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MARK/ROBBIE, I'M CONFUSED, WHICH IS IT? PLEASE BE PATIENT WE ARE VERY BUISY.

SOME CUSTOMERS WERE CONFUSED ABOUT OUR DISCOUNTS. QTY 10 INDIVIDUAL PARTS MEANS 10 SINGLE INDIVIDUAL PARTS, NOT 10 TOTAL PARTS

SOME CUSTOMERS WERE CONFUSED ABOUT OUR DISCOUNTS. QTY 10 INDIVIDUAL PARTS MEANS 10 SINGLE INDIVIDUAL PARTS, NOT 10 TOTAL PARTS

SOME CUSTOMERS WERE CONFUSED ABOUT OUR DISCOUNTS. QTY 10 INDIVIDUAL PARTS MEANS 10 SINGLE INDIVIDUAL PARTS, NOT 10 TOTAL PARTS

SOME CUSTOMERS WERE CONFUSED ABOUT OUR DISCOUNTS. QTY 10 INDIVIDUAL PARTS MEANS 10 SINGLE INDIVIDUAL PARTS, NOT 10 TOTAL PARTS.

SCOTT, WE DID NOT GET YOUR E-MAIL chaffinsgarage@pacbell.net

SCOTT PHONE 951-735-4791, IF PHONE IS BUISY YOU CAN E-MAIL AT chaffinsgarage@pacbell.net

SCOTT PHONE 951-735-4791, IF PHONE IS BUISY YOU CAN E-MAIL AT chaffinsgarage@pacbell.net

ROBBIE, YOUR E-MAIL DIDN'T ARRIVE GLEN

IT ALSO MAKES ME SAD THAT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS WE MUST CLOSE DOWN THE BUSINESS. ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ARE THE ONLY VIABLE DEALER IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. BUT WORSE YET IF SOMEONE DOESN'T BUY OUR MANUFACTURING BUSINESS ALL OF THE 300 PARTS THAT WE MANUFACTURE WILL DISAPPEAR. THE HOBBY SHOULD REMA...

IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THE CANSHAFTS DO IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE ASK FOR A COPY OF OUR COMPUTER DYNO TEST THAT COMPARES THE STOCK, STIPE CAMS AND OUR 270 REGRIND AND 280 NEW CAMSHAFTS GLEN

IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THE CANSHAFTS DO IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE ASK FOR A COPY OF OUR COMPUTER DYNO TEST THAT COMPARES THE STOCK, STIPE CAMS AND OUR 270 REGRIND AND 280 NEW CAMSHAFTS GLEN

MONEY ORDERS ARE OK, GLEN

SORRY, NO, NEVER HEARD OF THE KRAFVE INTAKE MANIFLD. WE SELL THOUSANDS OF OUR HIGH VOLUME INTAKE MANOFOLD 3062B

YES THE PRODUCTION ASSETS ARE AVAILABLE BUT NOT CHEAP. ALL WE WANT IS WHAT WE HAVE INVESTED $150,000.00. THAT INCLUDES 1 SAMPLE OF EACH MAJOR PART. YOU COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PATTERNS AND TOOLING THAT WE HAVE TODAY FOR WHAT WE PAID. WE REPRODUCED OVER 300 PARTS FOR THE MODEL T. THE HOBBY WILL BE HUR...

JOHN, SORRY, NO, WE NO LONGER ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS, TOO EXPENSIVE GLEN

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE AFTER 47 YEARS NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD TO PURCHASE OUR THRIVING BUSINESS. WE HAVE BEEN TOO SUCCESFUL AND NO ONE CAN AFFORD TO BUY IT NOW. SO, WE HAVE DECIDED TO CEASE PRODUCTION OF ALL RUCKSTELL PARTS, CAMSHAFTS, HIGH VOLUME INTAKE MANIFOLDS AND ALL OF THE OTHER 300 PARTS ...

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE AFTER 47 YEARS NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD TO PURCHASE OUR THRIVING BUSINESS. WE HAVE BEEN TOO SUCCESFUL AND NO ONE CAN AFFORD TO BUY IT NOW. SO, WE HAVE DECIDED TO CEASE PRODUCTION OF ALL RUCKSTELL PARTS, CAMSHAFTS, HIGH VOLUME INTAKE MANIFOLDS AND ALL OF THE OTHER 300 PARTS ...

Howard had a very nice service. There were at least 200 people present to pay their respects and about 10 model t's to accompany him to the grave site. They all honked their horns for him. His 3 sons are restoring his #7 racer. I had the privilege of driving it on the Yosemite tour. Glen

The hobby will never be the same. Howard was a true friend to everyone. There will never be another like him. He truly earned the name humble. He was a great supporter of me and my business and for that I am thankful. He will be missed by all who knew him and he and his family will be in my prayers....

I have a good 12 tooth pinion for $100.00 plus shipping Glen Chaffin

Yes I have both but hey go with the lot Glen

Craig, Never got an E-mail Glen

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WE HAVE ADDED ABOUT $30,000.00 TO THE COLLECTION. NOW AT $165,992.50, FAIR MARKET VALUE. SAME LOW PRICE $25,000.00. YOU CAN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS LOAD!

Sure we all know now that asbestos is a bad thing but Johns Manville took the rap because it was the manufacturer. However, the Federal government was the largest customer for the product and took no responsibility. That was just plain wrong.

Bob Burman was killed in the 1916 Corona Road Race. That ended racing for Corona. Glover Ruckstell drove in the 1914 Corona race and was third until he suffered mechanical problems in his Mercer.

Right on Dan. Ford knew what he was doing and a needle bearing here is a waste of time and money. The modern bearing Drive Shaft spool is a good idea but needs the end play insurance of the front bushing. Glen

Does the needle bearing replace the front drive shaft bushing. If so you do not have a front thrust bearing for the u-joint. Big mistake. Never throw away the thrust surface. If you have a modern bearing Drive Shaft Spool never rely on the Clamp ring to keep the proper Drive Shaft end play. It lets ...

Les, Of course your right. I got up on the wrong side of the bed today also. Not my day. Thanks for correcting me. Glen

Magnets should be charged after mounting them. Pounding on the magnets with a hammer to set magnet height tends to reduce the charge..

What is the gear ratio. 11/40, 12/40, 13/40 or 13/39? The only way to properly check the gears is to remove the drivers side housing and bolt the drive shaft assembly to the passenger (Ruckstell) side. You can then check the backlash or clearance which should be 0.005-0.010. Rotating the pinion gear...

In most cases the bearing has worn a groove or lip in the outer side of the sleeve, The bearing is hanging up on this lip. Glen

We make it but if you got it from Lang that's ok. Glen

Thanks Jeff, Glen

This subject and I get beat to death every couple of years. My only concern is for the idiots that think 0.002 running fit means clearance. And believe me, there are a lot of them out there. They are the ones that you will se sitting along side the road with seized triple gear bushings. Do what work...

Dan, Your chart says tolerance units not clearance. What does that mean? Glen

This is all mumbo jumbo. Why can't anyone just tell us what 0.002 running fit is in clearance? I think I know but no one agrees.

Walter, I have never need one. I have always gone by fords drawings and common sense. While producing over 300 new parts and never having any problems I think we have been successful. But on this one Ford threw us a twist by choosing to not just stay with a tolerance or clearance instead of saying r...

Walter, Then why doesn't someone post the data here? FORD SPECS AND TOLERANCES The Model T Ford was an amazing machine. After 100 years we still cannot fully understand why Ford did what he did. And after checking dimensions of parts produced by Ford it is obvious that his machinist didn’t always me...

There are several descriptions on the internet for running fit including yours but none of them say how to make the measurement. This is so basic it stinks and they all ignore it. A lot of words and space wasted. No help at all.

Sorry to hear of phil's passing. He was a great guy. He made a set of front hubs for my 1909 touring. A great asset to the hobby and a great original 1911. He will be missed. Glen

Herman, I also have a reamer that cuts to 0.003 clearance. I agree 0.003 is probably ok but not 0.002. But that still doesn't explain why Ford plainly said 0.002 running fit. Ford never uses this term anywhere else and None of the other Ford repair manuals even address this issue, only the Ford Serv...

RUNNING FIT Note: In the Ford Service Manual, page79, Par 292 Ford uses different terminology to describe clearance. For the transmission triple gears he says 0.002 running fit. For all other bearings in the Model T Ford he uses the term clearance. On page 80 , Par 295 he says that if the clearance ...

Allen, Yes they have been very popular. Too bad we had a production problem. But now they are back in production and we have made them more quiet. Glen

WE NOW HAVE 12 TOOTH PINIONS BACK IN STOCK. ITS BEEN A LONG WAITE BUT THEY CAME OUT PERFECT. FIT BOTH THE 39 AND 40 TOOTH RUCKSTELL RING GEARS. WILL BE READY FOR SHIPMENT AS SOON AS THEY RECEIVE BLACK OXIDE FINISH. GLEN

we make them glen

Dusty, found the number T2175T. Has accessory oiling for valve train, new rocker arm assembly, new valves and hard seats. All machine work done. Looks like new. Ready to mount and run.

Dusty, I cannot find any numbers on the head. Are there any other distinguishing features? Glen

THERE IS NO NEED TO HAVE THE RIGHT AXLE HOUSING IN PLACE WHEN CHECKING THE RING GEAR AND PINION CLEARANCE. JUST BOLT THE DRIVE SHAFT UP TO THE LEFT SIDE AND CHECK THE CLEARANCE. I HAVE A HOUSING SIMILAR TO THE ONE SHOWN. IT WAS USED BY DEALERS AS A DEMONSTRATION TOOL TO SHOW THE INTERNAL PARTS AND H...

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$300.00 IS A GOOD PRICE IF THEY HAVE GEARS. I SOLD 2 GOOD ONES FOR $450.00. BUT IF THE GEARS ARE NOT GOOD FORGET IT. GLEN

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I REMEMBER HOWARD WELL, HE WAS A GREAT GUY AND QUITE THE CRAFTSMAN. WE MISS HIM VERY MUCH GLEN

KEN 1939N S. MAIN ST CORONA CA 92882 $141.75 GLEN (MARKS DAD)

UPS to 01832 would be $41.75

YOU SELDOM SEE A LOOSE MAGNET, LOOSE MAG COILS ARE MORE COMMON, EITHER WAY IT IS CATASTROPHIC. MY MAG IS JUST FINE. MY TIMER WAS ADVANCED TOO FAR. I THOUGHT I HAD CHECK IT BEFORE BUT APPARENTLY DID NOT. MY GOOF. I AM IMBERRASED THAT I MISSED THIS ONE THE FIRST TIME AROUND. IT WAS SO BASIC. BUT NOW I...

UPDATE: MY NOISE TURNED OUT TO BE TIMING. SOME HOW THE TIMING WAS ADVANCED TOO FAR. SIMPLE PROBLEM AND SIMPLE FIX BUT WAS DRIVING ME CRAZY.

I HAVE RESTORED THE 1913 MECHANICALLY, BUT LEFT IT AS IS COSMETICALLY WITH ALL THE FENDER REPAIRS AND RUST. I HAD TO BEAT OUT THE TURTLE DECK TO RESTORE ITS ORIGINAL SHAPE. LOVE DRIVING THAT CAR. IT GETS MORE ATTENTION AT THE CAR SHOWS THAN ALL OF THE RESTORED CARS. I NOW HAVE 3 TOURING CARS TO REST...

FRONTENAC HEAD AND ALUMINUM COVER, COMPLETE AND LIKE NEW $4.800.00 PLUS SHIPPING

Have 2 Cast Iron Warford Gear Boxes, no cracks or damage, $100.00 ea plus shipping

Henry, I love supporting the hobby and would hate to just close my doors. If I did a lot o dealers and customers would loose the source of a lot of their parts. I doubt that any dealer would be willing to invest the money to replace the parts that we manufacture.

The fellow in Canada swears he is going to buy our used parts and wants them very much. Especially at 0.15 on the dollar. However, he is having problems with transportation to Canadas and has nor given us a deposit. So as far as I am concerned the parts are still for sale.

Our new Clutch Spring has a force of 110-115 lbs at 2 inches. It can be used with any Ford clutch set up. Glen

Thomas, I cannot disagree. It takes a lot of dedication to make a business successful. But I think you will agree that a business is quite successful when you start with a small $2,000.00 inventory and grow that to near $1,000,000.00 with out borrowing a single dollar. Thank you for your comments Glen

Novice, I am no NOVICE at selling. I have been selling Model T Ford Parts quite successfully for 46 years. A business is usually sold for a profit, not a loss. At first I tried to sell the business at cost, There was a lot of interest but no money. Now I am willing to sell at a $450,00.00 loss but s...

The following are a few of the many parts that we manufacture for the Model T Ford. All parts are sold wholesale to the other dealers. The Ruckstell Axle and all parts thereof, The 40 tooth Ruckstell Ring Gear, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 Tooth Pinion Gears. Our book, Glover E. Ruckstell and the Ruckstell...

Fatman, Henry, What do you not understand? We have approximately $1.3 million in assets, including $850,000.00 in inventory. We have approximately $300,000.00 invested in patterns, cores and tooling for manufacturing the parts that we manufacture. We also have a lot of shelving, cabinets, desks and ...

Can't believe there isn't someone in the hobby who doesn't want to be the next major supplier of Model T Ford parts. Especially when all of the hard work has been done and paid for and costs you nothing..

MY WHEELS ARE ALL NEW gLEN

WHERE ARE ALL THE EXPERTS?

ROBERT, MARK MAY BUY IT ON TIME BUT CANNOT UNTIL HE GETS HIS RETIREMENT PROBLEMS WORKD OUT. HE WAS SUPPOSE TO RETIRE IN MAY BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. I'M NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER AND WANT TO WORK ON MY CARS. SO IF SOMEONE ELSE BUYS IT AT A REDUCED PRICE I CAN RETIRE AND INVEST THE MONEY.

Pulled lower pan and checked new crankshaft clearance. No clearance problems. The only thing left is transmission, U-joint or rear axle. But how would these make a knock heard in the engine? HELP

Experience isn't everything. Yes I have years of experience but this one has me stumped. As I recall the noise started when t replaced the original crank with a Dubats crank. Checked for interference when I installed it but found none. Will pull the pan and check again. As for the cars history, it c...

DISCONNECTED ONE SPARK PLUG WIRE AT A TIME, NOISE GOT WORSE, NOT BETTER WITH EVERY PLUG. NOT BEARINGS.

CHAFFIN'S GARAGE ING. OUR RETAIL SALES ARE OVER $500,000.00/YEAR. WE MANUFACTURE OVER 300 NEW PARTS FOR THE MODEL T FORD, INCLUDING THE RUCKSTELL AXLE, NEW CAMSHAFTS, HIGH VOLUME INTAKE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, RING AND PINION GEARS, ALL OF THE FRONT AND REAR SPRING SHACKLES, CLUTCH SPRING, BOSCH PLAT...

Finally found the source of some noises. I fixed the noise coming from the windshield , then found another noise. As I was running the car water started spewing out of the radiator overflow and wouldn't stop. I found that the overflow tube had become unsoldered to the upper neck and had broken off a...

FINALLY FOUND A SOURCE OF NOISE. WHEN ENGINE IS IDELING AT A VERY FAST RATE THE WINDSHIELD STARTS TO RATTLE. IT SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE MY PROBLEM BUT NOT AS LOUD. WILL HAVE TO FIX THIS AND SEEC WHAT HAPPINS. GLEN

Chris, thank you for fixing my bobo. Problem is the website does not acknowledge that you have posted a message. Friends, I am very familure with cam bearing noise as I manufacture canshafts. That's not it. When I restored the car the-joint was in excellent shape but if I cannot find it I may check ...

This one has me stumped. My 1913 Roadster runs great. No engine noise when idling, revved up or driving the rear end with the rear wheels off the ground. Can increase the speed with no appreciable noise. However, when driving the car on the street there is an appreciable pounding noise with a relati...

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