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Take the spark plugs out and see if the starter will spin the motor over. If not, the high compression isn’t the issue.

Hello everyone, On a ‘31 slant window door latch (and maybe others) there is a spring that goes behind the door handle. When it is missing the door tends to lock itself when you shut the door. It looks like it can go in 1 of 2 ways.. with the spring coming out the front or the latch, or out the...

Does anyone know where you can buy those “u shaped’ pieces mentioned above?

Thanks everyone.. I torqued the bolts to 17 and 30 ft lbs because I wanted to be consistent but it seems awfully tight. But it’s repeatable�� Will readjust (loosen) them tonite and try your approach.

Hello, I am putting a 31 Fordor body on my frame and replaced the body blocks and bolts. How tight should the bolts be? This body has 3/8” and 7/16” body bolts. Should you torque them to say 20 and 30 ft lbs? Just pull them down with a wrench? Obviously you can tighten these too much and crush...

So if you put that modified pan on a A engine, would you expect it to leak out the rear of the oil pan?

Now you have :)

A bit more info.. starting with a clean oil pan, in 10 minutes at idle I have a stream of oil coming from the rear of the oil pan all the way to the center of the oil pan, and then it drips to the floor….

Hello.. I had an oil leak on the front of my Model A engine oil pan that resulted from my crank pulley coming loose last year. It tore up the inside of the front pan where the seal goes, and I finally decided to change the pan. So I got a pan from a friend who rebuilds model an engines for a...

In my case the windshield frame hits the hood because my wood is pretty bad above the windshield. I got my screws to hold tight when I shoved dowels in the holes, but the wood frame is so bad that the bolts through the corner brackets can’t hold the header up high enough to clear the frame under...

The above picture is interesting.. it appears that you used 39?-41 hubs that had the drums on the outside, and put the disc on the back side. Is that what you did? I like the idea.. still learning the hubs. What studs did you use?

Yeah, it rides pretty well considering it has 12 leafs. My original spring had 11 leafs. The Eaton Detroit website says the Tudor sedan originally had a 12 leaf spring with thinner leafs, and it was replaced with a 10 leaf spring with thicker leaves.. but they sent me a 12 leaf spring. Aside...

All good points.. I have to pull the pan once more to fix my oil leak, so I will check all your recommendations I will also pull the rear main cap to fix this, and check the clearance. Also need to check the lateral movement in the crank.. hand.t considered that. Do inserted engines use...

I put a new spring from these guys in the front of my A.. worked well. I got the 12 leaf spring and needed longer u-bolts.. https://eatondetroitspring.com/db/es-partsinquiry2.php?syear=1928&smake=Ford&smodel=Model%20A&sbody=Sport+Coupe&seng=L4+3.3L+-+200.5cid

I agree with that.. my question is.. if the oil drain tube is loose at the rear main bearing cap, Will that cause more oil to leak out the back?

Hi everyone.. My model a was leaking a bit of oil out of the rear pan gasket so I dropped the pan and replaced the seals. I didn’t do it right and need to redo it, as it leaks more now than before.. When my engine was rebuilt with insert bearings, they tig welded the rear main oil drain pipe...

I put a 12 leaf Detroit Eaton spring in the front of my 30 Tudor to replace the 11 leaf spring. I didn’t know the age of the old spring and it was noticeably flatter than the new spring. It fit well but I needed longer u-bolts. Keep that In mind.. it rides better.

I hadn’t really considered the GAV.. I will try that. I also suspect a vacuum leak as I have used this same distance and speed for years to check my carb.. I can get the plugs to go tan in this distance. But I ended up replacing my carb because it rusted through in one of the ports. I bought a...

The plugs are champion W18s.. I have some spare main jets and will open one up by about 20 more mls and see what happens..

Hello.. have a model a with a 6-1 head, big valves, touring cam, lightened flywheel, T-5 and a model B carb. Jets were flow tested but that’s just a starting point. I ran at 45 mph steady for 5 miles and turned the key off and coasted to the side of the road, and then pulled the plugs. White...