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I have been playing with ChatGPT and here is the response:
The recommended tire pressure for Model TT Ford tires can vary depending on factors such as load, driving conditions, and personal preferences. However, here are some general guidelines for tire pressure:

1. Front Tires (4.50 x 21): The recommended tire pressure for the front tires of a...

Another topic that needs consideration are the bridge washers. The current reproductions are a joke! The originals were redesigned by Schrader and others at least three times. They are always the same size, and do the same job, but are constructed differently. I've said this many many times. If you wish to make a reproduction part do it correctly,...

I agree Pat 👍 And I receive a lot of “opinion polls” and political fund raisers. They’re both email harvesting to ultimately sell and I won’t give any politician my VISA #, expire. date & security code. Notice none of ‘em give a campaign address for personal checks 😡

Some of the things that gave Ford grief in the first T's and changed designs to be successful for the next 15,000,000, 3 piece lining's per band, con rod dippers, X'ing babbitt and water pump.

Ted Ashman's tinkering tips right side main pic
Is the way I like and used only addition is I put think rubber between the pan and frame.
I can say if you don't the orginal way all 4 bolts figure tight

I had to miss it this year. In the process of moving. Any pictures?

Keep in mind that the valves, particularly the exhaust valves, will run hotter than the block, especially under load. You also need some oil clearance. Being a side valve engine, A Model T gets no help from gravity in getting oil to the valve stems.

If the valves are fit too tight in the guides, you may have issues with sticking exhaust valves....

The car is on eBay for $8,900.

I still say it’s a 1922 cobbled to look like a 16

Thank you sir! Yes, our bridge was the first try bridge before he went on to build the Brooklyn Bridge.

Well done!
For those who don't recall John (Johann) Roebling, he was famous for building the Brooklyn Bridge.

How many times has Don won this thing? Another shot of winning car.

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Andy

Gerrit.. original style Ford switches can be taken apart cleaned and reused.,.. opening up that switch you'll find why it wasn't working properly, due from dirt, corrosion, contact wear, and other surprises. Hold on to your starter switch.

Thank you but the switch was already a replacement. The car is 100 years old; the original switch has...

Thanks,

George,
I forgot all about the radiator apron. Need to finish making the part.
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Thanks All,

Parts are on the way to us.
Thanks Dave to help .

Andre
Belgium

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Gene I sent you an email.

That fire was devastating! It was huge automobile showing. Hundreds of the latest and greatest models on display for the public to see! Pre crash boom-times had manufacturers showing their best.
However, far worse than that. One of the first really large efforts of its kind, many manufacturers at their peak of success, were showing off their...

Although I will admit to not doing it often enough, I really like Scott Conger's oil line test. So far, any time I have done it, it dumped plenty of oil. And most of the model Ts I have started up were engines I put together, and I am very picky about making sure the oil lines are clean and clear when I am inside the engine.
Engine oil level...

Laura,

Unfortunately not the most in-focus photo to start with but, in case you were interested, I thought I'd have a go at cleaning it up a little .. see below, including a coloured version.

Luke.

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I have planned a trip to Put in Bay Ohio or other name for it South Bass Island the boat can handle 30 cars and I would like to fill it that day July 9th is the day. I think that would be a great picture for a cover photo of a magazine? Please contact me if of interest so I can put you on the list. 419-618-1025 Joe Bell.

I'll have ya covered...

I have run on a tank with no regulator for years without any problem. Open the lamp doors, just crack open the tank and light the lamps. Then you can adjust the flame from the tank. The key is to just crack the tank open a little bit to start. I don't know what the pressure is from a carbide generator but it's very low so the big mistake people...

Good info, Dan. I've worked on quite a few both old and professionally rebuilt 26 & 27 engines, and I have never known to shim those bolts, if needed. I've never have seen a late block that had shims present, either.
Now I know!

Think it was for indexing when doing the machining. It has no function but to make people ask why it is there. The cam gear does not care where it is installed as long as the two timing marks line up when the cam is installed, the gear is not indexed to the cam shaft.

Rich

Didn't load all the screenshots as some were fuzzy to read. Yes there were lots of styles of reeds, today the repros are about all the same frog reed type, with one thin edge soldered and the other free end off the reed case just slightly.

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Don’t do any tare down removing engine parts or whatever.
Ck all the electrical connections, timer wires rubbing on the block, especially the coil box, wiring, any area where it could be grounded.
IF YOU ARE IN A GARAGE START WHEN ITS DARK OR AT NIGHT. Check the car and see if there is any sparking or any connection not arcing when a wire is...

All of this has been wonderfully useful! Thank you so much!
It's been useful not just for ideas about the radius rods, but also for the hitch. Now I can make sense of some of the photos I've seen.

I looked at the pictures again and the shadows are the same on both pictures. I think it is the same car with some trick adjustment to change the color of the floormat.
Norm

Good project and a creative testimony to the current times where everyone is 'short handed'. Enjoy

PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!
Thank you all for your suggestions. I took the pin back off, squirted graphite liquid in and kept trying. The problem is that the key is going in too far. When I pulled it out ever so slightly, the key turned smoothly from BAT to MAG.
I must say that this older switch is much smoother and more solid than any of the repro...

I have also posted the video on Model T Ford Club of Facebook if any of you want to share it with friends through that medium.

Thank you Rob, Early Ford Registry and it's members, and Bruce K.

Here are some links to color Wiring Schematics and Wire Harness Diagrams.

Wiring Schematics

Wiring Harness Diagrams

Well, gentlemen, I want to thank everyone who took the time to post replies…… I ordered a set of standard valves, which I will try in the guides…. If the valves have slop, I will return the stock valves….. buy oversize valves and a reamer…..Scott Conger…..just ordered a telescopic small bore gauge….I too like Starrett…. and I purchased it direct...

Gene,
I have always (not just when getting older) had a problem connecting a name with a face. I can remember from when I was a boy my dad would meet someone once and then call them by name every time he saw them. When our five children were little, and I wanted to call one of them, I got their names mixed up, even the dog's name!
I can usually...

At the Old Car Festival they featured a drag race, probably 300' or so between a model T and a high-wheel bike. The high-wheeler would make a big loop and approach the start line at a moderate pedal speed and the T would take off from a dead stop. High-wheeler won every time.

Speaking of the Old Car Festival...Registration for the best antique...

Yes huds are the same I have a set I part with cheap

Excellent! A great mix of moving and still shots, very well edited, with nicely appropriate music of the Model T era.

Now a days, the coil wrappings are sealed with brushed on “Glyptal”, which was originally developed by Thomas Edison and his Company, GE to seal the wire windings of electric appliances such as fans and generators. It comes in clear and red. Since it is so tough and impervious to oil, many of us here have used it to coat the inside of our Model T...

Actually two tricks are required. Finding the correct size to fit your wheel, and remembering to remove it before attempting to drive away.

The device does give a subtle reminder of its presence within one revolution of the wheel.
An audible warning also on cars with low fender to tire clearance. :D

Thanks Mark, exactly what I was looking for!

Planning to use the column mounted horn combo light switch for a horn & turn signal switch. Have the switch and several casings that mount on the column. Used pictures from the Internet. Haven't taken any of mine yet.
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Also to use taillights (like the drivers side repro) with an amber bulb dual filament bulb (led). Will point...

Checked the Internet for whats for sale Looks like 14 - 14-1/2 OD
What are the dimensions of a 15 gallon drum?
-Capacity: 15 gallon. Black color. Measures 14-1/2-inches outer diameter by 25-inches
-15 Gallon Steel Drum Tight Head, New, UN-Rated (1 Each) ; Interior: Unlined, Weight: 14 lbs ; Outside Diameter: 14 13/16”, Outside Height: 25 ½”
-New...

The final incarnation, the more plentiful one with the diamond shape between the ends, is meant ONLY to drive the spring loaded nut on the internally adjusted bands, so it did not need to be heavyweight. I believe they are spread when using them as ordinary wrenches on nuts/bolts. If you want to correct the spread to save a wrench, NEVER do it...

Thanks Dan!

I knew you would know!

Thats a sad finding...

I'm not smart enough to talk about that thing y'all mention as 'hydro-lock', Yeah I get that you are saying a piston sucks coolant, can't compress the volume as coolant doesn't compress, and with no compression something has to give in a micro second.

But I have spent a good part of a career being the guy that works from...

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18C Klaxon. 6v dc. one post + one -

While there are era photos that to me are more convincing of the windshields and bodies being occasionally mixed up, whether by the factory or dealers? For this particular car, I suspect that the windshield was changed at some point later. I base this on a couple of observations. One, the blackness of the windshield frame compared to everything...

That is going to be a good base for a project car!

In 1911 Ford was still manufacturing cars using the stationary assembly technique. Cars were completely assembled at the Highland Park plant and either driven away by dealers or shipped to either Ford branches or to dealers in more distant locations. The assembly plant system was not used until after the establishment of the moving assembly line...

The girl on the running board in #10 just looks so exhausted and ready to be done with traveling through the depression....... :(

Kinda my thoughts too Scott...she looks so sad, hot 'n tired, and of course dirt poor...that pic kinda broke my heart. We really don't know how tough it was back then, only an idea based on media and hollywood. And...

Nothing changes

looks like the gal is busy checking her social media :lol:

probably telling all of her followers that she thought that they were going glamping , and like, what is this??

I painted it black and installed it.

Sorry I didn’t get back sooner but my computer was down. I borrowed my son-in-law’s digital ohm meter and got the following readings.
13.4
3.54
2.37
3.66
3.42
3.44
3.53 and 3.59 using the 20K scale. On all the other 12 coils I didn’t get any readings at all.
After reading what everyone said and studying written reports, I think I will install...

I’d love to get my hands on an original Ford wiper and mirror

There is a Stromberg LF carb listed for sale in the classifieds in case there is anyone interested that might not have been there

The bows won’t nest perfectly.

The fit of the irons and bows to the body is most important.

This thread gives good starting point to fit the structure before trimming.

Thank you Bob. I’m in no rush to put it on. I still have to remove rust, check the perches, prime it, paint it, and then figure out how to get the shifter and rod to connect because I have a Warford and an extended frame.

Was a fantastic meet brought home more$$ then I took
Got the trailer emptied but luckly we filled it back up witch was good.
Thanks to the Motherlode T Groupe for putting this on
And was a treat seeing old and making new friends
NVbob

How do you prime for hand cranking?

Andy

I use a Arduino Nano running a simulated rpm program to trick the ECU to fire the injector when hand cranking. Once it starts the ECU takes over.

If I have a wood felloe wheel that needs rebuilding, I send the metal parts to a pro (Noah Stutzman) who has the proper equipment, knowledge, and years of experience. If I have a steel felloe wheel that needs new spokes, I assemble it myself with a Regan press. It ain't rocket surgery. :D

There are also real Model T roads. :D

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What a fun truck. Work or play the TT does it all.

Well said, Norm. I knew Tony for over 40 years. He was a long and dear friend. We shared many great times together. A true loss to the hobby and all those that knew him. Happy motoring, mate!
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I don't know why Ford dropped louvers midway through the alphabet Fords and left the hoods louverless until 1915. I often wonder about that.
Some trivia about Ford, hoods, and louvers, that I have read over the years.

While both USA and Canadian built model Ts from 1909 through 1914 models left the factories without louvers in the hoods?...

Should I leave it alone or shine it up??? Thoughts please😁

If your not going to use it now or going to sell it - let it be. Some buyer may want the current patina or if shinny hey can do that.
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I have the one in the picture ad above , a Never Lost & a MotoMeter

I like the early gas station in number 13.
Norm

On my '22 it is held on by the screws that hold the wires.

If the 6v was dead flat, the safest was and easiest without dicking around under the floor boards, is switch to magneto and just jump the starter motor.

The hidem for the top goes all the way to the metal cap on the end of the arm rest. One piece for top and arm rests.

We did the same, and the trip wasn't that bad.., Ora's father passed last month.

Anyone else have any brass figures on their caps?

The rim bolts should all be the same and fit into the slot in the rear before you tighten.

Norman, you might want to clarify this lest something gets broken during assembly process

Good luck, Donnie... hope you get it!

Thanks Jeff and Mike I'm sure there's others too be willing to post their pictures .

Try here:

They'd help keep rain and cold air from blowing up your sleeves, too.

Too, you may want to clean the oil feed tube. I may have bits of fiber and carbon after years of operation.

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If you are checking the generator output on the generator side of the cutout, it should be read in amperes not volts and set for around 4-6 amps at medium fast idle. As said, if checking the output/battery side, that would be the battery voltage, there is line voltage at all times on that side.

It's a long shot but I'll ask, running board gas/water/oil can set with bracket? :D

That's great! I'll definitely have their breakfast to support them.

Mike Francis
Classtique Upholstery

These observations underpins Mike Kossers philosphy behind the ECCT.
Back in the day when you tested and adjusted 4 coils out of the same batch, you will most likely have coils with similar inductance, resistance etc since they are built of the same copper wire, the same number of turns etc.
When using the hand cranked tester adjusting to single...

Very nice, William

thank you

Tim
I showed him Langs tire prices and he named the price. I didnt want to argue with the fella. I think God is on my side.
I did give him all the gaskets for a display board he found. Oh and he is a friend also. :D

And a good friend indeed! I too prefer to ask a reasonable price for stuff, (sometimes too reasonable) so long as me and the buyer...

One thing that you can count on is varied opinions when you post on our forum. Most are good and helpful, so I might as well add mine. When I acquired and restored my old race car in 1967/8 it had the old Alemite grease fittings in the spindles, decent bushings, so they were part of the original package and I left them there, got an Alemite grease...

Yep, my locking ring type rims for my TT have the Firestone clips as well.

You might want to change the heading to say New York City surrounding Area.
There is a Model T Club on Long Island. Bob may know someone