1931 Tudor slows down going up hills

Engine still tight ? How does it turn over by hand crank with plugs out
Oil level to high ? Grandsons QM I over filled ran slow- drained oil added
race amount of oil car came to life a day late :-( finished 2nd
 
Doesn't any hill have this problem for any stock Model A? I know both of mine have to take hills in 2nd gear.
 
A new engine is usually tight and it gets tighter when it warms up (as in pulling a hill). Possibly after the engine gets a few hundred miles on it, it should loosen up a bit. I purchased the touring engine from H & H for my 1930 Phaeton and it runs great. Except for also getting the lightened flywheel, the rebuild was excellent and it climbs the hills like a monkey climbing quickly up a tree. It has lots of torque. Unfortunately the lightened flywheel also gives me a lot of engine vibration that it should not have had. I would buy from H & H again.
 
BRENT in 10-uh-C said:
Can you call H&H and get some feedback from them? I would think this would be something they would be VERY interested in knowing ASAP.
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I totally agree with Brent. Instead of airing the question to the forum you should be contacting H & H to inquire about operation and performance. Of course it is natural that they would slow climbing hills anyway...
But the engine rebuilder should be your first call.

Larry
 
lightened flywheel should go hand-in-hand with a counterbalanced crank. if not, then yes there will be more vibration than it should have
 
It may not be getting enough gas. check for steady stream at carb. You could swap out carb with a good running one to check or try cleaning yours
 
I wouldn't be pushing it hard up a hill until the engine is well broken in.

I hope the pistons didn't expand enough to drag on the cylinders.
 
How was the hill climbing ability with the old engine? if it was the same possibly the rear gear ratio was changed,I can hit a steep hill at 45 and have to downshift to 2nd in a short time,have 500 miles on the rebuild.
 
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