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I was driving my 1915 yesterday. All going very well until I lost power to the rear wheels. Car basically free wheeled with no resistance. I brought it to a stop with auxiliary brakes, no problem. Pulled to my shop. Jacked up rear axle so both wheels off the ground assuming I may have sheared an axle key. Both wheels free wheel, by this I mean...

A number of years age, my good friend Bill Bohlen called me and asked if I knew of anyone who wanted to purchase some Ford shelving. I said I would take them!! The shelves are wood and were used some time during the teens. Years prior, Bill had purchased these shelves from Gerry Rader, the wife of the late Bill Rader. Rader had a parts business...

Rebult rear end with new thrust washers,
Drive shaft, bushing and u-joint. U-joint wouldn't go in the transmission. The new U-joint measured. 880, the Canadian u-joint measured 875. Anyone else have this problem?

Ive been going thru some of my Speedster Project Update photos and videos from when I built my speedster a couple years ago. During the time I built the car I was not able to post the videos of the project. I just never really tried to learn the YouTube thing. Now that we have a YouTube channel for our vintage camping, I know how to post them now....

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The recent spammer MAbubakar has included a link to a virus inducing site in one (maybe more) of their messages - click on one by accident and you just exposed yourself.

So, I lost the brass shims for one of my connecting rods while taking apart my motor several months ago. I ordered a set of new ones, but they are way too thick and the clearance is much more than it should be. The plastigauge was hardly phased after I tightened down my cap when I was checking it. I also tried putting the cap on with no shim to...

I just saw a post from Seamus that his father was in an accident Saturday and didn't make it. I hope this copy and paste will work here.

Michael Hnat, 62, passed away on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 in Dayton, Ohio. He was born October 11, 1960, in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of the late Robert and Eleanor Hnat.

Every day of his life, Michael showed...

I'm going back together with my motor, and wondering if I should replace my brake drum as it looks a little scored. I can feel mild variation on the surface. Does anyone have experience with this?

Thank you
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I was going through my various Model T wrenches today, and noticed that one of the Ford ones appears to be an early version of a T-1917 transmission band wrench. It is shown in the photo next to a later more typical looking one. The opening widths match the other 1917 wrench shown

It does not have a number on it, but does anyone know if it is an...

First, let me apologize for such a long post.

I only own one Model T but thru our club I have worked on roughly a dozen cars - most bought by people new to Model T's. A few problems have come up over and over again, to the point where I would tell any buyer to expect to have to deal with at least some of them, sometimes at substantial cost....

Anybody game for a third annual forum reunion at the Old Car Festival this year? They seem to be better attended every year.

Did someone last year mention a potluck?

Last year I think the agreed on time and place
was about 3pm on Saturday at the far end of the activities field.

Let me know of any interest on this thread.

I found a small shop making 1 off brass parts for an antique car, but the parts were expensive! The shop can make the brass gas generators and Holly G brass carburetor bowls. I have access to these 4 gas generators Victor, Cocran, E & J, and John Brown and a steel Holly G bowl that he could use as templates. I will have nothing to do with sales....

Can anyone identify what year this photograph might have been taken based on the cars? I appreciate any help!

I am posting this for Bryan from the Petersen Museum, if anyone can help him please let him know.
Chris

MTFCA team, 

The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is seeking a single original example of a Fisk Red Top tire for an upcoming exhibition. We understand these were often used on Model Ts in the 1910s/20s.

Here is an old post from 2015...

From an email - FYI

2023 Hershey
Show Car Registrations

Registration Deadline:

August 15, 2023

Show your car in any of these classes:

DPC • HPOF • Class Judging

Do Not Judge!

Register online at members.aaca.org or
call 717-534-1910 for a registration packet

Fall Hershey Show Car Registration email: hersheycarreg@gmail.com
Flea market...

The interior door panel on my 1923 runabout is falling apart from use. As most of you know it’s a dense black cardstock base covered with a thin textured outer paper skin very much like that used in musical instrument cases, camera bodies etc. There is a oval cutout relief near the lock assembly that is trimmed with a thin steel edge. My question...

The trim that covers the joints on the sedan has nails imbeded in them Whats the solution to replace the nails that have come loose from the body. Somebody must have restored one of these. I want to do a 4 door sedan. Help me with information 1926 T

When I step on the clutch (smartly all the way) the car sometimes bucks unless i have the engine revved up a bit. Then I seem to be starting too fast. I didn't want to adjust the low band too tight. The peddle was hitting the floor board and I made the slot a bit longer so it wouldn't hit. I may have rebuilt everything but I'm still new to driving.

…..and you have a choice of engine out or engine in the T; choose the former ! It’s taken me 3 days !- actually 3 x 0630-1000 for 3 days until ambient temp hit 100* and I quit for air conditioning. The actual fashioning of the coiled up copper tubing wasn’t the most difficult (I was installing while engine in ‘14 runabout). But inserting the...

been a year when i took it down to install new bands, forgot location of oil hole, belong up--or down, tks GREG.

So I did a video on assembling the transmission on the 27 engine (that I still have for sale). I stopped short of putting the pan on, lost my motivation and it got hot so I hit pause.

Last night I had that normal 2am did I ____? moment that some times in the past has brought me outside in my pajamas at 0F to see if there was anti-freeze in the...

Pretty sure this is spam please remove

What are some of you with TT’s using to replace the inner axle seal? Short of sourcing a modern lip seal, I don't see a repop being available. This is the seal next to the differential. Thanx.

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I heard you cant tow a T. is this true? and why? Cant you put the Lever in the middle position? I would think theres no Parking brake on and the drive train would not be connected to either transmission.

YRC Freight has closed its doors. I was about to have two pallet loads of parts sent from a shipper in Traverse City Michigan and just now I was told they are out of business after so many decades with a great reputation. Unfortunately, this will have a considerable downstream effect.

1/4 Mile Attempt.

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My axle busted last weekend. What am I looking at replacing? Axle, fender; ruckstell backing plate? Anything else I should expect? What is my estimated cost?? Thanks!

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7 August 23 Updated Bolt Charts now available in the Gallery:

Excel spreadsheet and PDF versions can be downloaded from this discussion topic:

Still some 'yellow cells' to fill in, please send in your information for the next revision.

Special thanks to Dan Treace for his help this time around,

Cheers
Adrian

There is currently a post about attending Hershey and selling parts. This brought to mind my experience many years ago when I loaded up my '67 Mercury pickup and headed to Carlisle, PA where another large car show takes place. I was very much into mid-60s Ford pickups and had amassed quite a collection of spare and unneeded parts.

At that time...

The last time I had the hogshead off my 1915 transmission I found one of the mag post screw holes stripped out. The simple solution was to fill the hole with new aluminum, redrill, and tap. The screws were 10-32, so that's the tap I used. Recently, despite my great care to be gentle, both the other holes stripped out. The one I had redrilled was...

We have a new camping video on our YouTube page. We went for a 3-day 2-night camping trip in the Ozark National Forest of Arkansas. This was a trip down memory lane for Kathy and me as it is the areas we grew up in as kids. The creeks were still running pretty good for mid-July. There is quite a bit of T footage in the video, mixed in with some...

I am in the early stages of taking apart a TT Ruckstell. With a Ford puller and a bit of coaxing I got the hubs off. Still has the driveshaft and radius rods. I can turn about 8 revolutions of the U-joint to get 1 revolution of the axle. The Chaffin Ruckstell Axle book lists various gear ratios but I am thinking that is ratio of the crankshaft to...

Can anybody identify this distributor? The nameplate is missing off of it. I know that somebody will say it makes a good wheel chock. lol

I have numerous original 1925 photos of Ford pickups, and none that I have show a cover over the tailgate chains. Did Ford make such an item, and if they did when was it issued? I have seen examples of current offerings, but dislike the appearance. I made covers for mine out of top material, which are not correct, but do the job. I sewed them into...

Is there a close substitute for a water neck (thermostat housing) that is common to another vehicle that I could make work on my model t?

Advance planning is in progress for a trip to Plano Texas to visit my newest grand daughter, she is expected in December and we hope to visit January or February 2024 for a few weeks.

As we are coming from New Zealand it's about now that I will need to book airfares.

So, as we have not fixed dates yet I was wondering if there may be a T event...

Anybody hear any news?

Anyone know of any songs about or that mention model t’s only one I know of is Dixie bee line by uncle Dave macon

Greetings -

New problem for the day -

The pin for the Cam to Distributor gear sheered- and the gears are badly worn.

I am now trying to find a source for the distributor and cam gear set for a DELCO REMY 635B -

Snyders and Langs only carry Bosch and Atwater Kent- and none of those look like the gears off my engine.

The CAM gear is 11...

I got my notice that the registration deadline to have a car in the show at Hershey is August 15th. If you're going, let us know. I'm curious what bringing a car there is like. I'm less than 1.5 hours away and I'm considering going, with or without my T. Do they make it easy to trailer a car over and park your truck and trailer? Is it easy to stay...

We like to stop at the Ford Piquette Plant on Friday, before we check into the Greenfield Village Old Car Festival.
I'd like to unload our old Ford at the plant, and drive to see the Michigan Central Station. it looks like a 5 mile found trip.
Are any of you interested in doing this?
Do any of you know if the fenced parking lot will be...

As you all know - I make Model T videos and upload them to youtube. A few weeks ago my stats put the bulk of my audience at male, usa, 50+ . I checked again today. 75% male, 51.7% age 18-35, USA. Are young people interested in the hobby again?

WANTED: 1913-1918 Model T Runabout. Some refer to them also as “roadsters”
Various conditions considered. May consider an excellent and correct touring. No rust buckets!!

Located in St.Louis Missouri,
willing to travel far for a good car.

PLEASE call or text!

314-287-1901

Hi all,
I have the wood framework installed on the Tudor. Is it easier to install the headliner with the wood on or off the car? I can do either way at this point. Thanks for any suggestions or experience you could offer. John

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RELINING ROCKY MOUNTAIN BRAKES - Of course, linings on RMBs are riveted on to the band. I am aware that bonded linings are largely used on modern cars. Is it acceptable to bond a lining on an RMB band with something like JB Weld? That potentially could be much more secure than rivets and easier to assemble. Opinions, experience?

First a special THANK YOU to Ken Buhler for sending me a great paper pattern to go by!

Don't need the work nor do I want work now with bad arthritis, but seeing Jennifer look high and low plus getting screwed over on a body..., Time to step up to the plate so to say. Enjoy the pictures, this is old school power wheel embossing methods....

Was anyone else watching the 1912 Kelly Unit Model T truck that was up for Auction in Indiana today? Wad bid up to $8500 but no sale. Buyer reserve was more. The family has a 3 generation of ownership. They didn't change a thing on it, but used in in parades, etc. Looked to be pretty original with a May 1912 engine casting number. Hopefully it...

I'm working on what appears to be an original condition 1914 steering column. I have noted past forum posts on repairing the brass two-piece gear sets riveted to capture the spark and throttle rods. I don't recall anything being said about the gear case being soldered to the lower portion in addition to the rivets employed. I believe you can see...

24 Coupe and the starter isn't working. The person who i bought it from had said he tried to weld the bendix but wasn't confident in the repair. It has worked for 8 months but now it doesn't. I'll investigate and see if i can do anything but which one of you guys fixes / rebuilds / sells starters?

I am in the process of rebuilding my large drum Ruckstell axle. I will be reassembling the driveshaft soon with the Fun Projects modern pinion bearing assembly. After reviewing the instructions, I have a couple of questions:

1. The instructions state to dip the roller cone bearing in rear end grease before placing it onto the driveshaft. It later...

What type of Rotor is this?

Timer linkage installation, does the linkage go into the timer from the front with the cotter key toward the block or come in from the back with the cotter key on the radiator side? I am making new linkage that goes under the radiator lower hose. The old linkage that was on it from 50 years ago was too short, so the...

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This video is about 90% accurate:

Maybe?
I don't recall seeing this one before. I don't know for certain if it is in Idaho or not, however, the Pocatello Electric Supply suggests that it might be?
This was shared on the AACA forum last night.

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The Ford scripts on the radiators coupled with low necks suggest the model Ts are likely 1909 to 1910. All...

I'm having difficulty shaping round gas tank brackets. I purchased a dumbell weight about the right diameter thinking I could cut it down to size on a lathe but the cast iron is so hard to cut I've given up on the idea. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I guess I'm not able to say no when it comes to Coupelets! This one just landed in my garage two weeks ago. It is a 1919 pillerless coupe (some call it a Coupelet) that was manufactured on January 16, 1919. Some might say that this car is a 1918 Coupe, but the sales literature dated April 1, 1919, clearly states that in 1919, the coupe had plate...

I'm about to start listing stuff on ebay - iron. Plan is to strap to a pallet - now that yellow freight is gone what companies are out there and do you know what they cost?

Hello fellow Ter's Asking for an 80 + friend in the middle of a busy intersection lost his back wire wheel & a good tow driver helped him out. He was just able to pull the studs back out with pointy nose pliers & got him on his way with a she's right mate. The question is HOW are the studs held into the safety hub cheers Warwick.

Hi flow aluminum intake manifold... anyone have any experience with one? Pros/cons? 20230728_234734.jpg

Want to take a drive to look at this TT(?). Looks to have a 26-27 trans with coils on the cowl? The lever by the seat, is that a two speed? Neat looking, not your standard body.

I have a couple of the smaller Timing Gear Cover alignment tools that pilots off of the seal area around the camshaft. I am needing an accurate dimension of the boss where Commutator/Timer pilots into. The issue I have at the moment is I am trying to get a vehicle ready for use this Saturday and I do not have an extra seal, and getting one ordered...

I have a drawing for an earlier firewall that id like to use to make my 1914 touring conversion from.
My (pickup's) firewall is square but I'm wondering if it should be slightly tapered toward the top as the 1911 print shows? there is no telling what replacement/repairs have been made on this beauty.

I plan on using the print dimensions where I...

Starting a new project Anyone who has restored a four door I would like some input I have new wood that came with the car. I know I will need the trim piece that goes around the top. I have the windshields and doors motor and 98% of the parts I plan on a ground up restoration. This is my third T Just finished a 24 touring this year. See the...

I have the RMB's phone numbers but does anyone have his E-mail address? I know he has one but I can't find it in my files. If you don't want that information posted, just send me a private message or E-mail through this forum.
Thanks.

We are putting a 1913 back together after clutch replacement. Facing the dreaded hood latch installation, my friend Michael had an idea for a tool to assist, and a great one it was! He made it out of a $10 pair of Harbor Freight vise grips and a flat washer. About five minutes later, all the latches were in. Even the one right next to the...

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I run a RAJO BB head in my centerdoor. Recently, when going up steep hills, I can feel the clutch slip when I really give it the gas. If I back-off a little, the slipping stops. The car is due for a 10-year engine breakdown/check, so I would like some advice from those of you who run an OHV in your Model T, what type of clutch do you...

My 12 touring has a brass plate stating manufactured by the American Trimming Co. on it. I have never seen one before and anyone I talk to has never seen one before ether. I know they painted, trimmed and made body's for several car companies. I believe they went out of business or changed direction around 1923. So how common are the plate....

Has anyone running 12volts installed a backup camera that works?

This is about 5 miles west of Interstate 79 and 15 miles north of Interstate 80.

I have never seen this car but I know the owner's brother in law.
He said the engine was rebuilt by Kevin Prus.

I think it was about 10 years ago, maybe more but someone at Chickasha was making a bottom panel with the troughs already formed that you could weld, after a little work, onto a later teacup pan to give the appearance of a one piece pan. Anyone know whom that was? I’m looking for one to do just that. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Best John

High all,
I am planning to install a Atwater Kent distributer on my 1924 T and was wondering what is the best grease to use in the gear
Case where it meets the timing cover? I was thinking maybe John Deere corn header grease. Any thoughts? Thanks

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Dropped another video onto youtube for you guys. 1911 engine, rebuilt by me about 2008/2009. This is start #2. If you think you know how this is possible drop a note in the comments - old guys please don't spoil it for the ones guessing, could be some interesting answers!

Anyone have any information on an engine rebuilder W L Kirk san Gabriel CA?
Trying to help someone out here...

Good morning! I had to put out this dispatch in regards to the BEST new car tour on the east coast which occurred yesterday, June 29, 2023 at the Stone Gables Estate in Elizabethtown, PA. Put on by one of the 'young guys' in the Hobby, this pre-WWII tour was organized by Nick Sieber with help of family and friends. Check out the tour website here...

Is there a way I can quick test coils?

I run across several Model T coils at flea markets and antique shops.
Is there a way to quick test them?

Thanks

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Just looking for opinions, based on these pictures would you repair or replace this generator? I don't know the history of this car, I purchased it this past November not running. It is running now but the generator has no output. I noticed that the ammeter needle was laying at the bottom of the meter and when I took it apart the needle had melted...

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In the midst of parade season. I noticed when driving to the parade my brakes are crisp and work fine, by the end of the parade, the brakes feel really soft and I ended up using the hand brake a few times. What could be the problem or is that normal?

I am running Rocky Mountain Brakes in addition to the standard equipment.

This was a collector cards promotion run in the 90s. I came across two of these albums with all the cards in a second hand shop in Kiama on the weekend.

I wonder where that car is now?

On 27 July, 1917 Ford introduced the TT.

Cheers to Ford trucking for 106 years! :) (The picture below is from 1926).

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