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Will N said:
Engine is worn. Could be rings or valves. If it's not tapping or knocking, the next question is how mechanically inclined are you and/or how much you want to spend? If it isn't rapping and tapping, it could be your bearings are ok, and you could get some more miles from her with a ring and valve job which would cost significantly less than a full rebuild. If you can turn a wrench, a ring and valve job would be a nice winter project to take on. Are you a member of a local club where you can call on the expertise of some gray-beards for help?
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This would be my suggestion, as well. Rings & valves. Issue for me would be as asked?: "How mechanically inclined are you?" This can be done, usually successfully, as a 'home garage' DIY project. For little more than cost of a head gasket, ring set, and pan gasket. Optional, but suggested: new timing gear.

While this is a relatively simple 'engine builder' project, it does call for all parts to run with adequate clearance and for reliability does not allow for mistakes!

I can remember some hills of the PNW and we had to change to 2nd to get up them. I have heard of in 'days gone by', Model A owners had to drive up a hill in reverse.

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Earlier Model T had the notoriety of needing to reverse up steep hills due to the placement of the gas tank under the seat. It was moved to the cowel late in T production and then the A to solve the problem. I had to drive my T in reverse once.
 
A proper leak down test involves checking the exhaust pipe, the oil filled tube, intake, and possibly the radiator for signs of air leakage. That will tell you exactly where the problem is.
As for insert bearings, if the main bearing bores are accurately machined giving proper crush to the bearing shells they will be fine. It is hard to find good people to do machining or babbitt nowadays.
 
J Franklin said:
Earlier Model T had the notoriety of needing to reverse up steep hills due to the placement of the gas tank under the seat. It was moved to the cowel late in T production and then the A to solve the problem. I had to drive my T in reverse once.
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found this. reportedly, that is what is going on here...


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In the above photo, the driver is looking straight ahead rather than in back of him. Is the Model T going down the hill?

The Model T only needs a few inches of additional pressure to go up steep hills. One psi is about 30 inches of water pressure. For my Model T I ran a small diameter copper tube from a tap on the exhaust pipe before the muffler to the sealed gas tank underneath the seat. The exhaust pressure is greatest when going up a grade with the throttle opened up. The gas in the exhaust is mostly carbon dioxide with some carbon monoxide and very little oxygen. The coil of small diameter copper tubing cooled the exhaust. Gasoline fumes from the tank entered the exhaust when the throttle was cut but again there was no heated oxygen going to the tank. There was no chance of an explosion in the gas tank, but I still got a bunch of flak from some other Model T owners. I promised to let everyone know if I killed myself. The system worked very well and I never had to back up steep hills.
 
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nkaminar said:
In the above photo, the driver is looking straight ahead rather than in back of him. Is the Model T going down the hill?

The Model T only needs a few inches of additional pressure to go up steep hills. One psi is about 30 inches of water pressure. For my Model T I ran a small diameter copper tube from a tap on the exhaust pipe before the muffler to the sealed gas tank underneath the seat. The exhaust pressure is greatest when going up a grade with the throttle opened up. The gas in the exhaust is mostly carbon dioxide with some carbon monoxide and very little oxygen. The coil of small diameter copper tubing cooled the exhaust. Gasoline fumes from the tank entered the exhaust when the throttle was cut but again there was no heated oxygen going to the tank. There was no chance of an explosion in the gas tank, but I still got a bunch of flak from some other Model T owners. I promised to let everyone know if I killed myself. The system worked very well and I have had to back up steep hills.
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Pressurising the fuel tank with exhaust gasses has been done since the dawn of motoring.
 
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