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Hodpatf · 02-17-2018, 04:58 AM

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping to get some advice on how to fix a tight engine.

About 30 years ago my dad had the engine rebuilt on his 31 Model A. the engine had about 3 hours of run time, and then was garage stored and left alone until last year.

The first thing I did was drop the oil pan and replace some gaskets and install a new battery. All the oil in the engine came out looking pretty good considering.

Once that was done when using the hand crank we could get it all the way around, but it was slow going. The starter would ramp the engine up a bit more, but it couldn't get going fast enough to start (or so we think).

So, any advice on what could be slowing the whole thing down? Would popping the clutch on it do the trick?

Thanks in advance,

02-17-2018, 04:58 AM	#1
Hodpatf Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 2	Tight engine Hi everyone, I'm hoping to get some advice on how to fix a tight engine. About 30 years ago my dad had the engine rebuilt on his 31 Model A. the engine had about 3 hours of run time, and then was garage stored and left alone until last year. The first thing I did was drop the oil pan and replace some gaskets and install a new battery. All the oil in the engine came out looking pretty good considering. Once that was done when using the hand crank we could get it all the way around, but it was slow going. The starter would ramp the engine up a bit more, but it couldn't get going fast enough to start (or so we think). So, any advice on what could be slowing the whole thing down? Would popping the clutch on it do the trick? Thanks in advance,