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Hello everyone, on Monday I started to remove the cylinder head because I still had problems with an overheating engine under >50% load along with foaming coolant. Retorquing the head didn't change anything, so I suspected a damaged head gasket. Upon removal I found that the head gasket seemed...

Hello everyone, I'm driving a '28 roadster with a fixed front motor mount. As far as I know only the early '28s had that mount. As I'm having vibration-issues at certain revs I'm thinking about switching the fixed rear mount for a "A-5089-FAM FLOAT A MOTOR KIT". While researching about that...

Hello guys, today I changed the old, warped manifolds for new ones. While doing so I noticed an oily substance trapped below the valves in block and intake manifold. It's only on the intake-side, the exhaust-side is clean without any traces of oil or other residues. I do not have any steam...

Hello guys, took my A for a longer trip today. Around 105 mls at ~30 °C / 90 °F weather. With my cooling problems I had to stop several times and generally go slowly, but we made it. I did notice however that as soon as I hit the gas hard (with the engine properly hot) the radiator almost...

Hello everyone, I took my A for a few trips in the last few days and, while it runs well now, I still have a problem with an overheating engine when driving uphill for extended periods of time or going faster than ~ 45 - 50 mph. (at an ambient temp. of ~70 °F) First off some info: - ran...

Hello guys, my speedometer is having some motivation issues, it won't read anything. I've verified that torque tube drive and speedometer cable are working as well as the speedometer itself. (disassembled and tested/repaired it) The problem is a completely worn input shaft on the speedometer...

Hello fellow A-ers, I'm in the process of changing the oil and cleaning out the valve galley. There wasn't nearly as much sludge in the galley as there was in the pan and I have it clean enough now. I also did some leak tests to see if the main bearings were properly lubricated. For that I...

Hello everyone, 2 weeks ago the A ran fine, but in the last few days I've been having a problem with the engine. Current conditions: ~50 fahrenheit ambient temperature, dry, fuel has max. 5% ethanol in it and is fresh When driving under high load and at mid to high rpms it tends to die...

Hello everyone, now that the roadster is registered and street legal I have the first few problems: 1) Is it normal that the speedo cable has to be inserted in the speedometer first? If I insert it into the drive on the torque tube first it's too short to drive the speedometer. (I'll see if...

Hello everyone, haven't found it with the search, so I'll just ask: While removing the quail from the radiator I lost the grub screw that locks the rad. cap in place. Unfortunately I only realised I'd lost it when I mounted it again, so the screw is god knows where. I'm measuring ~3.65 mm or...

Hello guys, I'm starting to go insane over here. I've removed the rear end, disassembled the diff but I can't get the da**ed axle shaft off the carrier! The side without the pinion ring simply slid off, but the drivers side axle shaft can't be removed. I can push it maybe 1/10th of an inch...

Hello Community, as the title suggests, I need to change the rear axle shafts because the threads for the axle nut are severely damaged and I'd prefer for the wheels to stay on the car. :rolleyes: When I change the shafts (I'm not sure if I'll get new or used ones at the moment), do I need to...

Hello guys (and girls), I'm currently manufacturing new mounts for the shock balls on the rear axle because one of the previous owners probably thought that shocks were overrated.:( Werner already sent me the measurements of the mount itself, so that's taken care of. But to make sure that the...

Hello fellow A-ers, as this is my first post, I'd like to introduce myself first. My name's Daniel, 29 years old, I'm from Germany (yes, from Bavaria) and I've been fascinated with cars for as long as I can remember. So naturally, cars became one of my hobbies back when I got my license. A few...