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They coulda rubbed some kerosene on the car and cliced a few pictures!

Shiny wouldn't last long in the country anyway, mostly the city folks probably kept theirs shiney because they had cobblestone streets and weren't driving in mud. OF course there was the Autobowl if you got mud on your tires!

the 1 in the flower garden looks a heck of alot better than anything I started with. And I just want Brent to know I was not trying to be mean or anything in my comments, I have just started with so much less and have really enjoyed the results of my hard work and I hope that others are able to affo...

The bushing spinning in the gear, use a punch to knurl the outside of the bushing then press it back in with a bit of bearing and sleeve retainer.
Just make sure the inside is still ok for running on the pin.

I would be looking at hitch angle,see if the brakes are sticking and so on,if you have no trouble pulling 34 foot,a 18 foot should be a walk in the park.
somethings not quite right.

I thought I posted it last night but I don't see it.
Just remember if you add to the go,you need to add to the stop.
35-45 depending on conditions is a gracious plenty in a T.
If you need speed,get a hemi

Ok, so running to the hardware,which I was just about to do,to get some rod may not be the best idea,and logically so because it would be hard to keep that bend in it. So I guess I will order a new 1 and see if it works. I did not drop the steering column.I wanted to when I was going to use a wooden...

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/ ... rnlube.php
Maby if your local club wanted to chip in and buy a tube for club use it would spread the cost and it be available for everyone around local?
That is 1 of those things you need just a dab every 10 years it seems.

Yes,Kaiser is inline with my thinking.the sheet metal,some of it is warped and so forth,but the engine block, drive train,should be easily salvageable. Similar or worse has been salvaged and enjoyed by 100's of hobbyist for decades,why shudder the ideas and hopes of the future generations of saving ...

I woke up at 4:30 this morning and it came to about the cable. If there is vibration or something bumps it ,the terminal would come down and arc. I don't why it took me a while to understand but hey,I am a bit slow.

Thanks! When you mentioned model A, I realized I had forgot Smith and Jones!, Just went to their site and 22 bucks! I will try there!. thanks again! I will also look into the metal stem,no need to waste this other tube!

I went to breakfast this morning and then went to the tire store. Fellow said,something leaking out of my truck, Yep, the d*#(*$$ plastic tanked radiator has a big crack in the tank. So I ordered this, https://www.ebay.com/itm/175202447918 I put 1 made like this in my f150 and it hasn't had any issu...

oK,I will look in the inventory,I know I have covers but I don't know about the stems. Looks simple enough! Never had give that idea much thought.
Yes,it is almost flat,just like Steves cut,

It appears the hood is off the car inside the sign! Must have had a over heat problem!

Help me out,what might happen? I don't quite understand. the cable is not close to anything,matter of fact it is very stiff and way heavier than needed, the blue pliers handle may be causing it to look funny?
Edit,I went to the shop and photoed it.

I found I had a flat on my pickup,wouldn't take air,so I finally got around to taking the wheel off and removing the tire.Only to find the tube came off but the valve stem stayed in the wheel.21 inch wire wheel These tubes have been in the wheels and tires for a good while,8 years or so ,on my speed...

Ok,I went and took pics. When I posted the question I was in the shop on that computer that I can't get to find photos on the cellphone. I had the column looking nice but now will have to touch up the paint.:( so here is what I have,From what i read in your post ,the carburetor may have the wrong th...

I don't quite understand Brent thinking it should be destroyed completely. The ruxtell should still be reusable, alot of parts reusable. I wouldn't dismiss it completely. As a former volunteer fireman,I have saw that sort of thing,only to find a book under it still having readable pages. If there is...

I am working on hooking up the control rods to the steering column of my 26 speedster and I knew I had issues with the timer rod being bent up so I ordered a new 1. But I thought my throttle rod was fine. Well I finally got those tiny ,teeny, iddy bitty,soft as peanut butter, ,pins drove into the li...

Wow,while googling Mack trucks, I found this!
https://drivevinty.com/mack-chain-drive/
Gee, I would park my T or my Republic at your event MUCH cheaper!

A friend of mine was told he had about a year to live a couple weeks ago because of a spot on his liver.
I told him then that the doctors only PRACTICE medicine and don't know much more about when you will die than you do.
It seems this lady learned that to.

Yes,that lube helps a bunch,but it has been a long time since i did the work on my 'tater' so maby I need to take it off and reapply? I think I still have a dab of that lube,someone here on the forum sent me some in a plastic bag, I just googled it and it is kinda pricey being it is affiliated with ...

I just hope you have better luck getting yours to stay leak proof.Mine worked for a while with no leaks,but when I started using the shut off valve more often,it stays damp all the time.I lost a good bit of fuel out of it to.I used a tractor bowl under the TT and may go that route on my pickup,

Yea it is perfectly understandable that not everyone can make everything for sure.
If it weren't for my "stash" of metal and parts and sources for more,I wouldn't have much as far as a hobby car or anything else.it would be cost prohibitive.

Good! glad to read that , that is 1 of many parts of this hobby I enjoy,is the fabricating,creating,problem solving.
Anyone can slide the lexan loan shark but it takes talent and knowledge and learning to do things this way

what does the end of the handle fit in? I should know but I can't think of it

I had a samsung galaxy 2 for a bit over a year. I went back to a flip phone. To complicated. Hot spot from verizon is kinda slow compared to regular internet but it works. I bought a refurbished eyepad thing for 50 bucks and the screen on it is big enough i can touch what i am trying to touch withou...

Well Don,show us a picture of yours now that you may have had time to make it. I can't blame you for wanting to make that simple part

I am afraid you all may be right about taking apart more than I really hoped to. I have the rest of my life though to get to it!

Any pointers on how to free up the shifter a bit better? I can bump the rods back and forth with brass punch and hammer but they won't budge with just the shifter lever. Soaked in the electrolysis bucket for a week,rust GONE, heated with torch and penetrating oil applied,with alot of tapping and so ...

I took a break from it and worked on other projects for a while. Hope to work on it for at least this month and next,before the lawnmowers take over. got 3 now for repairs.of course that is how the Tparts get bought, from those repair jobs!

I know this does not look like much but I finally got to start piddling again at this thing. I got the body frame work bolted to the chassis. Steering colum bolted in, and I have made a BUNCH of wood shavings. I had a stack of white oak lumber dad and me had cut back in 1995 that I was going to use ...

I had no idea the company name went that far back but that is amazing. 1 day I hope to ride in a car like that,I won't say drive because with the luck i have had the past day or 2,I might get a ticket or bump something!

Ditto on the solenoid to save the original switch,use original holes somewhere on the frame to mount it and the next person can put it right back stock without damage. On my pickup the solenoid is mounted to 2 of the steering column bolts, the speedster I am building ,it is mounted on the frame unde...

Not really a high jack as it is related, is there some kind of trick to keeping that extension from turning sideways and getting caty wampous in the hole in the floor board? The splits seems to spread apart on mine and it gets loose and is annoying.

Wow,I love that Marmon! That is 1 NICE car! I love that big engine to.
Would that be the same Marmon that built semi trucks? I know my dad drove 1 for a fellow a couple years and he loved it.

Well I will agree they handle alot of items and it takes man power and blah blah blah to quote Greta, but at the same time,the USPS has had DECADES,heck CENTURY'S, to get their system down pat and prompt. It seems in the last several years even with double postage and so forth it has gotten slower a...

Yep,John Danuser,that was the name I couldn't think of. I met others but can't remember them all, I know it was a good trip. If I go back I am going to spend more time out there and explore. To far to drive to hurry back home like I did last time. I remember a member here let me stay at his place ov...

I am not a rocket scientist and I have not even had a chance to play 1 on tv but what I remember from my college days and getting my degree in electronics, LED means Light Emitting Diode. Diodes won't let current go thru but 1 way unless they are damaged.so how on earth did they ever fix it so it co...

In reference to what John kuehn mentioned about filling the rust pits,I think that may be worse than leaving them.Whoever buys this will be able to see the issues and determine for themselves what action to take.BUT had someone came along with some T in a can and smeared and sanded it on there and a...

I got to wait 2 more years until I am drawing my full retirement to make a trip that long.I made it out there in 2008 and really enjoyed myself. Sadly If I make it back there I won't be seeing Jack Daron and Stan Howe,and 1 other fellow that sold parts I can't think of his name,rode a Grasshopper la...

Well it so happens I pulled the canvas off the speedster project and started scroungeing up parts stuffed in nooks and cranys in the shop and i had bought 1 of those diodes! and had a cut out in the bag with it and was apparently looking at doing this during the last work on the project. That is I g...

I can't help but wonder what happened to the rest of it?
Not even a hood!~

The plate behind the carb with 4 screws is a crack repair I would think, but what about the brass plate near where a generator would be on a later unit? that is the oldest and strangest T I have ever saw that much detail in photos. 1 of the few 2 lever models that was not factory modified to 3 pedal...

Yea, I will agree,my newest truck only gets about 14 loaded or empty, so yea, make some bologna sandwiches and put some ice in a cooler for cold drinks and ride!
I have traveled further for less,but it later paid off as i was able to use some of the parts I got on my project.

Is it possible to just buy a diode on ebay of a certain part number and install it in a old housing?
I am thinking the bar with arrow would point towards the generator so power could leave the gen but not go back in from the battery ,correct?

They are not making this stuff any more,and crankshafts may be reusable and son on. I would go get them if for no other reason than to prevent the scrapage. To much of this stuff has been scrapped and that is why it is harder to find.

Thank you sir.

Rich,You had posted a painting of a fellow holding what appears to be a near match to my American Bosch magneto I got for my Republic , and his hair is standing up and it says "contact" .I mentioned to some folks on smok stak that I had grabbed mine in just the wrong way when I first unboxed it and ...

well we had a spring like sunny day today and cuirosity got the better of me,I have wanted to know what was under that cylinder head. So off it came. And I am pleasantly surprised. Some carbon, a slight ring groove,I have saw alot worse. nothing in bad shape. the other 2 look the same. I put a 1/4 i...

This is not a project I can rush on if I wanted to,but I have done a little. First and foremost I had to move to a better spot as the hauler was in a rush and I was not at home. But the handcrank is not straight , gear shifter is in the electrolysis tank so I can free it up. Clutch releases by the p...

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Well this time he gets clothes lined off a motorcycle leaking gas.

that is a unique machine! glad he made it ok.

newest video posted 11 months ago?
Wow,

that appears to be a square nut,some flat plate,some threaded rod,a nut and some other stuff.about a hours work. I aint never made 70 bucks a hour!

I don't know what it is,but it is neat!

i had a similar issue with not being able to see some things like these plans well enough to read them. I went by the local christian ministry that sells donated items to help the poor and bought a 42 inch plasma monitor for 20 bucks. Been using it now for about 3 years. I can SEE stuff now!

Well,Missing magneto will no longer be a issue by the end of the week.
getting a bosch DU4 like came on it.

And a IH F-4 that is supposed to fit it as well.

So this solves the missing sparkalator issue.

Well my purchase history doesn't go back far enough to find the link on ebay but the aluminum radiator i installed in my 91 F150 is all aluminum. NO plastic at all.appears to be tig welded thru and thru. and it was like 140 bucks?

Odd how a radiator for my modern can be had on ebay for about 120 bucks,Aluminum. Why isn't someone sending a design to someone and try having the 1's for drivers cars made out of aluminum? I know there would be no trophys for them but hey if it keeps the T cool,and the wallet from blowing away in t...

We are on a well here and when we had to replace our water heater,it was a very short time until the house had a terrible smell and the hot water smelled horrible. Turns out there was some kind of rod in the tank that , a anode or something,that reacted to stuff in the water.sawed the rod off and pu...

I use this for similar situations. https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-37424-Strength-Retainer-6-milliliter/dp/B0002KKTIG As for the hub, I would use a center punch and put peen marks all along the area the race rest in. Done right and you will have to knock the new race in as a new 1.with the peening an...

Same here so it is something to do with the site and not our computers or operating systems.

James Bond would proud of you. 1 flip of the switch and up up and away goes the mother in law,nagging wife,etc

The guy holding the hog head is probably thinking "if I drop this it will cost more than my paycheck".
I like those photos to. hard to recreate that smell and feel in a modern shop.
that wooden engine stand, i bet that was hard to work with as you had to handle the engine by hand to turn it over.

Parents have expose the kids to stuff,and sometimes when old geezers keep their cars of any sort or year, locked up in climate controlled garages,it is hard for the kids to see them and get curious about them. So yea, get them out to the local cruise in or drive it to town. Get them out there so peo...

Yes that is a nice original truck, wish mine was closer to that condition. Well I just got out from under the truck and the oil pump is off to the side,and is there and all pipes are in tact. What a relief,now just back to figuring out what is missing. EDIT, I got in the house where I can add photos...

Ok,well, there are 2 other cover type things further back,I didn't see anything on the first look in there but now that I know what to look for I will look again.If the oil pump is missing,that shoots this thing in the foot!

I don't know what all is in the kit but at that price I would hope a float,a needle and seat and gaskets.
What is the float made of?
I won't go into this 1 yet.I have so many things apart and mid process I don't need much else apart .
Unsticking everything is first on the list after I get it movable.

Duey C, copy and paste of email from the carb shop.
WOW,they are proud of it but at least it is available.
CS-1529 is currently priced at $154. each plus postage ($14. within the United States).

I am a long way from needing the carb ready but I am spraying it and both flaps seem to be free. This is a slow go project.I want to get the crank handle straightened out,and fix the bad tire on the right front,my buddy used disc from a tractor implement with holes in them to bolt old wide lug patte...

Jerry,is this what you are referring to? https://www.ebay.com/itm/265943969664?hash=item3deb7eef80:g:OboAAOSwFmRi0SeB&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4I84JjZg7za%2F87f6RVJLEFKVxbtKv7b9mcXEbUtbP70ILGr9BB9CGZOqn90PcXk7pQiPnzmEMtiwt4j2tIP388MRWji7vDxNBhtgwb0Ct26LS5iUMXUWbLUiNGck0YeqyZCsbUJ5VS7glgHZQ7xrijriyNkLIvV...

1922 4 221 11XA (1 1/2 ton) Stromberg M-1 1529 1923 4 221 11XA (1 1/2 ton) Stromberg M-1 1529 Now that is handy to know,so now if I contact https://www.thecarburetorshop.com/TruckkitsR.html I can order the correct carb kit.When I get to that point that is.

Thank you for that info,BIG edit Ok so for 1922, the 11XA is listed as a 1 1/2 ton truck. serial 1 up 1923, 11XA is listed as a 2 ton truck serial 48 and up. So according to my numbers, 2 11XA - 65 mine must have been number 65 off the line. BUT does the 2 mean, perhaps 1922 sold in 23? or/ ;) I can...

Rich,that 1 tidbit of info is a great help.I have yet to find much info about the truck or the engine,as in a parts break down,manuals, etc. I have found some pics,you folks have been a great help in finding some that were better quality. I appreciate the help. Kaiser ,The "Great Hunt for the Dipsti...

I tried putting a more modern 1 piece small engine spark plug in a ultra sonic cleaner,that did not work well,it apparently broke the adhesive loose or whatever keeps the porcelain tight in the metal..

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At least the forum is still here. I would love to see 100's of people listed. I guess for those numbers we need to be on a duel turbo dodge neon forum or something

Yes sir,it is different than the run of the mill antique we see. From what reading I have done, the company made 75,000 trucks total thru it's lifespan and there was alot of different sizes and models.This thing is around a 100 years old .The fact it is cut short hurts it as it makes it more difficu...

Did he make it ok? 900 miles is a long way for air cooled engine!

Pulled the spark plugs and no water in the cylinders, looked dry,some old carbon and not pretty but not rusted up down in there what little I could see. I have been reading on the web and there was a site that tells about vegetable oil and acetone for penetrating oil. Since the engine seems stiff or...

Most of the engines I restore,don't even get gas put in them,I will pop them off on a bit of carb spray or something to make sure all is well. To much trouble cleaning old fuel out of tanks and such. I built this trailer over the last month or 2 to strap down my water hopper engines onto and take th...

Well I finally got it home today, it has alot of issues. Left front spring is broke. I did open the trans fill cap,it did not appear to be full of water ,still oily and "clean" same with rear end. I can NOT find a dipstick or anything on the engine. Thanks for the photos and ideas. according to the ...

Wow,I like it!
If I were in my youth,I would build a "replica" of the 999,that is 1 of the most fascinating cars I have ever saw. Fast with a wood frame

Although the crankshaft was bought thru Langs, it is difficult for me to understand why Scat wouldn't at least answer a email.
If you buy a new vehicle,and you raise enough cane, the manufacturer will step up.

Well sadly,my buddy with the roll back called and said he got stuck trying to get to it,so it may be a week before I get it home. :( But I must admit,us model T folks are spoiled. I can not find much of anything about these trucks short of a couple vids on youtube, a few photocopies of advertised an...

I will be getting it home in the next few days.

Well sadly the T axle is slightly to large for correct tournament size horse shoe stobs so looks like scrap axle rod sadly

Well the good friend of mine that helped me get started into Model T's back in the early 90's had this short dog truck for years.I have always wanted it but he would never price it to me. Even right before he died, I tried to get it and he didn't really want to get rid of it. Well he was taken to th...

Ebay just emailed me this for what it may be worth. Sure would be good if the limit was raised back up to something sensible instead of meddling in kids lemonade stand funds. :roll: December 23, 2022 eBay is pleased to report that the Internal Revenue Service has announced a one-year delay of the ne...

I could rant for pages but I will just say this. The Indians that were here before we were,were robbed,abused,murdered.And some of them were my ancestors on my dads side. Some of them opened gambling casinos,and are buying back what was stolen from them with the other mans money. Repatriations, IF a...

I am hoping at least they will have some sense and raise it to a point it is not a issue for some of us. I used to sell old stuff on ebay until about 2 years ago and I stopped because of the shipping issues I was having and didn't want my feedback dinged.But this 600 dollar thing was going to really...

3 hr 4 min (172 miles)
OK, now that's doable for me! I want to learn more about this.

where is the rally in VA sir?

Part of this hobby and many others is the meeting other people of similar interest. I have heard it said that Model T's collect the nicest people. IF everyone that bought a Model T just sat down at the computer and ordered books,this hobby would have shrunk alot more than it has. Gathering here,find...

Well I must admit,I hope "Hipa "doesn't start applying to cars!

I guess the privacy thing is there is not that many T's out there and it could be identified in some way.
I guess I am not as educated on some things as I need to be as I can't see a issue with showing a cars innards.

I will say this,If I were a novice in T's, or anything else,and I made a mistake that prompted this type of damage,I would be appalled if my mechanic DID NOT share the situation to prevent others from suffering the same issue. I would think and believe 1 of the purposes of this group is to educate p...

Thats a road. and that poor T looks like it has been down some ROUGH roads in it's short time on earth.

I was taught years back on these small old engines to mix coleman fuel 50x50 with some high octane non Ethel gas . 1 thing I sadly have learned the hard way and it will require some work, is to NOT use startron or stabile in a gas tank that has been lined with Red Coat tank liner. It will eat it up ...

Those engines are known to have ignition coil issues. and the coils are hard to come by.There is a conversion process, but I have not read about it lately and can't remember the details. I have a 23 with reduction gear that is almost NOS .it was bought and installed on a mud pump and then the pump w...

Well I guess I am the spoil sport in the crowd,aint it about time the people of the UK got rid of that whole bunch? just a expense and annoyance.
they have a parliament to do the government work.
Those palaces could be used to house the homeless and the poor.

I wonder what a robot is thinking when it comes across this site?

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