1931 Model A Ford Deluxe Roadster Engine Teardown & Refresh - Part 3 Head Removal

Welcome back, classic car enthusiasts! In today's video, I remove the cylinder head on a 1931 Model A Ford Deluxe Roadster using a homemade tool crafted specifically for this task. At the end I make an interesting discovery right after buying a brand new high compression head for the project. Be sure to subscribe so you do not miss any of the other parts of the series.

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Looks like someone welded chunks of metal to the rod faces in order to take up the side play resulting from the babbitt-to-insert conversion.
I've never seen or heard anything alike - probably for a good reason.

[@edselsadventures]

Yeah, this is an early conversion and sadly the inserts are no longer available except for the standard size. Luckily the ones in these are in good shape.

[@AstraWerke]

@@edselsadventures Well, you probably found out by now, but if I had to guess, this could also be where all the metal shavings came from. I'd have a good look at the welded pieces on the rod caps and see if their surface is scored in any way to make sure this isn't the case.

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Next Saturday’s video is the big reveal. Spoiler alert, the block is currently at a machine shop getting bored out 🥴