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hangarb7 · 02-26-2015, 04:08 PM

Thank you for the replies. I received a compression tester for Christmas from Harbor Freight (not sure of the quality but it does seem adequate for comparison from cylinder to cylinder).

The engine has a fair knock (clunkity clunk) and it has gotten worse in the last couple years, but I have no trouble keeping up with traffic and certainly no issue with keeping up in a Model A tour, and I even have to keep from running away when I lead a tour.

My problem with tearing anything apart is that I know it will be no simple quick engine rebuild, as this car is very much unmolested so a LOT of things need rebuilt because of wear.

But the sounds are telling me that she is in need of some serious effort eventually. But until then, we just love this car. Now I understand how people end up with more than one!

02-26-2015, 04:08 PM	#5
hangarb7 Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: North Versailles, PA Posts: 148	Re: valve job? Thank you for the replies. I received a compression tester for Christmas from Harbor Freight (not sure of the quality but it does seem adequate for comparison from cylinder to cylinder). The engine has a fair knock (clunkity clunk) and it has gotten worse in the last couple years, but I have no trouble keeping up with traffic and certainly no issue with keeping up in a Model A tour, and I even have to keep from running away when I lead a tour. My problem with tearing anything apart is that I know it will be no simple quick engine rebuild, as this car is very much unmolested so a LOT of things need rebuilt because of wear. But the sounds are telling me that she is in need of some serious effort eventually. But until then, we just love this car. Now I understand how people end up with more than one!