Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
11-02-2023, 10:27 AM
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Views: 1,287
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
10-31-2023, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 537
Re: Original brake lever spring
THe original spring on the handle works OK, but if this were mine, I would simply go with the aftermarket spring that pulls directly on the pawl. It allows much better lock on the brake lever than...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
10-31-2023, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 808
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
10-31-2023, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 808
Re: Fan to radiator clearance
1/4" clearance between spinning fan and radiator fins sounds good. The closer, the better, as more air is moved through the fins, hence better cooling. You are fine with this amount of clearance.
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
10-31-2023, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,120
Re: Does this look right to you?
Somebody put those in for a reason. Whatever that reason was, you should look into the matter a bit further. Worn bands? Replace them. Old springs that have lost tension? Replace them. Did the...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
10-31-2023, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 848
Re: Magneto Advice Needed
1. Just speculation, but Henry Ford at this point was driven by cost, and not necessarily by what makes practical sense. He eliminated the magneto 5 years later, and by doing so saved money by...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
10-31-2023, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,287
My 1926 Tudor needs a little more gumption...
I recently moved to the Cumberland plateau in Tennessee from the flatlands of Illinois. Back in the Land of Lincoln, I was perfectly happy driving my 1926 Ford Model T Tudor sedan around the...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-26-2020, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,590
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-26-2020, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,590
What color were OEM engine blocks in 1957?
I am considering buying a 1957 Ford Thunderbird, and noticed that the engine block, while great looking, was painted Chevy orange.
This doesn't seem right to me. What color were 312 cubic inch...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
09-16-2020, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,869
How do you test a magneto coil ring?
I've got a newly re-done magneto coil ring, ready to install on my 1919 Ford Model T touring engine.
I also have my poorly performing old magneto coil ring.
Both are on my bench now; what is...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
01-07-2020, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,887
Wood front wheel fellows on a 1919 Ford?
I noticed a 1919 Ford Model T on eBay that disclosed his car had wood fellows on his front wheels, while the back wheels had demountable rims.
I, too, have a 1919 Ford Touring I just bought, and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-05-2017, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,380
Re: Roadster Seat Upholstery Questions
Seat spring compressor: I use 2x4 boards that are approx 1 foot longer than the seat spring length. Two on the top, two underneath the work table (a piece of plywood on top of some saw horses), seat...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-03-2017, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,818
Re: Transporting a 1931 Deluxe roadster
Most of these are solid suggestions.
I will likely build a plywood wind block on my trailer framed by 2X4's, leave the top down, secure it from flapping in the wind with bungee cords, remove the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-03-2017, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,818
Transporting a 1931 Deluxe roadster
I am planning on transporting a newly refurbished 1931 Ford Model A Deluxe roadster from Chicago to Pittsburgh....on an open trailer.
I will wait for the first nice day towards the end of April,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-26-2017, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,196
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-25-2017, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,196
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-25-2017, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,196
Speedo drive gear on driveshaft spins freely...
I am in the process of fixing a non-operational speedometer on a 1929 Model A Sedan. Everything looks good, with the exception of the speedo cable, which had the square end of the cable pretty much...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
04-28-2016, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,318
Re: magneto ? when looking
If for whatever reason your magneto needs work, it can be charged with the engine in place in the car, but at best you will get it up to maybe 75% of full charge. To effect any repairs to the...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
04-28-2016, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,383
Re: Well I never knew I wanted one.........
Agree with the above guys who say this car, from the photos, looks over priced. A car in that condition that is running OK, perhaps $4000. Tops.
Not running, $3000. Tops. It appears to need...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
02-28-2016, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,427
Re: 1915 Ford Model TT? Or something else....
Went out and saw this TT: it appeared to be a genuine Ford TT, with Ruxstell rear end, 125" wheel base, larger rear wheels, hubs, axle, short running boards, the whole deal. The Illinois title says...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
02-26-2016, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,427
1915 Ford Model TT? Or something else....
I am preparing to go out and help somebody get what they insist is a 1915 Ford Model TT truck running. I am under the impression that the first TT trucks commercially available were 1917, or am I...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
10-18-2015, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,394
What color code of blue was used in 1911 on Fords?
According to the info I dug out of "Model T Ford - The Car That Changed The World" by Bruce W. McCalley, all Fords were painted a very dark blue in 1911.
I am currently restoring a 1911 Ford Model...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
10-18-2015, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,214
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
01-29-2015, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,906
Re: Thinking of selling
39 is right. If that engine has truly been rebuilt, then the whole engine/tranny assembly is probably $2,500 all by itself. Then those wooden spoke wheels look fairly solid, $100 each easy. Rear...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
01-28-2015, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,970
Plastic body coils inferior?
I just purchased a 1924 Ford Model T Touring, and it runs reasonably well. I took the coils out and immediately noticed that the bodies of the coils are plastic, rather than the wood that I have...
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