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Thanks Hank! Starters are tricky! Lots of things can bite you, especially when doing all the bushings. Here’s all my tooling I’ve come up with. I’m not fortunate like Steve Tomaso to have the complete Stevens starter & Generator rebuild kit. Trial and error and lots of reading/studying landed me her...

I'm splitting this topic as it generated lots of PMs and emails. Seems that this topic is of much interest in general. I am curious about your " And I can also do 12v conversations." Can you tell us a little more about that? Sure. First off, the stock T generator, properly rebuilt and adjusted with ...

I do! I now have all the tooling to do both now. And I can also do 12v conversations. I also replace the worn out Babbitt bearing in the starter snout with a bronze bushing on the starters and use the same meticulous rebuild method on the starters as I use on the generators. There's just a lot more ...

So, about 25 years ago I bought a Harbor Freight pan & brake for sheet metal work fabricating my Porsche race cars. What an absolute total piece of junk. The cast iron broke at the base and all my attempts to repair it were basically futile. But it served a purpose and I cursed it every single time ...

PCBs- Recently I found jlcpcb.com can make some very cheap PCB's. They have a special of $2 for small boards. I used them a couple weeks back. I had 10 2x2" boards made and it costed $18 including shipping and I had them in 1 week shipped from China. Additionally they can add SMT components for a f...

I'll send you yours Erik's and an extra one before you go down!

Jeff

THIS IS AWESOME!!!

Beats the hell out of driving around town every day!

Jeff

One sold, one still available.

Discussed in gory detail here

https://mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php? ... ate#p62030

Jeff

I use a IPad when I browse the internet. Lately I notice sometimes when I select a post, it brings up a new little window, with the very first post and the last post. Cool, but it doesn’t happen for me all the time. I am sure it’s something to do with a double click, or hovering over for awhile, bu...

I tried one of these strobe light tachometers once and was disappointed at the performance. Who is the developer of the app you are using? I could not find one with a screen like yours. I assume it is for I-Phone only with no Android version. They are by no means perfect, that's for sure. The one I...

Sold to cory pending payment!

Hey Jeff, The apps do have names under them - must be author. You said yours has a trip recorder and that is what I would like to have. Speed is secondary. If and when you have time, maybe you can find that info. Thank you. Here's the "speedometer Simple"app written by Mikrasya. Search by author or...

David, look at the pics and see if you can find one that looks like what I posted. Or just try one that has good ratings. GEorge, yes, they will all work on an ipad, however, not all apps rwill work holding the ipad sideways because they were made for an iphone. But, the ones I listed all do. Jeff

I thought you wanted doors! My mistake. Sorry.

I just realized that you guys probably have not have discovered the true power of what's sitting in all your pockets. I was an early investor in GPS and Bluetooth chips that are in all your phones now, and I'm friends with the guy at HP who literally invented the GPS, so I take a lot of this stuff f...

I thought I'd share a recent discovery I haven't seen mentioned here. Strobe lights that measure rpm have been around for decades. Good ones with digital readouts are expensive. Here's a way to get one for free using your smartphone to Measure the RPM of your motor, your wheels, your water pump, lat...

I finished 2 more Professionally Rebuilt Ford Model T generators. Fits 1919-1927 cars including TT. $235 (with $15 core credit) , shipping INCLUDED anywhere in the USA. 90 day, unconditional warranty ALSO included. $250, no core. I'll even pay for the shipping to send your core back. PROCESS USED ON...

Take a look at all the pics in my barnfind post where I put the pics on Flickr. I got several doors in that haul. They are all still here.
https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic. ... ckr#p49557
Jeff

You might have one or more problems going on with your starter. It could be the terminal bolt (very common), bad brushes (not likely), bad armature (Also not likely), shorted field coils (likely) or binding of the shaft somewhere, or a combination. I've seen all of the above on various starters I've...

Redwood Empire Model T Club --- Model T Ford Club of Southern California Pre-Tour Cocktail Party at Steve Chase’s home, 5:PM Sunday, May 31st, 5:PM, reservations at Mill Valley Travelodge Day One 25 miles Monday, June 1st - (Afternoon Tour) From Mill Valley Travelodge: into the Marin Headlands, Gold...

More from my pile - At first I thought they were Rocky mtns but on closer inspection, no RM logos anywhere. Any clues? Looks to be a mostly complete setup. The drums are the same as on my '21 which has Rockies.

Jeff

Thanks for that Jeff I didn't even notice that new feature and have no idea when it even popped in. Long long ago in a land far far away 8-) If you look close, you can see another menu called Extra Quick Links, right next to the search box on the upper right of each screen. That gives even quicker ...

Awesome! I will have a set of large drum Rockies with drums for sale coming up soon. I just ordered some new linings for them. I'll put those new linings in this spare set when I take mine off to replace the linings. They are Missing a few of the bits but nothing that couldn't be fabricated or acqui...

Click on 'Quick Links' above then Click on "Members" then search by alphabet click on their username and chose "email" from their member info page good luck...it's worked for me several times A better way, that took me several days and two programmers to implement. It's simple now: 3FA25AB8-4FA5-4B...

You can already do that - find the original post and hit reply. Leave a comment.

Jeff

Guys, take this offline. Now. This is no place to air grievances. Work your problems out between each other.

AdminJeff

All my rebuilt generators are now spoken for. If you have one that needs to be rebuilt per the same specs above, send me a note and we can work something out. I can now turn these out in less than a week.

Jeff

I have 1 generator left. Gen w new field coils is now SOLD.

So,d pending payment!

Jeff

2 generators left. One w new field coils, one without.
Thanks Erik!!
Jeff

Thanks Hank!

1 sold. 3 left. Thanks Robert!

Jeff

Yeah battling RFI interface is the bane of my existence - I used to be the go to guy in high school for all the car stereos that invariably had whining engine noises, especially after I installed massive amps that took up most of their trunks or back seats. I knew all the tricks with chokes and caps...

I have 4 (so far) Professionally Rebuilt Ford Model T generators. Fits 1919-1927 cars including TT. These are WAY more fun to rebuild than the ones on Porsche 911's, and I've done many! $250 exchange shipping INCLUDED anywhere in the USA. 90 day, unconditional warranty ALSO included. PROCESS USED ON...

Great Post Mr Jeff - or may I call you Admin? We could have a poll here to find out how many other people have carefully created solid state blinker modules that worked perfectly......until they started the engine! Merry Christmas from The Olde Country Too funny, and so true! My USB voltage step-up...

WOW! That's a long time out now. That was one of the NPR interviews they did with songwriters and singers featuring western or "cowboy" singers. As you may know, I won the Western Music Association Songwriter of the year a couple times as well as the American Songwriter Magazine's Songwriter of the...

Other than the usual rants from the usual suspects (which have NO place in this discussion and have been and will continue to be removed from all forums), I am absolutely loving this thread. My IOT (internet of things) dev platform of choice is the ESP8266, specifically the NodeMCU using LUA which i...

It all depends on the source photo. If it’s been resized smaller than the “thumbnail” size before uploading, it won’t expand when clicked.

Jeff

Is there a way of doing that here on the forum? I wanted to post a 15 second video clip of a running engine and saw no method to do it this morning.I know it was not possiable on the old forum and no biggie if I can't do it here,just wondering if there was a way? Unfortunately no. YouTube and then ...

Stephen_heatherly wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:08 am
I got the lining I needed for a set of Rockies from McMaster Carr.

Stephen

Can you post the details? Maybe a pic of the invoice?

Jeff

Wow. They're still in business. Impressive!

Jeff

My linings have seen better days and driving this car as much as I do, I think now is a good time to undertake this project. At least the car will be apart while it pours down rain instead of sitting there all pretty, waiting and ready to go for a drive. I've searched everywhere but I can only find ...

You missed the other thread(s) where the discussion of this design has already been tested/vetted, and I already have 3 xternal oilers feeding the front of the motor so there will be plenty of feed.

Jeff

I like it! The credit goes to Terry Horlick for the "Mountain Pan" idea and Hank's certainly improved on it.

Nicely done Hank!

Jeff

Yes Jeff, I think you need what Scott recommended. I live on a mountain road too but probably not as steep as yours. If you need metal formed on my machines, give me a shout. That rear one could be formed as a one piece pinch style. All the Best, Hank Now that I look at it, my pan/brake rollers are...

Jeff, If it really is that steep, then you are still probably not getting the oil to the front that you think you are, and even if you were, it's not staying where you need it for long enough. Consider placing dams into your pan. Something along that line is here: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messag...

After winning the "worst triple gear failure ever seen" award and burning up a couple of #1 rod bearings driving up my hill, I now have all three extra oilers. Ford faithful, drilled hogshead and the mag post oilier. And I installed Dan Mckearchen's needle bearing triple gear mod. To be fair, my 1/2...

What member?

click on his username and then click on send email

Guys,
Please refrain from conjecture and suppositions about this situation and negative posts. Nobody knows what happened. Let’s leave it at that for now.

Admins

No takers so its off to eBay

You don't see these very often... original cast iron Ford Faithful oiler in great shape.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/163983158366

Shane Lach wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 08, 2019 7:06 pm
Hey Jeff I'll buy this for my tudor.

Sold to Shane!

Ignition switch + large face ammeter complete. works great. with Key #63.

$60 plus the ride.

He meant Gas Tank strap. I fixed it!

I have several straps as well as a good 26/27 gas tank!

Adjustable aluminum fan pulley. No pin (uses your old one) and comes with allen-head tightening screw. I used it for a few months on my worn crank and it worked great, but now I have a new crank! Precision machined aluminum. If your original pulley is loose it may have worn the surface the of the cr...

1926/27 Coil Box. Completely rebuilt - new wood, and a new lid. Excellent condition.
Note: none of the vendors sell this year coil box.

$125 plus the ride

It's what we do! Welcome back.

Jeff

Ok, I removed the entire topic.

Jeff

It's how you hold the camera. If it's held sideways ,The info is encoded in the pic when you take it but not recognized when the thumbnail is created as you upload the pic to the forum. But when you click the t"thumbnail" pic and get the full size version, it's correct. Again, it's complicated, but ...

wayne sheldon wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:26 pm
About an hour ago the website said it was down for maintenance. Was that strange?

That was us doing updates. It should have told you to stop whining, relax and go get another cup of coffee. Well... at least the last part!

Jeff

Adam wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:41 pm
I wonder if the sideways and upside down photos will go away...

That’s a whole different issue but I’m investigating it. It has to do with the way the camera/phone is held when taking the pic. There are some solutions but it’s not an easy fix.

Jeff

AndyClary wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:32 am
But Jeff, that's why we pay extra to live here. Wait a week and the weather will change.

Andy

I'm sick of paying that "extra" to live here... I'm certainly not getting my money's worth!

Jeff

The dreaded system update I've been putting off has now been completed. Let me know if you see anything strange happening. Hopefully this will strengthen the weedout process of the spammers.

Jeff

This has become a hot topic for sure. Such great info! There are as many approaches to heating a shop as there are folks in this hobby. The O2 depletion theory makes sense. I'm sure that's what I experienced with my "indoor" propane construction heater, and for the last time. I have a new radiant he...

Confirmed 26/27.

Erik Barrett wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:30 pm
Closed cab TT truck.

26/27?

Some usable parts here for sure. The bearing spins freely and feels tight. $125 plus $14 shipped anywhere in the USA.

Jeff

rust free and in great shape. $50 plus the ride to you.

Jeff

I have a smaller garage only 600 square feet, I have 4” of ridgid styrofoam under my concrete Floor with water lines ran 12”on center, poured in the concrete. Their is an on demand boiler running a glycol/water mix through the lines. It’s an amazing way to heat the garage, the concrete holds the he...

I don’t think this is off topic as without toil, upgrades and maintenance during winter months, our most prized possession wouldn’t be ready to tour all year... however. I Almost passed out today in my shop and I think my heater was the cause. Granted, I live in CA and not on the east coast so go ah...

Sold to Janet.

2 of them. $27.50 for both of them shipped to you.
One of the mirrors is almost perfect. The other is, well, used.

Jeff, have you ever taken on a job, doing it just "half-axxed" ? :lol: Not unless there is a good reason! I’m taking my time on this machine both in refurbing it as well as learning how to use it. I have a feeling I’m going to have it a long time. And it feels like I have a good one to start with s...

First pair is sold. Second pair still available! Jeff

I installed the new belt and rebuilt the entire apron over the weekend, and wow what a difference! Tubalcain's video on this was a big help. It now has a working powered cross feed and the feed change lever is nice and smooth. And the belt doesn't slip. I also found a guy on eBay who has a boatload ...

Sold!

Jeff

Sold pending payment!

Sold pending payment!

Best I can tell it's a dashboard from a 26/27 TT.

Sold to Dan Hatch!

I have several but boxing and shipping to NY.... ugggg

I have several but boxing and shipping to NY.... ugggg

Texas T Ball Bearing 4th main "PLUS". Brand new, never used. Comes with instructions. Don't spend $180! Can even be installed with engine in the car. $90 shipped anywhere in the USA Jeff Texas T link to this part: http://www.texastparts.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TTP&Product_Code=T3...

Ok,ok. Nothing like beating a dead horse.
Looks like I'm going to have to post more parts for sale and bid on a back gear.

Jeff

Ok, log ou and then back in and you should be good to go.

Jeff

The gear works but I hear it.i might have a line on another one...

Jeff

Let me check...

Jeff

Holy chipping cross-cut.... what did I start here! Such great comments from everyone. One generous member already pm'd me and is sending me the three oils, and he might even have a usable crossfeed screw. The videos on this lathe on Youtube are plentiful and really great, esp by a guy named tubalcai...

That was an extrordinary purchase for the price. The large-dial cross-feed is worth $200 as parts alone. You're missing the compound for it, but are readily available on ebay, as is virtually every replacement part for that lathe That looks like a Model A which is a nice version of that size, with ...

Well... not so new, but new to me. 1943 South Bend 9" bench lathe. I bought it for $400. It was pretty rough when I got it yesterday, but it's got a 4 jaw chuck, and quick release. thanks to Robert Weitzel for bringing it down from Auburn and dropping it off! good news though - after spending all da...

I have 2. Call Robert and have him come back to my house and pick them up!

Jeff

I just found this in my pile today. I think it's a 26/27. Others can weigh in.

Jeff

That is exactly the car I want next. I keep offering Robert Weitzel a nice warm garage to store his (indefinitely) but for some reason, he won't take me up on the offer. If you were closer, I'd offer to "store" your car as well. The gas level might vary from day to day, but the car would always be s...

No free passes. No personal attacks allowed. If it keeps happening, please let the admins know. His posts have been permanently removed.

I know that feeling and that smile all too well! Nothing like it!

Jeff

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