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I think this is 1911, but I wanted to double check

The hinge is marked Model 3 Automatic

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Many may recall I like to research the people who owned our early cars, and attempt to understand their lives, as well as the impact early cars had upon the culture at the time. This story takes place in my own backyard, in Nebraska.

John W. Wehn was born in Pennsylvania in 1849. To put this in perspective, he was born about 14 years before Henry...

I would like to get comments about painting wire wheels by brush. Is this practical, type of paint, etc.?

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Hello fellow Model T-ers.

My 1912 Warren Speedster lost one of its fancy brass framed floorboards on Interstate 5 somewhere between Los Angeles and San Francisco. So, unless I see it laying on the highway tomorrow when I drive back south, I will need to fabricate a new one. Would any of you know where I might get my hands on the approximately...

I bought a set of steel felloe wheels for 30 x 3 1/2 demountable rims. They have a punched raised piece at each rim mounting bolt location for a separate lug I’m guessing. Will these work with my fixed lug Hayes rims or did I but lawn art? 😀 Bought them for rebuilding so that I can keep driving my T with the wheels on it.

Found this on YouTube
Pretty interesting

Does anyone know if a person from the Portland Oregon area that will be headed to the east coast in the following weeks? If you or anyone you know is headed east, please call me. I have some items that I would like to transport east. Tom Five03-644-Nine374. Thanks for any feed back you can supply.

Here in Ontario Canada, I can get Blockley Tyres shipped to me for about the same price as buying Firestone Tires from a local tire shop. Any advice on how to decide?

Thanks,

Everyone,
I've been installing a new firewall in my '22 touring. I started to button everything up today and I noticed this little interference issue. I installed a new Pitman arm and it is interfering with the end of the spark rod when wheel is cut hard to right and the spark lever is all the way up(retarded), when the lever is moved down, the...

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The photo above contains a late Warford transmission cross member and the clamps that fasten it to the frame. The image below shows where it is located in relation to the transmission.

I'm looking for a photo or illustration that shows the transmission mount itself, which is fastened to the bottom of the cross member and then to the...

I have a 1925 T Tudor that is missing a gas cap. The tank appears original, a cap for it looks like it would be a push and twist type. There are no threads. All the caps I see for Model Ts on the supplier sites are screw on which is the same or very similar to my 26 T.
I've attached pictures of the tank. Does anyone recognize this? Is it likely...

There must be at least 100 cars in this photo with the majority Model T’s. Apparently the owners were not worried about damage to the cars…..

Anyone have a photo of a original muffler for 1926 touring car,

Last week I made a panic stop in my 24 touring from about 35 mph and slid the rear wheels about 40-50 feet. Since then the high gear clutch has been grabby, and the parking brake lever movement is stiff. Did I break, bend, or pull something out of adjustment?

Is this correct? HF house for sale?

Could a TT owner post a picture of their battery bracket and battery setup on their vehicle? Many thanks in advance!

Does anyone know of any one who may have the 21 inner tube in stock. I'm batting zero so far, most vendors are out of stock with no real good idea of when they will be available. Thanks

When the transmission in my 22 was rebuilt, we used the best of several transmissions lying around the garage. We had enough good parts to complete the rebuild. We also installed a new Watts clutch. We put it all back together and the car was back on the road. However, several months later when sorting/storing the left over tranny parts we...

What is the proper puller to use to remove the gear on the generator? This is on my '26.

Anyone know something about these all black (steel) Brown style 110 side lights. I see all brass and black with brass trim but not all black.

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Need anything? Not sure just how much stock he could carry around with him ;-)

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There appears to be a mint 1913 KW coil box switch on ebay now, that is on a master vibrator. They are identical to the one used on the 1913 KW coilbox. All you need to do is put your correct plate on it. I have used these often. They are asking $100.

So I'm looking for what was used on the Mother in law seat strap button to hold the seat cushion down. It should be just a simple piece of leather that fastens to the front of the seat with a button snap? Anyone have a close up picture of what this looks like or what they used on theirs? I heard the original buttons are impossible to find. Thanks...

The bolt fell out of the eccentric and I would like to know the size.

I found this bolt 2.5 inches long that looks too be correct but it won't screw in.

Greetings All,

I have a question about where the REAR end of the pedal return spring is supposed to attach on the Rocky Mountain Pedal. The front end goes in the hole in the Rocky Mountain Brake Pedal but where does the REAR end of the spring attach? The photo is borrowed from Dan Treace in a Sept. 30, 2012 post on this Forum (it doesn't show the...

I tried to start my 27 touring recently and checked the battery which had a good charge, but I got nothing when I depressed the starter switch. This was one that I got from Langs some years ago that never gave me any trouble. I checked the input side of the switch with a voltmeter and got 12.6 volts on the input side and 0.01 volts on the output...

Inner tube patches? What brand of patches that will work on the newer synthetic rubber inner tubes. My tube had a pin hole, an unopened tube of glue & the old method of preparing the area, heated etc; wouldn’t stick. Went to my local tire shop, was told we don’t patch, buy new tube.
He didn’t have 21” tube, was very hesitant to patch, I insisted...

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This image was taken at the Labor Day races in 1927 at the Pompano Beach, FL, Race Track. The Miami-Dade Library described this oddball Ford machine fitted with a small six-cylinder L-head as a Junk Racing Car.

Check out the T chassis fitted with a nice amature-made racing body, sheet metal wheel discs on T wheels, and the aircraft...

While reverse engineering is a common practice this one is very original!

Today I bead blasted some recently acquired transmission bands with the demountable later style end piece.

Five of the ears came off easy, but no amount of beating would remove one of the ears.

Evidently someone needed the earlier version fixed ear style.

Once cleaned,...

Found this in one of my nuts/bolts buckets.
Horn bracket maybe?

Every thing I have learned about the quarks of a Model T, I learned from reading the publications about the Model T from 1915 to 1940.

Thoughts, Are the suggestions from past tech support still good advice?

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Does anyone know the Mitsubishi or Industry replacement part number for the external plug in voltage regulator used on the early Texas T alternators marketed by the late Ralph Reeder? I know Snyders sell them for $45.00 each (6 or 12 volt, available), but I figured they probably could be bought through just about any auto parts supplier if the...

I know I see a few of you each year. Anyone else going?

Here's a link for those who haven't seen this compilation of Model T accessory carburetors. If you have one that's not shown please feel free to add it. Thanks!

Hello all, I've just traded for a 1927 Armleder and will be looking for some help. Not sure where the best forum or place is to ask knowledge folks such as you all a few questions. Thanks

Our local club has seen a lot of growth recently. People are buying or resurrecting Model T's without ever having driven one. Either that or they've figured out the basics but don't truly understand the do's and don'ts of safe and effective driving. Some have also picked up some questionable information such as using reverse pedal to slow a car...

This is a url for an Instagram page my daughter put up of the car in the ‘death wobble’ posts below being put away after our 4th party. The shirts indicate our tradition of steaming up the hard shell clams and eating them on the day after. Mmm-good!

At my daughter's urging to try social media, I've opened a Youtube channel where I figure I'll show videos for Hershey, Greenfield and whatnot. I just missed taking more long form videos at Homecoming, but maybe next year. I'll try and post successful videos of big events here for you guy's viewing pleasure and hopefully not throw too much...

When fitting your hogs head do you us Neoprene or felt for the front arch?
And do you gunk both sides?

When I fitted brake lights to my barn fresh Henrietta, I went away from the usual, new motorcycle pull switch used on all my restored cars. This is what I used
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This switch came from an 80s Subaru. The metal stem is threaded so the engagement of the plunger .can be adjusted at the switch. The rusty metal bracket is the same...

So, I need some help. I have a pair of Model T's that I need to get rid of but I know nothing about the. I'm going to preface this with these are my mom and dad's cars, primarily my dad really however my dad was recently moved into assisted living due to failing health. My mom will be moving into a condo sometime in the next year and we'd like to...

I’m trying to put AC brakes on my 24 Model T. It has an adapter so Model A wheels fit. My question is how do I pull this hub.
Photo attached.

George
Elkhorn, Nebraska

The Midwest Speedster Rally started to day with a meal at the Pizza Ranch in Portage,WI. The Rally was started many years ago by Russ Potter.

Thursday we will head to Beaver Dam on Highway P through Pardeeville and Cambria. Our destination is the Beaver Dam Race Track. Hopefully we will be able to test the track's clay surface.

Hope to see you...

Many in the hobby knew Milt Webb and his expertise on Model T's and giving back to the clubs.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Milt Webb.
Milt had been with the Museum for decades. He's the one we have to thank for the founding of our Pit Crew, the group of talented volunteers that keeps our roster of cars in functioning...

A reminder, registration for the Old Car Festival closes July 15th, so if you are still making up your mind, do it soon!

Does anyone have photos to share of a 13 runabout taken in the old days?

Is there a certain tightening sequence to tighten up the rear spring assembly? My 23 T coupe always tighten up more to the left side then the right. Which make the car lean to the left.

So I have a original brass Rands windshield with its hinges. I believe this was original because of the plate glass that was still in the frame and the windshield Rands tag. I noticed that the 4 screws that held the hinges to the top and bottom of the frame have bolt heads. I then noticed that the vendors sell round head slotted machine screws for...

I just ran across this photo in an old family album.

The car was built (or rebuilt, I don't know) by my Uncle, George Teters, in Glendale Arizona in the 1970's. Uncle George acquired his first old car, a 1908 Mitchell, in about 1932. Traded a Model T speedester for the Mitchell.

I have no idea where the Pie Wagon is now. Uncle George passed away...

I have a 1926 Ford Model T Coupe and have purchased a metal shut-off switch to disconnect all voltage when not in use. I’m not sure where to install it. Was thinking below driver’s side of the seat near and above the starter foot button. Any suggestions as to where, how, and which wires. Many thanks in advance for any input.

My Rajo head will be coming home from the machine shop shortly so it is time to start gathering other parts for the install, one of them being a head gasket. I would like to buy several in order to have a spare or spares on hand. In looking at what is on offer I see a substantial difference in asking price for overhead gaskets between vendors....

Many of us are aware there was an air-cooled Ford touring planned for 1904. However, I certainly didn't know we were so close, until recently connecting a few pieces of the puzzle.

Several newspapers and magazines carried information of a planned 12-16 hp Ford air-cooled touring car planned for mid 1904. This would have been a second model, less...

Does anyone still make a 4 valve rajo reproduction head?

Anyone going to Dedham MA this Sunday 7/10? How many T's?

My 27 has a stop light switch, assembled by a previous owner, that is not very dependable. Snyder's has one that is described as an improved version that mounts on the Bendix housing. Has any one used this one and if so what was the result?

I am in the process of fitting new pistons and rods in my '22 following a bearing failure. Are there any common wear items in the valves that I should look at/replace while the head is off?

I have cleaned the oil dips in the inspection plate and will be fitting rod dippers and an external oil line from the magneto. Is it possible to clean the...

I assume it's easier to make a 24-Z-2393 than to find one. Anybody have the measurements?

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How about the 24-Z-2390 for checking the tube? I'm not really clear on how that's supposed to work.

My 26 Roadster pickup has a 2 row round tube radiator and a replacement short fan hub with the modern bearing. The cylinder head temperature runs up around 250 degrees, according to my infrared thermometer. My question is, could the short pulley, positioning the fan further from the radiator, be causing the engine run at that higher temperature?

I just received a high resolution copy of the 1915 wood dash, on the computer it idles at13% and can be brought up to 100% and is crystal clear, I needed some assistance to transfer it to my USB drive so that I could get a full size image. At the photo printers at 100% the image was 4 x 4 and to increase the size to full size it was increased to...

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Does anyone remember a model T Ford displayed in the WILES MOTOR COMPANY dealership many years ago ? Lewisberg, TN 1962-1965

I am getting ready to install my new Berg's low type radiator, I bought it the spring of 2021, so I've had it over a year. Before installing should it be flushed ? If so is plain water OK or should I use something like CLR ?
I have already flushed the block using the Steve Jelf method. I did not remove the cylinder head.
I will use a 50%...

Ford of Canada Service Bulletin, June, 1925: Balloon Tire Inflation:
Sedan, 30 to 33 lbs
Coupe: 24 to 26 lbs
Touring: 26 lbs
Roadster: 22 lbs

A friend mentioned today that Ton Trucks were produced after the last T cars. In researching it seems that there is mentioned that TT did not end until AA started. It seems that AA didn't start until December 1927. That would mean there were TT's with serial a number 15,068,957+...

Anyone have records on the last TT produced?

Thanks,
Matt

We have a 1926 improved touring. The front seal for the crankshaft does not seal. The hood, motor and firewall gets covered with spots of oil. Is it possible to fix this seal with the motor in the car? If yes, how?

Hello.

Today I checked my Lizzy as preparation for my tomorrow trip. I was wondering that a lot of water was missing. I filled it up and then I got the idea to have a look on the back side of the radiator... and I saw one pipe appearing wet. :cry:
It is a radiator of a Touring 1915, brass.

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The marked pipe is definitely...

I was thinking about making up a cap with a grease fitting for the steering bracket to be able to force the grease around the steering shaft and bushing.
Anybody try this before?

Anyone in the South Bend area willing to give a 90 year old a ride in a model t for his birthday?
Thanks,
Brian Jordan

Anyone know the dates of the tours in WI and KS?

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Well not through any woods :lol:
Early this morning friend Art and myself decided to do a little country tour, with a donut stop along the way. This pales compared to Richs Journey posts and Bernhards group but thought I'd share some scenery. Sadly we cut the tour short after about 4 hours as it was raining and showed no signs of easing much....

Bonnie, my 24 touring, ran fine yesterday on a 38-mile ride to a club fund raiser and for the first seven or eight 2-mile passengers rides through town, then started running rough. Replacing a broken spark plug wire and one coil effected no improvement. All 4 spark plugs were extremely sooty (but dry), indicating a rich mixture condition. It...

Of Melbourne to Moscow fame. He had an apartment in Crimea and a Ukrainian girlfriend at one time, which is what prompted his epic trip. Last I heard from was several years ago when he mentioned going to the US

St. Louis MO Today in the Rain. Think the Lady in the TT is looking to be in this post

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I visited the Branson Auto & Farm Museum recently on vacation. they have hundreds of vehicles from horse drawn hearse and carriages to steam tractors and a large assortment of old restored cars and tractors all in mint condition. Most of the vehicles there are on consignment and for sale.
I spied a Brass 1908 ? white Buick with a mother in law...

Des Bockley make 21 inch tires for wire wheels. I could not find anything trying to look them up.

I found a few cam bearings in my parts that have not been split. They look to be NOS. Looked in Service Manual and couldn’t find any mention of how to do it. Maybe in Service Bulletins, but have not got them out. Any idea how to split with out disfiguring them?
I would think a dull cold chisel, but have to be careful.
I ask this also cause I...

In testing a coil, if the capacitor is failing will it draw more amperage or less amperage or not be noticable?

These mirrors often break or come loose where the post is soldered from the inside to the brass sheet. I repaired a loose post by running a bead of epoxy around the base. The first coat penetrated the crack and the second added strength. The epoxy appears as a dark ring at the base of the post.
I used the thicker epoxy and appied it with a bulb...

Can anyone ID these please: Thought to be clips for attaching an extra spare to the spare carried on the car (making it a 'dual spare'):

Your confirmation and identification of any 'missing' bits is appreciated.

Thanks, Adrian

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I noticed today that I have some clicking from one of the wood wheels on the 22. Some investigation showed loose spokes on two wheels. My wheels have the metal rings not wood felloes so spoke replacement is not a gargantuan task and I wanted to touch up the paint on the wheels anyway.

In looking at the catalogues I see various options for the...

After a tire blowout revealed multiple razor sharp rims a couple years ago, I found myself with new rims and spokes in the Buffalos and a set to Blockley tires on the way. A spare set of wheels kept the car in service, and eventually the rebuilt wheels and English rubber were seeing action. Was only able to drive about 2 miles before figuring out...

In a discussion with a friend we somehow got to talking about Henry's starter & generator. No problem as to the date it was introduced but when did the actual process start?
When the magneto electric light was introduced, Could Henry then have said OK now get to work and work out a starting lighting system or could it be the wheels were put into...

Today I picked up my engine after a transmission rebuild. As proof of life the rebuilder set it up on a Dyno and ran it for me, first with a Holley NH, then with my Holley G. I have a NH at home in a box that I've never gotten around to installing on the engine. Based upon the results, I think I will now :D
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I have no connection with the seller…
I’ve never seen anything like this

I have somehow misplaced my copy of Stan Howes service manual for my stromberg OF carburetor. Could someone kindly photo copy theirs and send it to me? Of coarse I pay accordingly. Thanks. Pat

I have heard that the Z heads have some size variation between the different cylinders. Especially compared to a Prus head. This was posted here many months ago so I decided to measure the sizes of my Z head.

I found that cylinders 2 and 3 were perfectly matched at 211 grams of water. #1 measured 210g and #4 held 208g. I think that is a...

The family's 1922 Coupe turned 100 in June. I rebuilt the generator and it is working fine. 7 to 10 amp charge at road speed.

However, The car has now developed an issue with an oil leak. The car has always left a trail of small drops, but now, on start up, major leak by the starter.

I read that leaks at the starter was in the original design...

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Anyone price Babbitt late? I just looked at my supplier for Ford mix. $200 for 7 lb block. They use to offer a discount online for large orders, not anymore. Have to call to see if they do.
Engine building just went up.

I picked this tool up a few years back and I'm not sure how to use it. I think it's for spreading open a tire. Does anyone have pictures of how it was used? Says Firestone on it.

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Cap screw heads that is. The trouble with cleaning parts hour after hour is that my mind wanders to the land of Oz, Kalamity Dick and questions about how the parts were made and when. Many of the Ford bolts in this batch appear to be from one car and have a round depression in the middle of the head. I have other original Ford bolts without that...

My friend is having trouble. The NH on his touring runs rich all the time. Mixture needle is binary and only turns fuel on and off. Trying to adjust does nothing.
Black smoke and gas soaked spark plugs. Advancing the throttle bogs the motor. Mix needle is perfect with not a mark or imperfection. Carb's been cleaned and blown out.

Why is this?...