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OK, further Googling revial contact info on Hemmings website - but that may be obsolete of course.

https://www.hemmings.com/clubs/detail?h ... id=1429786

Old webpage domain not maintained and Facebook page not updated for 4-5 years. Something to catch up there.

The Danish Veteran Car Club runs the Danish Motorhistoric library and archive and from them I have been given a stack of leaflets and newsletters of "The Model T Ford Club of Southern California" from 1964-65. At first I was a little reluctant, but what the heck - Always fun to browse through old cl...

DHort wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 21, 2025 12:12 pm
Mine came in the mail today. Now where are all those coils?

I have a couple of hundred you can come and test

I like the classic JR version I have, but I may consider to buy one of these as well.

@Steve (Jelf), if you look in the comments, I have linked to your video showing how to start a '15 Model T :-) I for one enjoyed the video and Jays approach is much the same as I follows when I teach someone to drive the T. I just hate those videos that instructs to use the handbrake to go from low ...

Interesting viewpoint!! I'll check up on that, thanks!

Lots of interesting points as I a couple of years ago bought a New Day timer expecting a maintenance- and trouble free operation. After all to few kilometers my brush looked like the one in the first entry: 2024-12-26 13.39.25.jpg 2024-11-29 13.41.02.jpg ECCT adjusted coils and normally running on m...

FWIW - it seems Neil Tuckett in the UK have at least one 12V version in stock.

Ouch, gear bands have become some what expensive, but if we want the cars running and stopping we just must pay the price.....
(or my memory just fails me so I can't remember what I payed last time).

Sorry guys, but the above answers to a newcommer what the "Black Bible" is was quite internal and not very helpful. The book nicknamed "The Black Bible" is the 2 inch thick book titled "Model T Ford: The Car That Changed the World" by Bruce McAlley: Den sorte bibel.jpg Bruce McAlley: BruceMcCalley.j...

My point exactly, Russ

- so Steve will have to live with 2% error. Or experiment with various tires as some may just hit the nail spot on.

Very fine, Allan. Lets see what sunday brings me at "Swap meet". The good thing getting them from Australia is minimum if any tarriffs bad thing might be shipping cost after all.

I have it in one of my T's and I am not super impressed, but maybe I should give it a little more in adjusting the lens.

Steve, There are only three things that impact the speed on a Stewart speedometer: 1) the strength of the magnet 2) the strength of the return hair spring 3) the placement of the metal square tab found below the magnetic drum. The metal square tab is probably what you need to move to increase he sp...

Actually our "response to Hershey" - the "Swapmeet" in Nyvang is next weekend. Even though not much Model T these days even though it was originally the danish Ford Model A club that facilitated the Swapmeet in the first place.
I'll give it a shot.
Thanks for your responses so far!

Happy Easter from Denmark!
I give up finding the easter eggs in all those pictures

Note: Even though it COULD look like an airsteamed bode on a model T, it is actually an A.L.F.A. - italien study. That mark later became Alfa-Romeo.

I have a couple of tubes where I have been driven with too little pressure in the tires, so that the rubber stems are cut off. I'm considering save them by mounting metal stems and I can see that mr. Jelf recommend/use Schraeder 724/725 sized metal stems. I've browsed around but have not found any a...

Hand cranking or rather, the fact that it would not start on magneto was what get me down the endavour of rebuilding coils! I had jumpstarted my Model T at home and drived 10 km (6 miles) and assumed that the generator may have charged the battery a little (it was completely flat when I jumpstarted)...

An this happend on Chris B's birthday. What a birthday gift! NOT!! Anyway - it works now and thank you for your efforts.

I was offered a box of various T parts, and generally I say "No thanks" as I begin to think of my poor children that will have to clean up at some point.... but looking closely on the pictures something caught my eyes: 2025-02-15 13.07.29.jpg 2025-02-15 13.07.55.jpg Its made of bakelit I think, rath...

I'm considering to replace the cast iron pistons with aluminium pistons. I can see I can choose between Grant and Hastings rings of which the Grant rings are considerably cheaper than Hastings.
What are the difference apart from price? And what are the recommendations?

I travelled to Chikasha Swap Meet in 2010 and met several of the ol' guys now gone and Stan was one of them: P3170017.JPG Here he had just pulled in on the day before official opening of the swap meet and all the "parts vultures" crowsded immidiately around the trailer :lol: (Another giant I met at ...

Let Stan rest in peace! Why bother now? I'm sure his family was trying after best effort to sort it out, but I would say that this is the risk with enterprises like this one-man show.

Could be interesting to know the origins of those bad IP adresses. Russia is very active over here with cyberwarfare and this seems to be what is called a DDOS (Dee Dos) attack where numerous captured devices tries to access the same website/server at the same time.

In the old forums there are several observations and mention of Jay Leno including one where he was oserved downtown bend over the engine of his Model T.

My latest acquire to the T-collection is this 1914 Touring. Bought at a respected T parts dealer in Mass. via a local broker which took care of the transport from US to Denamrk. It arrived in a container with 2 other cars and here I'm picking it up and drove it back from the broker to home approx 20...

Also a happy T new year from Denmark!!!

All, thank you for your feed back. I obviously did not cleaned it up before putting a new rotor with new brush since it was weared down very quick. Moisture is obviously the problem here. It was stored in a ventilated barn with fixed (but not concrete) floor so some moist may have been there during ...

It's now marked as SOLD!

Hi, my 1922 Fordor was equipped with a Newday timer and drove very fine with my rebuild and ECCT trimmed coils. That was 2 years ago. Back then the one rearaxle snapped, but with a complex fracture so that it retained the wheel. Actually I thought it was a broken tooth in the rear end. This summer I...

As usual Steve nails it. I've done the same observations. There are young people out there that will buy your cars once you are not here (but naybe not to the high price you think it's worth)

To go back to your original question - I would not use a traditional switch but rather a pushbutton type switch as you would only need a short burst and not a constant flow of current. That way a ampmeter does not really gives any useful information. This way your magnetizer does not get to hot eith...

If it do not boil - it is not running hot. Make sure ignition are advanced properly and the fuel mixture is optimal.

Denmark have probably 500 model T's (I have 3 of them :-) ) and I think around 100 members in the Danish Ford T club. I'll say that " veterandele.dk " is a prime source for Model T parts in Denmark with cutomers primarily in Denmark, but also in Sweden and maybe other neighboring countries. They are...

Do you know where your car was assembled? I think one of the catches with Bruces Encyclopedia and his book is, that it is based on records of what they did in the prime factory in Dearborn. The story at the assembly plants may be another. We have over the years numerous documented examples that Ford...

USB is useful these days and stepping up the voltage to 12V to step it down to 5V I has always seen as less efficient. I have experimented with various cigarettelighter plugs with USB sockets and actually found one or two that can charge my phone or at least keep up with the consumption when using t...

Will monitor my mailbox in the cmming week

TWrenn wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 16, 2024 10:05 am

dykker5502 wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 15, 2024 3:54 pm
To which e-mail, Steve?
This one, as stated in his post.
Only digital submissions accepted. Please email to calendar@modeltford.com

I need glasses. I even read the post several times and did not spot it! Thx.

To which e-mail, Steve?

Been there - done that. I'll never hessitate to replace the 2 part valves. It costed me a head.

Pretty much same lay-out except the capacitor is smaller and more modern.

That narrows it is to 1920 +/-

Differential assembled with new gear, one new axle and installed on car and sounds and drives well. All is good and "Korsbæk taxi" is back on the road after 2 years grounding. 2024-07-02 15.57.43.jpg Rearend with wheels positioned in place, car on high jacks - now the "fun" part to get the square bi...

Thank you, guys!!
As I am located in Denmark, som of the offers you gave or options are not really valid due to cost of shipping (and time - I need the car running july 2nd).
David, my "bible" is packed away and not readily awailable.

A loose hub damaged the key and made cracks in the axle and after some miles (hundreds) it snapped: 2024-06-28 19.39.03.jpg I've now bought a brand new axle and need to move the differential geat on the old axle over to the new. I have access to a hydraulic press, but it seems there are some locking...

For what it is worth. They made over 15 million. If just one percent have survived that is 150.000 vehicles. The danish central registry of vehicles knows of 306 Fords with first registration date between 1/1-1908 - 12/31-1927. I know of a couple of Model Ts who are registered witha later 1. registr...

Been there, done that - I believe we where 3 persons. And am about to do it again soon as my rearend on the fordor needs service.
You are in my thoughts, David

Noone to give a suggestion here?

But does that tag look the same (with Ford Motor Co.?) or for example "Brassworks"?

Hi, I have this tag soldered to the back of the upper tank of my 1914 brass radiator: 2024-06-18 16.18.17.jpg Do Brassworks put a tag like this on their reproduction radiators or do I have an original Ford radiator? The number stamped - was that supposed to be same number as the VIN/Engine number?

I'm rebuilding a Kingston Y and replacing the cork float with a modern type that can handle ethanol.

I assume I can meassure the level between the top of the floating chamber (part of the body) and the upper part of the float when the valve closes.

But what is that meassure?

Back on the "horse", Mikev, and good luck onwards!!
(from Denmark)

Noone done something like this?

Triggered by the post about a lightweight trailer, I would like to ask for inspiration of how to make a hitch for Model T. The above thread have a reference to a post in the old forum, where we see this picture: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50893/68647.jpg Now - the regulations over here in ...

Thank you all for your remarks. In both instances it is the actual strength of the magnets I know is weak, not just the output. The 1914 touring the engine is pulled and disassembled and I just noticed that the magnets where weak. When Just (re)magnetized they can hold a cast iron piston. I am prett...

Some years ago (probably 7-8) I remagnetized my flywheel magnets in my pick-up T. It was done in-situ following the instructions given in the club's leaflet about the electrical system. It has worked like a charm - until last summer where it quit working on magneto. The strength has weakend to an ex...

I just ordered 4 tubes from European Classic Tyre in Denmark. There I just learned something!! I have never heard of them and I thought I knew the most of what's going on in the state of Denmark!!! I've never seen an AD from them in the club magazines or other danish classic cars magazines. But I'l...

In 1910's and 1920's the average mechanic in Denmark may have had just 7 years of school and the 4 years of craftmanship education. He could not read english, så they may have made then in Danish as the did the "Ford Service" book (the museum have one).

Thank you all - I think I have found his phonenumber and want to call him and see what his plans are. Today he may be out looking for the solar eclipse.

As others have mentioned, if we talk about the capacitors in the model T coils, an important parameter is the dV/dT parameter and it should be in the 500+V/s. Most capacitors you can by with .47mFd 400V do not have that high dV/dT value and they won't last in the coils environment.

Hi, I have a Henry Carter from Madisonville KY, who have ordered (and paid) for a set of refurbished coils on eBay. Due to shipment costs, I do normally not deal with Model T folks from the US and you do also have lots of alternative US based solutions, but now the payment have come through to me, b...

Another fond memory from Chikasha 2010 14 years ago when the "Chikasha Pizza party" was still around. P3180114.JPG And a lot of friends which are no longer with us. Bruce W. McCalley for example can be seen in the back of the room (he was one of the sponsors of the Pizzas, Ron "The Coilman" Patterso...

Cork is treated with shellac which are dissolved by ethanol/alcohol.

I have a Danish version of that Sales Manual. wonder if they made danish service bulletins, but they probably did.

I'm surpriced Tom above don't point to his recent videos about his adventure with replacing an old distributor with a new and all his bumps on the road. Actually I like the end result with what he call a Bosch adaptor as the lubrication of the drive is integrated with the cars and not dependent on g...

When I bought the 1914 touring, it was equipped with a TOQUET carburator. Doing some research I found out that they where marketed in the early 20's, so it wouldprobably fit better on my 1921 Roadster pick-up, which is the one I drive the most. Today I swapped the Holley NH with the TOQUET and did a...

I'll assume it is a regular amperemeter, so setach the wire on the generator and connect to the one terminal om the meter, and do a wire and connect the other terminal to the generator. Start the engine. If the needle goes "negative" swap the wires on the meter.

Then there are cars assembled abroad - in Copenhagen for example. Engines came stamped from Detroit and was transported to New York - by barge or ship or railway?, then across the Atlantic most likely directly to the free habour in Copenhagen (1919 - 1924) or Fords own quay in the South Habour, then...

Steve is active on Facebook, so he's alive and kicking

I've seen no mention anywhere, that Ford inCanada should supply any parts to Europe or Denmark for that matter, but it may show where they may have gotten there insoiration from :-) I am pretty sure that the top was made locally as I have other pictures showing a workshop in the factory where they d...

In one of the old forums I found these 2 drawings of rear curtains for Model T Bagstykker 1909 - 1923.jpg Bagstykker 1922 - 1924.jpg Now looking on this picture taken by Peter Elfelt for FMC A/S on the assembly plant inCopenhagen in august 1923 of a nice Centerdoor body, I notice 2 Torings in the ba...

Via Peter Elfelts (the photographer) journal I discovered further pictures now showing the operation inside the factory. In total it is around 90 photographs taken between august 1919 and summer 1924. I don't upload them here and each picturefile is to large to upload in a gallery here, but I have m...

Ahh, thanks, no, but probably very typical for the era.

George House wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:46 pm
Not much D.E.I. In those pictures

Excuse my ignorance, but what does D.E.I. mean?

What makes you think the engines come from UK? Box with 4 engines - picture from june 1922: Heimdalsgade - 2 motorer mm i kasse.jpg Close up: Made in USA.jpg Except 1925, where some of the lowered UK Tourings where send to Copenhagen, all evidence indicates everything came from US (New York - see ot...

There are at least 4 or 5 other pictures of engines with screwed up enginenumbers, so no, this is supposed to be a failed engine number who the danish management team want to communicate to Dearborn what to do with. And Copenhagen received much more than 10 engines at a time. They received a whole s...

Sorry, but I had that journal of fotographs that Elfelt had where I could see there was a lot of pictures missing - well, I found a way to find them all ut a few. I shal spare you more here, but there is a lot of pictures showing the process and interiors of the first asssembly plant in Copenhagen -...

Now when I got the photographers journal the picture is far from the first assembled, so that was wrong!! It's taken on the first Copenhagen assembly plant and february 1923, so It's a mystery. If we assume it's a failed stamping where they forgot the last digit, it will be a number from september 1...

Continued (Last entry). Once all the pieces and parts are put together, this is what it ens looking like - fresh from the assembly line and driven out on tje street (Hejmdalsgade) in front of the office building: Heimdalsgade - fabriksny 1923 Ford Model T touring.jpg Brand new Ford Model T touring i...

Continued..... Stamping those numbers If you have tried to stamp numbers into a block of cast iron, you know it may not be that easy to get a crisp readable digiit. And apparently among dented gastanks and radiators they also found some engines wich pretty meshed up serial numbers. (well, the pictur...

Oh yes! Thanks!!! It may be a 1915 (based om what I can see of the firewall), but 'i think the dimensions are the same.

Where does that come from? Any source?

... continued. Painting Speaking of painting - yes, the bodies and probably other parts where indeed painted inHeimdalsgade - and the used this rig for it: Heimdalsgade - interiør - muligvis malerplads.jpg Rig for painting bodies - february 1923 Here a touring body is on the "the scaffold": Heimdals...

In 1925 some tourings was delivered from Manchester actually. There is at least one of the preserved and eveybody thought it was a local blacksmith that have lowered the car as it was 3 inches (7,50 cm) lower than similar 1925 touring imported from the US in recent times. When I got and read the boo...

I am in the process with a buddy to make a new top for my 1914 Model T touring. We have taken the old fabric off and now we are in the process of positioning the bows before setting the ribbons on that holds the bows in position. Do draing exists of a two-man top raised with measures? If not, could ...

In the crate of engines are the spark plug holes filled with wax or something? Looks like they jamb everything they can in those crates. Bryant In other pictures you can see that there is a pipe plug in the sparkplug holes. I'll find it and post it later. I was thinking pipe plugs and grease, but i...

Wonder what they did with the shipping crates but that’s another story! , They ended up as buildingmaterials for the workers. Around the city where some spare land is available but not feasible for building flats (along railways for example), small lots are made (25 x 25 meters ish) and then rented...

More parts unpacked: Heimdalsgade - diverse bildele III.jpg More parts unpacked - november 1922 Box of radiators: Keimdalsgade - kølere i kasse.jpg Box of radiators - november 1922 Unfortunately - maybe the weather across the Atlantic or North Sea was not car part friendly, so sometimes damage shows...

Yes, the building in the background is 5 story buildings with flats - typical resindtial building from the neighborhoods surrounding the old core of Copenhagen. These areas was originally kept open for the military to be able to see and shoot on the enemy, but in 1871 this restriction was raised and...

Back in November I shared a picture with you that showed a pile of crates in the Copenhagen Free Habour all containing Model T parts for the newly opened assemply plant on Nørrebro in Copenhagen. From june 1919 to 1924 they establiseh the plant in first existing buildings at Heimdalsgade in a then i...

I am harvesting a neat series of pictures taken by Peter Elfelt, a well know Copenhagen photographer, hired by Ford Motor Compagni A/S to document the start up of the new assembly plant. I have reasons to believe that this picture is of the engine of the first car assembles based on other pictures i...

I'll start observing my mailbox....

It turns out the 1/16" petcocks seems to be made of unobtanium, so now I have purchased a simple 1/16" NPT plug to just close the hole so I can get the carburator assembled and get the engine started again.

Yes please, a Carlsberg Lager, thank you!

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I've bought a L2 float of modern material which I believe can be adapted for use in the L4 carburator.

Interesting discussion. I would believe it was a concern of the vendor. I would trust that it just worked.

KWTownsend wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 22, 2023 7:03 pm
Some are 1/16" pipe.

I ordered a 1/8" petcock from Langs and received today - it's to big, so i buy that it's 1/16" pipe thread. Hm. I'll check with the local "pushers" what they have lying around...

KWTownsend wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 03, 2023 10:26 am
A bowl drain valve fits into the threaded hole near the gas inlet.

What thread size is it? 1/4" ?? 1/8 pipe?

Nothing better than see old friends gather :-) And you clearly enjoyed it, Steve! I'll use this opportunity to wish you a merry chrismas and a progressive newyear. Here's some nice pictures to watch. My first 2 Model T's: - 1922 Danish build Fordor (originally a touring) and my 1921 Roadster pick-up...

6 and then 4.
I just found an old thread discussing theis and above was the conslusion.

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