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Michael

Where did you find a gas station where you could fill up your T for only $6?

The accessory oil line on top of the trans is separate from everything else. Oil is basically thrown into the fitting on top of the trans and gravity feeds it down to the front of the engine. You can also install a screen above the transmission that the oil flows over and drains through. This helps ...

Big Muskie was probably built downtown Milwaukee or at the BE plant in South Milwaukee.

Go to www.texastparts.com

Click on Ignition System
Click on the distributor

Then you will be able to click on the instructions and print them out.

Jay did a great job packing this item. Shipping was fast and very well packed. Thanks Jay

Timken 14120

149 pounds for a tire
35 pounds for a tube

184 pounds total for merchandise ($246)

If you place an order they will e-mail you a total for merchandise and shipping.
You can then tell them if you approve of the order.

That may all change considering current events.

I think I have a misprint in that first post. It can't be 45 in Canada if it is only 45 down here.
The snow would be all melting. I think it must be -7 C up there. Did I get that wrong Chris?

Thank you Robert Callfas in Canada. That takes love of your Model T. Driving around in a speedster
with your buddies and it is only 7 C outside.

What a great story.

Happy Birthday Doc.

Rainer,

I hope you have a copy of the Ford Service manual. If you have a German copy I do not know if it is the same. You would want to go to page 164, paragraph 678 and see how a front axle is put together. Hopefully your spindles are correct and you just need new bushings and a new king pin.

Their website lets you pay for them in $$$'s.

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Dean just used a gatorade bottle.

I will take it if it is still available.

Gerrit, I would first look to see if there was a screen. If none is present, install a new one. Then do the oil change. If you choose to drop the oil pan, be aware of the correct procedure so you can re-install it correctly. It is not just a matter of removing the screws, installing a gasket, and re...

Mike Just looked at the info on the 1912 in Ohio. The outside is beautiful, but their are a lot of problems with the guts for that price. I do not know a lot about brass cars, but my guess is that is a later engine with a starter and distributor. Probably not a 1912 engine. Ruckstell is nice but als...

Timken 14120 is now in stock at RockAuto. They just sent me an e-mail. Get them while they are hot.

That rim is heated and shrunk onto the felloe. Then kept in place with 2 rivits. No glue is going to hold it. Like Steve says, it needs to be sent to a wheelwright to be rebuilt. Your safety and that of your passengers is too important. $300 will be a lot cheaper than a hospital bill.

Wonder if he used a Brownie Instamatic for that winter scene?

I have always wondered if you can mix oils. Say you fill your car with 5W-30. A month later and only 20W-40 is available at the gas station you stop at. A month later you need another quart and can only get straight 30W. Will it really make much difference?

2nd photo is somewhere in Waukesha, WI, about 30 miles south of my house.

That is why I helped you load the weight watchers group right before the race. Such a nice bunch of people.

Dallas made me race his truck. I almost lost.

If the borders are open, and I assume they will be, the crowd will be much more than it was last year. It was not bumper to bumper this year and I really enjoyed that, but I also realize the more cars and patrons the more funding for The Henry Ford. If you want to see every year examples of the Mode...

Also check out www.modelt.org

You will find clubs there too. Usually better to join a club, get some rides, and then look for a car.

1200 pounds, I think.
1360 if I am in it.

Sunny Florida.

Stop to change the camera battery and your buddy's ditched you?

I have done the same as Steve. Soak in oil for ease in installation. Do not install dry. If a little oil leaks out n gets in the fuel line, no harm done. The felt still gets compressed.

Looks like the problem is the tube. Not the rim.

If I use felt I also add a little soap residue from the soap dish.

I would think you have to make sure it is soft if you use plastic tubing. Hard tubing will not compress as well.

RV antifreeze or windshield washer fluid works good and doesn't freeze, plus they don't rot so fast in the liquid. Then just put on a glove and pluck them out.

That is looking really nice Dean. Will you be painting or staining the floorboards before you put the mats down? What do you plan to use to hold the mats down so they dont curl up in the corners? Hope you can bring your car to Nebraska some day for the Speedster Union.

We took my engine out to reseal it. With the engine vertical we checked the runout, 0.028 wobble. Thats not good. My car was hit by a cycle a number of years ago. Maybe the force of that hit came ip through the driveshaft??? Had the end of the crankshaft reground and the end of the transmission shaf...

Just sold a bunch of these on FB. Well worth the cost.

Steve

You are right that the site is not user friendly.

One I found the Ford I clicked on it. Then the second picture showed up. To the right of this photo are arrows that you can click on to see the rest of the pictures. There are a lot of them.

18th Speedster Tour in Portage, WI July 7,8,9, 2022

Contact Frank Woodin at speedstertour@gmail.com for the information.

No Speedster Reunion in Nebraska this year, so here is your chance to go for a 3 day run.

Registration form will be e-mailed soon if you respond.

Dean,

I think a definition of a Model T speedster would be a car without the original body, seat lowered, and tank behind.

Some include, 'No top. No fenders. No problem.'

If the gear teeth match up exactly, what is it on the starter that makes it slide over so the mesh occurs? Those teeth look pretty straight cut.

I have heard it is being planned for July 7-9. Lock in the dates. More info as it becomes available.

And that is not counting the wind chill when you take the dog out or trampse down the driveway to get to the mailbox.

No snow here. Send all you can. I love snow. Model T's make great donuts in the snow!

Do they only make them in 12 V? Any 6V?

If you put it under OT you might as well delete it. Not many will see it there. It pertains to cars that may have used techniques used on a Model T, so my feeling is to keep it here. I doubt I will ever go back to Florida but nice to know what is there.

If he has a droid he will never find AppStore. Then it is called Play Store.

Many apps do not work on both types of phones, so it is hard to find the
same one. AdminJeff uses an iPhone.

StrobeLight tachometer does not show up in Play Store.

Love watching your progress. You might want to test fit your fuel tank, pumpkin, and fuel line to see if it all lines up before you connect it. That was a mistake I made. I had to make the hole in the floor bigger due to the curve of the fuel line so it would not kink.

Www.greatrace.com

June 18 to June 26

The Great Race is going from Warwick, RI to Fargo, ND. Looks like they will go right past Dallas' place, so the grandkids better set up a lemonade stand.

If anyone is living along the route, perhaps they could put a T tour together to great the drivers and crew.

That would take a while to get rid of the bag of candy, but everybody gets more than one piece.

We installed mine on the driver side. We were told later that that is a mistake. We will have to remove the hogshead to replace them. Maybe others have a different opinion.

Maybe it is overkill, but I have a Masterlock Coupler lock on my hitch - the red one that fits on the front, and then I also use a masterlock on the hole thru the hitch itself. It would be easy for anyone to back into my driveway and hook up to the trailer.

www.texastparts.com

click on ignition parts

Dean, those seats look interesting. What color will you be making them? Do you still have access to the space under the seats?

P s. I have no problem reaching the brake on my speedster. I also use the running board as a foot rest on long journeys.

I am up after Sean. Let me go get my mittens.

With 9 people, someone is going to have to hang on the running board. That should be fun.

I like your thoughts of using grey. Please keep us informed as your build progresses.

fronty boy There is a previous post whose subject is 'Speedster'. What does that mean? The author was looking for photos and thoughts on lowering your car. Would it not make more sense to use subject of 'Speedster - photos and thoughts of lowering your car'? If you wanted to ask about a dizzy on a s...

There are already 9 subforums on this site. I only use 3 of them. If I have a Speedster post I will title it Speedster. There are about 10 groups or more on FB. For me personally, that is enough.

My battery is under the seat in a modern battery box. That raised it up enough that it does not interfere with the driveshaft or support rods. Much more accessibility than putting it in the toolbox or in the normal location. With an Optima you can lay it on its side.

William

I get Internet Archive Wayback Machine website and it displays a 2010 calendar.

That looks like mine. Put them on the hub and tap them in with a hammer and 2x4.

If you tilt your seat back like shown in Tom's diagram, you will be more comfortable on long drives. Having a seat perpendicular to the floor is not conducive to comfort.

speedsteratmarge.jpg I have been told not to change this speedster. That it looks better without running boards or fenders. It makes great rooster tails when driven on a wet road or in the rain. Pretty much all I did is add a few decals. 2020-01-15.jpg Even though this is a polo car I think it qual...

Hard to see in Steves picture. On both sides of differential is a steel washer, then thrust washer, then another steel washer. The steel washers have holes in them that go into pins to hold them in place. The pins are set in the differential and the axle housings.

Rainer This is how I was taught to tighten the FRONT wheels. Clean and grease the inner bearing. That one is pretty easy. Clean and grease the outer bearing. Screw in the bearing with your hand and then the wrench. Spin the wheel as I tighten the bearing with the wrench until it stops. Reverse the b...

I do not like to reprint someone else's phone number.

Go to the classified section. Search for Potter. 4th post down has his phone number.

For liability purposes, seat belts are required for a lot of hill climbs and so are helmets. What you do is install a seat belt with a couple of bolts. You place the seat belts under the seat and leave them there. At inspection time you pull them out. For a helmet, you look up aviation and purchase ...

Claude I wish I could give you a ride in my Speedster and you would understand what it is. Definitely not a rich man's toy. It is creativity. It is youth. It is speed. I like to explain it was a broken down car found by a young man in a farm field. He dickered with the farmer and convinced the farme...

How do you get in touch with an administrator to remove a post?

Think I can sit down with Hank and share this?
You are welcome too, Michael.

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Michael, I see how you crank a Model T and a Model A in the first picture. One with the right hand and one with the left hand. Do you have to be ambidextrous to do them together or does it just take practice? I cannot figure out how you do it with the second picture unless you have some very long ar...

Hey Marty. Since you and your daughter are in charge of the meet and greet at OCF, is this what we can expect for a meal next year?

Frank

I guess I have to explain why I posted this. The check I sent was sent to Larry Sidmore in California for a set of AC brakes, so it is T related and not a story. Larry will send them to me in about 3 weeks. Hopefully they arrive better than the check did.

If you purchase an ECCT or an HCCT, you will not only be able to maintain your own coils, but you will make a lot of friends when you do theirs as well. You also will never have to buy a 6 pack again.

Or call Ron Patterson and ask when he is doing a bunch of starters.

Bet he didn't get any Limberger either. Usually hidden on top of someone's engine for a joke.

Razzle frazzle @#$% snow plow driver plowed me in again.

Thanks Pat. Appreciate your explanation. Hopefully put it all back together on Jan 6.

Send Mike an e-mail with your phone number and he will call you. He does work a full time job as an engineer, has kids, and it is Xmas so give him time to call. The website may be incorrect.

www.modeltecct.com

Stock engine, 6V, Bosch distributor on an Atwater Kent housing, manual advance, and standard coil. I numbered the cap so I do not make a mistake hooking up the plugs. If I am really lucky I will just have to hook up the spark lever to the dizzy and it will be oriented correctly. When running you jus...

Took the engine apart to inspect and repair some parts. Was looking at the distributor and wondering what I have to do to get the gears lined up correctly. The cap is marked 1,2,3 and 4, so that part is done. I know I need to set it on TDC. Then what?

I mailed a check from WI to CA, certified mail and return receipt. I had a reason for doing that. I received a phone call from the receiver after a neighbor 2 miles away was kind enough to take it out of her mailbox and drive it to his house. The postal person, because of COVID, did not want to get ...

1920 model t.jpg I bought this car because it looked better than the other one. First tour the engine seized. Basically paid for the car twice after the engine was rebuilt. Looks are not everything. I like the looks of the TT, but do you want a truck that goes slow. Maybe you like trucks. Don't wor...

You should join the www.earlyfordregistry.com and speak with Rick. He also lives in Columbus.

Interesting story. Welcome to the club. Hope you have many years of happiness.

Rainer

I have a friend in Denmark who has a Strobospark. He may also have an ECCT., and he is able to respond on this forum. I do not know who else in Europe has the equipment to test your coils. Perhaps the gentleman in France or someone in the UK.

Tools and oily rags.

Jim Welcome to the affliction. I am in the Milwaukee club. We have board meetings every month with about 10 members and we also get together to work on cars you should make a trip soon to Loves Park(Rockford) to see Bob's Antique Auto and pick up the MTFCA books. Bob will also give you a tour. Adams...

Rainer

Looks like you did a great job. I hope it continues to work for you once you are able to take it out on a real trial run. Could we also get a picture of your dashboard? How did you run the wiring from the rear to the dashboard? Along the frame? Vielen Dank.

She started right up because she is itching to go out and play in the snow. Wait until you get some real snow and let her play some more. They make great donuts.

Eric Hylen might be able to help or can put you in touch with the right people. Easy to reach if you do FB.

I would try a silicon spatula. Cut a grove in it to slide under the button. You need to clean off the mineral oil before you take a Dremel to the button. Recommend you use leather conditioner instead of mineral oil.

Nice looking truck you have there.

Since you are in Austria and have a number of tools already or can hopefully do what you have to with tools you already have on hand, I would suggest these three: 2509SP - sleeve puller 3820-447 -bushing driver 3061W - exhaust pipe wrench Others will agree or disagree with me. Thats fine. I have two...

Rainer, my buddy Steve beat me to this. He is correct. The wheel puller is only for the rear wheels. Since you are working on the rear wheels it would be a good time to take them off and check all the parts. The #2510 is just a pressed wheel cap. I always destroy them when I remove them. I have swit...

Stan

at the top it states $295, shipping included.

Nothing there for me to see. Just Vimeo trying to get me to sign up for their service.

Those of you who refuse to use FB are missing out on a lot of Model T information and groups. You can sign up for FB and put in a fake address, fake phone number, fake DOB , etc. If you want to add a picture all you do is click on the picture. If I remember your name and nothing else about you I can...

I have soaked mine in oil which seems to work. I have also soaked it in leftover soap from a soap dish and that works, too. The felt by itself does not work so well.

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