Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-04-2024, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 519
Re: Water outlet holes
If you go Helicoil, Be sure the tap has been ground off to go the full depth. If you drill deep enough to install even one diameter helicoil, the tap will not thread to the bottom.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-03-2024, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 910
Re: Stainless Ateel Fords
Why are the underside of the fenders rusty? I would think the underside should be as rust free as the topside.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-02-2024, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 920
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-27-2024, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 391
Re: Crank hole cover rivet
My crank hole cover was very loose too. I have some split rivets that I used to replace the loose ones. Worked great except that they are tight, and they are stainless. PM me and I will take a pic.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-25-2024, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,511
Re: model a engine
Exactly, In 1960 I bought a 1929 Model A that the engine had already been bored .080 oversize. Not many stock Model A engines left from nearly 100 years ago that have not had something done to them.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-24-2024, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 449
Re: 5/24 A of the day photo
Neat fabrication work. Check out the scroll work on the fender too. Might be a reflection but it looks like surface scrolling.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 975
Re: Rear main options
You can also have the block align bored for insert bearings. There is a man in Waxahachie Texas that does this procedure.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-20-2024, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 813
Re: valve guide question
With .002 interference you stand a chance of cracking the block when you try to press the valve guide in, I think .0005 oversize would be a better press fit. I used green Loctite (bearing and stud...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-19-2024, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 499
Re: Clutch Plate Bolt question
The flywheel is cast but not cast iron. They are cast steel, a totally different alloy. The threads have more than likely been stripped from over tightening, bolt being cross threaded, or some other...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 770
Re: cam lube
Just a stock Model A engine bored .080. Stock cam, counterbalanced crank, stock head, so no high cylinder pressure and low pressure springs. I am not sure of the cam material but I suspect it is...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 770
cam lube
I am ready to assemble my block and wonder if I need to use Moly lube on my cam lobes and the bottom of the lifters? Or is regular assembly lube good enough?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-11-2024, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 538
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-09-2024, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 664
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-08-2024, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,132
Re: Fans
They could be checked for bad rivets or cracked blades, if they are OK they are safe to use on an engine.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-06-2024, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 774
Re: oversize head gasket
That is what I was afraid of. If my pistons extend above the bore, I am thinking of turning a small chamfer on the top edge of each so the piston would not hit the gasket.
Ed
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-05-2024, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 774
Re: oversize head gasket
1/16 of an inch is .062. That would be approximately .030 off of each side. .080 would be .040 off of each side.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-05-2024, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 774
oversize head gasket
My extra block that has all machine work done is bored .080 oversize. I bought the copper head gasket and it barely fits over the bore of each cylinder. I mean the openings are almost line to line...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-04-2024, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,415
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-04-2024, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,046
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-01-2024, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,046
Re: Snyder's New Catalog Came...and a Warning!
Take heed, I suggest buying everything you need or might need from swap meet vendors. That is how many of the older guys that sold NOS or good used started out. Stacy Brown from Arlington Texas would...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-28-2024, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,141
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-28-2024, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,141
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-26-2024, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 783
Re: Ads
I have been getting the same thing for at least a month. I had another thread about this at that time and it was poo-poo'd off so I just delete the offending ads.
Ed
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-23-2024, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,442
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-18-2024, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 796
Re: valve recession
The valves are not stock. they have straight stems so shortening them is not a problem. Adjustable lifters too. All of the other valves are above the block surface.
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