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someone sure wanted a front windshield awfully bad. I hope he gets it from the seller, I did not twice.

I did some emergency picking again with my buddy Bill and brought home 4 T blocks saved from the scrapper.
Jan 1926
Jan 1927
Nov 1925 - Has the holes in the back for 26-27 so very early 26?
April 1918
The 1918 has a tag on the side the says Guarantee void if removed . It has a very nice looking crank in it and Bill thinks it has been rebuilt at...

What is the difference between the front wire wheel bolts T-2883 and the rear wire wheel bolts T-2888? Overall length? Shoulder length? Shoulder diameter? Something else?

Thanks.
Eric

What is the brand of these shocks? I am missing a coil spring cover.

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Hello Fellow Model T-ers,

I am hoping that some of you might help me mount my gas light generator correctly on the running-board. It’s going on a 1911 Touring Car.

For example, I would like to know;

1 & 2). Where on the 45” x 8” running-board should it be mounted, both front to back and across the short 8” width. And/or it’s position relative...

I was out and about in my 26 tudoor today. It seem like it was running so well then it happened. Started popping and missing like crazy in traffic. I managed to get into a parking lot and called my son to bring the trailer. While I waited I pulled off the valve cover because I had a suspicion. My suspicion proved to be right. A valve retaining pin...

Posting this for FYI. T body is 7/16 . Y block is 1/2 with a divot in the top for push rod. Foot is the same size. I understand why this conversion is convenient for OHV.

The buyer of my Roadster Pickup has asked me a very interesting question. We will be taking it back home on an open trailer. We will secure the convertible roof but he is worried about the windshield on highway speed. I have never transported my T’s in the open. What should I do to protect the windshield?

Thanks
George

Used to be that new topics that appear in the forum that I HAVE NOT read would appear in the color RED? I am presently switching from Safari to Google Chrome, and now the unread topic are all black. How do I get my new unread topics in the forum to appear in red again???

I've been a prevalent question-asker recently and I'm back with another one.

I have been a new T owner for about 5 months now, while driving my 25' Coupe on magneto and at higher speeds of around 30MPH, it will begin chugging like it wants to quit. This happens only on rare occasion, and it may be due to improper spark adjustment on my part, but...

Found this while perusing the December 1923 issue of Ford Owner & Dealer magazine.

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This magazine is solely focused on Model T owners, and is an interesting read if not for the many (many!!) ads for accessories but for the articles as well.

Jennifer
aka ModelTGal

My buddy Bill and I have been doing some barn exploring, racoon poop dodging and our version of American pickers (without making any money (saving what we can of history)) and he came across a couple of items that had even him stumped. :shock: The first item has no marking except for a patent date that looks like Aug 12 79 (1879?). The second item...

Has anyone a FACTORY photo of a 1913 or 1914 with a tall tank Victor generator?

Last week I found out why my front door randomly opens during driving my Lizzy, so this is another work over winter.

The spring inside the door lock mechanism must be either weak or broken , therefore the door easily opens when driving over a bump or when it is a little bit pushed from inner side.

I compared with rear (perfectly working) door...

I have a '26 touring that I am attempting to install a horn in. The problem I am running into is that the car has a water pump so the original location for mounting is not available. I am trying to keep the water pump as the car has lived more of its life with it than without so I feel that it is this cars history. Is there a bracket available...

It seems I haven’t gotten anything done on the Mercury in months, so today I set the body on the chassis. Now I can finalize the chassis mounts and design a new fuel tank. I moved the body back an inch and a half for more “Rajo room”. And yes I tried not to think about the paint cost when it was hanging in the air.

Andy...

Snyder's and Lang's catalogs have a ten piece set of door bumpers (A -702610 -NS). Where do these go? My 1927 coupe has one bumper on the top of each of the doors. I don't see any other.

Anyone recognise this car?

Consulted the service bulletins last night. I found 2 different published float setting dimensions.
The typical view with a dimension of 15/64 (<1/4 ) Top of float to machined bowl surface.
The second dimension comes in a mention of the vaporizer float. It is stated as 1/4 , exactly the same as the previous carburetor.
Could this be a deviation...

I've been driving by this for a week and finally had a chance to take some pics.
It's located in West Brattleboro VT on Rt9.
Anybody know what it is and what year?

While our Nthn Hemisphere friends are thinking of buttoning up for winter, we Sthn Hemis are looking forward to motoring again in warm sunny days.

So, Ned (1923 Colonial Roadster) has been asleep for a few months. The proverbial was running well when parked . What could be wrong?

Top up the water, check the oil...

ahh, well, only had buzzing on...

Anyone have an idea what a headlight marked Depress beam headlight on the reflector rim might have come off of?

Any problems with tearing up/bending a windshield sun visor while towing on a open trailer. I have to take the ‘25 Coupe some 80 miles next week and wonder what speed might have caused any damage to someone in the past. Thanks…

What is the best adhesive to use that will tolerate the heat and vibration?

On a modern 6v coil, is there a need to wire the primary with a resistor?

I'm wanting to buy an original style 1915 porcelain license plate holder. If anyone knows where I can purchase a holder let me know. I can produce the porcelain number inserts and brass dividers.
Thanks,
David Tipton

Does anyone have a copy of the Ford blueprint for the generator support that they could post?

Thank-you

Hello,
when doing my first test drive last Saturday ('16 Touring), I had the top closed. The upper half of windshield was one click backwards from vertical. So it was a little bit behind the flap of the top. It was a cold day, so I tried to push it in completely upright position (hereby lifting this flap so the windshield was below of it), but...

Good Day
I'm looking to start a project for the next year or so , a WW1 Model T ambulance . I have a good line on most of the running gear but
would anyone have plans for the wooden body or know where to look for them .
Thank You

My good friend and Master Model T Mechanic Don Cusack passed away yesterday Nov. 12 at his home in rural Prior Lake, Mn. A great guy, long time club member and friend to all. Well known for his Model T speedster he made. He was 89. Rest in peace good friend, it was a pleasure to know you, Bob.

My winter project for my 1915 runabout is to remove the turtle box and install one of the accessory wood truck beds. Turtle box removal with just 4 bolts, right? Unless one of the previous owners decided to braze the top of the box in several places to the back seat metal. Uhg. I was trying to do this and not disturb the paint too much. Now it...

I didn’t realize there was already an existing thread on the happenings at the model T Haven auction here, I removed thread I started.

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I have read a lot about early and late front fender irons. What is the difference between 1911-12 and 13-15 front fender irons? A picture would be helpful.

Thanks, Craig E. Luton

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Bit the bullet the other day and attempted to bore a block for my new Skat crank. The crank that came out of the block was undersized, so I had enough babbitt to bore to 1.250. Making an embarrassing mistake in the cutter setting, I over bored the block resulting in the crank now sitting further up in the block than it should. Since it was...

Cleaning out some of my surplus T parts and am a little confused on this one. It is a T282 spindle arm with the hole to mount the speedometer cable support. Bruce Mcalley's book seems to indicate that it was used in 1912 and 1913. I have seen copies of the Ford Parts Book that list it as being for 1911-15 cars. Is there a definitive answer to...

So I introduced him to Jimmy ( on the left )
and his father George ( on the right ) … 👋

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Zachary has a serious interest - so I bought him
a year membership to their MTFCA Chapter.

Jimmy offered to have 23 year old Zachary
come over to his place when he is working
on his Model T …. 👍

I try to...

Has anyone run Firestone 5.25 X 21 tires on Model T wire wheels? (OD 31.5 , tread 4.25 )

Noticing large flakes of rust in my radiator I drained and flushed my cooling system. Then I refilled it with a mixture of RUST911 concentrate. I left it in for 24 hours, and even drove the car with it in without any problem. When drained the clear concentrate came out black. I repeated the operation and this time it was light grey. After the...

Does anyone have photos of a 1925 Pickup they can post of the battery access door and how it fits at or under the front panel of the pickup bed and car body itself?
Thank you in advance!

Should I use washers on the head bolts on a CAST IRON head? 1926 Roadster.

I just got this message about Don

Don passed away on November 12, following a short illness.

For those who don't know, Don is a past president of the MTFCI and a long time Model T tourer. He and his wife Marge were there when we did our first MTFCI international tour in 1995. He will be missed.

Visitation is Tuesday, November 16 commencing at...

From the RNZAF (Royal New Zealand Air Force) is this TT fire tender at the Hobsonville (near Auckland) air base.
Judging from the pose, he may have been there while waiting for the fill!

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Working away on the ignition switch wiring but have derailed myself.

I removed all the wiring screws but putting them back in the correct places is a problem.

I didn't realize that they are two different lengths so now don't know which what goes where.

Any hints on where longs and shorts go?

Many thanks,

Joe

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The current gas tank in my 25 Coupe does not have the small banana shaped bracket seen at the bottom of this picture. Is it supposed to sit in the bracket with two legs or one leg or is there supposed to be one of these brackets on both sides. Thank you.

Today, I removed the top fabric from my coupe. I am attaching pics of a fastener that attaches the top wood to the body.

It appears that it is a bolt that threads into some type of nut that is recessed in the wood. I can barely see the head of the bolt, but it appears to be round and flat so it would not be possible to get a wrench or socket...

Having trouble understanding how the magneto and battery posts wire up to the switch. I have the magneto wire running from the post in the back of the coil box, running under the base plate, and running through the slot cut in the front. Now I'm unsure how they're meant to reach the switch, as i see the holes for wires outside of the box. Is there...

Hello. I was driving my 1926 roadster last week and it started making this bup bup sound at idle and i could feel a slight miss every time it did it. It was really making the sound while going down a hill. (The sound was coming from the tailpipe) I checked the compression and it was good. I noticed that #1 and #2 spark plugs were black while #3...

I just got a set Gypsy curtains for my ‘26 RPU and need some advice as to the orientation of the Lift-the-Dot fasteners. I recall a thread about this topic a few years ago but cannot seem to dig it up. Any photos and positioning tips would be greatly appreciated.

Ready for testing .

When you want a speedy carb for your car, you might look for Zenith made for a T in the flea market: S4BF with fuel line adapter.png

But instead, you find this...and what is it? It LOOKs sort of familiar, but still, it isn't quite right...nothing lines up where it should; the throttle arm is on the wrong side...and where the heck is the idle...

Good morning. As many of you may know, I listed my original 1926 Model T Fordor sedan on eBay several weeks ago (item #115089579487). Before doing so, I consulted the members of the forum on how much I should ask and followed your advice. When I listed it, I started out at $10,500.00 and lowered the price every couple of weeks. I woke up this...

I thought somebody here would know about this tool. It looks like it would be useful but I can’t figure it out. The bearing sandwiches between the 2 tapered parts at the top. Grease goes into the tube that is made onto the base and there are holes in the part that screws on to allow the grease into the bearing. I can’t figure out what pushes the...

I have a 26 coupe that has been restored. Lately if I don't run it for a week or so, I go to start it and the battery will nearly be flat. The battery is relatively new 1.5 yrs old, I was having problems with the cutout sticking so I changed it to a diode one. Yesterday after a 3 mile run, I tried to check out what's running the battery down. What...

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Anybody know what the compression should be with high compression pistons and a high head?

I live in an area here on the Texas Gulf Coast that is relatively flat so I shift into high gear and stay there the vast majority of the time. I am curious as to those that have driven in mud or up steep hills without a Ruckstell what is the longest amount of mileage you’ve had to drive in low gear in yards or miles?

Posting this for a friend. He bought a 22 back in June that had been sitting for a decade or so and had no maintenance history with it. He's been slowly going thru it, dealing with issues as they arise. He's put 300 plus miles on it since he got it running, but here is the latest issue.

He recently replaced the mag post after it quit running on...

When I purchased my ‘24 touring early this month I knew most of the fuel system plumbing was better suited for feeding water to a toilet than gasoline to a carburetor, but it wasn’t leaking at the time so I mentally put it on the take-care-of-it-later list. However, after being gone for a week back around the middle of the month, I came home to a...

I am pretty sure these are T closed car parts.
Can anyone please verify and tell me what year and a ballpark value ?
Also, does anyone have a picture of the cowl vent handle mechanism ?
Thanks Dave

Someone mailed this to me years ago, and I cannot remember to give a shout out to. Anyway, a big help if installing one of these neat setups. I didn’t have any luck using the reproduction drive parts, as could never get things to mesh right. After I replaced with real stuff, it was a great running setup. The search is half the fun!...

In the upper radiator hose on the ‘25. Home made and only for large pieces of rust!😊

Did Henry Ford run for President in 1917 or later? I have heard of a Touring car with Ford for President on it? Thanks for any suggestions.

I’ve been checking out a few miscellaneous cutouts that have accumulated over the years, and was surprised to find a diode in one of them.

I think this one is actually set up for positive ground… I can’t see a polarity indicator on the diode, but current flows when the input terminal is connected to 6-vt Neg and the output is connected to 6-vt...

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Those with early Fords have an advantage of having information available for their cars. Those after 1911 are at a disavantage as the records for post 1911 Model T Fords have been lost in the 1970's.

Anyone aware of surviving copies of factory or dealer records for the post 1911 Ford Model T.

According to the Henry Ford Web site: In the summer...

This doesn't involve Model Ts but I got an email yesterday from a Forum member, Mr. X, whom I know pretty well and have done business with for several years, asking a favor. I said I'd be glad to help. He replied that out in CA where he lives, he was unable to purchase an Apple gift card for his niece's birthday because all the stores were out and...

Hi all,

I have gone through a number of threads from previous years, and all seem inconclusive to say the least.

Simple question perhaps - what is the greatest tolerance between piston to bore with modern aluminium standard compression pistons?

I see some manufacturers recommend .002 to .003 and one thread I read someone posted up to .015,...

Here is what I did.

See Link Below.

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I know there is not a lot of difference from LHD, but wondered if Martin has tackled this yet? It is interesting if you ever get a chance to sit in a RHD car.

Looking to get any ideas on what vendors have the best transmission rebuild parts? Iam looking to start the process of rebuilding. I usually get things from Lang’s but pondering other sources people may have used.

Here’s a picture that was posted on a local forum of a family’s Great Grandmother trying to fix a tire. It was taken between 1910-15. Is it a very early Ford before the Model T or Olds or??

My 26 project came with a 12 volt pertronix in the distributor but I would love to run the rest of the car on 6 volt to protect the starter. Is this even remotely possible?

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As a Korean war era veteran I am also the owner of a Model T Ford. I assume that there are numerous Model T Ford owners that are military veterans. I am old enough to remember when it was called Armistace (sp) Day. 80 years ago on November 11, 1941 my father dorve his 1938 Packard from northern Minnesota (along with me and my older brother) to our...

I'm in process of putting on some body brackets on the sill runner for a 12. The sill runner is 2 3/8 tall and 1 1/2 thick. Where should the body brackets be mounted on the sill runner height wise? Should they be flush with the bottom? I marked some holes holding the bracket flush with the bottom of the sill runner and the step bolts head would...

Good morning, everyone!

I'm happy to say that the Club was again selected to participate in the Wayne County Foundation Challenge Match! That means your donations could be matched if they are given between November 1 - 9 . It's easy to give. Just go the Club website - mtfca.com - and click the DONATE button in the upper right hand corner or call...

I took apart the vaporizer off my 27 Tudor that is market “Holley” and it has a larger float than the two others I have marked “Ford.” I did some searching around it was mentioned that this was done to assist in controlling the higher head pressure from the cowl mounted tank. I was wondering if anyone has found this to be true? The larger float is...

Has any forum reader tried and run a Swan carburetor, notably a Swan A-1-F model? It is an updraft carburetor and would normally be used with a Swan combination intake/exhaust manifold, but I guess could be used with any updraft intake, even a Model A. Were they considered an economy or a performance carburetor?

What is the correct color for valve covers in 1927?

Thanks

Greg

Hello.

My '16 Touring has no generator, bit war upgraded to have an electric starter by the former owner (I guess). Also headlights are electric (6V) with two-filament bulbs.

I do not want to install a dynamo under the hood, this is a too brutal change, so the Magneto is my first choice.

Now I know that the magnets of magneto are easily...

Found this in cummington mass today. How old?? TT truck?

I recently picked up a set of Hayes 30x3-1/2 demountable wire wheels and have a couple of questions.

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1) Is there any reason that small drum A/C brakes wouldn't work with them? Does anybody have A/C brake on Hayes wheels?
2) One of the hubcaps is pretty buggered up. Does anyone have any collecting dust? I'd sure like to...

I am going to look at a 1910 Model T with an open valve engine. It also has a five ball carburetor. Can you advise as to good or bad points? Such as are parts available?
Thanks,
Campbell Tellman
Beaufort, NC :?:

I have this pump that I just installed a rebuild kit in. I am missing the fitting on the base to connect the hose to. Does anyone know where to get one?

Some great shots.

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Barkis is willin'
A phrase emphasizing one's availability or openness to a situation. It refers to Mr. Barkis, a character in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield, who used the phrase to express his interest in marriage. -- Urban Dictionary

I didn't expect to find Henry Ford quoting Dickens, but that's apparently what he was referring in...

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On the 1918-1825 drawing I call out the two differentials and the years of their change so as not to confuse them with the 26-27 drawing. The thing is that once the differential is buttoned up, there is absolutely no way to see which pinion gear setup they have. So it seemed that the best way was to...

Does anyone have a good pic of the Stewart Speedometer Drive Installation on the R/H front spindle (wire wheels) of a 1927 Ford?
I have a complete kit, and it appears it mounts on the FRONT side of the axle, sticking out into where the car is headed, and after seeing all the pics of the speedo mounts BEHIND the axle, where they are shielded from...

Title says it all !!!
Hope you have many more
Rich J