Suitcase full of tools

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My father left a suitcase at our family cottage marked "Model A Ford Parts & Tools". Along with a bunch of Front Brake actuator parts, these tools were in the case. I'm only "Les Andrews Handbook" tough when it comes to mechanics so I'm not sure what all these tools are. My sense would be that they are mostly brake tools but thought I would throw it out to the experts for a little help...
 

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#1) is to install the piston rod journal
#2) is a valve spring compressor
#3) not sure
#4) is a valve guide driver
#5) is a piston ring groove cleaner
#6) is a piston ring installer
 
The #2 valve spring compressor is a KD made specifically for A and B Fords; its perfect fit makes it much easier to use than generics, and it will hold the spring up so you can work with both hands. The best.
 
It's rather like one, but the wires are too stiff and have zero clearance between them. It would shred a radiator. It's a traditional tool for scratching carbon off of combustion chamber area during valve jobs.
 
Thanks very much everyone. I guess I will have to figure out how to use them now. BTW, is the valve spring compressor the only one that is Model A specific or can they be used on any engine? The groove cleaner looks newer compared to the others. Thanks again Barn!
 
Dal's Dream Car said:
Thanks very much everyone. I guess I will have to figure out how to use them now. BTW, is the valve spring compressor the only one that is Model A specific or can they be used on any engine? The groove cleaner looks newer compared to the others. Thanks again Barn!
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That particular spring compressor will only work well for side valve engines. It should work ok on many other model side valve engines but may not fit as nicely.
 
The #1 is a tool to help slide an original Model A piston pin with the clip in the middle into a matching original piston...I don't know, but I suspect very few other cars used this system of retaining the piston pin. Earliest Ford V-8s did, but in a different diameter requiring a different tool.
Currently, I think all readily available pistons for the Model A use end clips, leaving this tool almost unemployable.
 
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