Recent content by rmonty1

X 2 on the Simple Green and wire brush. I just de-greased the '29 I am working on, and used a product called Super Clean, from O'reilly's...comes in a purple 1 gal container....don't know if you have O'Reilly's where you are or not.....I sprayed it liberally on the engine, and the grease just...

I just removed the head on a '29 by taking a 2x4, and cutting an angle on it....I placed the 2x4 along the top of the timing cover, with the short piece I cut off of 2x4 inserted by the generator, supporting the top piece. I then cut another angled 2x4, and used a 4 lb dead blow hammer to drive...

Bill Williamson - Thanks for the input. I like that plan and had pretty much decided that would be the course of action. The head wasn't cracked (just heard back from the machine shop) and they did resurface it. Going to head that way and pick it up shortly. DJ S - I think at this point, I am...

Besides needing a good cleaning, does anyone see anything catastrophic- looking in these pictures? Not really sure what to look for. :o I am thinking the rust on top of the exhaust valves probably isn't a good thing? :confused:

The head is at the machine shop now being checked for cracks, etc. It will be resurfaced if needed. What, if anything, should I do to the valves while I have this thing apart? The edges of the valves don't appear to be burned, however, there are a couple of them that seem to have some wobble...

A friend has a 1929 model A Tudor that she wants to get running and reliable. We determined quickly that it was overheating due to a bad radiator. We replaced the radiator and after replacing the radiator, I noticed bubbles being made in the radiator while it is running. I have never worked on a...