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Mark Osterman

Here is my 23 with an original box. I still have the tail light on the back end of the deck.

Mark Osterman

I agree with Steve that the “younger” model T enthusiasts might go to facebook first. Interestingly in the the “cyber world“ facebook is known as where the “old people” hang out. It’s all relative. I go on both and also search for answers to technical questions in other places like the hit and miss ...

Mark Osterman

I think that the model T facebook site gets more action than the forum. It’s faster and easier to post pictures.

Mark Osterman

I am installing a Classtique top kit on my 1923 runabout. I opted for the additional (not factory) roll up back curtain. One problem is that the two straps that are to be tacked to the back bow will actually cover the two windows when the top is up and they hang down. I’m wondering if the window spa...

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Anxious to see if they work.

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Was thinking I could hang it from one end and apply steam. I have a hand held steamer for clothing.

Mark Osterman

I am getting ready to install my Classtique top. The top deck is spread out on my dining room table. I plan to do the installation out in the sun but would it be a good idea to use an electric blanket to relax these wrinkles from shipping?

Mark Osterman

I might have a pair. Markosterman@icloud.com

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One of my favorite carburetors to photograph on collodion glass plates.

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Wasn’t there a Buster Keaton film with a turn signal like that? Anxious to see pictures of it out in the daylight. Preferably a cloudy bright day with no hard shadows.

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Paul,

Yes I tried that electronic flasher but four coils they don’t work due to electronic interference. They work great with the engine tirned off!

The option I would like to find is the electromagnetic type but I’ve yet to see one in 6 volt.

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Allan, This seems to be a common problem discussed in the 1940-1960s car forums. From what I’ve read there there is a significant difference in the quality of the older 6 volt thermal flasher relays (cans) compared to what we can get today made in Taiwan. People say you can buy a dozen of the same t...

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Allan, The electronic flasher seemed to be sabotaged by interference from the coils. Worked great when the engine was off but really screwy when the engine was running. The thermal type are a crap shoot ... all different speeds depending on the unit ... and then they die. I’m hoping an older nos ame...

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Yes, I have seen a lot for VW and was thinking a German made until might be much better ... a German stereotype if I ever saw one.

Are the three prongs in the same configuration as the typical unit in American cars?

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Frank,

Yes, the lights run off the 6 volt storage battery.

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Tom, yes I would prefer the 21cp in the rear but these are the little beehive amber light assemblies and the lens won’t clip in place with the 21 cp bulbs because they stick out too far. I tried them initially by using vinyl tape to secure the lenses ... might still do that. But the 3 cp works fine ...

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Ok, so I installed an old flasher control to two 3 cp lights in the rear in beehive accessory lights, and two 21 cp bulbs in the Ford side lights. It worked great forma couple of weeks and then the #585 relay fried. I installed another #585 unit (NAPA) and it was too fast so I removed the cover and ...

Mark Osterman

Well, I usually get a head of steam when I approach a hill if moving. Much harder when you come to a stop light or sign on a hill and then have to start out in low. I usually retard the spark and gradually advance the spark as I pick up speed. I weigh around 220 and the car is very responsive with j...

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I have gotten spoiled driving in two passenger model Ts all my life. Fast acceleration and pretty good hill climbing. This weekend some old friends of mine came up to drop off a banjo for some refurbishing and I gave them rides in my runabout. These guys are in the 260 lb range. I was amazed how muc...

Mark Osterman

Why not patch the larger hole with some thicker rubber. This way you could punch the hole in the patch before installing.

Mark Osterman

Well, the owner is willing to negotiate. He want to move from Rochester and is a motivated seller.

Mark Osterman

The seller has it listed for $5000. He has never seen it run. I pulled the plugs and hand cranked the engine and it had compression in all cylinders. Didn’t open the transmission cover but the pedals didn’t have any grip. Rear wheels looked pretty good, not sure about the fronts. No good rubber. She...

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The brackets are neat

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Yes, the manufacturer of the “combination” bed. Having trouble posting pictures right now.

Mark Osterman

Went to look at an interesting TT today that was advertised here in Rochester. The back has sides that can be put in three different positions. Would be good for hauling hay.

Mark Osterman

I have an entire top for a 23 runabout ... isn’t that the same as for a 24?

Mark Osterman

Very interesting stuff. So do you adapt the Overland variant OFs for use on a model T use or avoid them?

Mark Osterman

I am curious how many in the MTFCA live and drive within the “city limits” of an actual city? Here in Rochester New York there is no place within the city that is posted faster than 30mph. Outside the city the roads quickly go to 40-50 mph, but we are surrounded by farmland in New York State. So, th...

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I installed the horizontal type and with the Ford H fluted lenses it doesn’t give an even spread.

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I have a pretty nice early style Schrader dust cap (left) and need a later style Schrader dust cap (right). Want to trade the early one for a non dented later one.

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I have some stems, rim washers and bridge washers in the large size.

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Hope they were wearing a mask

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Should be the other way around ... your horn should labor when your engines rpms are slower!

Mark Osterman

I have seen original vulcanizing clamps for years but have never actually used one. There were evidently different heat sources including prepared flammable discs and also a pan to receive a little gasoline. Are there any vintage illustrated instructions? It seems that every clamp I’ve seen is missi...

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They look perfect. I should have worked out a trade.

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Fix the toe in as soon as possible. It’s amazing how wuickly you can destroy a set of front tires when the adjustment is incorrect.

Mark Osterman

Well, I can tell you about the original style. I just started cutting off the rubber factory stems and installing vintage Schrader type 777 stem assemblies and caps. A lot of fun.

Mark Osterman

Anyone have one of these Schrader type 777 valve stem assemblies they can spare?

Mark Osterman

Yes, I wanted to use one but it wouldn’t work with an oval tank. Did you reconfigure the new one to fit the later tanks?

Mark Osterman

Looks like you are all ready to take a drive in the country for a picnic or go swimming. Have a great time.

Mark Osterman

I ran an OF on my 23 runabout for a year and the only problem I had was the counterweighted needle that rides on the top of the brass float would get stuck on occasion and caused the fuel to dump on occasion. The top of the brass float had some dings in it. Couldn’t find a better float and I install...

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Is this based on the original that I sold you?

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LOL .... Steve, we used a version of that joke in our medicine show years ago. We did a rain making routine and show a ground up pill in the air to salt the sky. I used a civil war era 58 cal Springfield rifle and as I showed it to the audience I said it was the very same weapon used by John Wilkes ...

Mark Osterman

I was wondering the very same. Seeing the actual artifact would be really neat. But if it’s been restored ... it’s nice but not as Holy Grail like.

Mark Osterman

Looks to be in excellent condition. $27 post paid in the US

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Here is one of the corners though all of them have similar cracks. My car is a 1923 low hood.

Mark Osterman

I think the corners of my turtle deck are cracking due to shrinkage of the boards underneath. I can reduce the tension by making the holes bigger. Now what should I do about the cracks; brazing or welding?

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Glad I didn’t have them when my T turned turtle after someone cut me off in traffic years ago. I would have died.

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Larry, I know you have mentioned before that the “hidem” trim end pieces were finished in raven black in some years. Were the other fasteners on the top and side curtains finished that way as well ... or the standard nickel finish?

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Yes, Mike was very helpful when I couldn’t figure out the written instructions for the seat kit. The product is good, the support is great ... if only they had better written instructions and videos for their products.

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The paint is rubbed off from when it was attached to my side mount. (See picture) But it’s really tight on this tear bracket for some reason. Maybe I need to grease it up and whack it with a rubber mallet.

Mark Osterman

Ok .. I found that the geometry worked better with a spacer where the bolt goes through the bottom holes of the stationary and movable clamp, so I installed a cut down band spring. Works nicely. I believe the nut probably had a wide flat integral washer rather than the taper but I don’t know. Now I ...

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Thanks Dan, That was exactly what I was looking for and I think a few others were schooled as well on this one.

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Yes Steve .... that’s how I’ve always used mine but with the accessory Slow/ Stop tail light installed on this carrier I need to used the clamp the way it was designed.

Mark Osterman

Any pictures? Nothing lines up or clamps on the rim.

Mark Osterman

In the past I have just turned the rim so that one of the lugs lined up with the lower “keeper” on the carrier. But now I actually have to use it the correct way to allow room for an accessory tail / stop light. So I can seem to figure out how the outer clamp is supposed to fit. I have two clamps. A...

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I was under my runabout this morning switching back from my side mount spare tire carrier to the stock back mounted variant. Boy it’s a dirty job anytime you work in the area where the exhaust leaves soot. I had one of the stainless steel exhaust deflectors from my previous T and installed it on the...

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I would urge you to keep it as designed. Sure play around with the three basic timers but run it with six volts. I drive my 23 runabout nearly every day and about 100 miles a week until the city lays down salt in December. There are times in the winter if we don’t have snow for a stretch when I driv...

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I made one specifically for that if you are interested. $20 plus post.

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Just picked these up today. They could be used for truck lights or a speedster. Not a left / right set but the same identical lights. $30 a piece or $50 for both plus post.

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Sent you a PM

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Mine leaked due to the upper surface of the float not being smooth. The butterfly weight regulator would get snagged at times.

Mark Osterman

Well, I’m only 65, a relative youngster, but the first vehicle that I actually bought with my own money was a model TT farm truck with a heavy oak open stake back. I was 15 at the time. It had no hood or fenders and was being used to hold a large sign for a church along the side of the road. It said...

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I generally start and then run my car on magneto. In the past month or so I was showing people how it could both start and run on either, but I noticed it was not running well enough to drive on battery. I cleaned the plugs, the timer and adjusted the carburetor. Still it wouldn’t run smoothly on ba...

Mark Osterman

The cover and lower fitting for $130 plus post. Email me at Markosterman@icloud.com

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SOLD .... thanks MTFCA

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Here are pictures showing the hole spacing. Email me if you want to purchase these (new email)

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Aluminum accessory extra oil outfit. $130 plus post.

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Nice aluminum uptake manifold. Spacing is correct for model T but can’t be used with the stock exhaust manifold. $125 plus post.

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A nice pair of vintage aluminum step plates with shoe scrapers. One mounting hole is slightly enlarged. $100 plus post in the US.

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Drove the T every day from beginning of April when I was on unpaid furlough to May when I was reinstated. Now I’m working at home ... and still driving it every day.

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Pretty funny post title given that most of the people on this forum are old men in their “never years” ... as in “I never had to worry about that before”.

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I used to be a musical instrument maker ... now I make cameras. Over the years I’ve seen a lot of things made by people who thought a non traditional wood might be a great alternative but it turned out to be a disaster for the particular application. The most humorous was someone who used spalted wo...

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This was the one I made from vintage parts. Included is the no name updraft carburetor I rebuilt for this car. It was so much fun to drive. Sold it to afford the 1923 runabout I now have.

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Still have this upholstery for sale. Might be for a speedster or economical solution for a low cowl roadster.

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The typical carburetor for a model T made in Ireland was the Zephyr (made in Leamington Spa, England) which looks very much like a straight through NH. So if you find one of those (or a straight through NH) and rebuild them combined with cleaning up your spark system and testing compression you shou...

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I have two .. but the same side. $30 each plus post

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Welcome to the world of model Ts. They are a lot if fun and a great distraction from the stresses of everyday life. I drive mine nearly every day. What part of Kansas City. I went to the Kansas City Art Institute and have pieces in the Nelson Gallery collection. Beautiful city.

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France as K.T. Oakley and me as Dr. Bumstead with the Lenape Liquid Show.

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Lookin good. Now let the wind dust it off some more!

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No really ... am interested in what the application is for this so I can sell it.

Mark Osterman

I originally bought this NOS manifold for my U&J carburetor and even had Stan drill it to fit. Turns out that while the intake hole line up ... there is no room for the exhaust manifold. Anyone know its application?

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I have a Classtique seat back upholstery assembly for a 23 runabout that I didn’t install correctly. When I took the car to an upholstery shop to fix what I screwed up they didn’t want to use it so I had to buy a second assembly. This has staple holes where I installed it and a small section cut out...

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Well ... that’s pretty much what I did for twenty years. I sold a lot of stuff.

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Back in the 1980s I stumbled on a small article in a 1930s copy of Billboard Magazine on a pitchman who built a podium on the back of his rumble seat coupe. I owned a 1933 Plymouth rumble-seat coupe at the time. So, I built my own version. The podium unfolded when the lid was opened and it had diffe...

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I just want the top to have a proper fit. I’ve seen lots of seats and top kits that are ok ... and some that were not so great installed by people doing it for the first time. Not their fault. I’m a pretty good craftsman but no matter how slow you go, if you don’t know the tricks (as you pointed out...

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I’m actually looking for physical on-site help, not a phone conversation or a bad video. When I did the seats the written instructions were so cryptic that unless you had done one of these before it was impossible to do a really good job. After doing the job based on guessing what needed to be done ...

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I am finally planning to install a top on my ‘23 runabout this summer. If possible I’d really like some help from someone who’s done this before. When I installed my seats everyone said it’s much easier the second time. An odd thing to say I think. I only have this one T and want it right the first ...

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Ok Dan. I stand corrected!

That design is older than I imagined.

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Robb, I’m so impressed with your camper. Wonderful.

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Like the reflector. Must have had another clamp. That is a more modern reflector light clamp still being made today.

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Found this at a car boot sale in Wiltshire, England a few years ago. Has a hand cranked 12 foot long retractable cord. The bulb is a vintage double contact headlight bulb.

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Living in New York State we are seeing it creep out into our county. People are dying. The big stores are usually out of paper but the very small stores at gas stations and little corner shops have toilet paper and paper towels. What I can’t understand is hoarding bottled water. We have decent tap w...

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Well, Japanning is essentially a baked on asphalt and lampblack coating, the same as used to make tintype plates. No problem .. I make tintypes for my day job.

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Unrestored plates on my 1923 Runabout. The rear plate view is with the Ford-O oil lamp and bracket. I have the spare in a running board mount. When I put the spare on the back with the regular Ford mount I put the light and plate on that spare bracket.

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Well, here is an update. As I suspected the NOS brush I put in my New Day Timer was set at a slightly pitch than the new ones I recently got from Langs. It threw the advance off a little. When I replaced it with the new brush from Langs the advance lever was exactly where I had set it back when I fi...

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I got this nice set of top prop nuts today. Am curious if these were significantly different for different years. Were they always painted black? These appear to be nickel plated under the paint.

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Like the one that is rounded over on the inside bottom. Would work much better with the rubber doughnut gasket.

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Rich, Here is one of the photographs that was based on the sketch. Most people probably don’t realize that some fine art photographers often do preliminary sketches for their photographs.

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I went through a pair of front tires in about four moths of driving because I left the tie rod as I received the car. Then it came to me that the toe in was screwed up. I adjusted it after I installed another set of front tires and it still wasn’t quite right so I adjusted it again using a different...

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