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Chris Instness
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What have you done with your T in March?

Post by Chris Instness » Sun Mar 08, 2026 6:49 pm

The weather was perfect for a drive with some speedster friends.
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by Dan McEachern » Mon Mar 09, 2026 12:30 am

That guy with the hat looks familiar!
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by DanTreace » Mon Mar 09, 2026 10:58 am

On an recent install of an older rebuilt engine, found that the magneto was intermittent, cleaned mag pickup that had some debris, (known good switch) , but still was intermittent at speed showing only 10-15v (T magneto meter). So decided to “flash” the magneto and see if that would fix.

First time for me to do an in car. Chose the Tom Carnegie method using no compass, but the location of two brass magnet screws peened ends. Those you line up by cranking over to be horizontal in line with each other.

Viewing was impossible due seat height and cocking my neck could not see the upper back of the flywheel! But the iPhone camera could, so lowered it in place inside the hogshead inspection opening and took photos.

Lucky this 26-27 hogshead had a casting nub dead center so used that as point to align the bolt ends.

Then the handy golf cart with 36v of good amps to supply current , made an insulated bolt for the (+) in lieu of the tiny spring tip mag contact as thought best to have good electrical path.

8 quick flashes with the (-) cable done by touching the iron hogshead , then ran the engine.

Wonders, the mag pulled strong at fast idle now and at road speed gets 30v on the meter. Successfully done first time and was easy with the brass screw tip to align the magnets too.
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by DanTreace » Mon Mar 09, 2026 11:12 am

More photos from the iPhone. Small size so it fit into the narrow end of the hogshead inspection port , used flash to get photos.

Note the brass screw ends and a location mark of the casting nub as a guide to get the peened ends of two magnet screws aligned for the flash.

Made insulated bolt to use as the tiny delicate pickup seem too little of contact for high amperes of the 6 golf cart batteries used to flash. Did feel too the jolt and shutter (hand brake/clutch lever forward) of the flywheel coil ring & magnets made on flashing, assured that adequate juice flowed on instant quick flashes!

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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by abcarswell » Mon Mar 09, 2026 7:26 pm

Added door straps to my 24 TT C-Cab. They are referenced in the Parts List but could not find any pictures so manufactured using some leather tools and footman’s loops I purchased several years ago. Looks and works as it should.
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by Bryant » Mon Mar 09, 2026 8:13 pm

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after some bench tests, got a new gear, a voltage regulator and some paint and bolted on the generator.

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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by Ruxstel24 » Wed Mar 11, 2026 12:02 pm

Got mine fired up and took it for a short ride.
I gots some cleaning to do now 😉
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by mbowen » Wed Mar 11, 2026 12:38 pm

I took my ‘24 touring on a 100-mile round trip to a club meeting this past Sunday. Since then I wire-wheeled and painted new to me windshield stanchions that have been laying on the bench for four months, which is in preparation for getting started on a top kit, which is still in the box since being delivered over two months ago. :oops:


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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by George House » Wed Mar 11, 2026 1:27 pm

Delivered my ‘19 centerdoor to a movie set this morning on Congress Avenue right in front of the capitol. The picture car coordinator wanted something from the 20s so I told him it was a ‘22. :lol: Filming begins tomorrow thru Saturday.
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by Ruxstel24 » Wed Mar 11, 2026 2:30 pm

Close enough for government work George :lol: :lol:
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by Jones in Aiken SC » Wed Mar 11, 2026 10:12 pm

After much gnashing of teeth, got the top completed on my 1912 Commercial Roadster. And pinstriping on the body and wheels by the great David Piatek of Athens, Georgia.
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by tman1913 » Wed Mar 11, 2026 11:14 pm

Just trying to remember what goes where. LOL. Mercury Speedster. Some assembly required.😛
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by Brent Mize » Thu Mar 12, 2026 7:19 am

I’ve been working on finishing up the upholstery on my late 27 Sport Touring.
I’ve been dreading it, but it wasn’t really too bad.
Just paying attention to details.
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by KWTownsend » Thu Mar 12, 2026 11:01 am

Greg, the top and pinstriping looks great!

I tore into my 1911 engine. So far I have found a crack in the transmission brake drum. I'll pull the engine this weekend and see what else I find.
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by KWTownsend » Thu Mar 12, 2026 11:02 am

Greg, the top and pinstriping looks great!

I tore into my 1911 engine. So far I have found a crack in the transmission brake drum. I'll pull the engine this weekend and see what else I find.
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by NealW » Thu Mar 12, 2026 11:02 am

The 1911 T that I restored came with a Holley H1 carburetor, which Corey Walker refurbished for me. It's a great running carburetor, but it has an elbow that doesn't allow the installation of the usual shutoff elbow that is often installed on later carburetors as a safety feature.

After 3 1/2 years of crawling under the car to turn the fuel on and off at the sediment bowl, I found a small inline brass shutoff valve that I installed yesterday. FINALLY, no more crawling under the car to turn the fuel on and off!
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Re: What have you done with your T in March?

Post by Mark Gregush » Thu Mar 12, 2026 1:29 pm

Bought parts to put Ruckstell together and found replacement hood on Facebook Market place.
I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas! :shock:

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