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Charge it off the magneto with a diode and a tail light bulb. or buy the magneto charger kit from one of the vendors. Can also use it for coil power when cranking for more spark till you switch over to mag.

I have a model T with three tires with the same problem a leak in the valve stem where the rubber joins the brass threaded top section with the Schrader valve. The tubes are about five years old rubber on valve stems looks good on all of them. not cracked. last one started leaking after I aired it u...

Jeff. A non conventional method might be a good option. Use a starter / generator like they used on John Deere Gators and a host of riding mowers made by Cub Cadet and others in the fifties and sixties by John Deer and others. Mount the starter on the front of the engine like a out board alternator ...

Any photos of a road runner trap. Had one that liked to perch on my outside TV antenna. Had a interesting five note chirp from high to low. Mating call ?

GREAT ! "All things come to those who wait."

I didn't say I was the owner ! My information was from a posted ad for the car that appeared to be legit and from the seller posted three months ago. apparently that was not the case. Sorry. No good deed goes un punished. Nice car good luck. "You can have everything in life you want, if you will jus...

Price is $34,000.00

Maybe they should modify the grant request to include a vintage model T ERA golf course complete with "period caddies" in their white jump suits carrying golfers bags. Model t tractors pulling sickle mowers to keep the greens looking good. Provide shuttle rides to the air port in depot hacks. Sounds...

Mike. You are correct on half cycle operation of a single led. The unit I described is a complete led lighting unit with many leds in the array. unit has a build in bridge rectifier and voltage regulator. So it works on both positive and negative a/c pluses from Model T mag. With the voltage regulat...

Jeff Ledlight.com sells a headlight bulb that will work off 5 to 30 volts a/c or dc non polarity. Need to wire headlights in parallel instead of series. single pin contact bayonet base. Technically according to the specs it should work off model t mag. Unit has a built in voltage regulator so light ...

Is it subject to 25% tariff ?

Prices like lake water seeks it own level based on conditions. Just hope when prices level out they are not to low to sustain the support network of vendors and part manufactures.

This storm formed quickly with little warning! Government relief is a little like getting a model T started and warmed up. But You can be sure a month out from a Presidential election. They will be going as fast as they can. FEMA and the Red cross have had their hands full this year with one disaste...

Russ. Glad to hear from You. What have You done to the old girl. Any photos. Hard to believe it has been over three years since You got it. "Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end the faster it goes! "

Houston Texas area. Received both Vintage Ford and Model T Times Monday the 23rd. First time I have received both the same day.

I guess You could call it Ghosting. They take Your money and disappear.

Gene. I am located west of Tomball in Rosehill community off I-99 that goes by Spring. about 20 miles from Me. would like to meet and visit with you and discuss model Ts. The Church next door to Me is having a car show Oct 5th I plan on having one of my three Ts there. Usually the only T. Jim / Novi...

I had a Massey Ferguson 135 gas 3 banger tractor engine that ran very smooth. Thought it was a four cylinder until a plug wire got pulled off mowing high weed's. I went to put the plug wire back on the distributor cap and noticed it only had three wire holes. I now have a MF 240 with a three cylinde...

Thanks Richard for photo rotation. Photo shows Wife's Uncle after restoration ? driving the car. It seems to have the larger brake drums. 26 /27 I don't know the year of the wheels. I doubt he would have had them changed. tool box and carrier were not repainted which seems odd. Its a pig in a poke l...

May have come off a diesel locomotive.

My first encounter with a model T was in 1969 when My new wife and I visited Her Uncle Frances in Prattville Alabama and he gave us a ride in His unrestored 1916 touring with running board box full of tools. In retirement He moved to Orlando Florida and much to His regret had His prize 1916 rebuilt ...

Don't Cuss. Call Gus. He will Cuss for all of Us. Juvenile saying this post prodded loose from the depths of my memory that should have been left there. Working on automobiles. Especially model Ts will bring forth colorful language from time to time. Reason why my wife didn't like My Son's working o...

Bill Squires is the go to guy for auto hauling. He does what He says He will do. When He says He will do it. For a fair price You pay when the car is delivered. No up front money. No Hocus Pocus on delivery schedule. If He says it will be at Your delivery address on a certain date. You can rest assu...

If you can find a mounting tray that's made for them mounting to a narrow running board would not be a problem. mounting tray would still stick out a little but cans would be secure.

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Insurance companies are like Casinos. The house always wins!

I wonder if You still can buy army surplus camouflage nets like they covered up tanks and artillery pieces with. They sound more like a HOA than a insurance company. next thing they will not insure electric vehicles without a big sur charge due to perceived fire risk. Everything has some risk that's...

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Might be able to make them on a three D printer.

Open express from Tennessee to Texas. Being delivered by Bill Squires. Car Conversion to truck with home built wood body.

Retarding the timing might be the solution for My 26 that has had the mag removed. Engine hast to be revved up to start out in low gear with out killing the engine. engine races if You shift with out reducing the throttle going into high gear and usually snorts and bogs for just a second even if you...

Todays modern cars including Fords have scores of fuses and some have several fuse blocks for different systems. Henry was late to the party and didn't put fuses in His cars until the model A was introduced in 1928. While other car makers had been using some sort of electrical fusing for a long time...

Fuse picture Model T_resized (1).jpg Photo #1 Ten circuit period after market fuse block. # 2. Inline 20 amp main fuse connected to yellow main power lead going to battery side of starter switch. Much easier to get to without crawling under the car on tour or pulling the floor boards in the dark. M...

John. I installed mine right at the firewall terminal block. used a black in line fuse holder with 20 amp fuse. Might use a black fuse holder so it not too obvious. Many put their fuse holder at the starter switch in a weather proof boot like some of the vendors sell. I prefer to mount it on fire wa...

John. Thanks for the memories of the old Bryan air force base. Now riverside campus at Texas A & M. I attended electronics school there in mid sixties. Cool place. There were warehouses full of surplus electronic equipment and other items. Also a fair amount of explosives and primer caps stored in b...

Thanks to all for the suggestions and comments. It takes a village to keep a model T running.

The car was like that when I bought it back in 2017 from Ross in College Station. It has a plastic fuel filter connected to the sediment bowl by a rubber hose and then fuel filter connects to the carb by rubber hose that was leaking. My 23 open express and 1920 depot hack both have metal fuel line g...

I know I am preaching to the choir. But sometimes it doesn't hurt to hear the sermon again. One of my Ts is a 26 touring with the gas tank under the dash. It has not been run in a about two years. The gas was turned off at the carb but not at the valve on the filter bowl tank outlet which was temper...

Tim. Beautiful photography. That picture would look great on the cover of Vintage Ford and the Model T times. Model T Times has a page titled members cars that all of the cars would look good on that didn't make the cut for front page.
My 2 cents worth maybe less.

What is the start up torque of a stock model T engine with and with out the magneto magnets. I have a 26 without a mag with a distributor. A 26 with the original mag. T without the mag dies easily when starting to take off or in traffic. ( Not Fun) T with mag is like a bulldozer once your start it y...

Great Photo Tim. Looks period in black and white when I turn off the color. What city is this house in.

If You want the car don't let location stop You. Call one of the many car transporters. Call. Bill. Jim and lots of others that haul antique cars. If You have the money they have the time.

Back to the top. Nice panel truck. Rare sliding cab doors.

It would be .47 Mfd at 400 volts. Some caps have different tolerances and temp coefficients along with lead configurations and material composition that can effect the price. But a .47 mfd at 400 volts is a pretty basic value used in many applications. I would say go with one that looks like the one...

I don't see a blade guard!

Give Her that ride as soon as it will drive around the block. The car does not haft to be perfect. I waited too long to give My Aunt the ride she wanted. She died at 95 before We took our drive. Tomorrow is not a given! Do it today.
She will be thrilled.

Nice panel truck. First one I have seen with sliding doors like My Dads 25.

"There's no place like home". Dorothy was anxious to get back to Kansas too. Best wishes Steve and a return to the "new" normal. "Follow the yellow brick road"

George. Yes they have two brightness levels. They are large headlights type bulbs and probably wouldn't fit in tail light housing and would be over kill if they did. They sell other led bulbs for tail lights. Ledlights.com has the best selection and prices. ba15d is the part number of the ones I bou...

e-mail sent. I would like to buy your brackets.
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This is what I use. Dual filament. Socket orientation does not effect operation like new and old incandescent bulbs some of which which have 180 degrees rotation on two base pins. Filaments should be horizontal when locked in headlight socket.

Bill is first class. Seen here unloading my 1923 open express.

Larry. Back under your rock. Merry Christmas. Bah Hum Bug.

Truck looks great. My Dad had a fleet of 1925 ? Model T delivery vans for City hot shot delivery work back in Houston back in the late twenties.

What is the Hospital mailing address for Steve. Would like to send Him a Card.

Hope it is Walt!

Looks like you would still see them being driven given the car shortage after Castro took over and anything with wheels was being driven and many of them still are.

My wife told me it was her or the model T. Same thing She said about the cat. He still sleeps in it. I miss her sometimes. Wives are temporary. Model Ts are forever. ( just Kidding)

Seems like He was doing great defying the odds till Covid got Him. Covid variant is making a come back this winter. New vaccines are available for it. Our prayers and good wishes for Steve to beat the odds and make a full recovery. He is a model T legend in His own time.

FYI Rough original ?
Depot Hack on Craig's list. Eastern CT. $3000. More pictures of other side of top and body on ad.

Is this car still available.

Truck hadn't been run this year. It was very happy taking a long nap and didn't think much of waking up and starting. But after some choking, cranking and carb adjustment. Repeated numerous times it staggered to life like a drunk the morning after. Even ran on mag smoother than battery. Saturday mor...

I have a cover craft outdoor rated cover. Made for a model T Tudor. I use it to cover my depot hack under a lean to car port. Allows air to flow through but keeps water out. Problem I have found the web tie down straps deteriorate rapidly. They break and crumble into bits and pieces when exposed to ...

Received Times last week. Vintage Ford Today.

Nothing like a enclosed car to keep old Man Winter outside during your Christmas Parade.
Put a few hot bricks on the floor board and your good to go. Buy it now before the snow flies!
Price is right.

Buy it now and enjoy the fall tours. This car is tour ready and been on many tours. Get it now and have fun before Old Man Winter comes knocking. Priced Right. Located Central US. Affordable shipping costs to both East and West Coast. Call Jim for video of it running. Purrrs like a kitten.

Steve is like the old Timex watch commercial. "Takes a licking but keeps on ticking" A inspiration to us all.

Bob. Just a note. Beautiful car. All the cars You sell are first class. But as You know most Model T folks are cheap skates. Its a family tradition going back to Henry Ford. But it only takes that one person that can't live without it to mark it sold. and sky high transport prices don't help limitin...

I remember that model. Built like a battleship. Many still in service at remote cabins and hunting lodges.

Nice car. Contact Jim for video of engine running. Cranks right up on hand crank and purrrs like a kitten.

When you find out. Please let every body know. You can go into edit mode and delete the file for that picture and reload it being careful not to click on add file. file will load by itself usually and if you click on add file it puts the photo up additional times. But only one file shows up for that...

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If You have a old toy train transformer that should work to test it. adjustable voltage 0 to 24 volts a/c. 60 cycles

Pictures were oriented properly when posted. But turned sideways when the system loaded the pictures. How do You rotate picture after it has been posted.

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Sorry Robert. But a fuse, or worse yet fuse block on your model t trumps the water pump / MMO conversation by a country mile.

My limited understanding is it eliminates the need to adjust the points on all four coils which have their points shorted out by a jumper and rely on the electrical pulse from the master vibrator to activate each of the four coils through the timer. It takes the work out of getting all four coils ad...

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Winters coming. enclosed car would be nice. enclosed car with a/c this summer even nicer.

Dave Is this depot hack body one You built.

Car looks pretty good to Me dust and all. The History and documentation is part of the package and it makes it more desirable. Austin Texas in Summer is pretty dusty. If He just washed it some folks would say He washed it to make the dull faded paint shine. But with a MTFCA # of 7352 This is not His...

When opportunity knocks You can't wait too long to open the door. Hope He got the car of his dreams. His silence makes Me wonder.

Don't make Larry blow a fuse!

Beam Me up Scotty. There's no intelligent life here!

Just make sure they don't spike your coffee.

eBay item number:134595124499 Interesting truck a lot of photos.

Some one is very lucky. All the hard work has been done. one more down Jim and how many are left to go. Any more hacks with rubber chickens ?

LOOK'S Great! But it is not solid black like the one in Walt's photo. To quote Walt.

"I want what I want and I will either get it or get nothing"

That's for drivers with a twisted personality. LOL

One of a kind. Beautiful. craftsmanship is beyond compare.

STILL FOR SALE. VERY RARE MODEL.

Nice light. Ill buy it.

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