Recent content by Grampy

Sorry I've not gotten back to you sooner with an update, but I've been out cruising around in what seems to be a happy and healthy engine!! I'm a bit nervous that there may be an unknown gremlin in there waiting to surprise me. But I feel that if I go for a little spin every two or three days...

Had another assignment that took me away for a couple days, but maybe it was a good thing to leave it sitting there with a bunch of PB Blaster sitting on everything. I went into the garage tonight fully expecting to pull the head, but thought I would hand crank the engine one more time just to...

We were tapping downward on the vice grip which was firmly attached to the bottom of the valve stem, not the retainer. We generously applied PB Blaster Penetrating Catalyst thorough the spark plug hole and the valve chamber, and with some rotation of the vice grip and the downward tapping...

I had to leave for a few days, but back now to continue the fight! We left it with MMO and penetrating oil all over the valve guide and valve stem. I was hoping the fluids sitting there would sink in and do their work and I'd come back to a valve stem sitting on the lifter waiting to fire...

WHA-A-AT, vendor's warehouse! I thought that was your garage!! ;)

Tonight's Update: PROGRESS!! I put the vice grip on the end of the valve really tight and tried to rotate it just a little bit at a time, making sure I wasn't slipping the vice grip on the valve. Sure enough, in wee little increments the valve was rotating and squeaking a bit as it did. It...

Alright, last night I pulled off the manifolds and applied a generous amount of MMO to the top of the valve guide. Repeated the application again this morning, and will again this evening if necessary. I'm investing a great amount of patience with this adventure! I'm thinking about trying...

UPDATE: I followed the game plan from above - MMO in the oil and as best I could to the valves as well. replaced the plugs and fired it up. Ran it at a moderate idle for about 4 -5 minutes. No sign of change or improvement. So I shut it off and , with a big pout on my face, I removed the...

Thanks for the quick (and pretty much unanimous) responses. Tomorrow I'll be off to the auto parts store to pick up some MMO. Seafoam was also mentioned. That's new to me, but I'll look into it. I'll update you with the results in a day or two. Thanks again!

As the saying goes: "It ran well when I parked it!" It has been sitting in the garage for a little more than a year. Tried to start it the other day. Fired right up, but running very rough, almost like weak and intermittent spark, or maybe a cylinder not firing. Investigation and tests show...

Yeah, but how much are they at Harbor Freight !? :rolleyes:

Exactly the one! Thank you, Charles

Earlier this year someone posted about a restaurant in or near Sacramento CA that had a Model A inside, hanging from the ceiling, I believe. Can anyone give me the address, or the link to the thread, please. I tried a search and was unable to locate it. Thanks.

I tried pursuing Vince`s suggestions. I was unable find the material or I didn`t have access. Is someone able to tell JOOP and me what it is about those Zenith Carburetors?

I have one exactly like that! I didn`t make much sense to me; I just thought someone was trying something unusual, so I dismissed it and it`s been sitting on the shelf since then. The body is a Zenith 1. The only other difference I noticed is that there is not a weep hole in the bottom of the...