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It was on this day in 1826 that Samuel Morey received a patent for his compressionless Gas or Vapor Engine, known now as the internal combustion engine.
In the early 1800s, he developed an interest in flammable vapors. He discovered that turpentine, when mixed with air, was explosive, and he designed an engine to make use of this phenomenon. Much...

Any thoughts for a new battery for my '25 T Roadster pu? Size, amp, etc?

Check this out, never seen one in all my years
inspection plate for transmission cover to allow you to oil the bands
looks like Evers Sauvace
Chicago Il
anyone ever tried one of these,Bob

my 24 touring has 4 mid 50s kw coils. i took it out for a spin and had a sudden skip. i found that it ran better on the 6v battery and got home.
switched back to mag. and found that no 4 was not firing switched the coils around and the problem moved so it is a coil problem. i did the
light bulb volt meter magneto test and have good voltage. the...

I and a friend are looking at a 1927 Roadster pickup with the idea of building a depot hack body for it. My question is this, it has a nice box with tailgate, the body is primed but in need of some minor sheetmetal work along the bottom - seat springs, fuel tank, windshield frame, bows, etc., etc. Any idea of what such a collection would be worth?...

May 3,4,5. How is this swap meet for T stuff. I was thinking of going it’s not to far from me.

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Jiminy Cricket, I'm no fool : pedestrian

I was torn as to whether to make this OT or not, but decided to post it in the general discussion forum because the answer could be applied to damaged, fractured, or leaking Model T fuel tanks.

I have an antique ornate brass Bradley-Hubbard gone with the wind oil lamp that has a stamped, cylindrical brass kerosene tank. The lamp is circa 1890 and...

Does anyone have a copy of the instructions for the FunProjects Wheel Press?

The instructions are to hard to read on my phone, and my work PC, blocks the site.

Thanks

Just found this cool accessory
the Allen Bradley co.
Bradleystadt
it is to adjust the amps on your car
any car in the T era that has a generator with the 3rd brush
just wondering if anyone has ever used this item? Bob

I purchased a set of new triple gears from Dan McEachern last week. The quality is extraordinary. With bushings installed and fit to the pins, each weighs exactly 1017 grams. No need to balance. It was easy to bore the bushings because the ODs of the gear teeth are concentric with the bushing hole making it easy to center off them for boring the...

Household name among old car folks, especially the Model A gang. They've closed their doors! You can follow the discussion on the AACA Discussion forum to get all the sordid details.

Terry

The Allen Bradley Co. made this for all cars with a generator with a third brush just like the Model T Ford
has anyone ever seen this? Bob

Its great that in 3 months, there have been 1000 topics posted. This is a good thing for our hobby. Some very nice things listed.
Thanks to everone who takes the time to photograph them and list them!

Hoping someone here can recommend a quality brass plating shop. I'm in Ohio where I will assume EPA regs have all but deleted this service. FWIW, I recently had some parts done by a brass shop in nearby Dayton Kentucky that I would not recommend.
Regards,
Scott

The great outdoors and a T !!

I've stripped all the old paint off my open valve engine and have it down to the metal. It has an aged metal look now, which I kind of like, but I'm undecided if I should prime and paint it or leave it unpainted. If I decide to paint, what paint should I use that will adhere to the engine; but if I decide to leave it unpainted, is there a sealer...

Thought I had this dialed in correctly but the passengers side in particular shows more wear on the outside of the tread.

“The driver is Rowland Winn, who was a successful garage owner from Leeds. He became Lord Mayor of that city, and he had a garage in Middlesbrough on Linthorpe Road.
The photo was taken in July 1911, and he was in luck that day as he won his class at a speed of 44.5mph.”

I like this one but there is just the one photo. The exhaust looks like just...

The rain today didn't stop the delivery of a rare piece of Model T history to the Museum. High on our 'wish list' has been a pan straightening bench.

Thanks to the perseverance of Sam Mendenhall from Alabama, the Model T Museum Vintage Garage now has one! Sam found the bench in Pensacola, Florida where a gentleman had acquired it more than 50...

By dint of gentle scraping at the paint, I have exposed a number on the seat of my 09. It appears to be 657X with possibly a ghostly B off to the left. body no.jpg

My T has developed some leaks and I would like to determine if it is mainly caused by the pedals in the hogshead. I think I will need to install seals in the hogshead, but that is down the road. What would you suggest I do to make a temporary fix? Thank you.

I have put new transmission band linings and rear brake shoes on, removed the body from the frame and started dry fitting some pieces. I have also made a windshield riser board and refinished the Kingston coil box. I also welded and shaped a new tip on the parking lever pawl. I need to rivet a running board bracket on and rivet on a parking brake...

Wanted ... Looking for a chrome or nickel radiator shell for a 1927 Coupe ..... Thanks for an help ... joeg48@hotmail.com

Is this an original model t battery? Came with my runabout.

When I got my '13 runabout a couple of years ago, I replaced the anti-squeak leathers in the hood. They were hard and brittle as over-cooked bacon. All the heat and fumes under the hood is tough on leather. Probably a good idea to occasionally clean them with warm soapy water then apply as much saddle oil or genuine neats foot oil as they will...

I am restoring a 1915 runabout and am in the process of tearing down the non-demountable wheels to send to Stutzman's for re-wooding. I checked with a local company about sand blasting and powder coating the rims and hub parts, and getting them powder coated black only adds about $20 per wheel. I'm leaning towards just varnishing the spokes, so...

I only had a few minutes after work to go stare at my T yesterday before sunset, so I tried a little experiment.

The fender I bought from Mike Lebsack at Chickasha is so very nice, and undoubtedly wearing faded original paint. Mike said it was pulled off a car and put in dry storage many, many years ago and it shows. I made a deal with him before...

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at auction Friday nite. Brass was stolen by vandals, otherwise appears to be correct car. 40 yr. old restoration. Sold for $16,000 plus the juice. 93CE9901-5384-4600-AE74-E20986BAAB8C.jpeg A045429F-51AE-4BA4-A55B-4E927F2475D4.jpeg 976BDC98-3C12-4E56-A003-7F01A2F2F5CD.jpeg ADDF7280-72FD-473F-BD21-FF8702D3F17B.jpeg

Alright gents, before I go further I want to ask for your opinion, I have my Touring motor stripped down and intended to refresh the components and give her a general going over since the car hasn't been run in years. My plan is to remove the head, clean, inspect and put a fresh gasket and bolts back in place....but...those suckers are really...

Tore it back down, borrowed a friend's valve seat resurfacer and cleaned it up. The seat will eventually need replacing. But the car is not hard to start now, and grounding the plug does labor the engine, which it did not do after I replaced the valve last week.

Just finished taking it for a spin and it runs just like it did before the valve...

I've been debating for a month whether to ask advise after not finding anything on the topic in the forum.
So, we have a 6v horn from the 1950 Ford F1 that went 12v and no longer needed the original horn.
That horn was disassembled, painted,and has a strong Honk on the 6v battery from the T.
The horn also works with the 26-7 bracket but sounds too...

Does anyone know what kind of material the magneto coil ring is made from? It looks like cast iron, or is it some kind of forging?

Well, what do you know, A hillbilly from the Ozark hills of Arkansas got invited to an Invitation only car show ... We received a call from the Oaklawn events promoter at The Oaklawn Horse Racing track in Hot Springs Arkansas. Seems they are having trouble finding a true antique car. I guess they only want so many Mustangs, and Camaros :) :)....

The staff at Benson Library (THF) have been great locating additional photos of the Ford Special racer sent to France in 1911. All photos were purchased, and not intended for reprinting. Courtesy THF, all rights apply.

The racer was sent to participate in the French Grand Prix, as well as other competitions. I have know idea what possessed Henry...

I'm not sure what the callout for the cotter pins is, since the parts books don't mention them at all (probably because they were so common it wasn't necessary, like lock washers today). So I gave both the Willy's part number and Pin-Cotter (PC) part number. If anybody knows what Ford's numbers and or letters were for cotter pins, please let me...

Is this a Victor #1 lamp? Lamp body is black, top is brass plated steel. I have never seen one of these.

I can not find a chart that also includes a Warford overdrive.

I notice that it refers to Ruckstell Low and Ruckstell High . I had thought that Ruckstell high was incorrect terminology as a Ruckstell is actually 1:1 when in high, right?

I also included an old engine RPM/speed chart.

I can't say I understand it all, but it looks like a TT with...

Last weekend I purchased several engines for cores. While this is most times a krap shoot, so far so good. I don't see any cracks or bad parts and even most of the drums are good. Whild dismantling these engines, I found a 27 motor that is in really good shape under the dirt and rust BUT, I find that there is no hole in the block for a throttle...

The past few days ....

I have met Miss June and Miss Montana in Camp Verde.

Then I met Doris & Jim in Cave Creek.

The Model T Family In Arizona is doing just fine.

Miss Montana is hosting a get together the same time as Bakersfield Swap in Camp Verde.

FJ

I have some vintage Champion X (crimped brass top, long insulator) plugs and noticed on one the brass top rotates, but the electrode at the far end does not rotate with it. How is the electrode attached to the brass top and screw? Is this a problem? Is this fixable?

Also, the copper crush washer is missing. Is there a good substitute? I have a...

Found this oil can in dad's stuff.
Makes reaching everything a lot easier. :mrgreen:
After a good bath the other day, I oiled everything I could reach. I need a couple manhole covers for the rear springs. Shook the front end and everything seems tight. It steers pretty good anyway.

Maybe a savvy person can put the lubrication chart up here. I...

What do you like to use to clean and protect your top ??
Mine is about 40 years old and still in very good condition, but it has some mildew and just needs a good cleaning and something to help from mildew.

I don't care for the slimey shine of Armor All.
Everything sticks to it... :roll:

I should mention, it is vinyl, not canvas.

All of a sudden today, my Mcafee virus program is telling me this site is not as safe as it should be. Anyone else seeing this?

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I run this every couple of years hoping to find a matchup with someone. Please check your ‘19-‘20 T’s.
I have a friend who has approximately 20 invoices of T's sold through Auto Service Company of Copas, MN. He allowed me to make copies. Hopefully someone will have one of these cars. Most all list the name of the original purchaser of the cars....

I was lucky enough to get a wood kit for my '14 from a local member of the club, but have no instructions,plans, or anything else besides the wood. I am looking for some help on this and have searched the website to no avail. Where does one turn for help. I called Lang's and talked to two people and they said there are not any, for the kits they...

are there any other sellers that have the ac brakes for sale? I have the linkage, but cannot get the brakes i ordered.

I just rescued a pair of Dreadnought tire chains, complete with box. The box is marked 4.40 x 29 balloon. They fit snugly in my 4.40 x 21 tires on my 23 Roadster. Does anyone know their value?
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I'm finally working on my Model T again, hobbling around with my cane and walker or riding my amigo. Today I dragged out the box containing the top that came with my '17 touring, which had been unopened until I opened it last fall. The postmark is 1988, so it has been boxed for a long time. Surprisingly it is in great shape (or at least appears to...

We tore down the kid's 25 engine to rebuild the tranny. That's done, before putting it all back together, we decided we would check over the rest of the engine.

Right now it's a short block, only has the cam, pistons/crank, and valve train.

It is really difficult to turn over. I loosened the bolts holding the caps. I added a 1 ft cheater bar to...

I'm on it. not sure why it's not working so you may see an error here and there as I test various components. Not to worry - that's just me.

this should display in quotes once I fix it

this is just a display problem, it doesn't affect anything else - I'm frankly pleased that this amounts to the *only* problem remaining for me to fix...
What...

I was torn as to whether to make this OT or not, but decided to post it in the general discussion forum because the answer could be applied to damaged Model T fuel tanks.

I have an antique gone with the wind oil lamp that has a stamped, cylindrical brass kerosene tank. The lamp is circa 1890 and like many stamped brass pieces this old, stress...

What do you recommend for polishing and preserving brass parts such as firewall brackets, coilbox latches etc? Art

Its been a while since I rebuild a motor. Is the consensus on new aluminum piston clearance still .005 ?

I decided to remove the old, rattle can paint from my open valve motor and found some curious numbers stamped on the drivers side of the cylinder head. I know the head looks like it has a pink hue, but the sun was coming indirectly into my pole barn and gave it an unnatural color. The indirect light also revealed the mystery numbers. They are...

I would like to attach the forms/info regarding our next Speedster Run which will be held March 30/32 in Laughlin, Nevada. I'm having no luck doing that however. If you are interested, you can PM me. I have posted them on several Facebook Model T pages as well. Happy T'ing.

A respected investment adviser said this about investing in companies:

“....about 3,000 automobile companies have existed in the United States” and that of the remaining 3, one was bailed out, one was bought out and only one is still chugging along on its own.

I had previously read that there were MANY, but I had no idea that there were that...

Let the summer begin......

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Thank you Dean Yoder

Saw this on e-bay. I have no connection to the auction. These are sometime during the 20s to 1926 era since they have the fractional sizes and part #. They are late T era.. pre Walden. Walden bought Stevens in 1926. I already have a set and this is a steal, someone please buy these so I do not have to buy them .. :) :)

Tranny is rebuilt on the kids car, so before putting it back together, figure we should take a look at the pan, especially when we found no babett in the 4th main. Put a 4ft level across, it is a little bowed. Also the ears look bent.

So without a pan jig, any recommendations?

Thanks

I am looking for restored 1913 model t roadster send private messages to glenn of northport

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Now that is a stash .

I recently viewed a post where a SMART T'R had re purposed his KRW piston aligner to check adjust mag. clearance?
Please refresh me on the forum date?
Thanks in ADVANCE!!

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Identifing early roadster top
I got this early top looks to be pre 1912 with long straps
but all the photo's I find have a single rear window, this has the murphany fasteners and looks like T can anyone help identify? Bob

I had Ron's Machine shop pour a set of rods for me about 4 years ago. I abandoned that project and now am looking at the rods to use with my 27 project. I have two crankshafts that were reground in the past. In each case the width of the rod at the big end is anywhere from 20 to 50 thou smaller than the journal it rides in. I see on the MTFCA...

Can I use Valvoline 10/30 oil in my 1924 Model T?

Gang,
For a parade, what are your thoughts on seating someone, (with the top down), on the raised back edge of the rear seat?

I'm kind of on the fence about it. It seem a bit unsafe to me.
I've got a line on a barbershop quartet that wants a ride.

What are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Greg

In process '25 Runabout restoration.

I believe this was installed to hold the after market muffler in place. I cannot find it in Ford Parts Price List . What say y'all?

I just ran across this in the service bulletins...

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I was searching through all my spare parts and came across this Kingston B-1 Gasifier, can anyone tell me about it and where I can get parts or if anyone can restore it. Thanks!

Some people can't wait for winter to end, but I generally find that it is the most enjoyable part, there is snow on the ground and the sunlight feels so great as it beats down.
I think this past weekend will be the families last with the TT out in the woods on snow shoes; the snow up closer to the house is eroding rapidly. A good spring storm...

After a 9 week hiatus due to my busted leg I got out to the shop today with a friend and accomplished some actual work. Not much, but a start. Out of curiosity I opened the cover on the hogshead and noticed that there was a little fraying of the ends of the kevlar bands beyond where they were held in the band clamps. Am I correct that the clamps...

Can anyone tell me what's going on with my engine? Thers is new rust around several of the new head bolts. I saw water bubbling up in the sparkplug wells on 3 & 4. Is my head cracked?

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Not sure what this fits anyone have a clue . I was thinking of using this on my Speedster .

I leave for a conference in Haifa and Tel Aviv Israel
Next week. Also there for the first exhibition of my new photography show, Anatomy, featuring images of model T parts. Will be there for around two weeks and was wondering of there are any model T owners or historic car collections there.

Thank you Dave

Just got the rim...exactly what I needed for a good price. You have made my day...patina was perfect, and getting this part helped me complete this project.

Thank you again.

My friend is considering building a Depot Hack but has height issues with his garage door. He saw this on Youtube where a fellow hinged the uprights on his hack body so the top could be dropped more than a foot. With this arrangement it would fit in the garage or a enclosed trailer. Anybody ever seen this done? Any idea what the hinges look like?...

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Some wood needed :x

I am getting ready to prepare my 26 Roadster Pickup for new paint. Does anyone have a recommendation on what media would be best? Sand, glass beads ect. I have been told sand can damage the metal and warp panels. The local powder coating shop said they do car bodies using sand without any problems .I don’t want to get this wrong and destroy a nice...

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anybody have any feedback about how well they work on a t and part numbers

thanks
Mike Seibert

The ammeter and combination oil gauge no idea for what cool for a speedster with pressurized oil system
a set of new 30 x 3 and 30 x 3 1/2 Lester tires still in brown paper and soft stored in heated building
some nice top bow sets early style with oval bows
Bob
any idea when the reinforced oil pan inspection plate was used
more pics to follow

Opened it up and the number three exhaust valve was broken in half. It had two-piece valves. No scoring to the cylinder but there were some small dents in the piston head.

No part of the valve was in the cylinder whatsoever, so it must have blown it out or pulverized it.

Replaced all the exhaust valves for now and will leave the intakes for...

Along with farming, Dieter Mitchell does mechanical work. He just finished getting a TT running for some folks who want to use it as a parade truck, and I went over to take a look.

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The cab is recent, probably made in the sixties or seventies, but whoever built it used glass so old that it's wavy.

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The...

Is there usually much T stuff at this meet ? More or less than the Bakersfield meet ? All info appreciated..

Could someone please post pictures and measurements of a set of 36 touring rear floorboards. Are they two piece, each one half of the width? How are they fastened down. I have always thought they ran side to side and recently read a reference about them being two piece if that is correct.

On the original Rocky Mountain brakes for 1909-25 are the cast drums a lot heavier and one piece compared to the repro's, Bob

Went to go send my rims and hubs off the other day to get them rebuilt and started hunting for a box to ship them in. Out in the shop, I had my radiator box saved to knock down flat (glad I didn't) for something to lay on when working on a car.

Found that it held all four rims side by side, so I wrapped them up, placed the hubs in the middle of...