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Been a few years (2018) since there were any posts referencing Performance Tire Plus and wanted to see if anyone has any recent experience with them. The 'free' shipping on Wards Riversides feels almost too good to be true, so just thought I'd see if anyone has had recent positive experience with them as a vendor. I do understand that the free...

A big ol' sturgeon caught in the Snake River in the Burley area, no date given. Too bad we can't see all of this 1914 touring. The hood louvres indicate an accessory front end. Photo taken in front of a Ford dealership.

What was the original clear windows made from on the convertible tops and side curtains? Was it plastic? Siri says plastic was invented in 1907.

How do I remove the carburetor rod from the dash of my 1927 coupe? Attached are two photos.

I just noticed this letter B stamped in the seat riser of my 1914 touring. What is the significance?

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Anyone having issues with newly purchased push button starter switches?

Three years ago I replaced my starter switch on my 26 sedan because it was becoming intermittent. That particular switch was on the car for at least 25 years. It’s the same switch used on my Farmall M tractor so.....off to the farm supply store and for $9.99 I purchased one....

What metal was used for the transmission bands? Was it just mild steel, spring steel, or ...?

Phil

Does anybody know how to deal with a inoperative trunk lock on a 26/27 Roadster? Cant get the trunk open..... I have tried all I can think of without causing damage.

TRANSPORTATION NEEDED!!!!! Have 1914 Model T Roadster(restored car) moved from South Carolina to Seattle Area, enclosed .. Any suggestions?
Post them here please.

thnx

frontyboy

Today, I was helping a friend make some repairs to a '26 rear axle in preparation to install a new set of Sure-Stop disc brakes on his Touring car. We were re-installing the E-brake cam lever & shaft that is actuated by the hand brake lever.

To confirm that we had installed the Hub Brake Cam Lever correctly, I crawled under my '26 Pickup to take...

Hello,

I'd appreciate a bit of advice please. There are two castle nuts in the space between cylinders 2 & 3. Before stripping down to get at them, I thought I'd ask your help!. It looks like the one on the inlet manifold side is leaking oil. I can't see a split pin in place, but I presume there should be one. Will I be able to get at it from the...

I found old topics where there was Larry from CA making new pipes, but seems he is no longer a member here and I can't find him on google.
Are new pipes available? Mine has crack along the weld, so it might be weldable, but I like new idea better.

It’s been to many years since I installed the rubber cushion on the lower half of my 26 Roadster windshield. Can you install it with the glass in place?

Does anyone have pictures of Dean’s Camper, like how he made it? Is it made on a 25 Roadster pickup? How about all closed up for the road? Thanks Dan

More old cars in new color...............

1905, Henry Ford at the beach.

First, Henry Ford driving his six cylinder racer at speed:

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Closeup of the six cylinder racer motor, a plus 1,000 cubic inch six cylinder with his own patent pending ignition system:...

I'm trying to sort out a problem with the drag link on my 24. It seems to be lower than it should be and is rubbing on the radius rod.

Does the steering shaft look too long? It seems to stick out further from the steering bracket than on my 1926 Tourer.

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Last year I posted that I was experiencing some sort of clanking when I shifted from low to hi but also went away after you got into hi and running at speed. The noise is also heard when you rev out low too or step on the brake when going round a corner or turning around. Some thought it was a rear axle problem although it sounded very much like...

Coolant II

The question of how Antifreeze - glycol - is to be used for cooling is going to be open. As I stated I have used 100 % green antifreeze - ethylene glycol for a coolant. As I live in a region where it does not get extremely cold and the car is parked indoors in the winter, freezing is not an issue. But cooling is - straight glycol works...

If all goes as planned ,I will be driving toward south California after Luray with empty open 14 ft. trailer.
Rich J 561 262 0393

Recently a WW wrench to fit flywheel capscrews was advertised on the classifieds. Can anyone direct me to a listing with that tool number? I'd like to know what to look for and my scouts would better be able to identify it by the number.
Allan from down under.

I saw some photos on Facebook of the Chickasha swap meet this past weekend and noticed an early Harley Servicar rear axle in a photo with yellow wheels. Does anyone know more about it, especially what the asking price was? Thanks

Dr. John F. Reddy was an investor, entrepreneur, police chief and mayor in both Washington and Oregon in 1902. His story is long, and will involve our Fords as well as many more vehicles. This starts with his political elevation to the Chief of Police in Spokane, WA. At that time it was a political office:...

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Magneto stopped working in the middle of my last drive with the TT. Started by opening up the inspection cover and found this. Obviously not good but does mean I need to start a tear down?

I've converted our 1927 Canadian T from wooden wheels to wires and am wondering about hub caps.

The wooden wheels had hub caps that were stamped Made In Canada so I'm wondering if Ford made wire wheel hub caps stamped the same way for Canadian models?

Thanks for any thoughts,

Joe

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The inside looks good to me. What do you think? What should I do to it? The wet spot is penetrating oil used to get the cap off.

My car ran fine all summer. Stored for winter and I made sure it had antifreeze. It sat for a month or two. I crank it up and start to drive it out of the garage , rolls bout 2’ and dies. It was extremely hard to get cranked again. Finally got it cranked and smoked so bad my neighbor thought my garage was on fire. I thought was gas or water...

Does anyone know what this pinion gear fits? Same size as T but has straight ID with splines. Any idea? Thanks Dan 34F57979-DFCA-43AC-B310-A42151377C68.jpeg
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Ran into a fella at Chickasha Swap Meet
that may have the only water cooled
Aero Car built thru the efforts of
Alexander Malcomson ( Henry Ford’s original
equal 22.5% shareholder in Ford Motor Company ).

That has renewed my research efforts.

These manufacturer watermarks / tags
appear on the brass radiator of
Alexander ( the 1904 Ford Model B...

Everyone else probably already knows this trick but just in case I thought I would share it. One of my least favorite jobs on my T has always been mounting the radiator and trying to get the mount studs up high enough to get everything on them and then the nut, so what I figured out was I took a piece of 5/16 fuel hose, cut off about 1/2 inch and...

A reoccurring discussion is the future of our hobby and beloved Model Ts. Today adds a new chapter to that discussion and it’s one of continued enthusiasm and growth.

The MTFCA recognized its newest chapter and its first chapter in the great State of Georgia, the Southern Peach T’s. You may visit our club’s website at I’d like to recognize the...

The Model T became such a success due to the assembly line which enabled Ford to build so many at a low price making it affordable for the masses. The Model K is a beautiful car. I wonder why Henry Ford didn’t bring the K back and start manufacturing them using the same assembly line method as the Model T. Do you think that, had he done that, the...

Any truth to the story below:

Anyone ever get their T painted at Maaco? What did it cost? What was your experience?

Anyone have any suggestions for a discount paint job on a T that still looks okay?

Does most of the heat transfer from the internal combustion process to the coolant occur in the head?

Last season I purchased a new Brassworks radiator with flat tubes. A visual inspection of the coolant area of the head revealed heavy scaling/rust. I repeatedly treated the head/water jackets with products like Evaporust and seemed to make...

I purchased this crankshaft at Chickashee and cleaned it up to use in a spare engine. There appears that someone used brazing on the inside of the third main. Why would they do this? Is there anyway to clean it up? IMG_20210324_190746.jpg

I have both the MTFCA Classified Ads and the General Discussion Forum (this one) saved to the favorites on my computer so with one touch I can access them. Lately, when I try to enter the Classifieds, I get a pop up saying Norton has blocked the website due to a Trojan , but it doesn't stop my computer from accessing the Classified website. It...

I finally got the bugs worked out of the new Laycock Overdrive in the T and was about to take it for a test drive. I hit the starter and heard a strange bell-like rattle that sounded like it came from the bendix. Only when engaging the starter. So, wanting to avoid a costly mistake, I took the bendix cover off -what a pain, it never gets easier -...

A local friend has just a few miles on his '26 Coupe and experienced 'sudden-onset' rough running on magneto the other day. The car runs much as before when on battery but very poorly on mag. Previously, switching to mag from battery perked it up as one would expect. Al says the wiring checks out OK and the car is running a new Anderson timer.

He...

Don't know that much about the early Fords. Can someone verify if this is a K model and what year you think it is. This post card is post marked August 1911. Thank you in advance for your responses.
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Hello, I am about to install my wiring harness on my new firewall. When my car came to me, the harness was fastened to the frame rail with spring clips, then ran vertically up to the hood former where it turned right and ran underneath the hood former to the coil box connections. The harness was held by several large staples along the way. Is this...

For a few years I've been using permanent rubber gaskets on my transmission inspection cover. One is on the cover itself. I made it by smearing Ultra Black on a paper gasket and sticking it to the cover, then smearing on another layer of Ultra Black. Then I slathered grease on the top surface of the oil screen so the Ultra Black would not stick to...

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Here's some more mud. This is my great uncle Herb Ostergren. The photo was taken outside of Union Center, Wisconsin on September 13, 1916

Do rajo head make my T more reliable or less. Do I have to be a master wrench turner to install it? Is the head just a pain?

1) When did Canada start manufacturing?
2) When did Canada stop manufacturing?
3) Were all body types made in Canada?
4) What colors (excluding black) were available in Canada?
5) Was there a nameplate riveted to the dash that stated 'Made in Canada'?
6) What are other distinctive differences between Canadian and USA T's (besides square drive...

I am having dinner with Miss Erin.

She is a teacher & a Lifetime MTFCA Member.

Her family has a 1923 Center Door that has
been in their family since 1925.

Miss Erin needs a few folks in the area
to launch the Chapter.

I have joined.

How about you ?

( You don’t necessarily need to live here )

FJ

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My car was fully restored in the 60s and has been garage kept ever since, however much of the paint on the chassis and engine is starting to flake off exposing the bare metal. I don't have a large enough garage to disassemble the car, or the budget to pay someone else to do it right now, but have wondered if it's worth taping up adjoining parts...

I posted a short video of my turn signal system on Youtube. It is set on hazard (all lights flashing) but you get the point. My car is the standard 6 volt system. I made an adapter to hold 21 single contact bulbs in the cowl lights and smaller lights in amber lens beehive marker lights in the rear grounded through the spare tire bracket. The...

Forum friends,
I just saw this on Craig's List. What is it really?
Model A?

I went to 16 inch tires a few years ago.
I get “ all steel “ (14) ply trailer tires.
Usually “ Hercules “ or “ Gladiator “.

An all steel trailer tire is less likely
to blow out from a side impact from
debris - kinds like a “ run flat “ tire.

This curb side tire had no air
but did not separate or damage
the rim....

For the Hay wagon to Speedster project, I am now the proud owner from Chickasha acquisitions of 4 headlights of which only 1 is currently usable. Two are in good enough condition but the 'feet' on the mount rod where they fit into the fender hanger is side to side when my fender hangers slot is front to back. The other two are in rougher shape,...

Radiator back in my 23T..I am reading the shop manual, just becasue, and in installation of Radiator, it states to install radiator and fill with clean water. How did that work without freezing? Thanks..Tommy

23T..Headlights keep blowing my fuse. It appears that the contacts that the harness connect to are tilted, and may be touching the socket housing, which I think is grounding out the harness, and causing the fuse to blow. If i disconnect the headlight harness from the headlights, the fuse is OK.. Is this a known problem that others have dealt with,...

I have had this Winfield laying around for 25 years and would like to know what Model it is. There is a piece of metal missing from the bowl where the left screw goes. DSCN3053.JPG DSCN3055.JPG DSCN3051.JPG DSCN3049.JPG DSCN3050.JPG
This is just as I bought it. There are some markings on the right sidebehind the bowl. It is stamped JV730
The...

Does anyone have any pictures/info on Ben Martin's switches. I picked up a very nice '20's era switch at Chickasha. It has a phenolic back, so I thought maybe a repro, but it has a #70key so I don't think it is. It seems to work very smooth and seems to be very good quality. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance, Dave

I’m almost ready to finish my field coil. Just need to trim the ends, connect and solder, then seal with glyptal. I bought a fairly expensive two-part epoxy for use in electrical applications. I’m wondering if this is necessary to fasten the coils to the insulating paper to the ring. Some coils fit tighter on the poles than others, but after...

I was doing a little sewing on the 12 original leather seat the old stitching is coming apart. I was having a hard time, so in looking in dads tool box I found an Awl for all patent date June 12 -12. when I looked up how to use it I found they still make them today. I am not sure how old mine is possibly 1912 , so have they been making this same...

Searching old posts on this new forum is fairly easy. But searching for them from 2018 and earlier seems a bit more time consuming. Is there an easier way to look up an older post that I did possibly in 2017 about my 1915?
Lyndon

What size outside diameter is the Model A exhaust pipe, from the manifold to the front of the muffler? I don't have one handy to measure.

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Hello all. I just bought a box of ten (10) circa 1930 Mazda 32 & 32 CP, 6 to 8V auto headlight bulbs. Can these be used on my 1926 Model T? It makes one wonder how an original box of ten survived 90 years without ever being used. Then I come along. LOL! The vintage box looks good in the tool box in the trunk of my T. With both filaments being 32...

Where is the cheapest place to buy 30x3.5 tires ? I need spare tires and have about given up hope of finding used tires for a T that is only driven less than 100 miles a year.

Lots of people thought we were crazy last year when we began talking about playing a game of Autopolo with our Ford Model T speedsters but we proved them all wrong recently when we gave it a red hot go. Our venue was the Brooklands Airfield near York in Western Australia.

The arena was a 300 yard long strip of airfield 50 yards wide. The gravel...

My recent purchase of a 25 T had the headlight lens loose and continued to rattle. I scanned the forum as to how to remove the rim that was too tight to rotate easily. Many good suggestions. I did not have the newest tool so had to make do with what I had. I am a carpenter and have several sizes of squeeze clamps. I took an old inner tube and cut...

So I happened on this today & thought someone in New Hampshire or the area would like this--looks like source of spare parts.

Of course this isn't mine--If it was, I'd try to fix it first. And of course I'm not buying it--I'm on a student's budget & live somewhere without enough space to basically make a whole new car in. But it was too cool to...

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I have been enjoying my 1927 roadster pickup between rain days. Rusty sat for about 4 months after the driveline blew up whilst my daughter was teaching a young gentleman how to drive a T. I knew all signs pointed towards a major problem so I let it sit for over 3 months. That didn't seem to cure the problem so I finally started to work on the car...

He doesn't look stuck in the mud!

I realize we are still planning the 2021 event, but I wanted to give you a Save the Date advance notice for the 2022 event. It will be April 22, 23, 24, 2022. That is Friday, Saturday, Sunday with move-in dates as early as Wednesday. The event will be held in conjunction with the California Antique Farm Equipment Show. The shows are always held on...

I picked up this brass spider steering wheel at Chickasha. It is held together with tape right now. What glue should I use to relaminate this? Regular carpenter wood glue, gorilla, ???

Can anyone supply contact information for Jerry Sherman Jr. ?
Thanks

So I was tearing into my 30 x 3.5 rims acquired at Chicasha with hard as rock frayed tires on them. I had to reciproprocal saw and tire iron them off. However, inside the red inner-tubes appeared to be supple and possibly usable. On one rim it looks as though a home made flap had been fashioned out of a red tube. See the top rim in the stack, it...

I can't seem to find any pertinent dates on when the switch from the no bump driveshaft bearing spool to bumped version happens.

I have a January 1913 roadster project.
I have, what tantamount to being, a 1911 to 1912 2 piece driveshaft with the no bump spool. Has the earlier style ball end without the half moon cutouts for the pin caps.

I...

I think I know, but I've been asked the following questions and would like to get some confirmations or corrections of what I think:

What is the correct compression range for a good running engine?
What is the compression range for an engine that will need a rebuild?

Can anyone help with id of this car and/or the fire engine in the background? The taller man is my great-grandfather who I knew after he retired from the Fire Department and lived until I was in my teens.
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I didn't want to tag along with Tom's road pictures, so a separate post.
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Bridge across the Baraboo River just east of Wonewoc, Wisconsin. Taken by my grandfather, Ben Ostergren Sr. and his brother Herb. Sept 13,1916. The caption in their photo album read: Not built for heavy traffic but it got us across .
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So I've been looking at a lot of video about putting the Hog's Head on. I have the Books and the Model T tips videos. All they say about putting the clutch fork in is be careful because it likes to swing up. My question is what grove does it go into. There are 2 groves below the spring. Is it the grove closest to the spring or the drums? It looks...

Dean Yoder has turned in for the night right
across from me - I have going non stop since
2:30 pm and just sat down to start uploading
video & images to:

YouTube @

Instagram @

Facebook @

FJ

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I did some front end repairs this weekend. Pulled the steering column and tightened the rivets at the gear and put a new bracket at the frame.
Already had an Apco cover on the Pittman arm, but it was a little loose. The adjustment plug was frozen though. Found a brand new one in my junk
and that took 99% of the play out of the wheel. While...

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So I was looking at the U Joint connection and noticed the grease cup when turned would hit the edge of the ball cap. Shouldn't the grease cup have clearance to be screwed all the way down. It didn't look bent.

I moved the ball cap to the side to take the picture.

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“ It Takes A Village “ .... 👍

When you visit The MTFCA Museum in
Richmond, Indiana - if you see a tool
or piece of equipment or artifact ...

Or if you go into
The Bruce McCalley Memorial Library & Research Center

Think about what it took to get it there 🤔

Author Dean Nelson @

Donated important research information gathered
by the late...

Mac's - Eckler's is at it again on EBAY, dumping page after page of cataloged parts, littering up the site. I wish there was a way to convince EBAT to create a separate venue for vendors who don't sell ANY used original parts.

Hello,
I recently was given a nice little trailer built out of a cut down model t frame and front axle. I would like to pull it with my 27 Tudor sometimes for shows or hauling off the trash. I could remove my spare tire carrier and add a hitch but I don't really want to do that. I was wondering if it would be unwise to weld up a bracket that could...

I'm thinking of taking in mother lode on June 6
Any information appreciated Is it worth coming from Florida for ,?Thanks

Does anyone have parts for one of these? One of the Jack screws is missing two teeth.