley high lift lifters, synthet...

Nice find! Congratulations!!!!

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Terry, happy July 4th to you and the family. Just curious if you're email problem has been eliminated. Bob J.

Mike; almost 20 years ago we had the engine in our 26 run about redone at Schwalms Babbited Bearings in Strasburg, PA . Proprietor Ora Landis runs a strict and clean shop The shop started years ago specializing in Model A rebuilds, but wisely expanded to other makes and Model T Fords. We had them do...

Congratulations to the three of you!!..,.lol....

Terry, Life has gotten in the way right now.... The electrical connections for the tail light section is still a problem.

Terry... Again, help appreciated. Please keep in touch and we'll work something out thank you

Terry; bulbs really aren't the problem here it's just that like what you said if the socket itself has gone bad there's really nothing to replace it. Those spring pins have seen better years... One side is missing on the Bakelite connector side and missing a pin on the bulb side... Just have the spr...

With closer inspection today, and remembering when I first installed this light about 15 years ago the positive terminals resembled spring loaded posts. All that remains of the tail light socket is the spring without the movable post. For years I've used a single contact bulb and worked fine for the...

Duh.... Well today I changed light bulbs. Put them in turned the power on and check to see if they light and I see smoke coming up. So lights got shut off very quick. Turns out the center terminal insert that goes in the spring for the tail light is missing and the spring was grounding out. Are ther...

Scott & Tim : Using the mirror you have, position mirror to your liking, then drill thru clamp bracket at windshield stanchion and insert self tapping screw to stabilize mount.

The longer hex head bolts were standard with the improved transmission for 2627 due to the wider brake drum. All of them should be the same length not to cause any imbalance in the rotation

Thank you Dave

Mark, the whole in the bracket is too big for the wiper section and is a sloppy fit. I'm thinking that maybe some bushings can be made from some brass nesting tubing to cut down on the sloppiness so once installed the wiper would have minimal sloppiness and pressure on the top windshield glass

To those who have purchased this side view mirror assembly... Have you had problems with the included threaded windshield attachment not fitting through the hole that's in the side view mirror bracket?

Have you had any problems with the fitting of the windshield wiper using this bracket?

Brent; r26 runabout was built in October of 1926, and has a three-row radiator originally and has since been replaced by a five-row brass works radiator. Technically it should be registered as a 27 but I wasn't about to change the registration it already had.

Mechanic in a bottle??... Good time to try Marvel Mystery Oil. I would put a pint in the engine oil and then add about 12 oz to a full tank of gas. Run it for a while and see if you notice any change.... I would dra in the hot oil and renew with a good quality oil of your choice plus a pint of Marve...

Thanks John and Dan for your quick responses. Since I am 6'2 and sit relatively tall , hanging at side view mirror from the top wing nut will suit me just fine. Thanks for your help, appreciated !!!

Would anyone have the installation instructions for side view mirror sold by our vendors with a solid 8-in mounting bar and a 5-in round mirror. There was advertised a download for instructions but the vendors having problems. Spoke to vendors office but have not received any information or download...

Wayfarer. ...... Is there excessive play between the throttle shaft and carb casting....any movement here combined with changing throttle lever, especially in take off in low pedal, will show as hesitation you describe.

I am registered and will see you on Saturday!..... No camera and microphone on my PC....yet.

Adam, I've done the same thing buying those 5 mm washers... But why purchase something when you have something that you could modify and fit s just as well..... Not wanting to spend money but just to reuse something on hand to help with the physical correlation of the top hardware on the coil. Alway...

Wow, I'll clean my glasses and I'm in !!!!! Bob Jablonski

Joe Bell, I agree with you that elbow was put on in late production and attached with a screw and nut

To Bill & son... With the assumption of a otherwise good running engine switching over to a e-timer in my opinion gives just as much performance as a stock well-tuned Ford ignition operating on magneto, with none of the usual maintenance problems with a worn or dirty timer or maladjusted coils. .. ....

Well congratulations also to Bill and son on the acquisition of your new model T. I agree with GL Davis at this point I would also recommend the e-timer. I have used the E- timer for several years, since volunteering to be a beta- tester for it's inventor . ...... And also had the benefit of all the...

Terry, e-mail received and appreciate your help !!

Jeff: BTW, we do not have a microphone for the PC......... yet.

Jeff:

Many thanks for your and combined efforts.... you are the moderator, took time for me to navigate site to respond to correct an error.

Bob Jablonski

We've had cabin fever this winter with the hopes of spring but now with the extended cabin fever not beyond our control are we getting a little grumpy? We need a little uplifting enlightenment and suggest that you tune in to what our leadership has to say.,....

Ford's timing setting tool with two and a half inch centers is only for the Ford manufactured timer case. All accessory timers should be set according to the instructions given with them because they're all different.

The plan to use silvered headlight reflector was canned since the metal is really substancial and difficult to shape into light housing. Still looking for an original reflector. Next thought was to use the reflective surface of the inside of a soda can,,,, will have time tomorrow to start that route...

Terry, thank you but I haven't received either yet

How many gaskets do you have between the block and the generator mounting bracket? The gear mesh is probably too tight making that noise so I would add one or two gaskets more to bring that bracket outward a little bit.,. ... Giving some room for those two gears to work together.. had somewhere nois...

In a phone discussion with a fellow t-owner I will look into using a headlight reflector and using its curves cut a shape to fit behind the stoplight bulb in the combination tail light. I'll let you know of my progress

My Edison 14's use a 0.025" gap and run clean, with no power problems. There's a set of Edison 14s in Thomas a Edison's 1922 touring car at the Glenmont garage in West Orange that we installed and that engine runs and purse like a kitten

Practical solutions appreciated thank you

Thanks everyone for your response but I was referring to the curved glass reflective mirror or silvered metal reflector that goes behind the stop light bulb.

You're absolutely right Dallas and besides she changed her name not you......lol

I'm looking for the reflector in the top stop light section. Is there anyone making reproductions? Or does anyone have parts available?

The timer gauge tool you have is only for the Ford manufactured timer. all other timers have to be set as per manufacturer's instructions.

Thank you "jiminbartow" ..... It was your post that I was referring thanks for reposting the pictures

Thanks very much Dan

I don't have the proof in front of me but I do remember reading that Hall Manufacturing company made the combination tail stop light for Ford with their logo and also did the same for Dodge Brothers with the DB logo. other manufacturers use the Hall Manufacturing combination stop tail light with no ...

Would there be anyone making the inside reflector for the brake light..???

Pictures of fenders, not offenders

John and All :.... There was a post here about a year ago using Rust-Oleum brand "Epoxy enamel for appliances" in a rattle can... Post included pictures offenders before and after and seemed to do a pretty decent result

We have used wood bands in our 26 runabout for almost 20 years. Yes we did have some chatter but I did solve that by switching over to using 10W-40 motorcycle oil. Been using the mobile one synthetic with no chatter problems at all. Just my experience, others have used a multi-grade oil with added L...

Hey Dewey...... I guess you can do all the fiddling you want, and all depends what kind of song you want. Lol.....

Thank you Richard........ we are all infected. Great play on words !!! Thanks.

The 6-V halogens and the 50 cp. Bulbs are the one that eat up a lot of amperage and puts a strain on a generator. The reason for the LEDs is a that they take mobile one maybe two amps of energy to produce the same amount of light... ..... The light pattern in a model T is from side to side, not the ...

Hi Novice..... With your experience in the round LED headlight bulb, did you have any difficulty in aiming and focusing the headlight beam as per the Ford manual? Tonight I finally had time to focus the logo lights I have in my car, installed two days ago or so, and found that aiming is a more impor...

Just installed the set of those logo lights LED headlight bulbs...... We'll have to wait till this evening to set aim and focus according to the Ford manual..... And then we'll enjoy ride and may have to adjust aim

You said you installed new buzz coils?.... I would ask you to contact someone who is knowledgeable in your area to calibrate coils not only for electrical values but also the physical positioning of the upper hardware and points..... Sometimes you do get a ignition miss especially noticeable at idle...

I'll check voice texting results in the future, coils are not oils.....lol

Jim and all; I do rebuild the ignition coils and have found that the standoffs on the plastic oils will change position with temperature thus changing the electrical settings that were set and calibrating that coil...... Just like with air temperature affecting air pressure and tires, temperature wi...

Jim as long as those coils have good secondary windings they condition of the condenser/capacitor is not important. I've been running an e-timer with no top hardware for the last 5 years and have had no problems with ignition...... Just to prove the point that the e-timer does not rely or need coil ...

Larry & Susan: The accusations and truths about Mike Kossor's products, and technical facts, have been well documented here the past few years. So, if Mike would donate his profits from his research and products to the MTFCA, like vendor Ron Patterson & his co-author will be doing from their new boo...

Adding a little marvel mystery oil to the gas and a few more ounces to the oil well healthy piston rings free up and maybe give better compression

And to continue my post... After the engine starts and runs for awhile you can pull the speed lever back to neutral and that will break the bond between the high speed clutch plates.

Happy New Year James..... Just as Mike suggested, any and I mean Any undo physical pressure to the top hardware and points WILL change the electrical properties all that coil set by testing equipment. That undue pressure can come from the coils being tossed during shipment, or just by the person rem...

Paddy.... There is nothing inherently wrong with a 6 volt electrical system on a model T Ford. We are accustomed to a fast spinning engine and 12 volts and the model T hobbyist may think that's the best for their model T. By using LED headlights and LED bulbs for your turn signals and stop lights wi...

Back in the day, and today in 2020, if the oil in the crankcase is either of thick viscosity or if the air temperature is freezing, one would jack up the driver side rear wheel, put the speed lever into high gear, and then either crank or use the starter to start the engine. The reason for doing thi...

Today a broke out the popcorn and watched the entire movie of Lawless made in 2012.. ... There's a t t truck that has to be a modified drivetrain that runs circles around other vehicles. ... The movie is set in Southern Virginia in 1931.... Quite a few model T's, model a's and the new 32 V8. It does...

Has anyone clicked onto the link in reference to the movie ..."Lawless". !??!?.... It's model T relevant even though the rear end differential of the truck is not a TT standard equipment .

Clean your plugs and GAP them to 0.025"

A warm engine, just out of gas, will run on........... Moonshine !!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3oq2W_DN5A.

Thank you for your post Luke. As far as coming through with a cheaper breakthrough on testing coils I look at this as a bunch of words. When you have come through with documenting your research history testing and reliability please let us know. Bob J.

I am more than pleased with the 21" Lester's I just put on my car. The tread is siped for better traction and overall gives a more comfortable ride.

Vinny.... I remember a 1912 red touring car, at the Morristown event last year... The car was traveling along that lower road coming up to the livestock barns and I did stop and talked with him. ..... I honestly don't remember if that was Jim or not, but he was an older gentleman , knowledgeable and...

Humble Howard was a true gentleman and a trusted friend, rest in peace , say "Hi" to RD for us.

Those brass "janitors" were reproduced about 25 years ago by a fellow in Pennsylvania.... I believe he passed.

Nice Buick Louie. !!!

WWW.MODELTETIMER.COM. ..... Coil hardware tool on product page....Online store.

Mike, sorry for your loss... Keeping your whole family in our thoughts and prayers.

Hi Susan as soon as you do get a tally the contributions could you share that with us on the forum ?

Just a bump this up to the top, I believe we have until 12 midnight tonight to make a donation. We made ours today.

Anderson flapper rotors are available at Snyder's catalog

Looking good Doug. !!

Excuse me thank you Dick Lodge for the pictures very appreciated....... Dick, I'm still enjoying your eggnog recipe around the holidays thanks again. Bob J.

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