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Had to remove the intake/exhaust manifold to repair the distributor hold down bolt that was stripped out. I did not separate the manifolds & all the flanges are good/flat with a straight edge. Am ordering the one piece gasket like what it had on there. Around a couple of the exhaust ports...

Have the engine pans, new heavy duty radiator last year from Snyder's. All types of engine flushes. Carb, timing checked multiple times.

My A tends to run on the hot side. Does a fan shroud make much of a difference? Thanks,

Thanks for the replies & advice, this site is a terrific respitcr

Pulled the distributor out of my 29 & the inside of the shaft housing was dry, even had small amount of rust. I believe I have the 2 piece shaft, bottom of the distributor keys into another shaft at the bottom of the housing. My question is should I pull the shaft occasionally and add oil...

I have electronic ignition, spark is automatic and it does work, have checked it running with a timing light. Hate to pull the head but it may come to that

29 Tudor, stock except for FSI electron ignition. Have had car for 7 years without any major problems. The problem is overheating when idling more than a few minutes or cruising over 45. I have a temperature gauge and have double checked with a handheld probe. Over the years have...

Never know when something becomes useful when doing a welding project.

I joined my local club, MARC & MAFCA before buying an "A" to learn & get advice. After looking at a few A's found one I thought was a good candidate. The local clubs expert volunteered to go with me to check out the car. Best thing I did, have had car for 7 years & over 4k miles now with no...

Never used a torque wrench for lug nuts until I snapped a couple off on different wheels. Had used never sieze on the threads. Replacing studs is not a fun job. I now use a torque wrench on dry threads only

So it is ok to jack up the car by the axle?

Used my floor jack in the center of the front axle to raise car which I have done before. Later the A was sitting in driveway and looking at the front from a distance it looks like my front tires are toed in. Have not done any measurements but to my eye it looks obvious. Did I screw up?

Just curious, has anyone ever used one of the model a vendors rebuild service ? See them advertise in their catalogs different levels of rebuilt engines. Have never seen feedback on the quality or problems with these engines.

Thanks Jim, was wondering about the pressure. Will check timing again.

Wow Zener, you really put some thinking into your setup. Like the heat shield idea, may try that along with the spacer