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Wow that's a great resource. I did it at TDC. I used a scope camera to check the valves but this looks like a better way.

Thanks again for the help. I have attached a picture of the results of the leak down test. Cylinder 1 and 3 aren't looking great per the leak down test. I put the results from the compression test on there too which corresponds. I did use the rubber glove method to check the inlet and exhaust...

I appreciate all the feedback. I had big fuel issues when I first got the car four years ago. It had about a 1/2" of tar in the gas tank. Black ooze. I ended up spending three months getting it all out including removing the tank using various chemicals and mechanical means to remove. The tar...

Pondering my next step as I diagnose a power problem with my 1929 Tudor. About two years ago I replaced the head with a 6:1 head after we found a crack in the water jacket of the head. I lapped the valves and inspected them at the time. The car is driven weekly and has been great including...

Yes, you can see it in the last picture. Should I replace it?

Was able to get the second bolt off by removing the retainer pin and putting a small screwdriver in the hole. The pin was bent badly so that was causing the issue. The ball itself looks ok to me (opinions vary). See pictures of the carnage. I will need to order a new pin. Synder's is...

Thank you all for the advice, especially the picture. I was having a tough time finding any diagram to show me what this looked like. I didn't know about the hole in the middle to make inserting/removing the bolts possible. Thank you. Stay tuned for more questions as I am sure I will have them.

After a year of ownership of our 1929 Model A Tudor we are still finding plenty to work on. After some driving the last couple of weekends the water pump developed a leak (now replaced), the speedometer cable died (next job) and I knew I needed to address the radius ball assembly as is looked...

Thank you again all. I appreciate the expert advice. I will use the 15 deg pictures to help (the brake adjustment). The driver side appears to have more of a tilt then the passenger side.

Thank you. I found the page in Vol 1 (2-3) for adjusting the brakes. I adjusted them a while back and they have been working well. I did miss the 15 deg tilt so I will check that. Plan on popping off the shock absorber and doing a test drive. Will also jack the car up and check the...

Thank you for your answers. I suspected something similar.

I am pretty new to the Model A world, had the car about a year, I have been sorting it out during that time. Finally getting some driving time on the car, we did over 30 miles this weekend. Noticed the car is wandering a bit on the road. Another Model A friend noticed I had a visible toe-in...

Like Lenny above my wife and I purchased our first Model A (29 Tudor) this past April. I won't not even attempted buying the car without Paul's videos. They have helped me out tremendously with the sorting out of the car (I have a long way to go but we had our first drive this weekend). Paul...

I was able to break the shelf of solidified tar up behind the baffles using a bunch of nuts. Looks like all the big stuff is finally gone. My guess is that the car sat for many years based on the 1/4 to 1/2 layer of tar on the bottom. Moving on to laquer thinner now.

Here are a could pictures from behind the baffles.

So things have escalated quickly. I used the POR degreaser and then I used Rust911 to work on the rust. After three days I drained it. It kept clogging, so I had to blow the line to clear. The Rust911 said you can keep reusing until it turns black. Well it came out black. Removed the tank...

Thank you for all your recommendations. Going to try POR15 De-greaser as a first attempt (found some information on this site about it). Seems like the most non-toxic/non-flammable way to attack it. I figure if that doesn't work I will move on to lacquer thinner. After that I will look...

On a positive note I was able to get the ah-ooo-gah horn working last night.

New to the Model A world. My wife I purchased a 1929 Tudor. I knew up front that I had work to do on the fuel system as they had one of those "burn your car down" plastic fuel filters and rubber hoses on the inside of the cab. Draining the gas tank today and removed the rubber/plastic fuel...

My wife came up with the solution attaching an aluminum bar to extend the width and attaching to the bracket that was suggested above. This allow attaching the front plate to the bumper vice the light bar. Thank you for the help.