The Ford Barn - View Single Post - So, really, in a well tuned Model A, how much vibration is 'normal'?

hardtimes · 11-28-2015, 05:06 PM

Hey P.S.,
Lots to digest here !
Sorry to hear of you feeling the strong vibrations...through the steering wheel...with an expensive engine rebuild. IMO as an neophyte builder, there is a great variety of 'things' that can and do make an engine shake. Lots of those reasons discussed here so far. I had a B engine built , up north calif, about 12 yrs ago.
NOS B block, brand new full B crank drilled, NOS B cam and set of new Crower rods.
I think that you know the guy who was responsible for my B build. I mention all these NEW parts, because they were double checked and installed into a NOS block.
This engine runs strong , fast and SMOOTH ! Just saying that what a guy puts into any engine is indicative of what will come out. Like when Ford put in all new balanced parts and we all loved what he did then !

11-28-2015, 05:06 PM	#32
hardtimes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South California Posts: 6,188	Re: So, really, in a well tuned Model A, how much vibration is 'normal'? Hey P.S., Lots to digest here ! Sorry to hear of you feeling the strong vibrations...through the steering wheel...with an expensive engine rebuild. IMO as an neophyte builder, there is a great variety of 'things' that can and do make an engine shake. Lots of those reasons discussed here so far. I had a B engine built , up north calif, about 12 yrs ago. NOS B block, brand new full B crank drilled, NOS B cam and set of new Crower rods. I think that you know the guy who was responsible for my B build. I mention all these NEW parts, because they were double checked and installed into a NOS block. This engine runs strong , fast and SMOOTH ! Just saying that what a guy puts into any engine is indicative of what will come out. Like when Ford put in all new balanced parts and we all loved what he did then !