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A little update,JB Weld did it's job,engine back together in the car,fired right up,but still have clicking noise in # 4 cylinder.Pulled pan an head yesterday,sounded like wrist pin bushing was loose,or piston slap,even though every thing was new.Could find nothing wrong looking at it until I...

I guess the worst part of all this is a little over a year ago this was an untouched stock car !Because of my poor choice of engine builders,I now am .080 over stock with an 1.25 hole in my block.Belive you me I'm not at all happy with any of this,but I guess I will have too suck it up an move...

Pulled engine out early this week,dismantled same.Filled block with Evao-Rust,let set for three days,yesterday tried too run a choke cable on a drill through the water passegs ,all seemed fine except around the back of # 4 could not get around it,on the inside of the valve chamber the block...

Jim you can add me ,Bill,louisa Va. 23093

Thanks much will give it a try,also going to hone the block for .0035 to .004 clearance.

Thanks for the help,where do I find Evaporust ?

Don't want too go there at this time !

Last year had the engine rebuilt in my 31 Tudor. All was going well until at 1000 miles it started loseing water,pulled the head too replace the head gasket. Was then I saw vertical lines in #4 cylinder,when the piston was pulled found galling on back side like it had overheated.After measureing...

Did not mean to start a war with this post,but as long as you have 1 to 1.5 times dia. thread engagement it will hold what the stud will as per machinery handbook .

Thanks for the input,now just have too decide which way to go !

Had too change head gasket in my 31,found head studs not screwed down too the shoulder of the stud,some were quite loose in the hole.Should these be screwed in tight ? This was a fresh rebuild,mabey wanted to keep all studs same height ?Thanks fer the help !

So different from my 31,will check these things,thanks fer the help !Bill

Not to be rude,haven't driven a T that much,haven't tried letting off the gas when shifting,but will when we get the engine back in .Found the clutch out of adjustment,thanks for the help, Bill

Thanks much,will check that out !