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Introducing Miss Spellman’s class (all 23 of them) to the Model T Ford, …on tour in Visalia CA last week. One of them drove it and two others were able to crank start it.
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The nut in the center of the steering wheel on my 11 keeps coming loose. When I try to tighten puts the steering wheel in a bind and hard to turn. How can I fix this? Art

Spring is in bloom here in the south and Luray is right around the corner! The folks in the Shenandoah Valley Racket T'ers along with the MTFCI thought Hey, what better way to enhance the swap meet than by adding a few days of touring after the meet ? Well, that's exactly what we did. So, load up your Model T, piled high with all your spare parts,...

I am planning on installing a ruckstell in my 24. Will be getting a kit from one of the parts suppliers. The car currently drives well with no rear end noise or issues at all. Whit that being said what should I expect at the least, other parts should I plan on. I know I have to replace the thrust washers. I’m almost certain they are Babbitt....

Yesterday I answered a question in one of the FB Model T groups with a little bit of basic information. Last night I put it into a web page for future reference. It's less likely to be needed here, but I'll post a link anyway.

Good morning everyone,

Has anyone taken some photos of their interior with only the cards installed and no material? Iv'e made the 2 door cards out of 3mm MDF and now I want to make the sides and back but was hoping for a photo to get an idea of how it should look.

Thanks in advance guys,

What is the opinion on adjustable lifters Ina model t.
Do the 2 wrench hold there adjustment better than the 3 wrench with the lock nut?
Those of you using them are you setting your valve lash by piston location timing or just setting them at 10 to 12 thousandths off the heel of the cam lobe.
Are both styles still made?
Any reason they can,t be...

Today our club had our spring safety inspection and pancake breakfast. We had a great turn out and inspected several members cars. I was busy and didn’t get much in the way of photos, hopefully someone will add some more.

What did your chapter do this weekend?

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My Mom visited this past weekend and brought me some photos she found while doing some spring cleaning. These are from 1954/55 when my Dad was 15/16 years old. The T is a 1919 that was originally a Touring. It was bought used outside Philly in 1927 and my grandfather and a friend turned it into a racer. He drove it until he got married and moved...

This photo and enlargement are from a 1914 Edmonton, Alberta Booster Book . Jointly published by a printer and local photographic studio, this lavishly illustrated volume extolls the virtues, amenities and boundless future of our fair city and environs.

It appears to show four T Town Cars/taxies parked on the left with a larger, non-Ford...

I have a 1921 Model T that runs & shifts good. My question is regarding clutch “pedal” adjustment. It has an Improved Jack Rabbit clutch with a good free neutral. I would like to add a bit of distance of pedal travel when shifting from low to the point where high engages. In other words, go from 3/4 to 1 1/4 . To do this- do I need to shorten or...

Noticed that someone is looking for a distributor cap to fit the Bosch Type 600 on the parts forum. These caps have been hard to find in good condition for some time now. I have a nice NOS one that I have been holding back to be used as a pattern for reproducing them at some point in time. There is a company that I have contacted that will...

I found this interesting little pamphlet the other day and wanted to share. It may add some fuel to one of our many controversial topics.

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FJ

20230227_094154.jpg A while back I posted a thread about a 25 coupe with broken magnets and beasted field coil. The question was to fix the problem as original or put in splash bars. Well I have had help at our last meeting of the Central Wisconsin T's. The poles of the magnets were properly identified and recharged back on a flywheel with...

I'm sure yall are used to this but i was flabbergasted. There are 35 patches on the tube inside the spare tire of my 24 Coupe. I would patch it but there was a fold that the last repair job failed to unwrinkle and it caused a long leak that i just dont want to trust with a patch. That tube has some history though. Could it be 99 years old? . I...

Some of you asked for it - so I did it. How to assemble the transmission video is now out for viewing. This is a 1927 Engine/transmission. I'm going to give you two links here, because it's the same unit and shows a remarkable transformation. I started with a boat anchor.... This is the engine I have advertised for sale a few times. Either no one...

The hubs, rims, and spokes are in hand and ready to go. I built a wheel press using John Reagan’s plans. I have watched some videos on YouTube. So, it’s time to get this done. I know there are things I don’t know, and I would love any tips, tricks, warnings about things I should watch out for before I dive in.

It’s getting to be spring here in...

After changing capacitors is there any difference in output or operation between regular wood coils and copper top coils?

Being on the road it is essential to 
do preventative maintenance on my
enclosed aluminum car hauler trailer.

If you trailer your Model T or other vehicle
this is something you might be interested in.

I usually stop at Johnson RV Surplus
because it is right off the I-80 turnpike 
just east of Elkhart, Indiana:

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But that is not always...

Good evenings my Model T brothers, I hope this all finds you well.

My carburetor gas leak has returned, probably right at where the right turn valve is threaded into the carburetor. It drips onto the flat cap of the bowl. See picture. I don't know what to do about this, I suspect the threads are loose on the carburetor. I am open to...

Amazon trailer tires.png I'm in need of a spare tire and rim for my trailer. Will eventually be replacing all four tires since they're old but in good shape. I'm fairly new to trailering, have attached a screenshot of an offering from Amazon. Price seems reasonable. Any opinion on quality and/or price? Other sources I should be looking at?
Thanks...

I understand Centari has been discontinued. Is that just out west in California or nationwide?

Are there folks out there that are familiar with the Frontenac conversions on the T engines?
I am considering purchasing a 1911 Roadster Torpedo that has the Frontenac conversion but has not run in several
years and I am not familiar with them.

I looked at a 25 coupe that a widow has for sale. It has not been started in four years but before that is was driven almost every day for errands. The lady said they have owned it since 2003 and her husband was in the local Model T Club. The car had respoked wheels and a restored interior, covered with blankets. It also had several accesories...

When using the aluminum seals for the rear axles. Do you need to put a steel washer on outside of the bearing before installing the aluminum seal. Would this keep the bearing from cutting the seal.

Below is a transmission hogshead I bought at Tulare this year. It’s a 1911-12 style where the clutch release forks are attached to the high speed clutch shaft using Woodruff keys and clamps. The cover was complete with DB pedals and all the other internals when I bought it, but have since removed them.
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What I find...

Ever wonder what those notches in the OE-1 mounting flange were for?

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Still going thru some plunder from an estate (parts) I purchased and came across this interesting piece. Has a wood base, and on/off switch and two terminals for a battery connection. Has two coiled wire towers and an Eisemann brass tag. Is anyone here familiar with this item? Please educate me on it's use.

Someone please refresh my memory. Who was casting new 1912 cast iron hot air stoves? Would like to get one if possible.

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Never thought of Carlisle as a good Model T parts venue so imagine my surprise when I came across this set of '13-'14 Headlights, side lamps and tail lamp. Ya never know what might turn up when you least expect it!

My 1914 t with 26 engine is starting to overheat . Is there any newer chemical that anyone would recommend? I flushed it just with water with no improvement. It has a leak proof water pump which I’m removing. Brass works radiator is about 6 yrs old.Thank you in advance!!! Tim Franko

I just got this with a load of Model T Ford parts but it is not Model T Ford

larger threaded area 3/4 with coarse threads the tie rod bolt is smaller than a Model T about 7/16? also has a large taper for the ball stud, can not make out the numbers? any ideas, Bob

Looking for help identifying the transmission on the left in the attached photo. I have exhausted my resources trying to understand the function of the gear on the end of the clutch assembly. Any help determining what it fits or is worth is greatly appreciated.

Bill

Acquired this transmission cover.....well not the usual transmission cover. Is it a spedo drive? Says Nash Transmission Drive but fits on the T.

I am not sure if this can be fixed. The frame is pretty solid and the hinge is working good.
The window slot is eaten out pretty bad all along the bottom and up the sides. I was thinking of trying
to repair with fiberglass but have not tried anything yet. I am not a pro at doing bodywork but will try anything.
Has anyone any thoughts on either...

Hello everyone,

Does anyone have suggestions for cleaning a Stromberg OF that doesn't require disassembling it all the way? A recently acquired T had some old fuel in it and I want to clean the carb without potentially ruining all the adjustments/tuning (done by Stan Howe years ago).

Side question: with Stan's passing, is there anyone that works...

Hi everyone,
I am wondering if the gas tank mounting bands on my ‘24 touring are supposed to have webbing between them and the tank. Thank you anyone who responds!

Anybody out there running a jack rabbit clutch?
If so does it give a good neutral for hand cranking?

This morning I took the optima battery out of my 1939 Ford, it would no longer hold a charge. The battery was installed 5/2012. 11 years is pretty good service.

I have set of new 30x3 1/2 tires that haven’t any markings on them except that they say made in Australia and the size. Before I mount them on the rims does anyone have any information or thoughts on them as to the quality of the tires. Thanks Dan

Asking for a friend. Any idea what an oval tank is worth? The fellow who has it owns a radiator shop and is in the process of cleaning it out but it looks pretty good.
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My brother found this in the attic of his garage in Waltham MA. It's a door to a truck that seems to have wheels on the top that went into a track? Any ideas or are there way too many home built cabs out there?

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I purchased a 32 endless fan belt for my 1927 coupe. I can not get it on. I have installed a new water outlet piece as shown in the attached photo. I have the outlet piece adjusted for the shortest belt position. Comments/suggestions would be appreciated.

I’m a 2 year owner of a 26T coupe with wire wheels. While waking her up for Spring I checked all of the wheel lugs and found several loose. I’m not sure how tight they should be. Is there a suggested torque # that is safe to use?

What is the screw size for the screw that holds the lower radiator apron to the front motor mount on a 26-27?

Someone was asking about him over on Ford Barn ….
I found this thread here that Mitch posted back in 2018:
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I had a younger member of our T club come out to my place yesterday to have some new tyres fitted. I had volunteered to show him how I do the job.

He came out with 4 beautifully prepared rims, and a 5th with an older tyre still fitted, and a set of 5 new Blockley 30 x 3.5 clinchers and tubes. The tubes were already fitted in the tyres and the...

I was thinking some one asked about this logo a while back. Anyone have knowlege of it. I found it on a small brake drum. stamped logo.jpg
Thanks .
Craig.

What information can you derive from the body number on a 1912 touring? There is no motor with the car, no data tag and I am not sure if there is a frame number. The body number is plainly visible. It is a Fore-Door slab side Model.

It is stamped:

F.B. Co. 41123

Does that mean Fisher Body Company ?

Thanks!

I know the bolts for the rear engine mounts should not be tight. I read the rod manual and it’s a bit unclear. I think the bolts that go through the side of the frame should be finger tight. I can’t tell from the language in the manual if the bolts through the top of the mount and frame should also be finger tight.

Could this be a Model T amp gauge. It has a flat bezel.
Bob Giles

I haven’t traveled outside of town, but there has been one place on my bucket list. A place my family had a tradition of going in spring time to see the wildflowers In this season, for just a few weeks, Californian foothill have patches of color because of all the beautiful wildflowers! A wonderful backdrop for a Model T....

This early 1912 car clock has Reliable on the face, but there seems to be no information on whether that is the model of this clock or the name of the company that made the clock.

While I have been repairing clock for over 60 years, I have never seen one like it.

I am still wondering if it is worth repairing.

Does anyone have one in good...

Trying to put together my 27 coupe and looks like all my dash screws and swing arm bracket screws are all 12-24. Mine was a Canadian car and had Robertson oval head 12-24 screws, but they are in rough shape and some broke trying to remove. I bought the interior trim screw package from Snyder’s but it didn’t have any of the right size. Anyone know...

I got an aluminum Z head on my 24 Coupe and I wanted to know if anyone had issues with corrosion over time. I am running 50/50 mix like recommended so I hope that does the trick over time to prevent corrosion of the head.

I joined 2 years ago approx. I found my car on this site. Since then, every question I've had, every part I've needed (or wanted) has been sourced on this site.
Thank you.

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I found some lights that aren't T, and I'm hoping someone can identify them.

The bullet lights are approximately 8-5/8 diameter at the rim where the bezel would go.

The drum light body is approximately 8 , and 8-1/2 at the outside of the front lip and band.

Many thanks!!!!

Who's making wooden firewalls now?

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The company was in business at least (50) years
from 1891 to at least 1941 - what was manufactured
or sold at the building burned in The Richmond Fire
is unclear.

FJ

Hi everyone,
As I am getting serious about getting my T ready for parades and maybe even a tour this summer, it has to be the best it can be. Started working last summer on it and took the engine to a machine shop for a major overhaul. It was found to be all original. They rebored block, installed new aluminum pistons, new rods, cam bearings,...

I am looking to purchase a Model T Ford monkey wrench without the square plug on the end of the handle for my August 1922 model T.
I see quite a varieties of these wrenches.
Some only have FORD displayed while others have FORD in script followed by USA.
Are these wrenches for Model A rather than the T?

Thanks for any feedback.

Regards.

Steve...

I have an unopened quart can of WIZZ black enamel paint from the 1930s. WIZZ cans are deemed collectable. I wo under what to do with it. Open it and use it and then sell the can? Or should I take it to a swap meet as is? Or should I just keep it along with someother WIZZ items I have. At my age (almost 91) I am starting to think of what I should...

I picked up a driveshaft that has the original pinion set up with the sleeve and ballbearings set up just like stock. The other end has machine square end for U joint just like stock. The center section is much larger diameter. I can't see any markings. Was there any variation between years? Was there a run of old replacement that were larger...

I just acquired a load of parts and got this cool looking fat man steering wheel its large double keyway taper fit 1 on top and 1 1/8 at the bottom, its about 16 1/2 without the rim. any ideas? Bob

Does anyone have a clue what the letters on magnets mean? magnets.jpg

Rosa Park bus inside the Henry Ford and Martin Luther King home will be added to Greenfield Village. Hopefully it will be open by the time of the next OCF in September.

Does anybody out there run a low head with high compression pistons? And is there a noticeable difference between a low head and a high head?????

Kingston L2 Float.jpg Got another carb question. The (hopefully) attached image is an inverted view of the Kingston L2 off my 1917 Touring. Inverted, so that's how the float sits when full of fuel and closed. The inside opening of the float doesn't fit around the carb body. It hits the card body, not allowing adjustment of the float tang to bring...

I am very sad to report the loss of one of the main volunteers in the building of the Agency at the Model T Museum. Greg Holm lost his fight with cancer today. Greg, along with Tony Wiltshire and I and several others completed the showroom and Agency front entrance a couple of years ago.
Greg was always quick to help with any job that needed to...

I know the early T engines were left bare cast iron, but were the oil pans and hogs heads also left bare steel or were they painted?

I recently found another luggage like the one I have on my roadster. I was going to install it on Henrietta, but the spare tyre and battery box already take up much of the room.
One photo shows the rack in the stored position. Another shows it fully extended. The width is adjustable according to the load, and can be set in any position....

Can anybody post photos of this unit showing the fitting which threads into the pan, and to which this barrel is fitted?
I need to make 6 of them, so I might as well make them as they were made originally, rather than just making my own fitting to do the job.
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Allan from down under.

I need to do some carb repairs on my '17 touring car, but I'm not able to ID the carb. Hopefully I've attached a picture. I've added an arrow indicating a cap on the top, between the throttle shaft and the needle, that my help in identification.
Thanks for your help, Maury Dean

Hello everyone!

My wife and I took our 1923 Model T, Hazel, on her first camping trip last weekend. This was the first of many trips, but I wanted to share it with everyone. The trip ended up being 297 miles over two days, from Cincinnati Ohio to Red River Gorge Kentucky.

Check it out and let me know what you think:

Thanks!

I’m building a speedster and have an Overland Model 91 body. I’m going to put the T switch in the switch that fits the body. The hole in the dash measures 1 5/8”, the hole on the switch plate that I have is about the same but before I order one I wanted to confirm it would fit in the hole. I can figure out some way to mount it as long as it’s the...

Does anybody know of a source for the closed car (27 Tudor) top kits? Thanks.

Well, I just jumped in (or fell in) to a model T project. I have owned numerous model A Fords and one TT for a short time but my model T knowledge is very limited. The car I just purchased is a 1914 Runabout project that the previous (deceased) owner had been in the process of restoring. It is ALL apart but I think I have found most of the...

Last weekend the local all makes car club staged their annual run for pre 1931 cars. Of the 74 entries, 12 were model Ts. This is the lineup of pre 1918 cars.
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This little fellow turned up on a nice little Whippet roadster. I had no luck convincing the driver that he would loo much more ar home on my T.
Allan from down under.

I will be having all the wheels off for a respoke and wondering about proper tightness of the rims once I put the rims back on. Are the rims tightened to the felloes so the rim ears are tight against the felloes ? I see at point of contact between the lip of the rim & felloe, there is still a gap between the ear & felloe. I see slight wear in the...

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Received a text this morning with an offer to purchase a complete Steven's Driveshaft tool set for only $200! Person claimed to be a MTFCA member micshotrodgarage . Phone number is (423) 621-3141. Keep your witts about you. There out there!

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Here’s a neat early dirt track car in Central Texas along with some early cars in the background. I don’t think the racer is a Model K but it’s right along in that era. The poster says it’s around 1915 but ???

My clutch is slipping.
I have verified the linkage is properly adjusted.
I will need to adjust the three fingers on the clutch drive plate.
The question I have is, do I turn the screw clockwise as viewed looking forward from the back of the car, or counterclockwise?
I only want to do this once.
Thanks for your help.

Just received word another good Model T friend passed away from Vero Beach Fl. Don Palmer was T and A guy. Just a nice Gentleman, he told the story of when he finish high school of driving his A across country to California, what an interesting story.
I have been on several tours with him.. I will miss him. RIP Don

Our club's Dust Off Tour was to see a collection of cars in Pocatello. 50 miles away and I had only seen a couple of these cars before. This is a family's collection in a nice old building downtown.
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A 1912 Runabout.
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1921 Fire Chief's car.
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2 1927 Tudors and a 1923 Touring car.
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T Purists, I suggest you ignore this post. :D

A friend with a 12 volt electrical system and WOSP geared starter recently swapped his generator for a Mitsubishi alternator that was installed on another friend's Model T. The gear is attached by a roll pin and I seem to recall others reporting problems with this arrangement. From what I can see the...

Can someone give me the thickness or width of a rear wheel spoke? I am sending parts to Stutzman‘s to get some rear wheels made and want to make sure I send the correct sample spoke. I have a few different ones some have an oval spoke with a sharper point on the front some are a little more rounded. The ones on my car now are not correct. This is...