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Cabin Fever hath no season. Always welcome - unlike other fevers!

Vincent, I see that you may be new to the hobby. .....your question was the 1st post by you on this Forum. You should ask yourself "Why did I acquire the roadster?" Think about that. If you acquired it because you are intrigued by things old...especially Model Ts, it would behove you to restore the ...

RV...what Roy Stone -rofirestone - above wrote....drill out the valve stem. Sounds like you have an obstruction someplace

I second what Mark said....I have inadvertently hit the starter switch on my cars....WHILE the engine was running.. (big feet!)

> THE HISTORY OF TOILET PAPER > I know that you have always been curious, so now you'll know. > 1. The first recorded use of toilet paper was in 6th Century China. > 2. By the 14th Century, the Chinese government was mass-producing it. > 3. Packaged toilet paper wasn't sold in the United States unti...

Send a note to the Admin staff..maybe they can help.
...otherwise, be patient..wait awhile...the ad will drop off the bottom of the screen in time.

Norm, it wasn't muddy when he left home!

Good Luck Steve - thanks for the update1

I hope that it is not too serious...(may be selfish of me, but I do not wish to have you take so much time repairing things that you don't have time for your pictorial explanations.

Dave

Hi Steve...

I see that you are now online...any update on your situation? Dave

I'll bid $30.00 for Steve....his pictures are worth more than that, and the effort he puts into describing hois travails...and the responses that his words elicit are PRICELESS!

Dave

Now this is in my price range:

http://gingerybookstore.com/product53.html

wow...

used books are pretty valuable...

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Search ... _-1-_-used

would a Kindle edition suit you?

https://www.amazon.com/Build-Magneto-Ma ... 1878087452

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Boy, thoser 1st two answers make this old mind really, terribly confused.....two different answers from extremely knowledgeable people...

Shane, If frank doesn't have what you want, some snowless day take a ride down to Lang's...surely there will be some metal there that fits your needs. It's a plesant drive...if no snow.

cheers,

Don't drive it any more...get the rebuilder to fix the issue.

And the weather inside is always agreeable! https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/posting.ph ... f=2&t=9658#

Go for it....

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/ ... 54499.html

or another....

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/ ... 43749.html

good luck!

Glenn,

Go to the eBay site...
(already ended)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Model-T-1913-1 ... SwSydeJKqO

Will this thread help?

Scroll down for the diagram...
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/11 ... 1288184242

short answer: (from the 'net) Recommendation. Disclaimer: To achieve maximum results it is important to use the proper package size for each tire. As a rule of thumb, the amount of Counteract required per tire is based on one ounce per thirteen pounds of tire. Longer answer...more detailed: http://w...

Mack,

Good for you for appealing that nasty mistake!

And kudos for a nice job.

Dave

Nice guy you are....
leaving town with the snow coming down, and leaving the Mrs. with the snowblower!

No more gifts of wine for you Fred! (Peanut Butter and jelly instead!)

Cheers,

Dave

The Shadow Knows - all this !

Favorite radio story time.

Steve, My '15 floods when I choke it. Granted, the float may be incorrectly adjusted, but for the most part, without choking...throttle down about 3-4 notches, timer down one notch, 4 out of 5 times it starts and runs by the third 1/4 pull. Just for grins and giggles....try starting without choking ...

There is INDEED a light at the end of the tunnel.

Thanks John.

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And I remember our family's little 4 cylinder Crosley...great gas mileage!
Dad eventually upgraded to a Nash Rambler Station Wagon...sure wish I had the nickles to buy it from him when he upgraded to the Plymouth Belvedere...Power-Flite transmission....the cat's meow!!

Owning a T requires a LOT of personal decisions....in my opinion, the least of which is "which one will enable me to make a profit"...or at least get my money back. Really HARD to do when you dispose of one. Most important reason is "What do I want to do with it?" - you said what you wanted in the f...

Gregory & Susanne... years ago...just kept it charged...did not let it sit unused/unattended for months on end. Agreed, some modern ones aren't that good. I forget the brand...local gas station sold them. Problem I used to have was leave them unattended in the car during the winter...not good..I use...

Scott, Your marbles (your game - your car), so definitely you can do as you please...and I will not fault you for that. Only disagreement that I have with your posts is this: "....it's cheaper for me to switch over to a 12v gear driven alternator..." . I am not at all sure that will be true after al...

Fairly easy...only problem I had was getting the perch nut tight enough to get the cotter pin holes lined up.
Two solutions (maybe more) - grind a little off your present castle nut, or buy two of the thinner pinion nuts - if need be.
Happy New Year !

Hi Jim,
Good to read your posts again... I trust the RR cars are OK.

Cold, sleety, nasty day up here, and the garage is cold, so I looked back at what Royce had to say... I think that this is what George was mentioning...

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/257047/267441.html

G R E A T addition !!

Thanks Jeff

Sometimes I think that in his early years that Stan went to the Penn and Teller school of magic.

Seeing an example of his work like this, I believe even more.....

(After all, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus)>

Sunday will be here in jig time...so as to not be late for your special day, I offer:

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Highly recommended by many: https://www.classtiqueupholstery.com/index.php/component/content/article/15-ctup/22-welcome (Yes, I am a very satisfied customer....not an "influencer" - just very satisfied with the product and service - both before and after the sale). Seriously...order now, if you wish...

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385-550 lbs according to this:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/11 ... 1281751326

Jeff, As has been said...section off a smaller area...as small as you can comfortably fit a vehicle to work on, the tools and workbench. You may move?...no problem...section it off with clear plastic if you wish. Install a propane fired Rinnai (or equivalent) https://www.totalhomesupply.com/p/rinnai...

Rather thick skull on this keyboard here.... Can someone please explain how the oil level registers in the gauge on the dash when the "real" level of the oil is maybe three (3) feet - give or take a little - below the gauge? There is no electrical pickup, sending and receiving units...how doe the ga...

And there are bungee jumpers, base jumpers ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF214wDC4L8) and other thrill seekers. I suppose it's one thing to put the T through it's paces like that if you have access to $100.00 running vehicles....me - I value my T a little more than treating it that way. I'll tru...

Anybody want one? Since I downsized, the Model A's have new homes...so I no longer need the copy that I have. If you want one, let me know, and I will try to find it amongst the other literature...I don't think that my cover is as nice as George's ...the inside is clean, though. If interested, I can...

Hi Tim, Oh - I was happy...I used to have a '26 touring that had a chrome radiator shroud...would have gone well with it. "Downsizing" meant giving up the storage space...I was able to find room for only the '15, and when you said the structural metal was BRASS, I was happy to acquire them. However,...

Charlie, One must read ALL OF THE RSA... look at Roman Numeral II and see these words (please)... II. A person shall not be guilty of a violation of this section if the motor vehicle the person is driving is...........a vehicle manufactured before 1968,........is an antique motor car or motorcycle a...

NH Rules...yours may be different: TITLE XXI MOTOR VEHICLES CHAPTER 265 RULES OF THE ROAD Special Rules Section 265:107-a 265:107-a Child Passenger Restraints Required. – I. No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any way while carrying as a passenger a person less than 18 years of age unless such ...

Brake Light

Sold - pending payment. (my levers are 5/8 " long....put the wrong digit in my earlier post....slot dimensions are correct as previously posted.)

Thanks everyone.

Dave

Back on the market... I did buy these...they arrived in fine shape...B U T I neglected to ask Tim the size of the slot on the extensions...MY BAD...the extensions do not fit on my handles. The slot is 3/8" wide and 1/2" long...just a little too small for my door levers of 3/8 X 1/4. Sure, the door l...

Tim,
Save them for me until you can answer my question....please
Dave

"Lang's old car parts" in the Google search box

gives me this site:

https://www.modeltford.com/

More fodder for the discussion:

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/25 ... 1342999090

So, when we tire of type of oil to use, kind of transmission bands to use, waterpump or no, we can talk about the differences between chassis, rolling chassis and frame...no? Wikipedia sets the tone with these two definitions....(prelude to the coming cabin fever season): An example of a chassis is ...

The difficulty would probably be in finding somebody willing to spend the time. So very true...not only at Hershey, but in most all aspects of life... "Drive thru" banks, beer sellers, food vendors, cash dispensers, wedding chapels - probably funeral homes coming soon. Folks are in W A Y too much o...

Thanks for taking the time to do the pictures, Steve. In that pic. below the Winton, Keith named several folks...the fella between Pete Ratledge & Will Revaz wearing the newspaper boy bag strap across his chest is Carl Goodman from Contoocook NH. What a trooper he is...ask him about his experiences ...

I'll repeat what someone else said on another post awhile back...

DO NOT GET Neck strain...just click on the picture, and it will MAGICALLY right itself (sometimes).

Worth a try, no?

In process of attempting to send PM to the Assistant to the Grand Poobah

Steve,
Thank you for the pictures and narratives. Truly appreciate the time and effort you expended to do those things.

DAve

One more: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/708324/742967.html?1491608424 It has been noted before....when one is curious about 'accessories' for their T, or interested in any aspect of the Model T, Mr. & Mrs. Google are more than willing to research answers for you...simply type your question in...

More words about signals here: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/708324/750160.html?1493562917 ( I can't find it now, but my failing memory seems to recollect instances wherein the Magneto output interfered with some manufacturer's lights, and at least one instance where the magnet 'lost' it's gr...

Phillip, To paraphrase a historic statement... "How hot is hot"? Does the radiator boil over? I have a '15 Touring with a 4-5 year old Brassworks radiator, and yes..my engine gets "hot" in stop and go driving -with a fan...the engine will cool down as soon as I drive a few minutes about 30 mph. I ha...

1970 Barracuda rolls at a quarter to 1:00 Sunday morning????

How can that possibly influence Model T Fords?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertai ... 188869001/

So much to learn... so little time....I just HAD to ask Mr. (Mrs. ?) Google...ACD - Auburn?

here's what he/she replied...

https://www.acdfestival.org/

There is a Mainely T Tour currently in progress.

Perhaps he is away from his business to enjoy that? Try again later this week - or early next.

Must have been all that organ music that the Angels loved to hear, and they wanted you to remain on the planet and make more earthlings happy.

Thanks Dick, "Community Feed"...sounds much like our New England "Bean Pots". Folks would dig a large hole some Saturday in the fall, build a fire in it, add fuel (more wood) get a large hole filled with hot ashes - still glowing chunks of unburned wood included..scoop away some hot ash, in the void...

Dick Lodge...

Please... what is a Burgoo

"annual Burgoo in Winchester"Thanks,

Dave

With heartfelt thanks to Mike Robison for posting steps listed below, I will tell you readers that I have a 1915, hand crank engine (maybe well worn, and perhaps a little "tired")in my 1915 Touring. The coil box houses Ron's coils, commutator is roller (maintained as per Royce's instructions), timin...

Whoopsie...

too large...

How's this??

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Mark,

I have this on my desktop...

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I "click and drag" it onto the reply box.

Sometimes works...
Might it work for you (and others) and let Jeff get back to fixing his T????

Hi Joseph,

I will send you $5.00 for them. Please tell me where to send it.
Thanks..
Dave addufo@gmail.com

the Model T (first assembled today).... and ME....(OK, I was assembled prior to today, but today was the first light that shined upon me). OK, so the Model T didn't "roll" until a few days dater...but neither did I walk for a few months! May all of you enjoy many, many birthdays! "The first producti...

Hi Bob,

So good to see that you're "back in the saddle" and getting in some nice days with your "T" before the winter cold settles in.

Take care...no more medical issues for awhile, I hope...appreciate your sharing the photos with us!

Dave

Be EXTRA careful with what you are doing here..

Read this thread to see what happens when running the engine and cutout is disconnected (if I am understanding correctly what you are doing):

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/17 ... 1307919845

Scott was faster...

As he said = easier.

Will this help:

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/33 ... 1370168631

Or the entries towards the end of this thread:

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/17 ... 1322066216

Hope so

Thanks, Terry. I am wondering what will happen when the amendment takes effect on September 3: "We are updating certain PayPal agreements that apply to U.S. customers. These changes will go into effect on September 3, 2019." Yes..what you did worked without a fee... will it on or after 9/4...maybe. ...

Thank you

I have bought or sold Model T parts and the payment has been exchanged by a friendly transaction via PayPal. That organization has made an amendment to their Policy Agreement, and it leaves a little confusion in my mind.To avoid a disappointment in the future, have one of your a DEFINITE answer to :...

Rainy weather brings me indoors...(I melt). Heat and humidity bother me more now than they did 60 years ago, so I come into the air conditioned house...both activities allow me reading time...maybe others do the same? Then too, is the fact that either folks are just starting to drive, and have quest...

For more "interesting" reading, this is on the 'net:
https://www.nailhed.com/2014/01/henry-f ... r-son.html

Awwwww, Tommy....popping Jeff's balloon...shucks... :evil: Jeff, Good going! It's great to have a supply of "spare parts". :P I had a supply once...problem was, the supply was too big for my brain - when I wanted something that I thought I had, I could not remember where I stashed it. Problem solved...

Jeff, I wrote to Mr. (Mrs. ?) Google and asked : " Does JB weld stick to aluminum?"and the reply was: "J-B Weld works on aluminum, or on ANY metal surface, excepting lead. JB Weld works well on aluminum. If you think that there is an outside possibility that you might ever want to separate the parts...

Whoops!

That's why I moved into a retirement home....when I forget important things, the Landlord reminds me to pay the rent...and other things!

Congrats on the trophy in Kingston...

Congrats!

Aww, Fred,

A peanut butter & jelly sandwich (or 3), a full tank of gas, depart around 6:00 AM and you would get there by lunchtime.

Me..I'm a tad skeptical about news from a poster that chooses to remain so anonymous...just my condition.

Linus, thank you for the information...I must tell you that Tim has agreed to pay the listing price, so it will go to him.

Sorry.

Ah yes,
Persistence... here it is:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1910-Calvin-Bu ... Swh8tctgyD

Quite a variation is prices !

Thank you for the information Linus... I see this one, also: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Calvin-Buffington-Folding-Chair-1910-ford-chevy-industrial-vintage/192886622696 I will keep you offer in mind, and may contact you later. Are you thinking that your offer is plus the shipping, or are you th...

I know that it is at least 65 years old...just how old it is, and what it is for, I do not know.
"T", other make? Picnic chair? Running board chair? If you know, I'd like to know.
opened - about 22-24" tall X 14" wide. Folds to approx. 13" X 4" $150.00 plus postage

Shucks !!

Glad to hear that YOUR body is healing.

As has been said previously, I too, am looking forward to more prose from Long Island.

Dave

Thank you.

Another lesson I hope to file away between my ears. (But I will write it down to count for the inevitable "forgetfulness"

Interesting. So, for further education, why was the shim installed? For some reason it was put there....the result was not to your liking - (nor to the engine's)...is there a lesson to be learned here that you can share with us? Incidentally - many thanks for the expertise you have shared in the pas...

Ohhhh - the suspense....

Anxiously awaiting the answer...

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Although not a "battery engineer" myself, I do read the Forum, and can remember some things. Awhile back there was an electrical engineer who retired from a major well known company and applied his knowledge to developing several parts for the Model T which many of us have purchased from various ven...

By golly, the day has come when pigs are flying someplace !!

Original Smith is about to use something that did not come with Henry's model.

What else will happen this century???

Oh - what to do ?? Some say yes, some say no....really, what is the best solution? Paper filters have a bad reputation for gravity feed systems, yet a well known Carburetor expert recommends: This is not to say there is no possibility of problem with this system, but 99% of the time it is caused by ...

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