Search results

Did anyone take over Jim Bollock' carb business after he passed away?

Lot 51 shows a 1931 Tudor sold for $25,300 yesterday 1-15-18 at Scottsdale. Nice looking mostly stock car with a Mitchell overdrive and probable 35 Ford Wheels. It was on the "Motor Trend Live Stage" where it was discussed and filmed it after the sale.

The stock generator quit, although it did possibly work intermittently. I tried 2 other stock generators. One worked intermittently and one did not work at all. All 3 generators will "run like a motor" on the bench . I don't think it is a cutout problem as each generator its own cut out. I am...

Hi, I am thinking about having either a Zenith A or B carb rebuilt and internally air balanced. Does anyone have a recommendation on a repair shop that does this type of work? Thanks,

Hi All, We did a partial rebuild on my motor after the first rebuild failed due to scored pistons. I found that it pings at road speed if I give it more than 5 to 10 degrees advance as measured by a timing light. It has a new 5.5 head and a “touring grind” cam. It is bored .80 over with...

In order to reduce oil leaks, we installed new main shaft bearings (sealed on both sides) along with both the shaft seal kits. I don’t know how it worked as 55 miles later the clutch went out, so the motor is back out again. Since he did my transmission, my mechanic had a problem on a similar...

We had a lot of trouble getting motor back in the car the last two times it was out this year as it is very tight between the motor mount and the engine assembly. We have given up so far on the getting the engine back in the third time. We are thinking of trying a Frame Spreader or switching to...

Hi, We put a V-8 clutch and new clutch disk in car 1000 miles ago when it was rebuilt. We then had motor trouble and had to remove it. I Got the motor back in a few days ago. I made it 50 miles working well, and then the clutch wouldn't release when I came a stop sign. I got it back home...

I am getting ready to start a freshly overhauled engine. Is there anything to be gained by pouring some motor oil down the distributor mounting hole in the head before installing the distributor? Thanks in advance.

1. I am putting the transmission back in the car. Should the 2 holes in the inner cap face up and down or sideways? I assume the holes are to let some grease pass through to lubricate the up and down movement of the rear end. 2. I have Hi Temp EP multi -Purpose lithium complex grease available...

When started the rebuild last spring, the found the old block was cracked, so we had to find a different block. Rebuild included magnifluxing, cooking, and decking the block. Cylinders were rebored 80 over, new pistons, counter balanced crankshaft, inserted rods and mains, new stainless valves...

I understand Teflon coated pistons with narrow rings are available for the Model A. I understand the advantage is low friction. Has anyone had experience with how they stand up? Thanks,

Hi, I replaced a rubber ball type radius with the factory style radius. However, I don't know if it fits right. You can see in the picture that there is a gap between the top half of the cap and the bell housing casting. The top half does not seem to fit the contour of the casting very well. Is...

My original radiator runs about 190 degrees when it is about 80-85 outside, which I think is too warm. I will likely never show the car again, but I like the looks of an original type radiator core. However, I do not want heating problems after replacing the radiator. I have been thinking about...

We are in the process of rebuilding an engine for our Model A. The engine will be inserted, counterweighted, and flywheel lightened some to compensate for the counterweights. The only performance modification is a 5.5 head. The carb, exhaust, valve size, and ignition are all stock as we like...

Our engine was overhauled 13 years and 15,000 ago. It was checked for cracks before we overhauled it at that time. When we took it apart again now, it was cracked between the valves, so we are now building a different engine. The car has an original 1930 radiator (which has been flushed out but...

When driving the Model A at road speeds, the car will sometimes begin running very badly, becomes very load, and loses power. It backfires and bangs loudly, and also almost makes a clanking sound. It seems to puff through the exhaust pipe and carburetor. It will lose power to the point it won’t...

I am going to put a new set of Lester Tires on our 1930 Tudor. The standard size is 475/500-19, but I am thinking about going to 525/550-19 because the tires will look a little bigger, and the car will gain about 1.6 miles per hour at highway speed. The 525/550 is about 1 inch bigger in diameter...