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Excellent find Erik! Thank you.
Great vid!

I doubt if Ford treated the wood in any way. While we want our Model T’s to last forever, Ford did not make Model T’s to last, nor were they meant to. The goal of Ford was to manufacture as many Model T’ per day as possible and any unnecessary steps in the manufacturing process, such as wood preservation, were eliminated. If the owner had a garage...

The Reeder Head usually had some raised lettering on the driver's side opposite the MADE on top and the letters R E E D E R cast around the inside area of the water outlet.

The inside area looks more like a Zajicek head.

Interestingly Ralph Reeder and Ralph Zajicek both made and sold aluminum heads, both lived in Texas, and both went across the...

Crap, we're all crossing fingers and praying for all its worth !

Thank you John, that is just the answer I was hoping for. :)

Speedy,
One thing you did not mention is the spacer between the axle ends inside the carrier. you need to replace with a thicker one to keep the axles from moving inward putting strain on the gears.
I personally would recommend either the shims at the tapered end of the axle or new longer axles. Another thing to consider is the taper inside the...

Having a set of wheels rebuilt is not that expensive.

When we discuss wheel with detachable rims I agree. You can get fine new spokes from the vendors and John Regans wheel press is an easy build,
But are we talking fixed rim wheels we need to engage with a real wheelwright, and they may still be available in the US (partly due to the Amish...

Neat pic. :)
Aww poo, I was hoping to see a version of a centered brake handle and accoutrements.
I believe the user of the late TT here unbolted and tossed the brake/control shaft since he was in and out of the door a lot.
Couldn't blame him. This truck is easy to get in and out of without.
With the Warford in neutral, start it up, center the...

I greatly appreciate the information fellas !

Best to read various articles related to the purpose of panhard bar, sway bars, steering stabilizers etc

Some older discussion
and the one on going with this one Panhard Bars on a Model T

Thank you guys for forcing me to sort through some old photographs/memories, to find a decent shot of the Panhard bar on old #4. Simple but functionable. I know no one needs another shot of old #4 but take a look of the Panhard bar/steady steering device. Bolted to the left of center, on the front cross member and stretching across to the right...

Tim try Facebook Marketplace.

Yes, the 4 mil pipe wrap works well for rim liners. Never use duct tape, as it will degrade over time.

Great to read the update!
Glad you are doing well Steve!
-Austin from Illinois.

Cant have enough grease?????? rux shifter grease fittings.jpeg :lol: :lol: :lol:
Image ripped off from an earlier post.

The coil box lid is essential for applying downward pressure to the 4 coil boxes to ensure a good contact with the bottom contacts in the coil box. You will need to order one.

Regarding the fiber switch discs, You can get slightly longer screws and grind them down so that when they are tight, they will protrude into the dimple, but lower than the...

What kind of oil should I put in my Model T?

No oil in your water pump, grease. . .

A good point!

We need a few bits to replace some missing items. I have posted here, rather than the classifieds so you have a better idea of the condition of the bits required.

A couple of no 53 ignition keys.
A coilbox lid I similar condition to this coilbox. 20231019_094202.jpg
A headlight rim that was once nickel plated like this. 20231019_094257.jpg

I...

Looks like he's going to take up jogging again. :D :D Thank you Mark.

Thank you both-
Fortunately, I do have the old fenders, and I now think I can figure them out. YES ! The angle is the key...

Check with Chaffins. They do regrinds. Might need some good cores.

Picture number five, the truck with all the kids on it, is particularly interesting. It appears to be some unusual early form-a-truck. The horn button coupled with the fenders suggest it is likely a 1917. The rear wheels and springs being huge and longitudinal suggest that it is quite heavy duty. However, what can be seen of the differential...

Definitely a TT worm drive with some fancy axle machine work done !

I'm having 6 volt regulators made for the denso style mini alternators, they are due in the end of November. The alternator kit I make is listed on ebay

The flap edges are tuck up into the tire and only a small strip can be seen but they do provide great protection to the tube from chafing and undetected sharp pit edges. I have been using them for 53 years and never a flat. Jim Patrick

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Thanks Mark - he usually picks up the phone !

If you find a used set of “newer valves “ most likely they will need to be ground. IE the faces ground on a valve machine. Do you have one?

Also you will need to grind the seats too. Just giving you a heads up.

i can get them on but would need a wrench to get them up the spindle.
i cant get them to run up by hand.

Having to use a wrench is okay, as long as you don't need any extreme force to do it.

Thanks again everyone. I needed this switch to be 3 things, ... quick, easy, & sanitary . Like many of you, I just don't seem to have time to 'source' stuff like I did in my younger days. If I can order something someone else has R&D-ed, then that is the fastest (a/k/a: quick) way for me. If something is available that will work with little to no...

Did you adjust the mixture needle during the time it is missing?
Rich/lean looking for improvement in either setting.
NH's float setting has a starting setting per the T1 manual.
How well it runs @ hi speed & idle Is dependent on its needs adjusted by changing the fuel level.(per service bulletin)
You tweek the float a little until the mixture...

I believe the standard drive ratio is 2.5 : 1, using a smaller gear than that shown. The speedometer book will sort this out for you.

Allan from down under.

I was thinking tax collectors trying to squeeze out the last dime?

Thanks all of you for fastener information.

Thanks Tom

Photo is a '12 front fender and rivets to bracket appear to be a low round type, measure about 15/32 in dia.

The Truss head in Restoration Supply wouldn't seem appropriate, may have a pointed crown.

The rivets supplied by Lang's for their brackets are likely correct. Their correct bucking bar for the rivet head will keep the head looking factory...

Several sizes & configurations, as you can see the bowl, intake and mounting flange are similar in size on this one with a normal 1910 T model 5 ball. Best John

Steve Jelf is going to need a frame or parts of one.

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Yes I believe that He may have been the first for Kevlar. I bought a few sets from him. I also bought that original 13T touring from him. What a loss for everyone on his passing!

Thanks guys, these are great, now I can put the Model S (2 screw) to bed and the H1 sometime in the next 2 weeks or so (takes time to look up and put both the vendor part numbers and the factor part numbers and change dates on two drawings). ;)

Thanks Kevin! I run the S-BB on my BB Rajo and like the ease in setting it up.

John, my tailpipe does point straight down, but the end is bent and the pipe cut off so that the opening is in the back of the pipe. This deflects the flow to the rear. I have never had any complaints about huge dust clouds, but then I am not usually in a hurry to stay in front of everybody.

Allan from down under.

Thanks for sharing this with us, Rob! And thanks to Bruce Balough for videoing it for us to see. Really looking forward to the story about the Special K !!!. :)

Keith

found leak with smoke test worked great
leak was behind center freeze plug hole in water jacket small hole plug with stainless steel screw and j b weld
thanks for all the help

George thank you. I know absolutely nothing about Castle Lamps and not that much about gas lamps in general. You are correct in that I am not going for a Stynoski Award. That's just not me. I would like to put the lights back together with original parts if possible. I don't need perfect but I do like stuff period correct if I can. I am first...

Mark, thnx for the update that Steve is now in Chi-town aka the Windy City (Chicago).

I know it goes against everything the books say and everybody's best advice, but I find my car runs best with the float a bit lower than the spec. Never measured it, but my measurement is probably 9/32 - 5/16 instead of the 15/64 - 1/4. I also run a metal needle that I put in a drill press and polish with emery or crocus cloth. They are just not...

The recall states those two sizes , made in April 23, about 20,000 distributed and about 6% of those affected with metal fragments in the zinc oxide filler used.

John Regan had a fovorite saying about fixing Model T's: The car is 100 years old and 100 people have been working on it. what are the chances they all knew what they were doing?
A Model T can be made to run with many thing wrong, but that doest make it working as intended.
Ron Patterson

We all know Henry liked to save dollars and cents whenever he could, seems it took a while on the Pet cocks, the radiator one was part No 3940 with the parts book changing to order and use the fuel tank one 2908 then finally using the oil pan 3079 Pet cock for tank and radiator as well.

Thanks for the advice everyone

I think that's an upmarket 1929 or 30 Chevrolet coupe. The hood looks too high to be a 4 cylinder model.

Hi Tim, I have one each of the round and rectangular TW Timers, and have enough of both kinds of the brushes now. It's interesting that Jerry Kramer will clean up the interior contacts of the outer timer shell since when there is wear and rough spots on those surfaces, they can eat up the carbon brush pretty quick.
Thanks for all you're doing on...

We live just 10 miles or so from the Trace, in Mississippi. It is a wonderful Model T road. 50 mph top posted speed, with no stop signs, no commercial vehicles (NO semi trucks) and plenty of places to pull off. And NO gasoline... You have to get off of it to find gas. There is only one place, (1/10 of a mile) off the trace, where you can buy non...

Square shaft was regular until Eaton bought out Ruckstell, according to Original Smith which introduced the splined shifter - hope I got that correct Larry !

I used to use he hot vulcanizing patches but they will not work on the tubes we get today.

Photos from 2023

On again for 2024.

Rob:
that is exactly the unit ... i had been told that this may be a Maxwell unit ... this was with a mixed batch of engines and parts that i purchased in a pile at a farm auction 30 years ago ... i think i have been able to re-size photos and will post them here ... thanks for the info. and the advertising images ...always an optimist ...Gene...

Using a 12 volt battery to achieve 5 to 6 cranking volts with a worn out 6 volt starter and junky cables is not a good practice.

Here is how it was done back in day.
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Here is manual
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Another wonderful sixteen!
Including a 1914 Touring car with wire wheels! Do you find the wire wheeled Ts just for me? (Of course not!) And here I thought the main reason for wire wheels was that they are stronger, safer, and more reliable than those flimsy wooden spoke wheels?!
Two nice speedsters The boat-tail might be a Faultless?
Great stuff!...

Here's my T front perch remover - could be a Stevens or KRW.

At a long ago MTFCA National Tour I asked a club founding member just why we have to vote for three, no more, no less, candidates and his answer was similar to Farmer J’s answer above. I said to him in practice wouldn’t all the other candidates , besides the one big winner, all vote for their selfs, resulting in a tie of one vote each, requiring a...

Now you know why the grease cup for the U-joint ball is larger than most or all of the others. :)

I have one just like that on my unrestored 12, thought it was a fluke now wondering?

1913
1914-1916 high F brass
1917-? high F steel (nickle plated)
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Is this accurate, Larry?

Thanks Rob,

I have a signed copy of Carl's book that he graciously sent me when I ordered it and first started on my SR project. The project stalled a number of times, but this has given me some real incentive to finish it. Bought it in 2010 and think I should table the T's for this winter cause that is all it will take to finish the SR. Thanks...

Wayne, the engine I found for my 1912 chocolate van is B 5xx The date stamped into the transmission shaft was 9 26 12. As far as I know the C prefix to Canadian engines did not start until May 1913 when the plant was fired up, so a C numbered block would be from a 1913 model car.

Some years ago a big collection of T stuff was auctioned off when...

Allan, I have had several good friends over the years with Overland automobiles. I have seen a fair number of Overland demountable clincher rims and wheels up close. Yes, the parts are very similar. I have often wondered over the years why they bothered with relocating the valve stem. It could have been simpler to have made them alike. Perhaps...

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I appreciate the suggestion and photos of how to get my manifold set-up.
Ralph

Jim,
Thank you for the suggestions to attach to the dash light, it is a great way to attach and disconnect as the light is needed. Our light does not move off of the mounting and will tilt or swivel only. Your light is more versatile than ours.
Dan,
Your suggestions to attach the wires for the light to the instrument area with the switch wire to...

Today's update from his Facebook page:

Selah Wayseer is with Steve Jelf.

🛞🛞🛞🛞 Update On Steve Jelf 🛞🛞🛞🛞
Very brief one, tonight. I was competing with Anderson Cooper blaring on the telly!
Still in good spirits, Steve hopes to find out tomorrow about moving to a rehab. Let's certainly hope so. He needs a change of scenery. I can tell.
But other...

I am the 7th from the left back row (black hat)
Bryant Shafer

Hey there Rich E! Yeah, I do remember that photo, the fish, the one boy's stance holding his arms bent. Both boys with the look on their faces like We done good catching dinner, now you make us stand here getting our picture took?
I don't know if I have that one on my computer or not? But I do remember it!
The model T is a center-door sedan.

I...

Many times I have added babbitt to the front of a rear main cap and faced it to size. Often with the engine still in the car.

What do you do to reface the thrust surfaces of the crankshaft? They're usually grooved.

I guess I misunderstood your question.
The cap is made just wide enough to refit. The groves in the thrust surfaces of the...

Then and now.
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Scary stuff, drill the holes, do away with the wire and turn either the rods or the pistons as one or the other is in backwards, ie, the wrist pin lock bolt faces the camshaft and the split skirt faces away from the cam.

Will “tight” pistons and/or wrist pins break in with time and patience? Is there a process I should follow? Or are these reasons to pull an engine and work on internally immediately?

No.
Tight pistons will gall, depositing aluminum in the bores. There is a maybe on breaking them in.
Tight wrist pins are more likely to seize & do serious...

Bill Rader (Vintage Authentic Reproductions) sold these many years ago as an accessory adjustable clamp to tighten up a loose ball joint/4th main fit. It replaced the stamped driveshaft housing flange.

Rob:
We'll have to compare road warrior stories sometime. We (my wife, myself, and our 2 greyhounds) drove from Southern Ca. to Connecticut where we were raised, tag-teaming non-stop, on our yearly cross country trip to see family. Luckily, we do this around Hershey Time each year so I get to run to the meet which is about 4-1/2 hours drive from...