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Your daughter cracks me up. “When are you gonna get something new” 😂

Your 3 kids are destined to grow into 100% capable and fearless adults. If they retain HALF the knowledge you have shared with them, they will still be leaps and bounds ahead of most.

Squeezee is something else. "I like that you like it." Sweet kid.

I truly think you are experiencing coil problems.Each one of those coils have an internal tinfoil type capacitor which have a very high chance of being shot. I recommend checking the ohms to be sure. I have a ECCT tester and noticed some old coils can spark/buzz but do not throw a constant spark to the plugs thus indicating an internal coil problem. My Model T blew several capacitors in rebuilt coils which caused similar issues you are experiencing. Also your compression is fine. Lastly, grease the outer roller bearing in the rear axel! There should be grease cups by the end of the springs but ideally you should pull them out to clean and repack them with grease.

FYI My level of respect for solid parents & respectful kids.... Off the charts, thx mom & dad.

If nobody has mentioned it. Merlin’s Old School Garage on KZfaq does quite a bit of work on these old fords. He has a wealth of knowledge.

This car deserves a full makeover. Make it nice, not just a runner.

I remember my Grandfather saying something about Model t Fords. He said that if you went over a big pothole the steering would turn inside out and work opposite. He worked for the Ford dealer in Westport New Zealand. when he was a young man.

Every kids needs this in there life... uncle showed me body work when I was 6...now 58 and now have my own restoration shop... great video

That old car deserves the love of this family! Perfect fit.

The thing I noticed was that all your coils sounded different. You showed us in the video you checked one plug was firing. Just make sure all of them are. Just because the coils are buzzing doesn't mean the plugs are. I have a 1923 touring car and 1926 TT. Made me smile you had a Model T video. Keep them coming Sleeperdude!

My dad was a Master Ford mechanic in the 30’s - 60’s. I am thinking about him while watching this video. Blessings from Texas.

As a teenager my father owned a small fleet of model T pickups that he used in his earth moving business. Every weekend he was pouring new rod bearings and every other week end he would pour main bearings. He kept records on his trucks. In 5 years they accumulated over 300,000 miles each.

WaWa is getting so good at playing piano 🎹 good for you little lady.

I look forward to your videos every week. I am a certified car nut since I was born. I like r your stuff so much I introduced my 84 year old mother who can barely move to your channel and after a couple of days she phoned my and said she found a new favorite channel. She was impressed by the family dynamics and even if she liked racing in her youth it was the family values that she loved. Since a recent another stay in hospital and rehab brought further complications to her memory and mobility I know if she remembers all that I try to spend as much time with her because it's agreed by the others of her immediate family that we may not have her much longer I appreciate how the time she spent watching your stuff made her happy. I personally want to thank you for that besides the fact I would love to do what you do with my family but my health is declining as well. You are blessed and may your God be with you all forever 🙏

Talk about no grease caps.... Years ago an old farmer told me they had a burnt out bearing in his A model and he packed bacon fat and grease in it and went on driving. 😂

This is how you make America great again.

Beautiful car and I’ve got great news, my dad is coming home from the rehab place Tuesday, he had a really good recovery from the stroke he had, it mainly affected his mind, made him a little forgetful and he has a little trouble speaking, he knows what he’s trying to say but he’s struggling a little bit, but I’m so glad he’s coming home, thank you all who kept him in your prayers

Just to let you know, I had an uncle that actually owned a Model T. It was a daily driver. He rebuilt many of those engines. You are right, they are poured, then they measured the crankshaft and filed the Babbit down to close to the right size. Put the pistons and rods back in and tightened the caps. If the engine turned over and the rods didn't move, they considered it good, put it back together and ran it until it started knocking and then did it over again. I am 85 years old and a retired auto mechanic and teacher of auto mechanics.

Your heart must of stopped when that wrench slipped on that tire stand! Your daughters and son are everything to you and Marge. Everyone can see the worry and fear you faced in that instant. Its easy for us to forget what you and Marge go through every second your children assist you. We are so blessed that Jesus protects and watches over all of you.

Josh, you may need to try a simple Model T timing gage that correctly sets the timing rod location at the commutater. This will change the spark timing, AND you'll probably end up bending the spark advance rod (which you already started to bend) to the correct setting. Also check the inside of the commutater to verify the contacts are clean. Should start right up! Love your channel, THE BEST ON KZfaq!

As a Model T guy this was a bit cringey to watch but you're doing ok. As long as you have at least 30psi of compression you should be fine. Double check your firing order 1-2-4-3 with 1 being at the front. The position of the plug wires really doesn't matter as long as they are fired in the right order from the commutator. The other thing I'd go for is to dig into the carburetor again, there are some hidden passages that tend to be plugged. Also note that it will not run well or at all unless your spray needle adjustment is set perfectly, it will take some trial and error to find the sweet spot and it shouldn't need much adjustment if any after that. Start at one turn or so and go from there. Adjust it slowly in small increments. Also check for a good seal on the intake manifold gasket. Good luck! Model T's are fun cars

From changing casing, to tickling the ivery's wawa is so tallented, and looks so pritty in a dress. You must be so proud of alll your kids.

Your eldest daughter did well, she played the piano well👍👍👍

I love Squeezy's absolute honesty ("I love that you love it")!

You (the entire family) are too good to us all, thank you for putting out such easy-to-watch, safe, clean educational entertainment.

Hey Ralphey most those older vehicles didn’t have a regular grease fitting like the vehicles have today!! They have a little cap that you can flip open and take and drip a few squirts of oil in and then you let go of the lid and they have a spring that will hold the lid closed!! My model TT has them all over and on everything!!! The model TT that I have is a 1925 model!!!

When I was a kid, we had a neighbor that had a 1928 Model A Roadster, I believe. He used to take all of us neighborhood kids for rides and we would sit in the rumble seat in the back, and we thought we were on top of the world. He was such an awesome guy, and always so patient with us kids, and always more than happy to cruise around the neighborhood giving us rides. Great video guys, and an awesome car.

I just LOVE Squeeze's comment: "When you'll gonna get something NEW???" 😁😁😁😁😁😁

WaWa looked like Bonnie, from Bonnie & Clyde,sitting there in the old ford sipping on a RC.👍🇺🇸🤪

This is amazing! My dad has a 1927 Buick that needs work, but we have no idea where to start, and this video is going to help us out so much fixing it up!

these are the only 3 kids that could be dropped in the desert with a car in parts on the ground and come out laughing that they finnished laughing with a running car this is parenting at its best keepup the good work love the vids thx bruce

Granny sure wasn’t phased by the Model T cranking - she must remember them from her younger days, eh?

I used to work with a guy that restored early cars, his favorites were AA trucks but i did help with a 1921 T that had an aftermarket aluminum speedster body. If i remember some of the earlier ones had leather main and rod bearings, the valves from a 327 Chevy fit or maybe that was the flathead V8 and the bands from a powerglide can work in the T transmission somehow. The one thing i remember from my time working on that old Model T was the steering gear is actually just under the steering wheel, not down on the frame. Love watching y'all's adventures.

Just because you didn't get it running in this video don't mean it's never going to run, I could see your face you got plans for this one. You guys are the best.

My 2 cent's , plugs out , one cylinder at a time , bring to tdc compression , check and see if thats where it fires , I guess 2 cylinder are switched in firing order. in time you could figure out the firing order to any motor , no water pump , what a good idea ! Great stuff !

found this bit of info on the internet about Model T compression..... The compression ratio of a Model T Ford engine was typically around 3.98:1. A new, well-built Model T engine with properly lapped valves and fitted rings would have a compression reading around 55 psi. Most Model T engines would start and run reasonably well with compression as low as 35 psi with the throttle wide open. Anything lower would indicate ring or valve issues. An engine too low on compression to start, likely below 15-20 psi, would have severely scored cylinder walls, burned valves, or other major problems. Compression readings in the low-to-mid 40s psi, even after a valve job and new rings, could indicate issues like excessive ring gaps, glazed cylinder walls, or other problems preventing proper sealing.

Quick Tip Valve grinding compound can help loosen frozen bolts and screws even better than heat or oil believe it or not. This cheat move was told to me by an old timer when I was a young man. After seeing that I had rounded out several button head cap screws while trying to remove sheet metal covers, I was handed a pill bottle filled with valve grinding compound and told to put just a dab in each screw head (BEFORE rounding them out with my allen wrench) I'll tell you this tho I have even had allen wrenches twist up like a barber pole without rounding out. This also works good on rusted bolts, just stick a dab in your socket (again that's Before you round it off) That bottle lasted me close to 20 years of rebuilding machine tools.

So when Squeezy said"I love that you love it " is that a new way of saying "Ah bless your heart" LOL that girl cracks me up ....great video as always ...keep up the good work putting out awesome family content...Karl from eastern Canada👍👍👍❤❤❤

Now that's a oldie . Love it. Ladies and gentlemen it's sleeperdude and family time in Tennessee. God bless you all 🙏

woohoo 👏the week is only complete when a sleeperdude-saturday-episode drops. I just can't get enough of them! Especially when its about wrenching to make cars faster and about the best youtube family ever ! Every episode i learn a lot from you guys about wrenching, especially from the the mechanical wizzard himself;Sleeperdude !😀🔧 Also a shout out to mom,who's camerawork is always topnotch ! As always thank you so much Josh and Tosh and the kids. God bless you all ! greetings from Holland 🙏🏻🚘❤️🇺🇲🫡🔧

It's always good to see your dad helping out

Best kids and fur babies in America ❤❤😊😊❤❤

Wawa sure gets into working on the cars with her dad

Y’all need to have the kids watch a few videos of the Ford Model T. They’ll learn a lot about how they got started, how they were made, and how many are still being driven today. Good history lesson for them.

I totally enjoyed how you teach your family all about the history of the model T engine and having them participate

@sleeperdude we want a part 2 and 3 video of this model T we wanna hear er run and see the family going down the road or to church in it that would be incredible

I have always loved this family working together and seeing the smiles on their faces, so Wholesome !

I noticed that when you engage The starter, the car rolls forwards. Try lifting the back casings off the ground. 😊

My dad who was stationed at Laredo Airforce base in Laredo Texas in the 50s told me about a wrecking yard that had literally Isles and isles of Model A And Model Ts. He said he went back around 1963, to visit my grandparents. And went back to that junkyard.Everything was gone. My uncle said he heard some guy came and bought the contents of the entire yard. He said, he hoped that story was true, because there was at least 100 cars there in 57. Would be a shame they got crushed, as a lot of them were very complete vehicles.

Every single time before nocking that rod valve back down into the block u should have oiled it each and every single time... and u know this!!! dude 😎

Yay, it's sleeperdude family time🎉 We're loving these longer videos.

I love squeeze, she likes that her dad loves it.

Wa is such a trooper, those casings were a right mess

Vacuum/intake leak? Maybe the washers at 45:54 (looks like they have been added on) on the 3 and 4 intake bolts/(clamp downs?)? It does need quite a bit to draw in from the carb for a 4 cyl. Maybe remove the plugs and slowly crank and check the spark buzz with the stroke timing, confirmation. Did notice what looks like a crack on top of the exhaust manifold too. Or could it be to this at 1:28:18. Sorry if this confuses the issue. Please keep as original as possible. Great job Wawa, both on the wheels and piano, btw.

Fun story I heard about the model t when Henry Ford took bids on having the seats made for his model t he specified the crate that they ship in we made a certain way be on both of the crate and laid it out flat ,it made the floor board

My great uncle use to drive one of these back in the late 90s he showed me how to start them up the right way with the hand crank and whatnot. Such a neat vehicle

I consider myself a car guy, but I really think your children have so much more experience on cars than I do. I admire your family.

I love that this is a family project.

13:10 Tosh’s eye roll is the best

I had a friend that had a car from 1960. He went to RadioShack and got a radio to put in it. Just as soon as he turned it on it would light up then go out. He returned it and got another. It bib the same thing. He found out the car had positive ground. That's what kept burning up the radio's. ❤❤

nice effort sleeperdude family. i'm thinking the timing is off, but thats just by ear with no experience on those old fords. good luck, love you all! ❤

as a first time viewer of this channel i have to say im impressed with the knowledge these kids have of working around cars and how well they get along with one another. Good job

You just know that when Ralph and WaWa have kids, Squeeze will be loved as the crazy fun Aunt! 🥰🥰😂 God bless you all, the kids, the animals..Granny! Love live Granny! WaWa. so talented as you all are! Best part of my week is watching you guys. I don't really care about the cars anymore..it's just so nice to see such a great family with wonderful personalities.

My grandfather told me stories of how people would rebuild T model engines on the side of the road , using leather belts as inserts for the rods as they headed cross country, being poor in depression

oh, it's a pity that it didn't start, I think everything will work out for you, run it 😁👍

Wawa even plays the piano…you both are blessed with some really outstanding children!

The way you involve your kids is outstanding. If all parents parented the way you do our nation would have a more loving society. Great video ! Thank you

If I remember right, they didn't have plug wires, they had strips of copper that went from the plugs to the Magneto.

I think the funniest part of the video is the expression on wa face when you told her metal was not real metal anymore . Priceless Lol 😂

Love the level of detail that can be shown with a single long video. Great job.

Lunch time on a Saturday here in Australia. This is the best series of shows I've ever seen. So much love.

My dad told me stories about him buying Model Ts in the late 40s for $25 and $50 and just driving them until they fell apart.

WOW ! Very cool . I bet Granny 🐐rode in a few of those when she was courting back in the day.

My grandfather had a model T that he used to run around the farm, I was too young to know anything about cars at that time but I do remember no one could get it to run except him, there was a special way to move the timing while cranking etc that it would finally chug to life. Once running it ran like a champ, to this day I have no clue how all that stuff works 😂, was cool to see it in one of your videos, I bet there’s some experts out there that could give you the secret formula and that thing would run pretty well! Great video as always sleeperdude crew!

Happiness Is Sleeperdude Saturday ! and it is a Vintage Ford video ! that is over 2 hours long of Good old Family Goodness. You guys are family. More Scooter and theme music. Funny thing is I was going to send you a Ford model t coil that my dad had in the fan mail

After Durant kicked them out of GM, the Chevrolet Brothers made speed parts for Model T Fords. Frontenac offered everything from hot rod cylinder heads to complete T-based race cars. A "Fronty" even won the Indy 500! With a Fronty overhead conversion, that motor made lots more than 20 horsepower. Marge needs a hot rodded Model T!

"I like that you like it"--Squeezie! Ain't she the sweetest!? It was great to see Grandpa Craig (a.k.a. Bad Daddy Braddy) working on the casings with Wawa! As for the Model T... you'll get it, just not this go around. Great job SleeperDude Crew!

I wanted to make a second comment thanking the whole family for making this video it is very interesting and I really appreciate the information 👍🇺🇸

Seeing WaWa play piano at the end raises a burning question: When is she going to learn to play the Sleeperdude time-lapse music?

On old rotten tires like those, I get the beads broke down, pry one spot up above wheel and hold it there while I cut through the bead with a cut off wheel on my angle grinder. This lets the rest of the bead come up off the wheel. I then pry up the other bead and cut the bead. This gets the old tires of easy. Clean off the wheels with a wire brush and prep for paint, then paint them. This helps the new tires go on easier.

Bad Daddy Braddy always makes me get the feels. My Grandfather worked for GM Hydromatic and acted just like him. he would pull lifters and throw them in a coffee can full of transmission fluid and put them back in during oil changes on his old trucks, lol. Miss him.

Back in the early 1980's I was working as a mechanic and an older mechanic I worked with talked about adjusting the babet bearing on the flathead Fords. very interesting. thanks for sharing

That rope is graphite impregnated twine. You can find it in the plumbing section at the big box hardware stores if you're lucky.

How cool to see a GM Battery in a Ford that old! I Actually live in Anderson, Indiana and my Father worked at Delco Remy here, Just two blocks from where I live now.. Delco Remy is no longer in Anderson and I think they are no longer around. I am of opinion that the battery is a Replacement circa 1953-57..

This may be your best one yet...just a wonderful family dynamic. Y'all are the best!

It is good that your family work together.

Love the family working together but the end was a wonderful surprise wa wa on the piano such talent beautiful,it reminded me of my own daughter,her grandfather taught her from the age of seven and at the age of thirteen she played in front of her school plus parents,she got a standing ovation , you must be so proud of her like I was of my daughter.

I would love to see it running, I got to drive one at the Ford museum in Michigan about 20 years ago. They had a flour mill, a glass blowing, a metal turner, and a blacksmith that you could make projects while there. So cool. I know you will get it running! Can’t wait to see it finished.

Bro has the family I wish I had all his kids spend time working on cars with him I'm subbing just because of that lol

One of my favorite car channels, love that the entire family gets involved all my 15 year old worries about is Tik Tok😂

I love it❤ you need to let squeeze do your negotiating, she could have gotten it for $2500! 😂🤣😂 I said before she could talk a blind man out of his dog!😂

I watched a video about the model T in the factory, the babbitt bearings having 0 tolerance and they take and strap rear wheels to rollers and with it in gear it spins the motor over and wears the tolerance into the babbitt bearings. I also looked up what the compression should be, new should be around 55psi and it should run as low as 35psi.

This is an awesome automobile. My brother in law has a 1922 model T. I rode in it last year and it's fun. People back then must have been short and thin beacuse the cars look like they don't have much head and leg room. I am glad to see you working on a really old classic. My husband said you can still get spark plugs for these in auto parts stores or online. You got a really good deal on this. I think my BIL paid 7000 for his. His is slightly better shape and all original too.

i was on the edge of my seat rootin for you guys .it is 100 years old.love this show!!

Worth every penny, those old coupes are beautiful!

Keep that neat old battery as a display piece! Its unique

Awesome the whole family's involved, even the pets!

my dad told me of a story About how Hid dad pulled the pan off and rapped Bacon rinds around the rod for a bearing and drove his model T home to fix it!