05-25-2017, 10:41 PM | #21 |
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My coupe had a couple of valve sticking when I bought it. I tried to do a comp. check and got 0 on two and three. Put a good shot glass full of MMO in each and cranked her over with the key off. The next morning came out and drove her to coffee with some friends. After coffee I did a compression check. 94 psi in all four holes. HAVEN'T PULLED ANYTHING EXCEPT ALL THE OIL PLUCGS AND CHANGED ALL THE FLUIDS. That has been a couple of thousand miles back and it runs great now. Had to grease the throughout carrier to get it to go into first and stay there.
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05-25-2017, 10:59 PM | #22 |
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>>I do have a question, can the 30, 31 headlights fit on the headlight bar?
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05-26-2017, 03:13 AM | #23 |
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I know but pretty costly and I just happen to have a pair of "Like New" 30 lights and this car will be a driver, not a show car, a nice driver, but again not a car I will show
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Love pulling heads! so easy and then pulling the valves to inspect and clean up is so simple, I decided to pull the drivetrain this weekend anyway and then the engine will be on the engine stand so it will be very easy to work on, I also have a transmission that I rebuilt, new pressure plate, balanced flywheel, clutch disk and U-Joint sitting on the shelf that I will install, additionally will detail the firewall, I enjoy working on these cars and find it relaxing, real easy to work on and were designed for the average person to maintain, just well-made cars so when you do repairs or maintenance correctly you will have one very dependable car.
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Agreed, will do when engine is on the stand, also will check all bottom end bearings and shim as needed, if neeeded
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When you put the engine on the engine stand, I'd drop the pan while it's right side up, so you don't drop any junk into the pistons. Or, even if the engine is on it's side, should keep junk from falling into the pistons.
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05-26-2017, 04:56 AM | #28 |
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Tom, you are on target! exactly what I always do, but additionally I will clean all internals really well. I am really looking forward to this project, it is so nice when you start with a car that is in such sound condition, all I will really be doing is parts replacement, just total enjoyment, I plan on working on her the entire summer and have the car ready for the road in the Fall.
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Inex,
A GOOD used car Re-Con Man could detail out the paint & make it almost like a "show" car! Bill Happyforyou
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Ran engine and brought up to temperature yesterday then we "My Brother & I" did a compression check again #1 58, #2 60, #3 60, #4 62 , we then pulled the drive train and I removed the head & pan, the engine is bored to 30 and has no ridge and six out of eight valves are original Ford, the engine also has the original type of non-adjustable lifters. I just ordered Valves, Guides, Springs, and timing gears, also we found that the clutch disk is the original type, we did find cracks in the bell housing and the universal cover is the old style, it actually looks like the transmission was never out of the car? in additional to this the clutch and brake pedal are like new, it is possible that this car is a very low mileage original drive train, my Friend who is a certified Model A historian feels pretty strongly about this, just too many original mechanical items are still in place and not disturbed. Anyway now I will detail the firewall and check out the brake system
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Hi Bill, Unfortunately, this car was painted at least two times, the original body color was Green, but over the years the car was then painted Gold and finally black. I will most likely paint it all black unless I can get a good deal on Green, the black paint on the car now is pretty sad.
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What is hanging on the firewall above the steering column?
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05-28-2017, 03:03 AM | #34 |
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That is a "Horn" it has a wire that is inside the passenger compartment and you pull the wire and it compresses a bellows to make a loud screech sound, never saw anything like it? anyway, it works and I will remove and restore and then put back on. Kind of neat
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Chuck, that is a very cool horn.
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05-28-2017, 04:39 AM | #36 |
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If you have never seen an original clutch disk here is a picture
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Has a very different sound, Milford
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No problems with springs falling out of the original style disc. Rugged construction for sure.
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05-29-2017, 03:47 AM | #39 |
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I wonder if this type of design would be better that the spring loaded type of disk? I am not in any way an engineer but this type of design would not permit the clutch disk to chatter
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A clutch disc with springs can chatter just as well as a plain one.
For chatter, I'd look at flywheel housing alignment, oil on the disc, clutch pressure plate problems, and loose or worn parts along the driveline. |
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