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I have save a few intact but hard leather pieces by putting them in a zip lock bag with neats foot oil for several weeks.
They came back to life.

Those are good carbs. I ran one on the 1915 and it increased the power and speed to a startling degree.

But it had a few drawbacks: It had a flat spot I could not get rid of, making it easy to stall when taking off from a stop. It idled GREAT and it was very much faster than the Holley NH it replaced, but getting through the transition from idle...

They’re very easily driven out with a 3/8” brass punch since they’re dissimilar metals with no rust. I keep the old bushings and cut them about 1/8” beyond the flange. Needle bearings are controversial with this crowd. I use them with no problem on all my Ts then reinstall the cut off bushings....Original will disagree 😞

Hey Bob…back atcha!

Nothing quite like giving gifts that keep on giving! I'd be a little bit careful around an iron if one was given though...you might just find an imprint of it on your face someday!! :lol: :lol:

Source for the valve cover??

Check Langs catalog, should be in there.

Don't think it has to be at 12 o'clock could do 3 or 9

And Happy New year from the Valley!
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Drive responsibly.
Rich and Joy

For Harry,
The split rim was in use by others when Ford introduced them on the 26 T's, so they were following the herd. Ford took a lead on them when he introduced the drop centre rim on the T wire wheels, and he stayed ahead while the others all caught up. Devising a way to mount drop centre rims on wooden wheels would have been made a redundant...

Most of those pictured appear to be 216 Chev.

Really, The discussion is the fuel economy of alternate fuels. Whether E10 to E10k will allow a motor to operate?

In the period literature, from about 1907 to 1925, there was much discussion on the quality of gasoline being produced.

My thoughts are we will be all driving some form of electric vehicle or taking public transportation.

If any...

The A& T are not the same, and all Ts are not the same. In the A, Edsel got his style and comfort, and Henry kept most of his Farmer's car principles. Both cars were very well adapted to the markets they were designed for, and both remained so for a couple of decades after their introduction. From 1949 onward, Ford adopted the GM business plan....

Follow the instructions in the booklet Electrical System. There are illustrations. I got the amphanol at the surplus radio store, and the boat resin at a local boat shop. I rewound 3 coil rings, installed 2 in two of my cars and auctioned one at a club meeting. It is quite time consuming but I was able to do it. Now I just buy them from one of the...

Okay...I am about to get dizzy now from all the different options y'all have given me! Much Thanks to all of you!!! I am fairly confident now that I can pick one of these options that I will like!

Thanks again and Happy New Year to all!!!

Walt Wise

Yes, but that's the upper limit of what I would use. And then only
if the side to side clearance of the carrier and thrust washer assembly inside the axle housings is small say 5 to 10 thou. The idea is to maintain the ring gear in a vertical position.

I use rim liners rather than flaps. I cut a 2.5 wide strip from the outer diameter of a junk 13 car inner tube. This strip is a snap fit on a 23 rim and does not shift when fitting the tyre. It also extends a little under the foot of the bead on the tyre. That makes for a more snug fit in the rim bead and makes sure the tube is encased in rubber...

Found a couple from an old oil pan.
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I soaked them in WD40. They seem to move well.
Tomorrow I will check the rad.

Thanks John.
I will look into it.

Hi Guys.
Original Smith is correct that they all were brass, but they converted to nickel plated brass in 16. I have lots of original tops and side curtains that reflect that change. Now Ford didn't like anything going to waste, so any that were left over from 15 could have been put on a later year car.

Mike Francis
Classtique Upholstery

This is just a speculation thought but a 25 block is at the end of the run of well used molds and the 26 is a re-designed block on fresh molds. I've come across several blocks over the years that only just pass, as in the push rod bosses and valve guides are drilled way off center to keep things aligned.

Those tire spec dimensions would be inflated off the ground. Even a 30 X 3.3 tire inflated to 60#'s looses height on the ground, as shown by Kevins tape measure.

Clean the Bendix very well, then as Jerry noted, check visual for the working condition. Look for cracks in the drive head, loose counter weight ring, torn thread holes in the shaft, and presence of the drift pin, etc.

Then if good, then oil with engine oil, and spin the gear by hand to have it run up and down the threaded shaft without sticking....

To be clear - all the above means is that you don't need to file the 1099-K from eBay etc if under $20,000 for goods sold in 2022. BUT the $600 Tax rule is in effect for 2023. The 1 year delay is for filing a 1099-K on your tax return.
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This lower threshold would force millions of Forms 1099-K to be issued to casual sellers of used personal...

John,

Thank you for posting the photo and especially for posting the link where you found it. That will make finding additional information much easier for anyone that wants to look.

I suspect the photo is staged. Today most people have a cell phone and can take a photo anytime or anywhere. But back then or for that matter in most of the 20th...

For some additional photos and part numbers see the older posting at:

Respectfully submitted,

Hap l9l5 cut off

It probably does and would likely be the bottom dimensional arrow.
That's all I have ever seen posted of that drawing.

What is shown is Mickey Mouse.

1918 and later two-man tops had square sockets and didn't use the T-head pins and leather straps. The square sockets had obvious outward seams as shown in your photos.

The square sockets use a clip that slides up and down the top socket.

Any rivets at the pivots points shouldn't require any type of pin or clip to...

Thank you Keith T for the draw-down cautions and experience with the MC tank.
Also, DO NOT enclose these fuel tanks in tool boxes, non-working carbide generators,
under touring car seats, or any other enclosed or poorly ventilated areas!

Keith T's last post at 10:00 a.m. is spot on.
I went by Airgas this morning and he only had eight regular...

The script looks pre-T to me. I've never seen a 3/8 NPT before. Might have been made for one of the experimental engines?
Good puzzle.
Rich

Brent, One more thought to add...

What would it be like on the Roadster top if you set the center bow true vertical...then taped a 2x2 extended and parallel on the top windshield frame...then let the front bow settle on the 2x and adjust the top straps/pads length accordingly to the rear bow placed and jigged at the drawing dimensions shown?...

These are beautiful videos! Just watched Work #3 . I enjoyed the music, Button Up Your Overcoat , as much as the T content! Good job!

Thank you!
I tried to switch up the background music in each video for something different.

Although the 26-27 coupe and roadster use the same rear fenders, the trunk side construction and the inner fender Pannels are different.

I do it this way , no problem with sideways run out .IMG_0093.JPGIMG_0094.JPGIMG_0095.JPG
Toon

This is the best method, (in my opinion). Notice that the dimensions are taken with the front wheels back on the ground. I would even roll the car ahead a few feet before measuring.

Happy B-day Kim D!!

I have been fortunate over the years to have known a lot of really special people that give a tremendous amount to our hobby and many friends. Although some distance has kept us from spending a lot of time together on tours and working projects, I am pleased to count Kim as one of the truly special people I have had the...

Back in the early 80's I was putting together a hack body to go on a 22 frame. Never finished it because of job and location change. Any way, I knew I needed special fenders and located one at Hershey. I kept looking and found another but when I compared it to the one I had, it was the same side,
(left rear). I kept looking and ran into a guy who...

Got it Joe! I couldn't imagine grabbing the pumpkin casting in a 3 jaw chuck being anywhere near a consistent centreline.

Allan from down under.

Thanks for the info. I need to get these things to someone who will use them. Dan

Possibly from that same storm, Dennis.
This shows that side curtains don't always seal completely against strong winds.
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My C-cab 1984?

So here is Gen III (me), Gen IV (daughter) and Gen V (grandson) at roughly the same age - and we're all sitting in Grandpa's car !

Watch the video above if you haven't already - that's one happy driver !

After partial disassembly for polishing and reassembly it only shows the correct time twice a day.

Reproduction can made by Eagle

Adam, Not all Ford oil cans with the embossed E are reproductions.
There were a few articles in the Vintage Ford on this subject. The first article was in the Jan/Feb issue of 2010, Vol. 45, #1. That is the article that Jack is referring to. Can #3 is the Eagle can with the E.
Then, in the July /Aug issue of...

fourth and final serie.
If you have any questions please ask.
To do this, I inspired me on the MTFCA Electric book.
Good luck
Andre
Belgium

Jon;

Thank you for posting the link to that song.

I especially liked...

Perhaps this old man dreams too much
but I wanna go back again

Thanks again, Jon.

Bill Everett

Autism is a bizarre affliction. I have known, and even worked with a few autistics over my years. Many of them are exceptionally intelligent, even savants. But their focus is different than ours. They have difficulty relating to us, which is frustrating for them. Many of them also have remarkable talents. Some have become professional musicians,...

Thanks for the replies! I'm so excited to have my car road read in a couple months!

Good points all. I thought it poignant, yet somehow reassuring. The wealthiest man the world had ever known, living, and dying, at home, with his wife at his side. No scandal, no mystery, simply a fitting end to a long, accomplishment filled life.

When I drive from Tucson to Chickasha, I pass through MANY small towns on the backroad route I take through New Mexico, Texas and into Oklahoma. It is stunning, the number of towns where virtually nothing is left open, just rows of empty, abandoned businesses and homes. Next year I will take my camera, as these places should be documented before...

I installed a Birdhaven master cylinder kit in a Speedster. It came with a remote reservoir that solved a few problems.

Same as Jeff - I also have a pair of aircraft safety wire twist pliers. If you're not likely to use them a lot, Harbor Freight makes a cheap pair for $10.

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One thing, at least the horn is mounted correctly!! :lol: And that said, it also looks to be black and brass, definitely either a '13 or '14 chassis in my book. Cool photo. Thanks for posting it

Beat, this engine is full of wonder and surprises for you and us also.
I shouldn’t and sorry to type so much. I’ve never looked at a complete magneto drive setup in place and find it interesting.
The makers built it for precise gear clearance with the ball bearing that slides inside the drive gear and also used the ball bearing stud for an extra...

A bit late with this as I just now read this thread in detail. Probably over-thinking this, but it would seem like Ed Archers method of intake manifold heating would provide a sort of dual function as heat transfer works both ways; while the obvious intended function is to heat the intake manifold, it would seem like the cold manifold would also...

One more photo. This is where my sliding drive I was going to use on the lathe is coming from. The drive fluid which looks like a master brake cylinder with the reservoir on top. The actual drive is a grooved piece in the housing that is fed by the reservoir and turned by the pulley/sliding shaft at the other end.
The AAMCO unit, I have thought...

Here’s an earlier post that has lots of pictures and information about T Coupe window regulators. I have a late 24 T Coupe that has wood framed doors and it took me 2 years to find a missing regulator but I did find it. I repaired it and it works fine.
Good luck with your car.

I’ve read that the later regulators would fit the 25 metal framed...

So cute! Love how young-uns draw. Tha KS Rich!

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Merry Christmas.

Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story on It's a Wonderful Life:

The keyed hole is 1/2 inch.

No, just the hood shelfs with wood blocks underneath. The shelf brackets were added for the wider 26/27 hoods which the TT never used.

The VF is a quality production and well worth the price of membership alone. I have hard copies of every issue from Volume 1, Issue #1 1966 to Present. I believe that if the magazine goes, so will the club. Keep up the good work.

My understanding is that there are 2 cast iron Prus heads in existence. I have one!

Wrong about the two iron Prus heads.; just ask Kevin for details. Recently on the forum, Ed Baudoux stated he had one. On this thread, Jerry Kramer and Dale Myers have stated that they have one. I have one, also. I purchased mine from Kevin at Chickasha, years,...

As much as I enjoy the Pie Wagon's I haven't gotten around to building one yet.
This is Mark Hamlin's at Cody a few years ago. (2017 I believe)
Interesting history on a dash plaque.
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I flat towed my 26 with a tow bar attached to the front axle about 30 miles with the engine running, this caused no issues. The car steered fine on the straight but needed some assistance where the turning was tight. Because of the fast steering it doesn't like being turned from the wheels, it will skid very easily on gravel and will not correct...

It's in the Vintage Ford and on our site Vehicles for sale. Located in Los Angeles.
Norm

Fabulous tutorial Ron - many thanks !

I found my answer in another post with a TT battery holder pic posted by George House.

I also put a rubber grommet in the dash.

Nice, good find.

In days gone, my BMC minis, Morris minors etc use cork gaskets too, under a pressed metal cover. Any time the cover was removed, it generally meant a new gasket was needed on refit. I cut one from neoprene sheet of the same thickness, glued it to the cover, and never had to replace it again.

Allan from down under.

Scott:
yes i do re-babbitt mainbearings in models A and T Ford ... i have an advertisement in the MTFCA services listings ... you will probably drive past my place here in Nunn, Co. when you go to Fort Collins to drop off the block ...i am 8 miles east of Wellington and 4 mile west of US-85... my phone number is 970-581-2808 ...Merry Christmas...

Frank is the closest.

T-732 is the clutch finger used on the first 2500 Model Ts only (that’s the hardest part of the question). After the first 2500 cars the finger was redesigned and the adjustment screw was added. The redesigned clutch finger was given the factory symbol number T-732-B. The first clutch finger was redesignated T-732-A.

Here...

If I may, I would like to add Season's Greetings to this thread from The Eagle's.
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It was -15°F last night but warm enough to start the Tudor early this morning. (Before light) The crew was off to breakfast and then some last-minute shopping. The Christmas lights along the Snake River were a welcome sight in the dark. The car...

Jeff,
Those pliers look like the ones supplied in the V8 Ford tool kits from the mid to late 1930's. Also the Ford 8N tractor tool kit.

John

and we are appreciative of that fact

thank you

See the other post about the Speedster Rally in VA.

More info after the 1st.

Jerry, that's the oldest trick in the book, still widely used by many and one of the quickest ways to free up a sticky/sluggish stem.
I'm glad to see that mentioned!
Doing what Jerry recommends also might free up some lighter crud on the valve and seat faces.
A good shot of MMO on the pistons might free the gum on the rings from the top while it...

Here is what the window frame looks like. Almost as if someone decided to modify the windows so they would be fixed glass versus functional.

It's always fun to see a Speedster for me. My heart beats a little faster when I think of the pleasure of driving one and the reactions they get. If one was built back in the day, it might be called the year it was built or the year of the chassis it was built on. More recent cars are often built around a certain year as a theme. All are likely to...

2023 Speedster Rally is in Roanoke, VA is June 20-24.

Hampton Inn & Suites at Roanoke Airport
5033 Valley View Blvd
Roanoke, VA 24012
540-366-6300

Contact Mike Tranor at mtr25 at usa dot net

More info to come after January 1st.

Same week as International Speedster Trials & Reunion in Nebraska
Same week as National Tour in Kansas

Take your...

You may wish to start a new thread seeking info on 1915 pliers as it is burried in this thread. It would get more notice in a seperate thread.

Nicely done, Steve. Excellent photos too.

No expert here Bruce, but I worked on a couple 102s for my 14 Touring. Have you removed the internals from the speedo case to see if anything is broken? The 102s I worked on had a pot metal frame with the input shaft and spiral gears that connect to another pot metal frame that contains the speedometer and odometer wheels and their gears. The two...

Hi Craig,
One of the performance issues of a model T is the 1-2-4-3- firing order. That is why Ed Winfield made the 2 up 2 down and it was so
successful. Considering this almost anything that effects 1-2 or 3-4 will adversely effect the other. It's apparent you have changed
ignition & plugs with no change. You have good compression. It sounds...

It isn't always about cost or originality. Sometimes its about learning. tinkering and/or the satisfaction of a successful repair.

The Vendors exhaust manifold appears to have started in 1913 to early 1926. Perhaps there are subtle differences
From the MTFCA encyclopedia
MANIFOLDS
1909-1911
Intake manifold was “dog-legged” aluminum. Exhaust pipe...

You guys have good holiday!