Recent content by Jim_Chesapeake_VA

Wow that's a great resource. I did it at TDC. I used a scope camera to check the valves but this looks like a better way.

Thanks again for the help. I have attached a picture of the results of the leak down test. Cylinder 1 and 3 aren't looking great per the leak down test. I put the results from the compression test on there too which corresponds. I did use the rubber glove method to check the inlet and exhaust...

I appreciate all the feedback. I had big fuel issues when I first got the car four years ago. It had about a 1/2" of tar in the gas tank. Black ooze. I ended up spending three months getting it all out including removing the tank using various chemicals and mechanical means to remove. The tar...

Pondering my next step as I diagnose a power problem with my 1929 Tudor. About two years ago I replaced the head with a 6:1 head after we found a crack in the water jacket of the head. I lapped the valves and inspected them at the time. The car is driven weekly and has been great including...

Yes, you can see it in the last picture. Should I replace it?

Was able to get the second bolt off by removing the retainer pin and putting a small screwdriver in the hole. The pin was bent badly so that was causing the issue. The ball itself looks ok to me (opinions vary). See pictures of the carnage. I will need to order a new pin. Synder's is...

Thank you all for the advice, especially the picture. I was having a tough time finding any diagram to show me what this looked like. I didn't know about the hole in the middle to make inserting/removing the bolts possible. Thank you. Stay tuned for more questions as I am sure I will have them.

After a year of ownership of our 1929 Model A Tudor we are still finding plenty to work on. After some driving the last couple of weekends the water pump developed a leak (now replaced), the speedometer cable died (next job) and I knew I needed to address the radius ball assembly as is looked...

Thank you again all. I appreciate the expert advice. I will use the 15 deg pictures to help (the brake adjustment). The driver side appears to have more of a tilt then the passenger side.

Thank you. I found the page in Vol 1 (2-3) for adjusting the brakes. I adjusted them a while back and they have been working well. I did miss the 15 deg tilt so I will check that. Plan on popping off the shock absorber and doing a test drive. Will also jack the car up and check the...

Thank you for your answers. I suspected something similar.

I am pretty new to the Model A world, had the car about a year, I have been sorting it out during that time. Finally getting some driving time on the car, we did over 30 miles this weekend. Noticed the car is wandering a bit on the road. Another Model A friend noticed I had a visible toe-in...

Like Lenny above my wife and I purchased our first Model A (29 Tudor) this past April. I won't not even attempted buying the car without Paul's videos. They have helped me out tremendously with the sorting out of the car (I have a long way to go but we had our first drive this weekend). Paul...

I was able to break the shelf of solidified tar up behind the baffles using a bunch of nuts. Looks like all the big stuff is finally gone. My guess is that the car sat for many years based on the 1/4 to 1/2 layer of tar on the bottom. Moving on to laquer thinner now.

Here are a could pictures from behind the baffles.