my $175 gamble looks to be a winner

[Kirby1374]

Hey all, many of you have read my postings and have put up with my ignorance. Better yet alot of you have been helping me "get my mind right" about the "Mighty Model A".
Many of you don't know that the engine that I have been working on was in fact an engine I bought of eBay for $175 that was being sold by a classic car lot that had acquired and was now selling a Model A collection from a fella who had passed on.
I cleaned the outside, painted it and put it in my car. I runs "fine" yet not as I felt it should. I deducted it needed a head gasket and upon pulling the head noticed that one there was one valve that looked like it was not replaced when the engine was last gone through (the others looked newer and had a different look to the top). I decide to grind the valves and realized that that "funny" valve was too thin so I robbed one from my other engine.
So, valves ground new headgasket, now on to dropping the pan. I know backwards from what most of you all would have done. Anyway, I think I have a counterweighted crank! This next week I will clearance the bearings and see what will come of it.



Besides the possibly good crank the engine had adjustable tappets.
My only other issue with the engine was an oil leak. Yes they all leak yet mine was not out of the flywheel housing. I learned today that the rear cork pan gasket is bad.
So fingers crossed, I may have gotten a very good motor for $175 (+gas to pick up engine+gaskets)

[pat in Santa Cruz]

hate to disappoint you, but that is a stock crank. It could still be a good engine though.

[Kirby1374]

Originally Posted by pat in Santa Cruz

hate to disappoint you, but that is a stock crank. It could still be a good engine though.

Oh, I didn't know for sure. Looked to me that those were weights. See, I learn something everyday.

[Roadster62]

I believe that is the early "Beaver Tail" crank that is lighter than the later ones.

[Kirby1374]

Well I might have not posted with such enthusiasm if I would have know it was just a common crank

[Special Coupe Frank]

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Hey, even if it's "just" a plain stock crank, if you got a decent, runnable engine for $175 and some sweat-equity, you've done alright !

Let us know how it turns-out !

[Doug in NJ]

BTW, does anyone know why ford made some of the crank throws disc-shaped? It doesn't seem to have any structural purpose, and the discs are in the wrong place to serve as counterweights- they would instead make the balance problem worse.

Doug

[Kurt in NJ]

Probably it cost less, and gave the machine an easy place to drill for balance --