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When I let up on the accelerator at cruising speed, the engine lets out a soft pop, also when I go downhill with the engine in 3rd gear and foot off the accelerator I hear soft pops. What causes this? Thanks for any help Bill Goddard

I have tried to search this question but no results. I have a 12v system on my four-door leatherback. I am trying to choose the proper coil. I have a 12v coil that says it has a resistor built in. The ohm reading across the terminals is 3 ohms. I understand a 6v coil should read 1.5 ohms so I...

My engine has a ticking noise that increases with rpm and can be heard at idle when stopped. I think it is a valve clearance noise. If it is valve noise is it normal? I have heard it on some other A's but not all. Thanks, Bill G

How can I tell if a Houdaille shock is for CW or CCW action if it is not marked. I have 25 old shocks on my bench and not one is marked. Bill G

A friend of mine recently complained that his new car (to him) was not able to go faster than 40 mph and was unable to climb grades very fast and barely made it to the top of steep grades. He changed everything: points, condensers, coil, sparkplugs. He checked the timing, compression...

I can not change my fan belt without removing the front engine mount screws from the engine and raising the engine about 1/16" to let the belt pass through the gap between the crank pulley rim and the flange of the forged motor mount. I have been using a BX cross-section belt that is 13/32"...

Some time ago Tom Endy posted that the repo shifting forks are questionable. I don't have ready access to old parts. Could someone tell me what is wrong with the repo parts so I can get them fixed? Thanks, Bill G

Can someone refer me to an engine rpm vs mph chart? I saw one recently that showed all three gears but can't find it now. Thanks, Bill G

I have a problem with coil resistance. I think I am doing everything right by using a 1.5-ohm coil with a 1.5-ohm ballast resistor and a 12volt coil. When I run the car up to 45mph I get cutouts and some backfire. The coil gets too hot to handle. This cutting out could be a fuel problem...

I have modern hydraulic shocks from Bratton's and I think they are not tuned for my 4 door sedan. The ride is bouncy. That is while driving down a relatively smooth road there is a low amplitude bounce constantly. Going over pot holes there is very little bounce but continuing along the road...

Can you use 100 octane Avgas in a model A? Bill G

I have 600w oil leaking from the little hole in my shift tower. As I recall when I assembled the tower 5 yrs ago the tower is vented under the silver half sphere which is pressed to the shifter. Why can't I plug this little hole and stop the leak? Thanks Bill G

I have a bad oil pan gasket leak and I need to replace it. I can't find a reference to an oil pan gasket sealer. Would there be a problem if I used the blue gasket maker on both sides of a cork gasket? Does anyone use any kind of sealer on the gasket? Thanks Bill G

Does the Float-a motor rear kit really work. I am thinking of installing the front mount too. Thanks Bill G

I have a buzzing sound I think is coming from my speedometer cable in the armored housing. Any thoughts about a cure for this?

I have been researching wire diameters for rewinding 6v to 12v. There have been many posts on this and they all seem to be saying we should use twice the turns and half the wire DIAMETER. A write up in Wikipedia says we should be using half the CIRCULAR AREA of the wire if we want to half the...

I have leaks from under the heads of 5 bolts in the lower half of the bolt circle of my differential pumpkin. Is there a fix for these leaks. They are as tight as I dare make them. Bill G

Can someone tell me which way the copper gasketshould go between the exhaust manifold and exhast pipe. Should I use muffler sealing paste also? If I can't get the gasket to seal can I use muffler paste alone? Thanks Bill G

Has anyone ever determined if jet sizes should be increased for Hi compression heads? If so, by how much for say a 5.5:1 head. Bill G

I have a 7 tooth steering box in my '29 sedan and I am tired of wandering back and forth across my lane while driving. It has been overhauled with all new parts. I know the 2 tooth can be adjusted better but what about a later Ford FX 100 or something. Would it be less sloppy yet? Bill G