MTFCA Forum

Hi Ben, That is a very nice specimen although it may not be totally correct it has the memory of your grandfather in it. I would think that keeping it as it is would be a tribute to him. I also think that he had a reason for what he chose when building it. Leave it as he built it & keep his memory w...

Hi John, I absolutely love the manifold, dual carbs, vaporizer exhaust. What is that casting? Allan with all that going on you noticed the
cutout?
Craig.

Michael, I'm thinking she was the only women in the line of sight, correct?
Craig.

Welcome aboard Ben.

Hanging from a wire & tapping is a good indication, If it (crank, drum or other) rings test it, if it goes thud you save the time & effort of further testing. Mag-N-Flux is falling out of favor these days for the dry & liquid penetrant methods. I picked up a Mag-N-Flux yoke @ a swap meet for $20 It ...

IMG_3695.jpg I think this was intended as a dampener for a Model T or maybe just a anti-rattle. Some times we forget that the band-aid, bubble gum & hay wire fixes for model T fords was what blossomed into the aftermarket industry that we have now & that's the reason we can buy the parts we need to...

Now days it's called carjacking & they look for a car with a driver just in case it has a manual transmission that they can't drive! That's why you can leave the key in your T & it won't be stolen but the Motometer will!
Craig.

Hi Chad,
Good to hear that some 26/27 hogsheads will fit the early blocks I just haven't had that kind if luck with that combination.

Craig.

Hi Chad, My experience has been that the bulge in the back of the earlier block collides with the ears on the 26/27 hogshead. I just barrowed a 27 block to mock up a speedster ( the engine going in it will have a 26/27 hogshead on a early block with the ears cut down) so I want the pedals to fit. My...

Hi Steve, The RM drums are advertised as 11 3/4" and the one in your pic looks to be 12" ( the larger drum) I have no idea the width of the cast drums. Have you giver any thought to having a metal fab shop roll a ring the correct width of 1/8" or 3/16" cold or hot rolled steel that can be heated to ...

Hi John, You should be able to fit the 26/27 trans in your 3 dip pan & use the 23 hogs head, you just can't use the wide band as it will not be centered on the drum & you can't use the 26/27 hogs head because the ears collide with the back of the block. Scott is correct everything is turning togethe...

Hi Mark, email sent.
Craig.

Hi Will, I'm may have missed what car you are dealing with but a 3:1 gear will give you good top end & the Ruckstell will give you a good hill gear. A Warford in overdrive with a 4:1 gear will give you a 3:1 & direct will give you a good hill gear in direct. I know many with both & they like them I ...

Hi Gerald, Oscar Mike Golf. Look what you started! Just joking. Depending on your skill set you have a lot of options. You can put the 24 engine in & make floor boards to fit the pedals, change the pedal trim, install the water neck & fan, find a belt that fits & install the coil box. I assume if yo...

You are most welcome Bryant. If you don't find a original trans support I think you will find Gary London's a close match.
Craig.

email sent

BTT Please

Hi Morgan,
I had the same issue with my firetruck with a Muncie Aux. I cut the middle of the running board supports to clear the Muncie and then welded
gate hinge mounts & put a 3/8" brace between the running board supports like the early cast supports had.
Craig.

Congratulations Bob. Well done.
Craig.

Hi Grant,
Judging from the pics I found of Float-A-Ford's A-C, Stronghold & APCO small drum Auxiliary brakes should fit you may need to remove a little
from the underside where it can't be seen for clearance. The A-Cs I believe are available.
Craig.

Kevin,
I'm absolutely green with envy. Congratulations.
Craig.

Sometimes aftermarket honeycomb radiator tanks lend themselves better to a re-core than original Ford radiators do. I have a re-cored low ( was a honeycomb )that is a great fit & a re-cored tall ford in a tall application & the inlet neck is not a good fit even with the tall outlet. The high cost of...

Hi Michael,
If Steve can't find one I have one of the fits 3 & 4 dip but will need a new fitting ( threads bad )
Craig.

Hi Doug, I can only think of two reasons for that, because the greater mass of the hand crank is forward of the pan & a dry swinging crank will wear down in the front & up in the rear of the portion of the pan it is in & when replaced the bushing will follow that wear as you install it. Or the crank...

Anyone using an other method of payment that PayPal for sales & purchases on the classifieds? Or should I just go back to checks only?
Craig.

Hi Morgan,
A while back someone was looking for info on adjusting the speed of a tach drive that came off the back of the generator. But no on the fan
which will maybe need the same ratio change made.
Craig.

Just for the record has anyone had issues with running synthetic motor oil in their model T? I never have not knowing it's effect on band function
but modern automatics seem to be OK with it & that is the same principle in function as far as bands go.
Craig.

Hi Dan, This is just for those that are as cheap or cheaper than I am. I only do this if I have a matched set (pedal & cam ) that have been worn together. I weld up the bolt hole in the cam & mill a new hole in the direction to take up the wear then tack a piece of the correct gage steel in the gap....

Hi Morgan, I'll go out on a limb guessing you have Auxiliary outside brakes? Frank is spot on Rust-Oleum makes the High Heat 2000* F in gloss black black. I use tractor paint on my T's & have A-C & Rockies on them & have never had the paint blister & burn off. I have seen over adjusted Rockies catch...

That would be correct & still made today as I understand.
Craig.

My observation is that the shifters look very different they do appear to have very similar bolt patterns & the mechanism seems to work the same The Ruckstell & Hall-Scott have a horse shoe that slips over the groove in the sliding clutch gear & the Perfecto has a brass yoke that is held to the slid...

Steve & Chad,
I'm trying to sort out some parts that a friend has & wants to sell. I'm thinking the Perfecto is more desirable with the shifter or at least info on
setting up a shifter.
Craig.

Has anyone used or made work a Ruckstell or Hallscott shifter on a Perfecto two speed rear end? Thanks.
Craig.

Good to hear Mark. Some thing I learned the hard way is only use a file or aluminum oxide paper, real sand paper ( silica sand ) can turn into glass
when exposed to heat ( arc ) making it a insulator. Like I said the hard way!
Craig.

I have had good results with a product called K Seal.
Craig.

Hi Bryant, I have a friend that has a Chicago Aux. transmission that he would like to sell. It has had some water in it but turns free & all gears work. It is a little different than the one you just picked up as it doesn't have the large block on the front it just has the square shaft that goes int...

Hi Brent, My Rader ( I was told it was Reeder ) distributor has a grease zerk in the upper body of the drive assembly. & a hole drilled & tapped 10-32 in the lower part ( gear case) to drive the pin through as Hank described. I believe my other Reeder has that hole drilled & tapped to 1/4" fine and ...

Hi Brent, Most all of these distributors are very much alike the bolt in the side of the body goes into a groove that keeps the distributor from turning to far & from lifting out of the body. & many you have to drive the pin out of the driven gear to lift the shaft out. The Bosch 600 series have a n...

Bar oil is a good idea. I have good luck with gear oil & if you change the rear end as often as we should save it for that reason, then it's free
& save the bar oil for the chain saw.
Craig.

Hi Mark,
If you replace them one at a time then you will know which one was the problem & save time if it ever happens again.
Craig.

Hi Tim, The ball can be replaced, I just purchased one from a vender. Is the length more the issue or the diameter? I have seen some that are more robust, if it’s just hitting a bit would a file on both the steering arm & the cap solve the issue? In a pinch I have driven a dime into a socket with a ...

The no resistor rotor is listed under NAPA EP407, Beru R001 & Bosch 04-003 M ( for modified ) Finding one in stock is a crap shoot & the online pic of the NAPA one does not match so take the old one with you & take your multi meter too. Note that many of the PTP & Reeder distributers use a different...

If they are not they can be made. But now you let the cat out of the bag & everyone knows there is out there;-)
Craig.

Maybe the General Discussion Forum needs to be divided into Mechanical & Maintenance Questions & Personal Opinion Forums. Sometimes our passion for the Model T clouds our train of thought as much as our pocketbook can. I think ( just my opinion ) that a 90 year old gentleman is less interested in a ...

I will most likely get in trouble for this but one spoke does not a bad wheel make. I would think if you can get a thin epoxy that you can get deep into that crack would think you can get a few tours in then next off season send them to Noah. I would keep an eye on that one for piece of mind. I drov...

Looks like a wash & some tong oil or thinned linseed oil will do the job.
Craig.

Hi I did the split rubber hose on the auxiliary & park brake rods, but remember you don't drive with the park brake on so release it before installing the rubber hose so it's in the right place. The wood block with holes is more for keeping the throttle & spark from vibrating down. It may be the dra...

Hi Art, I think the first question is what is the expected result of this operation? To just get it running or is the owner wanting to start touring again? Did the engine turn free? or did you have to force it to turn, can you see rust rings in the cylinder were the rings were stuck? Take the tappet...

Tom Van Meeteren has lots of electrical parts for old distributors.
Craig.

Hi Alan, Is the distributor you are using a Bosch 009, 005 or 006? this is a rather common problem & most of the time I have dealt with this it is nothing described. Very often it is the rotor. Bosch used a resistor in the rotor for radio suppression. If your rotor has what looks like epoxy between ...

Hi Tim, Had someone with this issue on a tour once, took two to three feet of Teflon tape, hold it between your thumb & index fingers and spin it into a string, fold it over & spin it again. Turn the gas off, take the bowl nut loose & wrap the Teflon string around the stem between the bowl & nut in ...

Chad is correct this is a pic of Rossie Morris's T racer he ran in the Great American Race.
Craig.

Hi Jerry, I don't know where you store your cars, I heard a gentleman here in the Phx. area say he keeps his cars in Conex boxes ( they can get to 150 degrees inside in the summer time) so he keeps a 5 gal. bucket of water next to each car & all the wood stays tight. My Firetruck is almost all wood ...

Hi Rick, All my engines run 14mm plugs. I don't know what reach you need, I use Autolite 66 plugs they are a 1" reach ( that is plug seat to electrode end) & they have a removable end. I run distributors so I have no experience with them using T coils but I also used them in KT-100 2 stroke kart rac...

Hi Edward, Looks like you are exercising your constitutional right to freedom of carburation expression, good for you & you picked a carb that you can source parts @ Tractor Supply, good choice! I'm not a purist by any means ( don't get me wrong I admire those that are) I run a L4 on my fire truck &...

Watch these Apps I had a tach App on my iPhone & it worked real good. Some time later when I tried to show it to a friend it asked for a $9.98 per month subscription to continue!
Craig.

Glad to hear you guys have had good luck with HF torque wrenches. Working on emergency apparatus there are some stringent torque standards to deal with & you can only afford so many Snap-On, Mac & Proto torque wrenches so I picked up some HF ones for home. Never had an issue with the half inch but h...

Hi William, Vernon is right on the with a little skill! getting them centered is a chore & one off center will stick out like a sore thumb. A lathe ( or at least a friend with a lathe) to make a self centering dimple die will result in a well finished job. Trimming can be done with a good pair of sn...

Finely got far enough along that it looks like I'm actually accomplishing something on my next speedster. Engine, trans & Warford have been done
for quite some time.

Craig.

Hi Robert, There is more than one reason to lap valves. First is to check for correct width & placement of the seat on the valve. Second is to mate the valve to the seat. Striking the valve with a hammer was a shade tree mechanic way of doing that & usually did more damage than good. ( kind of like ...

Hi Vilhelm,
Is there actually a hole in the rod cap? That looks like it is just a punch mark, if a hole it is rather small.
Craig.

Hi Paul, Balancing RM brakes & park brakes is a art in it's own. The pedal travel doesn't change much when the brakes are wet or you are rolling backwards so I try to set the Rocky's to work with the stock brake but not before. The issue I have is mostly with the park if you ajust the Rocky's to tig...

When the great copper head gasket famine hit I ordered every head gasket I could get copper, steel & silicone. Someone told me that if you get the copper gasket off with no damage & you soak it in hot water it will swell the gasket up so it will have some crush when installed again. There was no not...

Hi Eric, On a T-Go head there are two holes tapped to 1/8" pipe, one on the side of the head & one inside the valve cover. A 1/8 ID copper line is used with two compression fittings. The feral boss is drilled out just enough for the copper line to pass through but not the feral. a length of tubing i...

Kevin,
That's good to know. I stand corrected on the issue of other aluminum heads. Thanks.
Craig.

Sun Country Model T Club had a great tour on May 3. Thanks Monte & everyone that helped with planning. This was Monte's first time planning a tour. Hope it's not the last. Finished the speedster stoppers a combination of Studebakers? & Dodge? parts. Much bigger than Rockies & they self energize 60% ...

Hi Robert, The only issue I have had is they tend to stick to the head & block when you remove the head the next time. This makes it a little more work scraping the gasket off the head & block. I attribute this to they recommend not using any sealant on them. ( I use cheap silver spray paint on copp...

I use a WK 4235 wheel puller( knock off type ) to protect the axle threads it also gives a square surface to press on. Also My press is one I built
& it has a way more robust base & more adjustments that operations like this much easier on.
Craig.

My eyes are not as good as they used to be but do those look like they are welded on to the plug body?
Craig.

Beede & Sterling test meters for Mag. & Amp. $25 each or $45 for both + shipping. Tested & work.

Craig.

Hi Jason,
Good to hear you got what you needed. Please ask Susanne if it's OK to post that contact info I'm sure here will be people that need parts in the
future or at least let us know which venders have access to them.
Craig.

Hi Jason, Have you been able to get the parts you need for your RM brakes? If not Mc Master-Carr has L bolts in 3/8 x 16 in many lengths of both dimensions in Tensile strengths of 58,000-120,000 lb.& thread length. Look under Hook anchors for concrete. The adjuster nut can be made from a 3/8" coarse...

Hi Nathan, First the spoke tenons should fit very tight in the felloe, my experience was I had to rub them with bees wax so they would compress into the holes. I had the same issue that you are having with the spokes trying to clock or rotate in one direction @ the hub. what I found was if you suppo...

Hi Scott,
I don't know if these are the correct style? They came off a set that had the other end cut off & I used the middle to repair some broken top bows.

Craig.

Hi Larry,
I sure can't top that & I doff my hat to ya.
Craig.

Hi Vilhelm, Had the same part show up in my screen back in 2023 & decided to pull the engine this is what I found IMG_2393.jpg IMG_2419.jpg IMG_2423.jpg IMG_2424.jpg I attribute this to my own fault, when I filed the clutch lugs with a square file I made the lugs tapered to the center, there for put...

Sold to Jerry. Thanks MTFCA Classifieds.
Craig

American Bosch 600 series Distributor complete gears, pin, spacer. Has been disassembled, cleaned, lubed, adjusted & bench tested. $200 plus
the ride If you are concerned about replacement parts Tom Van Meeteren has lots of replacement parts.

Craig.

Hi David, They have a adjuster nut to set the band adjustment. They ( new reproduction) have a eyelet that lends better to using rods. When I set mine up in the beginning I used a clevis & made the cables out of 60's Chevy truck parking brake cables as they have a 5/16" fine threaded end on them giv...

Hi Lucas, The labor to change bands is not worth the savings. Ask around many may have a extra band they will part with, I sold a single cotton band some time ago when someone was just looking for 1 band. If you buy a set then you have spares. Remember you use the low band going down steep hills & t...

Solenoids are not all the same! if it has one small terminal then it is most likely internally grounded. If it has two small terminals one marked s & one not marked then the unmarked one is a ground. If it has two small terminals one marked s & one marked i the i goes to the coil to to supply full v...

Hi Wilhelm, How thick is that piece? could be a piece of clutch plate or clutch lug shoe but I think they are different thicknesses. I have had clutch plates crack & fracture into pieces much like that. Do you have a trans screen with a magnet in it? That was were I found my clutch pieces. Plates & ...

Hi Dave, I think what Keith meant was. Bolts long enough to install castle nuts & cotter pin.
Craig.

This is a well set up & well equipped home lathe. If you look close it not only has the collet set up it has the milling attachment. ( the milling attachment sometimes sell for $200-300 just by it's self ) If I didn't have two in storage for lack of room I'd be on my way to Kim's. I use my lathe two...

Hi Tom,
I tried PMing you but there is something going on the link.
Craig.

Hi Mike, That is a 600 series Bosch distributor. Search https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/157280.html?1283107846 & you will get most all the info you will need. They where the standard for distributors in the day. New parts are not available but the originals are pretty durable Most are c...

Hi Dan, no it is not a crack it washed off with brake clean. I did Magnaflux the head but not able to pressure test. The pits around the water ports are more than .005

Hi Everyone, I'm looking to install a RICARDO PAT NOV 13 1923 HEAD & would like to send it out to have it surfaced .010 to get a better gasket seal but I'm concerned about piston clearance. The current area over the piston is .423 so I would end up with .413 with a gasket crush of .050 to .060. I ha...

OOP's my bad.
Craig.

Hi Chris,
Are these what you are looking for? they have surface rust but are straight & flat.

Craig

Dihydrogen Monoxide is the best but it is a respiratory irritant & if exposed to to much @ one time it can be immediately fatal & everyone that is exposed to it will eventually die.

Craig.

Speedway Motors sells very nice U bends for making headers in all sizes. First time buyers if you sign up for email you get a 10% discount. Good quality VW J tubes work also but the cheaper ones don't have the best looking bends. The ends of the J tubes are smaller than the tube this makes them easi...

Hi Dennis, I use Zepp calcium, rust & lime remover ( same as CLR but less expensive ) I use it for rust & tarnish, radiators, blocks & heads, "not aluminum" I have used it on brass fire valves & other firetruck parts for 20 years. After use let it sit then poor the clean that is on top back into the...

Mack,
There was not enough automobiles in the world to produce the amount of CO2 to melt the polar ice cap & kill off enough polar bears that
there would a sufficient amount of baby seal urine to make a big enough chunk of ice to sink a ship that size. It had to be a goat.
Craig.

If ocean water doesn’t freeze what the
Heck did the Titanic run into???

Here in Arizona the water is so hard! How hard is it? I have seen it eat holes in a half inch thick cast iron fire pump in 4 years with anodes and dissolve grade 5 bolts that hold the pump together. Distilled water is the Best option to mix with coolant never use tap water in Arizona. I mix my coola...

Someone mentioned the Watts clutch pin modification. I measured a stock T plate to pin length & it was 1.065 & the Watts modified plate to
pin is .985 in length.
Craig.

Hi Robert,
I just went out & jacked up my speedster ( has a Ruckstell ) with one wheel on the ground in high gear there is 3 3/8" rotational play. checked
both sides & they are =
Craig.

Hi Mike, I'm thinking if there is a worn area in the bearing sleeve sufficient enough to hang up the bearing then it is worn enough that it needs replaced. Have you ever had this bearing out before? How much play is in the bearing? Is leakage the reason for adding a modern seal? Some times inner sea...

Hi Guys,
I'm one of the last people to ask about originality on Model T's but this is the front spring from a TT chassis I purchased some years ago.
Note that two leaf's are doubled up, it's 11 leaf's if you remove the doubled ones it's 9 leaf's.

Craig.

Search found 1738 matches