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If you are 1 degree past TDC the engine will advance when u pressurize the combustion chamber. If you are 1 degree BEFORE TDC the crank wrench will stop engine movement when the piston is in the upper half of the cylinder. Trying to use the crankshaft nut-wrench past TDC risks unscrewing or...

B manifold boss — what is it? My buddy has a B manifold. It has a threaded boss in the front of the manifold. Opposite of the firewall. It’s a through hole with a large size bowl that looks to be a three-quarter inch bolt head What is this for and why is it there? Diastole Tha

Did you perfrom the Leakdown test at TDC or at the SMP. I was sent this article about where to position the Fordf Model A engines cycle for LeakDown testing and it changed my mind on my engine's problem. D https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BX1Srn1f4fELnfuUdMUQDUfiIEMwgC_d/view?usp=drive_link

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To all, We finally were able to download the borescope pictures Am I correct, non-Ford OEM valves and are those valve seats? And, is that a burned seat with the hole? These are all of the Phaeton. We did NOT do a compression or leak down test on her Diastole

To All: Thank you so much for all the great advice, both in the postings and in the PMs. We reviewed the video, and we followed it closely. Ya'll are also correct. The oil on the dipstick looked good, but when we opened the drain plug, it was all sludge and some paste! It took 5 gallons of...

My plan is to swap out the carburetor for a rebuilt one and the distributor as well. Drain and replace the gas. Check the oil, and if the color looks good, top it off. Add oil down the distributor hole in the head and a bit in each spark plug hole. New coil and four new plugs. New Rural King...

To all who can help and offer guidance: A friend's neighbor passed. The family is asking for help. I have been asked to advise on the two Barn Finds. No one knows which decade these last were started. What should I do? I let the neighbor borrow some parts until I can go see the cars. He...

I have one. Bench-tested before installation. It is accurate to 0.1 amps by my meter and power source. Excellent product and phenomenal customer service. Wonderful to see high-quality, American-made products with top-notch customer service. Well worth the money. I opted for the backlit...

The intake valve is not completely closed at BDC. (22 degrees more rotation is required from BDC) Rotate the crank so the rotor is midway between the lugs. This is the Smoky Mountain Point, SMP. Brace the wrench against the fender to keep the piston in place and prevent it from moving...

Torque values were calculated for dry, clean threads. Adding oil to threads is fine. But it changes the true torque the fastener is delivering. See Les Andrews (attached hereto) and others chart in reference manuals. Also, most oils over years of heat-cool cycles morphs into carbon, varnish...

As earlier in the thread espoused, CHECK YOUR TORQUE WRENCH. Most people do not have the fancy calibration meters. In the Smoky Mountains we verify the accuracy or our torque wrench’s the redneck way. Keep us posted on your progress Diastole...

You need to perform a Leakdown Test. And, by the way, hydrocarbon sniffers are available to "borrow" or "check out" from most auto parts stores. The leakdown test, using the SmokyMountainPoint, SMP, for the piston (midway between TDC and BDC), will check the rings, lands, cylinder walls...

Steve, excellent presentation. Thank you so much. Is there any way we could get a copy of the Handout you passed out at your seminar? Maybe upload it here? Also, how do I order a book of yours? Lastly, I am interested in building (recreating) the KR Wilson testing apparatus you demonstrated...

Have spoken via telephone with John Holland in Ohio. He has retired from rebuilding shocks, but has offered to answer questions and help me. SUPER GREAT GUY! He says, "Hey, keep this alive. If ya'll do not keep talking about these shocks, they will be abandoned. Keep up the conversation...