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I've posted this before but since this is an old camping scene, I will post again.

My Great Grandfather borrowed my grandparent’s Model T “for a few days” to drive from his home in Missouri to Arkansas. That’s where there was gambling and drinking. The Model T was the only car he could borrow that he knew could make the trip. He returned home two weeks later to my very angry grand...

Don, whatever you do, don't use those saws hanging on the wall to make parts. It looked like your car's previous owner used them.

Allan, I did send a picture and note to the vendor about this concern.

My rivets aren't loose but there isn't much of a head on one side. I put the U-joint in a vice and there was no movement between halves. If I use this part I will definitely peen the rivets. I just have not decided if I will use it or send it back. It appears that mine is not unique with the questio...

I looked at my new Taiwan-made u-joint and the rivets are barely peened over. I'm afraid to use it as-is. The heads on 3 rivets are not seated completely. I can insert a feeler gauge of .011" under some. Is this what is being made these days? I will probably send it back unless I can find a way to s...

I don't see a way to attach a draw bar. Would the farmer create his own or were they offered by the manufacturer?

You might find instructions in the reference library at antiquespeedometer.com.

Will this work on the Ford NH too? I built one but have not installed it yet. My car is many months away from being roadworthy. No testing has been done with my NH.

Pairs of plates do get split up all the time. Go to any swap meet and you will find singles everywhere. Matching pairs are harder to find. I bought this plate from a collector, who had years-worth of plates with this same registration number. He acquired them from the original owner's estate where t...

Steve, when I click on your photos, the sideways photo stay sideways when using Internet Explorer. If I use Google Chrome, they rotate to the correct orientation.

Do you have any photos to post?

I would put some old shoes on those running board brackets. You don't want to find those brackets "the hard way".

Thank you for the write-up Rich. One of the windshield panels in my '26 Runabout appears to be laminated but I cannot tell what the other one is. I plan to replace that one just to be safe.

I used this method with 1/2" iron pipe parts.

https://modeltfordfix.com/rebuilding-the-drive-shaft/

I'm not going to admit to how many times I've ordered the same part multiple times because I didn't remember that I already had it. :oops: I sometimes order parts months before starting a project to spread out the costs. I keep spreadsheets for both of my cars where I list parts or services purchas...

Manifold cooker?

Steve, was it beside the speedometer you were looking for?

I put mine in a small tin box under the seat. I used tin just in case a little critter gained entry. Truth is that I have a very good barn cat to keep them away so I'm not too worried about that.

Try searching the data in antiquespeedometer.com. They have a lot of information on their site.

In the movie "Goldfinger", they put an entire crushed Lincoln in the back of a Ranchero and it didn't even bulge the tires. Rich isn't breaking new ground here.

This is "Model T era" but not Model T. This post may be booted because of that. This is a charcoal drawing that I did 30 years ago. This was a local '24 Dodge Brothers Business Coupe that I almost bought.

Test the parking brakes BEFORE removing the axle keys to ensure they work. When I got my car I also waited until I was at home to start the engine since the car sat about 15 years. The car moved easily as my dad and uncle pushed and I steered it toward the trailer. That is when I realized my parking...

From March of this year.

https://mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=1793

I installed a Fun Projects pinion bearing in my spare driveshaft today in preparation for a rear end rebuild. Yesterday my radiator shop said that my radiator is not repairable. Tanks have spiderweb cracks, the neck is split in several places and the core looks "like a lawn sprinkler." It COULD be r...

Check your glass dimensions and compare to this drawing if you are unsure of what you have.

Rob, I went out and looked at my '26 Roadster and the brace is riveted on like your lower photo. It's not between the panels.

Just use car dollies under rear wheels.

https://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-c ... 61283.html

Dan, the Babbitt bushing in my torque tube must have been a relatively recent replacement with a non-Ford part. It does not have a groove and has a tighter fit on the driveshaft than the bronze replacement.

Thank you for your input and I apologise for not asking permission to repost your photos.

The Babbitt bushing in my torque tube has the grooves on the face for grease distribution. It does not have a longitudinal groove like the bronze bushing. Bushing DS.gif Where does the groove go in the torque tube assembly? I borrowed the photos below from Dan Treace's post from 2 weeks ago. They sh...

The blocks fit inside the frame rails behind the pan ears. A horizontal bolt goes through the outside of the frame rail, through a hole in the block and a hole in the pan ear. IV wood block.jpg The block part number is 3083. If you buy the bolt kit, Lang's part number is 3083BS. Don't get a bolt kit...

Where is the car in question? There might be a forum member nearby to help out. What if there isn't someone? Mentioning to the seller that you have someone coming to see the car in person may show whether the seller is legit.

It looks like you are missing the wood block (at least the left one) between the pan ear and frame. Maybe the nut is hidden in the shadows but I don't see one.

Susanne, how did Towe get possession of your car without your permission?

Martynn made a drawing of this assembly too.

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I will not be attending Hershey.
However, Mike, I would like to see if I can electronically sign the petition.

art ebeling wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 04, 2019 4:47 pm
This is a picture Russ sent to me of an 11 wrench. Does it look like this? If it is an 11 I would be interested in buying it. Art

Art, the wrench is completely flat. The bent wrench in your photo is the type that I am familiar with.

I found this in a stash of Model T tools I acquired from my aunt. It does not have the bent end that I have seen in Model T tool kits. This is flat with a 1/4" wide notch. Does anyone know what speedometer this is for?

Compact stalls were created for the sole purpose of increasing parking stall counts that are required to satisfy minimum regulatory requirements. As an Architect in the '80's and 90's (now Mechanical Engineer), I had to work within building and zoning codes in 20 states and 4 countries. The use of c...

I am going to replace my torque tube and driveshaft with my spare after some refurb and paint. Should I replace my driveshaft bushing? The only “problem” I see with it is that it is babbitt. Based on what I’ve seen in my spare rear axle and torque tube, they were rebuilt not long before they were ta...

I was tired of looking at my worn out starting crank. The bushing was shot and the spring was missing too. I was planning to build up the shaft with weld and grind it until I scored a piece of hardened 4140 shaft stock. That stuff is hard on drill bits and bench grinder wheels. image.jpeg The new bu...

Your reverse band may not be perfectly round. If true, loosening the band may not be enough to prevent friction.

I suggest taking some large, high-quality photos of the car when visiting the DMV. I showed the clerks a photo of my car when trying to get a title. I could see their eyes light up when seeing something different and new to them. They appreciated that jesture. I say "they" because the clerk I was wo...

The fractions shown in Bill's link are difficult to read. They are legible in the 1926 Service Bulletin on Cimorelli's website. See page 5.

http://www.cimorelli.com/mtdl/service_b ... efault.htm

I was planning to install a sealed bearing in my car's torque tube until I discovered the condition of my spare. It's better than the worn out junk in my car. I think I'll go ahead with the FP bearing in the spare and not regret a what-if.

I pulled apart my spare torque tube and was encouraged by what I measured. The front bushing had been replaced and the clearance between it and the driveshaft was less than .001”. The shaft had .001” of wear compared to the adjacent diameter that was not in contact with the bushing so I suspect the ...

I spent an hour with a hammer and chisel knocking off many decades of crusty dirt buildup from my spare torque tube. Under the dirt was a perfect, unrusted grease cup. It was shiny and beautiful. It was also identical to the rusty old cup on my steering bracket. I put the pretty one on the bracket w...

I didn't see MOAL until someone else mentioned it. Am I the only one to see LMAO instead?

My clutch adjusting bolt was upside down and the brake lever had to swing too far forward to clear the bolt's head. I couldn't install my newly finished floor boards. The metal trim plate would not allow enough travel to get into high gear. I flipped the bolt and can now install the floor boards. I ...

My first thought was maybe the steering box. There are three small gears held in place by three pins. One pin that is longer than the others that works as a steering stop. My guess is that the steering shaft is not lined up with the gears properly or the one long pin is in the wrong place. Just my ...

Tim, I have worked closely with a few of LED manufacturers over the years. The good ones include over-voltage protection in the lamps. The circuitry will temporarily turn off the current to protect the diodes. For example, if a 24V power supply was connected to a 12V LED, the light will flash. The f...

My '26 has the same long bolts. I also have the pads on straps. I suspect but, cannot confirm, that the long bolts were needed to make it easier to start the nuts with the tank held against the firewall.

Dang. Mine's upside down too.

I agree with Mike K. If no one knows about a Model T product or service because it cannot be discussed by the creator, the Model T hobby dies. I'm relatively new to Model T world, about 1 1/2 years. I need to know what is available to me to get my car back on the road. There is no incentive in devel...

Adam wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:42 am
It would be nice if a “page” was 50 posts instead of 100.

I agree Adam. 100%.

This is an ad for a cab that has doors. I don't know if they are correct for your TT. I am not associated with this ad.
https://desmoines.craigslist.org/pts/d/ ... 00555.html

I saw this while leaving an event at a local winery. I don't think it was just my weary eyes.

Allan, what did you use for an exhaust sealant? I have a Ford FE V8 that does not use exhaust gaskets. It has embossed sheet metal shields where a gasket would normally go that compress, deform and seal when the manifolds are attached. My cylinder head rebuilder recommended using anti-seize on the m...

Altair wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:23 am
Octagon will fit a square nut it has four flats in side. You can buy 8 point sockets to day and 4 point sockets both are for square head fasteners.

You will not get much leverage on a square fastener with an octagon wrench.

Goodfellow.com sells small quantities of metals and other materials. They have phosphor bronze sheets. I don't know about costs.

I'm making progress on my new floorboards to replace ol' Aunt Lula's kitchen cabinets. (That's what they look like to me.) Boards are milled, jointed and glued. I finished making hardboard templates for the two upper boards and should have them ready by this weekend.

I haven't installed my small-float NH in my '26 yet. Will I need the thicker float? I assume that I would have to raise the float level to compensate.

You didn't say which NH you have. The float on my Ford NH is .625" thick.

'16 Maxwell on the left and '16 Buick on the right

I saw an ad for a '16 Speedster on Craigslist recently that appeared to have an LED lamp in place of the burner. I did not talk to the seller but it has been done.

This is the wood block. It goes inside the frame and a bolt in inserted through the outside of the frame, through the block and the hole in the side of the steering bracket. Matt's lower photo has a round spacer where the block should be.
https://www.modeltford.com/item/3546.aspx

I’m a new Model T owner and have not driven my car on the road. I need to get a feel for shift points and maximum safe engine RPM’s to prevent damage before heading beyond my driveway. I can’t tell what RPM my engine is running by sound. I had an inductive tachometer on my lawn tractor for years and...

Somewhere, I have a picture of that engine taken in 1964 at the Henry Ford Museum with a Kodak Instamatic camera. Remember those? I also have a picture of a six cyl. engine on a stand taken there. I don't know exactly what it was, but to me it looked like a Model T engine, but had two more cylinder...

I reinstalled my rebuilt steering column last week. I also installed the wood block behind the steering bracket, which my car lacked. There is no play in the steering wheel now. :) Steering column.gif I started making new floorboards yesterday. I made a lot of sawdust milling 4/4 lumber down to 9/16...

Tim, I thought I saw your RPU on Craigslist recently. Was I mistaken or did you change your mind?

Thruway Spring in Rochester should be able to re-arch your leaves for you.

Outstanding Jim.

The caution tape is a good idea. You don't want to find those brackets the hard way.

You may be able to send a PM through the old forum unless that functionality was disabled.

Andre, are those custom spindles on the axle or are they for the lower European cars mentioned in this thread below?

https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=541

I think the first two paragraphs were copied directly from the book "Tin Lizzy".

I'm guessing but I think they are radius rod ball cap studs. The holes are for safety wire, not cotter pin.

Has anyone else found a solution to having to log in every time you visit the forum? I previously was logged in every time I opened the forum. Now I need to log in every time.

Friday morning July 19. I still cannot view photos I cleared my cache 3 times and clicked the little "Delete Cookies" button at the bottom of the forum page and rebooted. I'm using Windows Internet Explorer 11 for my browser. Edit: I cleared cookies, history, etc. again and rebooted twice. I can see...

The banner said to clear my cache then login. I did that. I can read posts now but I cannot view any image that was posted after some time during the day of July 14. What am I missing? I also need to login every time I visit the forum, which I did not do previously. Edit: I fixed that problem by cre...

My '26 has a very slight sway to the upper surface. Would that make it from an older car or is there a 1/2" overall dip? I need to measure it. This is from the encyclopedia. In Sept. 1920 Ford introduced a new design axle forging which was straight between the two spring perch bosses. The older desi...

It took me almost two hours to get my rims off the first time. My reproduction rims had pins of various heights and some were too long to allow removal. I filed all pins to the same height and can now remove rims whenever needed.

I use the E-Timer with rebuilt coils and couldn't be happier with the results. Having said that, I should mention that coils used with the E-Timer do not have to be adjusted or have the capacitors replaced - that's purely optional, but an advantage for those without a coil tester, or who are not co...

Assuming that the 5:1 set is on an "improved car," what will happen is that with the 4:1 gears, the thing will steer hard as Hades. Remember that it has the low-pressure big tires. I'd think long and hard about doing that swap. Ford changed to 5:1 gears for a reason. Correct. He needs to swap the 4...

Using a PC I can click on the "page 2" icon and skip the first 100 entries.

Wayne, both the 4:1 and 5:1 have 36 teeth so the only real difference is the slot length. Slot width did change, however, probably to accommodate manufacturing tolerances. This is from the encyclopedia. 02-23-22 Changed angle between centerline of case and the center of 13/64” radius at ends of slot...

My universal grease cup does not have a spring. I have a spare torque tube that had decades worth of hardened dirt over the grease cup. There was so much dirt that you would not know what was under it if you don't know Model T's. After chiseling off the dirt and removing the cup, there was no spring...

Can you explain how you built up the material around the socket? Weld, braze, other method? I need to find a way to fix this.

I think the headlight lens on the left is about to fall out.

Awe, come on. Why did you guys make me look at this? Now I need to find a stick and poke my eyes out.

Not that this adds to the conversation, but when I don't have blue die available for marking I have successfully used a Sharpie. It cleans up easily with a solvent such as lacquer thinner of kerosene.

See Modern Methods of Ford Repairing, page 38.

This is what my old steering shaft looked like. I had to put my thumb under the long pin to keep it from falling out when I took the photo.

It's completely rebuilt now and ready to go back in but other projects have taken priority.

Popping and banging in the drivetrain could indicate a bad u-joint and/or front driveshaft bushing. Remove the bottom plug at the front of the torque tube. It's the one opposite the small grease cup. Push on the driveshaft. If it moves up and down, the bushing is bad and needs replacement. You may a...

It was over twenty years ago that I applied a tire-shine product on my truck. I guess a lot of the product ran onto the concrete of my driveway. To this day I still see the four "dry" spots in the driveway whenever it rains. Nothing soaks in.

Nebraska allows year-of-manufacture license plates under three conditions. They must match the year on your title. They need to inspect and approve the plate as having the correct color and not a reproduction. Finally, the plate number must not be currently in use by someone else. If these condition...

I tapped mine in with a small hammer. It's a friction fit but not one requiring a press. It needs to go in far enough to clear the flange on the pinion. It should sit at the same height as the other pins. But, make sure the pin doesn't rub against the gear case. I had to tweak mine a little to fit j...

If Kevin is correct you may be able to verify that using the point of a pencil in the spark path. It is the same principle as checking modern coil polarity. Put the "lead" in the spark and see which way the spark goes. I would guess the brown spots have the flash going toward the ring and the other ...

I'm rethinking my response as I think about Allan's notes. If there is no hole for grease with the large cup at the bottom, the torque tube is correctly installed. If the small cup is also at the bottom, then someone may have drilled and tapped the bottom of the torque tube. You might have a plug in...

I recently changed my gear case, gears, pinion and shaft. The gears were a little tight (and my new shaft had .020" runout

). I had the whole column on the bench. Like Wayne, I used fine valve grinding compound and about 15 minutes of spinning my steering wheel to make everything turn smoothly.

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