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Thinkin About ordering a set of Blockley tires for my 26 Tudor (450-21)
I understand that Blockley is fairly new in the tire manufacturing business.
Does anyone have an idea of how they wear?
My last set (Universals) likely have 8 - 10K miles on them and they are done. Pretty disappointing

Dave Eddie

setting up my bearing clearance with time saver fresh babbitt reground crank. i have .001 on 1 .001 on 2
ans .0015 on 3 i can turn it with one hand should i let it alone it turns nice. philip

Friend needs info on how to install Fun Projects voltage regulator and to adjust his generator to specifications for that voltage regulator. Thank you to anyone in advance for posting those instructions.

Any feedback on the newly manufactured U-Joint being sold by suppliers?

Here is something to annoy the purists. Our model T racer named the Rattler. There is a model T block under all that speed equipment. It is a 1927 vintage DOHC Gallivan/Rajo head with a pair of Winfields. All period speed parts. Not as pretty as a DO Fronty but just as fast and far more reliable. We race this car several times a year at vintage...

I will be acquiring a significant collection of parts including TT Ruckstells and standard rear ends, drive shaft, springs, radius rods. Which parts should not be scrapped? I do not have a TT.

Hello all! For the past spring I shave seemingly tried everything to get my carburetor to smoothen out, with seemingly little success. The carb was cleaned out, dipped in Berryman, adjusted the idle screw and the flow adjustment, and nothing seems to help. It will start up alright, and just run really rough until it just dies. The only solution I...

So I have a 13 touring does the front window fold forward or reverse

I just got back my early block from having it Thermo cleaned and magnaflux. It came out better than I thought. I do have about a 2 1/2 crack that you can see on the pictures. I was expecting more cracks but was relieved to only have one.
It does have some pitting in 3 of the cylinder holes. Each one is not as bad as the others. It’s going to...

Just yesterday I noticed a tapping sound that goes with the drive shaft. I removed the floor boards and drove with a passenger and he said it feels like it coming from the u-joint area. Any ideas what else it could be? Thanks in advance.

Their YouTube channel has a nice video of 1940s era Model T race cars.

Check it out

I posted that 3 & 4 cylinders were not working but 1 & 2 working well.
Not the head gasket with 50 pounds of pressure in all 4 cylinders. Strong spark on all 4 cylinders. Intake manifold not leaking. All cylinders and valves going up and down from sparkplug hole examination.

I took all of the suggestions from the form and also spoke with the...

Is there anywhere in Canada that sells these tires? The shipping and tarrifs and exchange on the doller make them pretty steep. Before I pulled the trigger on a set from over the boarder I was wondering if anybody knew of any in canada

I have a newly restored 1913 touring with engine splash pans installed that boils over after a drive regardless of idle time. Does anyone have any experience that points to the pans causing this?

Just to show there are young people getting into T's. Warning, some pubescent male language. ;)

Paw, the truck is squealing like a catamount…
It’s the Depression, son, everything squeals.
I know Paw, cant we buy some grease?
No son, Sam Drucker at the General Store called in my credit ledger.

My Model T was converted to 12 volt before I purchased it. The previous owner hand started it during my first inspection, saying , the floor switch was defective. Once I got it home, I purchased an after market switch from Tractor Supply.
At first the starter would turn very fast and the floor switch because very warm. Now the starter will not...

So I've got what seems to be a little fuel problem. When driving up a long, but moderate incline, my engine will start to surge as though starving for fuel. This effect is especially obvious when I have less than five gallons in the tank. When I throttle back a bit, the surge disappears unless I'm below five gallons, in which case I need to either...

got up too late, so I drove to Kohler-Andrea State Park. Love walking along the shore of Lake Michigan. If I had a suit with me, I would have jumped in and walked out to the sandbar. Maybe I can get the wife to go soon. Water should be warm by now.......This is what the dunes looked like up the road before Kohler built the Whistling Strait s Golf...

I have a rebuilt generator - refurbished armature, new bearlings, new fieldcoils, refurbished brush holder and new brushes. On the car it turned out not to work (well).
The other day I bought a basket of T-parts with a straight exhaust manifold, 7 nice nickelplated hubcaps and a generator with a pulley and the gear for the generator.
Today I...

Guys just having some fun with the old stuff.

Happy weekend Forum Chums!

Before I list the following items, I would like to know what would be a fair price to ask…. for both me and a potential purchaser.

I have one very very nice running board off of a 27 Tudor.

I also have a stock 27 head that has been hot, tanked, and lightly milled.

I was able to get my hands on a 270 cam, so I have a...

I have been installing these on my 1919 touring. I am not sure how the running board and shield fit together. Does the bottom edge of the shield sit on top of the running board or should it be the running board sits on the edge of the shield. Are the rolled edge grooves supposed to mesh together. I have the wooden blocks under the running boards,...

Last October, driving from Laughlin, NV to Long Beach, CA, several of us from the Long Beach Model T Club climbed a long hill from Amboy to 29 Palms. The grade was hard for the Model T's and went for at least 20 minutes. It was in the upper 80's temp wise. At the top of the hill we stopped. When I checked my gas level I found the tank was so hot...

Tried my hand at building Oil slingers IMG_4651 .jpg Started by cutting some equal length 3/4 blocks IMG_4673 .jpg Next milled off the edges. one side for the triple gear pin ring. the other for the mounting tab on the ring gear side. IMG_4680 .jpg Test fit on the mounting tab. Used original spools and a new set of original brass screws IMG_4692...

While cleaning up one of my cars for a tour tomorrow, I got to thinking of spindle bolts. I remember well when Randall Anderson was duplicating the early ones, and remarked they are .503 . I have a couple of NOS early ones, and that is true. I don't believe they were ground ever? The later NOS ones I have are not so accurate. They are Ford script,...

Early Sept of last year in the Forum Classifieds a person was looking for the cast iron stove heater for a 1912 which led to several others desiring one also. Dan Mari stepped up to recast a run. This week I received mine and it is very nice.
We are loosing a lot of craftsmen and the items that they produced for us & the vendors. Just a shout out...

I found these in a lot of paperwork that I acquired recently and thought others may find them interesting;

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Hall Motor Company, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Cooper Irvin Motor Company, Amarillo, Texas

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Higgins Motor Company, Higgins, Texas

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Jones & Lindley, Ford Dealers, Clovis, New Mexico

The...

Hi All,
I found this window crank in a box of parts, but not sure what car it comes off. Has 2 places to bolt it to the car. Any ideas? Thanks.
John
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Have you heard about this. The ships from WW2 disappearing from sea bed? Seems there is a big demand for “Low Background Steel “.
Means Model T just went up in value. My place is covered in it!!!!!! NICE.

Anybody have pictures of how the windshield attaches to the body? Looks like a piano hinge that bolts to the top of the cab and also looking for a picture of the adjustable bracket piece that tips out

That's the current price for a set of 5, before shipping!
This is a rim flap cut from he outside diameter of 13 car tube, given away by the tyre shop we have do all our farm tyres. 20230718_131802.jpg

13 tubes are becoming rarity these days, so yesterday I explored an alternative. This is a liner cut from a new $8 bicycle inner tube....

The front camshaft bearing shell is loose in the block. I have had this happen before, and have shimmed the bearing shell in the block and also used press fit sleeve retainer. But neither is a good fix. Are there any more fixes out there. My Babbitt is perfect in the shell, but I have about .009 play up and down between outside of shell to the...

Got this Pinion gear from I don’t know where. Anyone know what it fits. Same size as Ford 11 tooth gear. But this one has a half spline shaft? Years ago I had a Moore AUXILIARY Transmission in pieces and seems it had a pinion gear like this.
Am I remembering correctly? Thanks Dan
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Ford gets a tow at the ford.

Somebody in one of the FB Model T groups asked for a comparison between an aux transmission and a Ruckstell. Based on reading, not actual experience, this was my take:

The Ruckstell sacrifices some speed for more climbing power. On a low-pedal hill it gives up a bit of climbing power but lets you lay off the pedal. An aux transmission (Chicago,...

We recently took our 1926 Touring into the Safety Harbor 4th of July parade. Car ran great about 10 miles there and nearly back. Best the car had run for years with new plugs, timer, one rod replacement, head gasket, starter and oil change.
After the failure of #3 and #4 cylinders to run the car was brought home by flat bed, AAA. It was running...

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On Thursday evening, the MTFC of St Louis along with the Model A Restorers Club had a display at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park in conjunction with the showing of the movie Show Me 66 About the history of route 66 through missouri.

This weekend we are having an overnight tour to St James. I am told about 125...

Looking for Dupont paint code equivalent for Ditzler 546 Channel Green. This would be for acrylic enamel paint.

Patricia had a Cancer procedure on July 13th. The surgery went very well, described as text book. She was released from the hospital the next day to go home. This morning, at her oncology follow up, there was no trace of cancer in her lymph nodes and next week the Dr will discuss and determine what type of treatment she’ll receive, if any. She...

Does anyone know the gear tooth count on a TT high speed worm gear, pn 1044B? Not the worm. Counting teeth in the artwork, The parts book shows (29) for the std gear and (31) for the high speed gear.

If anyone has any info on the jess. blker. Belt drive distributor let me know

Hello,

Are there any model T owners in the Stuart, Florida area? I am new to the T world and could use some assistance please, once this virus clears up in the area.

Thank you,

Jeff

Is it necessary to presoak linings in oil before they are riveted to bands or can I do it afterwards before I reinstall them ?

Anyone out there have on of these I can purchase.
I don't need to be trainied up on what it is, who made it and that it is no longer made.
Just need one.
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What would be the Model T, if found and you owned it, be? Mine would be an early 1911 Torpedo, all original, and made in 1910. The second one would be a two lever town car. This aside, I would be most happy if I could complete the restroation of my 1910 within my life time, I am 91. Okay, I have owned this T for 77 years . It has always been...

Special delivery for BushMike. A nice little load on the TIme Machine. Trying to round up enough TT rears to find a couple good axles. I took the non-Ruxtell apart and found one pretty nice axle with very little shaft wear. The opposite side with the loose cage was shot.

Hello--and first a disclaimer. I'm not knowledgeable about Model Ts, but I have the answer to an apparent mystery photo in a thread of July 3, 2017 (but archived under July 5, 2017), which I can't reply to. The thread title is Does anyone know the source of these two photos of a Model T RV? Farther down in the thread, Peter Kable posted a photo of...

As I reported in my post about oil levels, I had leakage at the drain plug. I installed a copper washer to replace the crushable washer I had installed with a new plug. It still leaks. I have looked closely at the area above the plug to see if the leakage is coming from above. It is not.

The attached photos show the situation. What is causing the...

How do you attach the two piece heat shield to the firewall and floorboard? Nearest I can figure the shield screws into the front floorboard and the shroud to the firewall. But if this is the case you'd have a devil of a time removing the front floorboard because the attached shield is fitted up under the shroud. What am I missing?

Have two front wooden wheels on my C-cab truck that are in sad sad shape.
Would appreciate any recommendation of who could make them well again.
Thanks
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One of the guys over there decided it would be cool (I guess) to repost that (deleted) kid's shock video on that group. The guy posting it then defended posting it to show this entitlled kid's antics . I'm sorry, but the LAST thing I want or need is to either give that (deleted) more youtube hits or be unknowingly subjected to seeing something...

And I always worry about wheel termites…..

Hi All

I thought I would post a follow up progress report on the straightening of the rear axle housings for my ’13 project.

This note also ended up a bit long so again please bear with me. Hopefully you may find something of use buried in here somewhere.

Thanks to the notes and suggestions provided earlier I got over my hesitation to heat and...

Use old school methods. Shunting the heat transfer with heavy brass, inoculating with carbon while keeping it as hot as possible. Old shaft restored!

4 hours later, DONE! Shipping back in the morning.

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My own kids learned to drive a T through the fields alone when they were 7-8 and outgrew any interest in Model T's at about the time they received drivers licenses.

The stable was full and eventually I was down to only driving my own personal favorite, and then had it moved to Florida right after my left kneecap exploded into 50 pieces and was...

Over the years with my T when I have to check spark at the plugs, you simply have a screw driver and hold it by the plug and you see spark. Nice snappy spark is good, weak spark jump is bad. Really simple. If you have a starter car and its not working you crank it over until you see spark or have someone hold it to see if your getting spark when...

I believe this tip is in the model T bible . Very nicely polishes crank journals. Light leather strap and 360 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper.

Prominently visible, it engendered more than one model T joke (e. g. If you're so dang smart, here - YOU drive ! ) I'm sure there were a number of variations through production, yet another tiny detail that may indicate year of manufacture ?

The top one is from an original 1914 column and appears to be machined from billet stock.

The bottom one...

I know some on the Forum are hot to trot when it comes to new toys.

Repairing body panels, mig or oxy-acelyne have been popular.

I see a new welder is on the market using a lazer diode. Appears to give nice clean welds, any one using such a tool for current restoration? What are your results?

I have not yet driven my 1927 coupe. I had a slight oil seepage at the drain plug, so I drained the oil to install a new plug gasket. I thought it would be interesting to see how much oil would drain from above the lower spigot. I drained 2 quarts 16 ounces. There was 1 quart 8 ounces below the lower spigot. Therefore, the total drained was 3...

Check this out it is a silent film, does anyone recognize anyone? Bob

I have an original Ruckstell book in front of me, and it says to use Gargoyle Mobiloil C . Does anyone know the modern equivalent of this is? No guesses allowed!

This is Carl Hillberg. Head of C.E. Hillberg c.p.a. Turlock, Ca. He will be 101 in September. He has an office by the front door and always greets you with a robust hello. One of his sons runs the firm, but I have always seen Carl about the office. This picture of Carl is when he was 4 yrs. old in Turlock. IMG_6158.jpeg
Another friend of mine in...

Hello guys,

Picked this up from a friend yesterday. Not labeled, and I've spent hours comparing it to others. Not sure if I'll actually run it but it's interesting to me. No rotor, distributor cap I have with it looks a lot like a early 20s Delco type. Anyone recognize it?

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Saw a new one today. Someone worked on this 1913 engine and used the best of everything, including a new brake drum. So far, so good, but they neglected to install the replaceable shoes on the clutch lugs. Clutch bound up and it was nearly impossible to crank the car. I hope I can save the expensive new drum by putting on the shoes.

Can someone explain the order the radiator/apron, shell are assembled on a 24? The apron I have has the side tabs intact that one of the three fender support bolt goes thru. Thanks, Art

I have quite a few steering brackets and most have just the number or number and Ford script, I just found this one has 2 sets of numbers and Ford is in block letters, Gails book does not show this, any ideas what year this might have been used? Bob

Can anyone tell me wherew I can purchase a running board proctectors IMG_2842.JPG tep plate like the one depicted shown in the attached photo?
Ron Patterson

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Spent some time refurbishing my tire pump. Cylinder all smooth and shiny.

Forgive the modern hose clamps. I cleaned the hose to tube connection. It was clogged tight. It pumps air and does inflate a bicycle tube. There’s no ball bearing in it. And I didn’t remove the valve plunger.

What color should the base be? Right now it’s red oxide.

I picked up this tool today @ the Long Beach swap meet. I think its a drive shaft sleeve puller. Never seen one like it.
Anyone have one like it?
I am sure there is a locking collar missing.
The only marking is TRUTH stamped in the large collet hex. Who made it?
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A picture of one complete would be helpful for reproducing the...

My wife and I are planning a trip back to NW Ohio to visit my brother and family this summer. I plan on heading to the HF, Piquette museum and a Highland Park drive by with my brother while there. We will be heading up to Mackinac for a couple of days before heading back to Kansas by way of Chicago, and that conveniently takes us past the Gilmore...

Ran across this on YouTube. Not a T but thought yous guys might like it. Shows how to do it. Dan

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Good afternoon folks. I am preparing to replace the radiator with one that I ordered from Brassworks. We have a '15, which as you know is 1st year of electric lights. I think this would be a good time to replace the wiring to the head lights as the wiring goes through that tube. What gauge/type / style of electrical wire to I get & from whom? It...

Does anyone have any information or literature on this lock.
I just bought a 1923 speedster and this steering wheel and I am unclear how it should be installed and work.
It may be the wheel lock is broken and if someone has seen or used or has any literature I thought that might be a place to start

Thanks,
Keith

Looking for knowledgeable suggestions. The timing gear cover on my '13 (and I presume on all previous Ts) presents a difficulty for the camshaft seal. Rather than having a rebate and using a shield plate like the later cars, the cover has a pocket which is meant to carry a felt donut . I made a seal from felt I had available when I changed the...

I have just finished updating my cabin, shop, and property with a number of 20# ABC fire extinguishers and fire suppression equipment for grass fires, and am finishing up the job with my Ts since 2 of 4 cheapy extinguisher have lost pressure and they all need to be replaced with something

Having seen first hand the damage that traditional...

Guys,
So I have been working on a Delivery Car project. One of the things I'm trying to tackle is the rear door window glass/frames. The frames are to be oval and the drawings from Benson Ford does not give much help to assembly or how they looked, rather just basic dimensions 11x14.
I've decided to settle on getting some pre-made oval frames from...

Just saw this on YouTube. Thought you guys might like to see. How Ford did upholstery in the 20’s. Dan

The question was introduced , when to tune up the ignition tremble coils.

Reviewing the period literature, there appears to be no schedule in testing or adjusting. Yet conventional coil and points automobiles of a later period suggest every 12K to 15 K.

The only time attention is mention for attention to the timer is a few drops of oil every 500...

On second thought, I think I’m just going to drop this topic because the answers would necessarily have to be so subjective. Sorry for the trouble.

Kelly

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My 1915 CenterDoor seems to be starving for fuel. How much gasoline does a T consume in ounces per minute?
I want to compare that to the amount that is running into the Carb.

Dave

I've had a Halon extinguisher for years but its gage has now gone into the red. What is a good type to replace it with? Dry chemical types make a terrible mess. Any suggestions?

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My 1923 Touring starts easily and the timer smoothed it out by then the timing lever goes back to the top unless I hold it in place. Any ideas about this?

I’ve only had the car a few days and have a lot to learn.

I just bought a 12 touring today, and unrestored car, and all the brass is painted black, was told back in the day the Menonite community could not have brass showing so dealerships painted it black for the customer? Anyone ever heard of this? Thanks Joe.

My Torpedo came with TrueFire. For the most part I like it, having had it come with my former '20 runabout also. But the last coupla trips out, suddenly the engine just like starts to go PFFFT so to speak..losing power as tho ready to totally shut down. Thinking its some weird transmission slip I push pedal to neutral but 2 days ago it still...

My '27 will start on battery but runs rough. It idles smoothly on battery once started but misses when you rev it up. Adjusting the spark lever makes little or no difference. When I switch to mag it clears up and runs fine. The battery is good and cranks the starter over without any problem. Any suggestions?