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okiedokie · 03-27-2013, 06:19 PM

I have a wrench that has the Ford logo and the number M-OIA-17019. Can anyone identify it's purpose?

Lawson Cox · 03-27-2013, 09:52 PM

What about a picture?

Tudortomnz · 03-28-2013, 12:43 AM

Just to be tiresome, 17019 is the Ford part # for the tyre iron. You say your tool is a wrench, so is the number correct?
01A would be after 1940 & M is the letter stamp for Moore Drop Forge of Springfield ,Mass. A pic. really helps here.

okiedokie · 03-28-2013, 07:44 AM

I will post a picture later today. Not a tire iron for sure.

Bruce Lancaster · 03-28-2013, 11:14 AM

17019 is indeed a tire iron, and I've never ever seen a numbered one, so number is misread most likely. I think 17017 is closest, that would be a head/sparkplug wrench 11/16X13/16, and those are about the only tool commonly seen with an 01A number.
Early 01a was open end on plug end, common late one is 2 box ends. A VERY few of the 2 open end wrenches bear the 01A, probably ones made after 1948 for dealer sales.

okiedokie · 03-28-2013, 02:54 PM

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Can always count on Bruce. I did misread the last digit. It is indeed 17017. Here is a picture. Bruce, what is the other wrench for? Thanks for taking the time to respond to my insignifcant tool question.

Bruce Lancaster · 03-28-2013, 03:50 PM

That would be the early one with open ended plug wrench...
the second is plug and head wrench from a TT truck...the extra boxed hex is for a truck-only wheel lug and is not on the regular Model T one. Part number is entirely different from the V8 period, so root number does not match the '40 one of similar function.

okiedokie · 03-28-2013, 10:15 PM

Thanks Bruce.

03-27-2013, 06:19 PM	#1
okiedokie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tulsa Ok Posts: 519	ID a tool I have a wrench that has the Ford logo and the number M-OIA-17019. Can anyone identify it's purpose?

03-27-2013, 09:52 PM	#2
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: ID a tool What about a picture? __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

03-28-2013, 12:43 AM	#3
Tudortomnz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canterbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,242	Re: ID a tool Just to be tiresome, 17019 is the Ford part # for the tyre iron. You say your tool is a wrench, so is the number correct? 01A would be after 1940 & M is the letter stamp for Moore Drop Forge of Springfield ,Mass. A pic. really helps here.

03-28-2013, 07:44 AM	#4
okiedokie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tulsa Ok Posts: 519	Re: ID a tool I will post a picture later today. Not a tire iron for sure.

03-28-2013, 11:14 AM	#5
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: ID a tool 17019 is indeed a tire iron, and I've never ever seen a numbered one, so number is misread most likely. I think 17017 is closest, that would be a head/sparkplug wrench 11/16X13/16, and those are about the only tool commonly seen with an 01A number. Early 01a was open end on plug end, common late one is 2 box ends. A VERY few of the 2 open end wrenches bear the 01A, probably ones made after 1948 for dealer sales.

03-28-2013, 03:50 PM	#7
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: ID a tool That would be the early one with open ended plug wrench... the second is plug and head wrench from a TT truck...the extra boxed hex is for a truck-only wheel lug and is not on the regular Model T one. Part number is entirely different from the V8 period, so root number does not match the '40 one of similar function.

03-28-2013, 10:15 PM	#8
okiedokie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tulsa Ok Posts: 519	Re: ID a tool Thanks Bruce.