The Ford Barn

mawest729 · 04-23-2022, 08:59 PM

What is this about??? Ive seen hundreds of Ts and never anything like this. What was the purpose?? Please feel free to moment or guess!

G Baese · 04-24-2022, 12:19 AM

The plugs look like a larger diameter thread than the stock T.

rich b · 04-24-2022, 12:20 AM

Street els serving as anti-foulers?

mercman from oz · 04-24-2022, 01:40 AM

mawest729 asks what is the purpose of these unusual Spark Plugs?

rotorwrench · 04-24-2022, 08:28 AM

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Most of the products sold as an anti-fowl device for old worn oil burning engines have the metric threads of later type spark plugs and they are straight bushings. Having a pipe thread, the model T plugs could be adapted with any pipe thread bushing that had the correct threads that would fit. The person that decided to use 45 degree pipe elbows may have felt that turning the plug a bit would allow a more unshrouded spark to ignite the F/A mix. Folks got pretty creative to keep their old flivers running longer before having to spend money on an overhaul.

04-24-2022, 12:19 AM	#2
G Baese Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ft Collins, CO Posts: 87	Re: 1914 ford with sparkplugs relocated ! Check this out!! The plugs look like a larger diameter thread than the stock T.

04-24-2022, 12:20 AM	#3
rich b Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,027	Re: 1914 ford with sparkplugs relocated ! Check this out!! Street els serving as anti-foulers?

04-24-2022, 01:40 AM	#4
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,013	Re: 1914 ford with sparkplugs relocated ! Check this out!! mawest729 asks what is the purpose of these unusual Spark Plugs?

04-24-2022, 08:28 AM	#5
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 17,410	Re: 1914 ford with sparkplugs relocated ! Check this out!! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Most of the products sold as an anti-fowl device for old worn oil burning engines have the metric threads of later type spark plugs and they are straight bushings. Having a pipe thread, the model T plugs could be adapted with any pipe thread bushing that had the correct threads that would fit. The person that decided to use 45 degree pipe elbows may have felt that turning the plug a bit would allow a more unshrouded spark to ignite the F/A mix. Folks got pretty creative to keep their old flivers running longer before having to spend money on an overhaul.