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Who can identify this photo?

My Grandson, his wife and his 4 WD 1300 HP (T)esla. At our cabin at Tahoe/Donner. That's Truckee, California. This picture was tken on March 20, 2023.

\If you shave the head you increase compression a little but the cooling system runs fairly close to the bottom. If you take off too much you coiuld cause a coolent leak into the block (cylenders).

This was a pristine car until the spring shackle broke. The driver was killed and passenger was seriously injured.

Exactly what I need!! Many thank's to both of you!! Ron, I brought a friend's coils back to life but I told him if more work is needed to send them to you. I didn't take them apart to change condensers....THANK'S

Does anyone have a wiring diagram for a no generator or starter, early T? When searching for a wiring diagram I couldn't find one for a no starter, early car. Thanks in advance!

Ed Katzorke in Carson City.. On a score of 1 - 100 I give him one thousand. I have nothing but good words to desctibe his work on my stuff!!

Try Northern Tool or NAPA.

I have one from Harbor Feight and it works ok

Thank's for the thank's and thank's to you who served. I also did time in Korea (B-26) and twice in Viet Nam and got 2 DFCs. I also flew refuling missions out of Thailand supporting The F-4s out of Nam. It always felt sooo good to get home to the good old USA.

Old radiators loose their efficency. You will be surprised what difference a new radiator will make.

DITTO what Brent said above!

Here's what I did with a frame and 4 wheels AND about

$3000.00

Thank you very much. That is a huge help!! That word obituary is what I was afraide of.

That is the Dale Finnigsmier, from Kenesaw, that I'm looking for. I think he has at least 3 Model t's.

I've lost contact with Dale Finnigsmier. Can anyone send me an update?

Would someone post the coil wiring diagram Please. I can't find mine. THANK'S

My dream Speedster

However you secure the load... REMEMBER... load your trailer with at least 10% of the load FORWARD!!

I got $200.00 more today. Thanks Arnold. I'll send it on to Don. Total $2300.00

Thank you Hank!! I wish our little project (above) could have collected more, but we are thankful for what se got.

got it, Thank's

Go for it!! I'll get it to Don. Thanks

I just sent a Chase Casher's ck to Don ($2150.00). He should get it Thursday...Today is Monday, 10/4. Great job and thank's to everyone involved in this!!!!

And another. Thanks Peter

Wayne...ditto

I received another $50.00 via PayPal. Thanks Robbie

Through the genrtosity of you folks we raised $1900.00 in checks and $100.00 in cash that I will deposit Monday. I will send a check to Don for $2100.00 (Including what I put into the account). I can provide the list???? YOU FOLKS ARE A GREAT GROUP AND I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT!!!!

I received a few more checks today. We are up to $1900.00. We should take Ed's suggestion and post this on the other forum...Do they still have a forum?? Any other ideas? I am holding all checks so I can return them if needed... rather than deposit them and have to write checks if I the need to retu...

This project is slowing to a trickle. I have received 18 checks and $50.00 cash for a total of $1500.00. I'll keep you posted. To the folks who have contributed I Say THANK YOU!!! For the project to be a total success we need about 9g more. Maybe a bit too ambitious.? Cheers, Hal

And a contribution in any size will also be appreciated.

We'll keep it going. Let's see what happens. This may not go fast enough and If Don gets what is needed by seling hls T we'll go to plan B. Your input is appreciated.

FOLKS, ..... I even proofed it

Don, I know how you may feel. Your wish is my command, we can keep going, or not. We now have more than $1000.00, about 10% of the goal, all donated by terrific friends on this forum. You fooks are awsome!!!!!

The need is in the low 5 figure area....I hope we aren't dreaming.

I have a PayPal account so that is all that I may need. OK to give it a try...they sound like it's easy to send funds. I still want your mailing address.

As of now I don't do PayPal. I'll see what is involved in setting it up. I think there is $$ involved. Cheers.....We have a ways to go

So far around $1100.00 in "pledges" and I'll up mine another $50.00 to make it $1150 Thanks guys!!!! Hal

Mine is in and Lee's is on the way=$100.00

I set up an account and from the posts above there's around $550.00. Does this show enough intrest to continue? LETS GIVE IT A TRY! Send checks to me and I will deposit them. I need your mailing address so I can return ALL funds in case this project fails. Don, we need to know, in general figures, a...

I'll go to my bank tomorrow to set up an account and see what else has to be done. I'll have to keep track of all doners so ALL money collected can be returned if that need ever arises. I use CHASE

Lets start a MTFCA GO FUND ME for for Don . I'll pledge $50.00....More if this idea takes off. I know how I would feel if I ha to part with my "T".

Belt on px side. Oil pump in gererator hole for pressure mains. AC compressor on Px side and alternator mounted on top of compressor. All riven with one serpentine belt. Works great!

Spoken for, Thanks

In aprox 2000 I installed a Nissan alternator on my Fordor and have had "0" problems.

I have a mix of approximately 300 MtfcA and MTFCI magazines I want to get rid if. U pay the freight and they are yours. (or pick them up)

halsched@hotmail.com. ..Sacramento

Most, if not all, Model ts "creep" when started cold. Some folks say they adjust the high fingers so there is no creep but in 70 years I have not been able to do it. If you park your T with the high lever forward it squeezes the oil out from between the high discs and it (supposedly) reduces the amo...

Dean, Just a 1/16 X 3/4 x 15ish strap from Ace. That is enourg "spring" for the aplication

Last one. I made my box out of Oak about 10 years ago so it's not as pretty.

Here's how we did it on the farm:

My 89 year ol brain has a glitch every now and then. That is indeed a cheap vise grip. That vacuum trick is great Model T thinking!! I like it!

This took most of 1'0' X2" X8" Hickory plank to make these: ( and that aint cheap)...but a lot of fun

This worked for several years:

Which has less exhaust?

I have a 2011 Grand Cherokee (Sumit) with a V-8 Hemi. I've pulled my Fordor on a flatbed trailer all over the U>S. with absolutely no problems. It likes gas at 8 MPG. Most of the time I drove the speed limit, up to 70 MPH.

Don't ever allow battery current (DC) to go to the magnito post. Just break the circuit to kill the engine

I had a simular thing happen to a newly rebult engine. I found that the rear cam bearing was too tight and caused the engine to grind to a halt after it warmed up a little. DON"T rev the engine beyond a low idle until you find the problem. If it is the rear cam bearing, all of the engine torque is r...

Norm, I heard the lady (I think wife) had a broken pelvis but I never heard anything beyond that.

This is the result of an auxiliary transmissio going into neutral going up a hill. This car had no rear (auxiliary) brakes and rolled down the hill backward until it overturned in the ditch on the left side of the road. I was about 3 cars behind him. It was a beautiful car! Model T Accident 21949.jpg

Here is a note from Deanna, Milt Webb's Daughter. Hello All Milton Webb has not pasted away he is fine and still living in his home in CA. He has 24 hour caretakers and friends and family that visit him often. It is so nice to hear all the nice words about my father. Thank you He says thank you for ...

NOT true. Milt has not passed. Don't know where this started. Send him a Christmas card, he'd enjoy it. Milt fell a while back and bumped his head that resulted in his ability to swallow. He has been fed through a tube since. He has full time live in help. He may not be in the best shape but he is s...

I used 1/2 inch #8 bolts and nuts. I did this a long time ago and should have used bolts at least 1/2 inch longer. I did get 3 turns on the nuts though and all has been well for at least 10 years. There are nuts below the plate holding the front main. (I hope the picture opens) 100_6226 2.jpeg.zip

Do you have this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCRdm6YiinM

OK, Here they are: Outside measurements 49 X 23. From nose to hump 22", hump is 4 1/2 " high and 14 inches long. I drilled into the hump so I didn't need real long screws to install the hump (with glue also). Use your imagination on the rest. Harbor freight has wheels. As mentioned, use 2X10 lumber ...

Here is another picture of my stand built by 2X10's. I have to go to the shop to get measurements. '

If you haven't noticed by now, KEVIN IS A TRUE GENIUS. His wire wheels also are a thing of beauty

Thanks Tom, I'll try it. I have EZ lube.

Mark, I would say no but how many parked in a garage not far from a gas hot water heater. in '45 I never shut off the gas but I do now. If anyone knows how to keep the shut=off valve from binding or freezing up I would llike to know the trick.

The onlt T to have flats (more than once) on our local tours had white tires. 4WIW.

Where in Wisconsin?? I grew up in Hamburg and that's where my T comes from. Draw a line from Wauau to Merrill to Athens and back to Wausau and Hamburg is in the middle of the triangle. I'll look at my magnets but I don't remember ever seeing one with a hole in it.

In my book: A truly great Christian Gentleman but not so great a President. U think he knew how to drive a T??

Do both...Glue and Screw

Wayne, My Dad was at Trnity, Freistat, in the 1965 era. The fill in that your are referencing probably a Pastor nemed Bernhart (sp). Small world.

I never drove my Model T in the Mequon/Freistat area.

Good hearing from U keith!!! It's good to get a first hand report on what's going on. If push comes to shove we have a place for you and Carol.

Yes, my Dad was a Pastor ar Trinity Freistat, across the street from Boelke's Hardware and the place that had good fish fries.

Thanks. Fyi My dad once was a Pastor at Trinity, Freistat, just East of Min Falls. Cheers

Kieth Gumbinger, are you OK. What's going on iny youri lovely city. I didn't know what that my fellow Wisconsinites could act that way, or are they outsiders?

Steve, if you have an electric motor rewinding shop in your area check with them; they may be able to help with some of the stuff that you need.

Here's a jig I made to wind the coils. I have more pictures and info. I got some of my supplies from the local electric motor rewinding facility who also varnished and baked the finnished ring. I made the handle for this jig out of a long 1/2 inch bolt.

A good rule of thumb is to have at least 10% of your load forward of the axle. Don't load backward. Been there, done that.

GEORGE, you are dead wrong about the power draw of an air conditioner, if it is done right. I used s small Mazda compressor and you can barely hear a
rpm change when I turn the AC on and off. ( My2cw)

Taken a few years back. Does anyone know these 2 beautiful gals. Taken at Mt. Rushmore

Is there a chance that you could include a picture of YOU so I can see what a genius looks like. Your craftsmanship and paintings are amazing!!!

Is the frame cracked or is that a scratch

I just had a flat on the R F wheel. Upon opening the tire I found that the brass valve stem broke loose from the inner tube. Can a new stem be attached to the tube?

I hope this link works: https://www.icloud.com/attachment/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcvws.icloud-content.com%2FB%2FAeKBxu5Wb4xxOAu1BvhFPgI8rz9lAZY4PUFtC2YYwCNuHxp5Q_3_jPlB%2F%24%7Bf%7D%3Fo%3DAk-PKQVzKu5DlfdooV-c0BGVCjiQm24z1W60YSJq_jv9%26v%3D1%26x%3D3%26a%3DCAoghn8mLeobvZKgDL7zJhChYVu_Q4VCYmEWQxXq0arMxFcSdxDc...

Keith, Yes, this is the Runabout that I rescued from a rock pile back in 1945. I ran water in the radiator even in winter in Wisconsin. I am running that same motor though it has freeze cracks that are sealed with JB Weld. As soon as I get smart enough to convert a video to a link, I'll show my gra...

Thanks Seve, I'll give it a try

My grandson, Ethan, driving, his fiance, Jessica standing, and granddauthter Hannah, riding. I tried to upload a video, but it didn't work . I didn't have to tell anyone to smile because they couldn't stop.

I don't know what this has to do with anything, but when I was a kid I used drain oil from a fleet of farm tractors and trucks. I drove the T a lot too. I don't think any of the farm vehicles had oil filters and as I recall the oil was VERY black.

Maybe this is easier to read. About 10 lines down in the instructions it warns about using battery acid. My opinion agrees with Mark that soda or salt in the jars reduce the line in current. ???

I put this in a closet in the garage when we moved into this house 30 years ago and forgot about it. What kind of chemical mixture did it use?

I would add pictures but dragging and dropping isn't working. Maybe the files are too old?

1. I used a small compressor as used in the Mazda aftermarket air conditioner kit 2 The power draw is almost not noticeable. About as much as when I turn on the alternator. At a high idle RPM you can just barely hear engine change when the ac is turned on and off 3 The air conditioner works great bu...

On Pismo Beach, California.

I built one too and I still have too many parts.

I have not driven my T speedster for about 10 months. Should I drain the tank and instal new gas before I start it again? We are locked down here in Sacramento and I'm going to work (play) with my Model T's to give keep me from going nuts.

That's more great news. There's tremendous relief rumbling through our Model T worlld!!!

GREAT NEWS!!! What about our friend and helper DAVE?

I had a "new" engine act the same way. Long story short: I had the front cam beariing too tight. Lucky I didn't rev the engine because the cam was not hurt. Reaming the front cam insert cured the problem

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