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I have a light one that has was in my '12 T when my father-in-law bought it for $500 back in 1974 as a non runner. I've had it since 2008. Had it magnafluxed two summers ago showing no cracks. I was advised of the crappy reputation of these, but decided to keep it running. it idles way smoother than...

If you value your truck, and your life, these tires should be for display only. One of these falling apart under load could do serious damage to both.

If the fins are not tightly bonded to the tubes, cleaning will not help you much. This happens with antique radiators. If cleaning doesn't improve the situation, you will have to either re-core it or buy a new radiator. I think that old radiators are the biggest reason why people can't drive their T...

Is that a Model K?

I discovered that my '12 roadster has larger intake valves when I did a valve job. They are shortened Fordson tractor valves. Replaced the burned
stock T exhaust valves, but kept the intakes as they looked real good. Not sure if there is enough room for the same size exhaust valve.

Just getting used to driving with coils on magneto after 10 years of using a True Fire/battery ignition. It runs and pulls quite strong on magneto ( much better than coils on battery), but it idles rougher on mag than battery. Is this normal? Wondering what guage of wire should be used from mag to c...

I'm happy to say that for the first time in many years, Jenny, my 1912 roadster is running strong on magneto. It ran poorly on mag when I got it in '98 so I put in a True Fire which ran quite well for several years. Some transmission issues along with small cracks in the water jacket led to a tear d...

I noticed "no comments" within the gallery photos. I tried to leave one, but the "post a comment" tab is missing on all the photos. Not sure how you would leave a comment.

I purchased one of the special wrenches, "just in case" a few years back. When it came time to do a valve job, I discovered that the nut on the manifold was larger than the span of the wrench. Don't know how that came to be, but a pipe wrench worked fine for me.

My 1912 roadster is named Jennie, after my mother-in-law who gave us the car when her husband passed away 10 years ago. He bought it (not running) in 1972 for $500.