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I hope to be out there in 10 years or less. I will be bringing both my A's. hoping for smooth registrations. The Tudor is registered to the engine in it, and the truck to the frame that has a different engine number. Both are currently registered here in CA with no issue. hopefully its just...

Exactly what happened to me

What year? I believe some early transmissions didn’t have it. Tom Endy has a good article explaining the differences. Mine did not have one. When I tried to add prior to discovering this it would cause the trans to bind when reassembled.

When removing weight from a rod, what is the best place and technique for doing so?

for me its was super easy. 1 person job, keepers and all.

I used this yesterday. Easy peasy. KCHEX 8" Valve Spring Compressor Hand Tool Automotive Engine Compress/Release New https://a.co/iyRhHGt

I just went through this this morning. It takes a little trial and error. I start with what appears to be a tooth anti-clockwise of the desired location. Tighten it up and see where it lands. Adjust from there.

out of curiosity, why did you have to scrape it? If both engines cranks had the same journal size, i would assume the caps would have the same internal dims.

Hypothetically speaking. If you have a cracked Babbitt in a bearing cap, why would you not be able to use one from another engine as long as both engines crank journals measure the same. Or could you? Rookie question. Thanks in advance

extend the overflow tube with a rubber hose and stick a roofing nail in it. this will help reduce the amount you loose out the tube.

Randy is fantastic. He will work with you over the phone to help troubleshoot, until problem is resolved.

yup, my go too. i had an engine with shims in the pan too. loose rod nuts spit them out. good opportunity to adjust everything including the mains.

A local guy is hot rodding his 31 coupe. He didn’t want the steering column so I grabbed it. Upon closer inspection, it’s neither 7 or 2 tooth. Looks like a 32 box conversion of some kind. Anyone familiar with this?

Thank you all for the feedback. I’ll keep tinkering and report back

After a long drive, let's say 50 miles, my car struggles to idle well. The idle gets lopy and I have to feather it in stop and go to keep it from dying. Shorter outings it runs perfect, even at full operating temp. Todays temp outside hovered around 90. Car ran between 150 and 160 the entire...

My assumption is similar. I am experiencing the opposite, where the engine is quiet at idle, but makes a clatter under certain load conditions. Timing adjustment has no impact. Much different than a knock.

I have read somewhere that a cam gear with excessive backlash will "let you know it". I assume that means it will make noise. My question is, would this noise be present at all times, or would it be more prominent at idle vs. under load. My initial thought is that at idle, there is opportunity...

Do a leak down test. Simple to do and you can rule out head gasket. Could just be cavitation from the water pump.

Sorry no. Transmission decided to crap out on me. There has been an ongoing issue with this engine and I may have found a replacement. We may never know for sure. On thing I suspect is the valve spring rubbing on the oil line to the filter kit. The first time I tore it open after the rebuild...