Recent content by Terry Burtz Calif

By slot, I think you are refering to hole. Align the hole in the bushing to the upper hole in the cylinder block that connnects to the main oil gallley. Do not align it to the lower hole. The lower hole is only there because it was needed to drilll the upper hole, and it gets plugged with the...

The hole in cam bushings 1 and 4 needs to be small if you are using an original 5-bearing camshaft because the oil distribution groove goes completely across the camshaft journal and vents to the crankcase. Whenever the groove aligns with the feed hole, there is a drop in oil pressure and the...

nkaminar, Thanks for posting the following There are two types of tire balancing. One is static balancing where counter weights are placed opposite the heavy side but only in one plane of the tire. This is the kind of balancing where you loosen the brake adjustment and bearing on a front...

Lawrie, Thanks for your report. I assume that ks is kilometers (292 miles) in one day. Is this with one of the new engines? If so, please tell us what modifications were made during the build.

The new Burtz flywheel housing is 15x stronger than original and uses an O-ring at the rear camshaft bearing.

Try shimming the plunger spring by 0.100 inch. The shim should be between the spring and plunger, not between the spring and front cover.

Lots of missinformation on this thread. All original heads have the 3 bumps. The 3 bumps are chaplet locations and all original heads have them. The heads were cast upside down and the chaplets kept the water jacket core from dropping. Between the water pump and the water outlet, there may be...

Competent builders and machine shops are hard to find. Everything needs to be balanced separately. We have builders of the new engine that don't understand this and have the flywheel and pressure plate balanced together by only removing weight from the flywheel. Ford engineering in the 1920's...

Brent Terry and Marshall V. Daunt are correct. 1)Balance the crankshaft first. 2)Add the flywheel and balance the assembly by only removing weight from the flywheel. 3)Add the pressure plate and balance the assembly by only removing weight from the pressure plate The new engine crankshaft is...

Mike, I hope the room reserved at Big John's is big enough and they have plenty of pizza and beer. I am giving a seminar on the New Engine from 4 pm to 5 pm, and the pizza meetup will be at 6 pm. There are 154 people signed up for the seminar and many will likely be at the pizza party.

The "New Engine" crew (John, Steve, and myself) will be there. I'm looking forward to picking up a carbon-fiber fan if available and having a few beers.

Thank you for all the comments and suggestions on the "I need a project" thread. I considered every suggestion and decided to redesign something that every Model A owner needs. I chose to redesign the late production Model A water pump that has the large hole in the housing below the packing...

I would be happy to purchase 4 if possible. I will be at Pendelton. Thank you

Besides FREE shipping, there is NO SALES TAX in Oregon.

Joe K, Thanks for your comment. I know that Ford offered a replacement Model A water pump with a face seal at the parts counter after Model A production ended. This water pump is shown in the eBay picture you posted, and it will lose points if judged. The external appearance of the new water...