Recent content by slatgrille

And that first Land Rover was built on a WWII jeep chassis. Sorry, NO Land Rovers in WWII. Craig

My 12 yo son loved going to car shows and riding around in my 'A', Plymouth and jeep when he was little. Now?....I took him to football practice last night in the 'A'. First trip of distance since I finished up the engine. He said to me along the way, "Dad, can you drop me off before we get to...

No burned valves, or pitting on the seats and they're clean. So I DO need to insert guides, lap, remove guides to clean, then reassemble...kind of thought so, but wanted to check. Thank you. I like some old school technology, especially when I'm not set up with expensive equipment...lol. I have...

Got my valves refaced and just received my new guides. Ready to lap the seats, but need to know proper sequence. Are they lapped BEFORE the guides are assembled with the valves, or do I have to insert them, do the work and then remove them again? Seems like a PIA to press them in, do the work...

I've been going since it began back in the early 90's but either take my '41 Willys Navy jeep or my '48 Plymouth P15 Special Deluxe...unless I can get this Model A back together by then! Let's see, right 'next door' would mean either Cornish, Parsonsfield, Limington, Newfield, or...

Thank you flathead. I've already put in a new timing gear as the old one worked, but was 'partially' shredded. Thought that would solve the knock...no change. What town are you in down here? If you don't want to disclose that, a neighboring town will suffice. Thanks, Craig

Thank you nkaminar, I did not realize that pistons weren't actually round! I will say that I believe these pistons to be original era production as they each have the Ford script on the top. My uncle built this engine in 1989-90 and was prone to use original parts when he could. He was a...

I measured each ring down in the cylinder the length of the piston from the top of the deck....so approx. halfway. I measured the pistons and bore with digital calipers since I don't have micrometers greater than 3 in., nor any inside micrometers. Measurements were taken after honing the cylinders.

Okay Model A'ers, I have to pick your brains about what can be done about the following. In my other topic I asked about the odd sized rod nuts which morphed into discussing valves and babbitt. Now my topic is pistons/rings/cylinder sizes. In short, this engine ran fine except for a nagging...

Guess I'll grind down the thick edge on the tool to make it easier to insert under the spring. I should end this 'thread' since I've digressed to the subject of valves...sorry fellow members!

gdmn...that was my thought too...only authorized Ford dealers would be able to perform major repairs involving engine internals. Kind of an early version of our now Right to Repair legislations taking place around the country. As for the valves, how do you get the spring compressor tool between...

Plenty to think about gents...no insult taken, thanks for the input! I just got back from the hardware store and bought 8 new 7/16-20 slotted nuts, grade 5. There's more 'meat' on the hex than the domed castle nut and they fit an 11/16 socket. I'm about to go out and remove the valves...I'll see...

Should I obtain grade 8, or will grade 5 suffice? It's not a high performance rebuild. I've found 5/8x7/16-20NF castle nuts on Amazon. This engine was built by my uncle in 1990 just before he unexpectedly died. His son never started the engine, but used the crank to keep it 'free'. I was the one...

Removing the pistons on my engine became quite the job yesterday. Even had to cut one of the connecting rod nuts because I don't have the correct size socket it appears. 5/8 was too small and 11/16 too big! After struggling to remove them all, I read they are 21/32...what's up with that? :mad...

They came with the Quick Jack. There are 3 pieces to extend. 2 have the rubber pads (one square, the other round) and a center steel piece to really make it tall! I was able to angle the units to match the width of the frame at front and back, with more of the jack towards the front (most of the...