1930 Model A
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I have personal friends with A's.
My friend Mike has registered to FTE so I can page him of you want me to ?
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/%7Emdsiewer/sr.html
My friend Mike has registered to FTE so I can page him of you want me to ?
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/%7Emdsiewer/sr.html
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Perhaps. I am helping a friend work on his A's motor. Had some low compression in two cylinders and we have torn it down to the point that the crank and cam are the only items remaining in the block.
What i'm looking to do is ask some questions requiring the wisdom of those that had been there before. For example: regrind the valve seats or replace, replace the cam gear that has a chip in it or not, is there any trick to getting the valve guides back in?
So, primarily my questions are regarding the motor, in a stock configuration. Any advice/experience would be appreciated.
What i'm looking to do is ask some questions requiring the wisdom of those that had been there before. For example: regrind the valve seats or replace, replace the cam gear that has a chip in it or not, is there any trick to getting the valve guides back in?
So, primarily my questions are regarding the motor, in a stock configuration. Any advice/experience would be appreciated.
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From: Keweenaw Bay, MI
I have a 1930 Ford Model "A" Coupe, it is my fourth Model "A". I have done a frame up restoration on one of them. The good websites with forums are: http://www.fordbarn.com/aforum/aforum.htm
and
http://www.ahooga.com/wwwboard/n-index.shtml
I would be glad to help with any questions you have.
and
http://www.ahooga.com/wwwboard/n-index.shtml
I would be glad to help with any questions you have.
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I've had some trouble with some of the after market valve train parts. I have a late '30 Tudor, and when I rebuilt the engine, I thought I'd put some new valves in. all went well til about three miles down the road, when the engine warmed up, a valve started to hang up. I went through about three times before I found a different manufacturer. If you want I can go back and look to see what it was. Those valve guides are fun if you haven't done them before. I'd replace the cam gear, just because you have it apart now. A noisy cam gear sounds like an engine about to come apart.
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Thanks Rob.
I guess my present question is regarding the grinding of the valve seats. All the exhaust valves seats (especially) are lacking a proper surface. My friend originally thought he migt be able to lap the valves but I doubt that's a possibility. So now what do we do about the seats? What are the tools/processes used to repair the seat? Perhaps some machine work and insert a new seat? If that's the case, I'm going to suggest we just pull the motor and have it done all up.
I guess my present question is regarding the grinding of the valve seats. All the exhaust valves seats (especially) are lacking a proper surface. My friend originally thought he migt be able to lap the valves but I doubt that's a possibility. So now what do we do about the seats? What are the tools/processes used to repair the seat? Perhaps some machine work and insert a new seat? If that's the case, I'm going to suggest we just pull the motor and have it done all up.
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