Kevin,
I bought a 3A about a year and a half ago which was a pretty good driver.
One day I started to notice a knock at idle that went away when the motor came
up to temp. The long and the short of it is that it got worse and then just
kind of stayed that way. Removing the plug wire gave pretty much the same
as you describe. I communicated with Randall about his and he told me his
piston slap story and that it went on for a long time. Well, my anal
retentive
nature finally took over and I pulled the head and found my #3 piston was the
culprit. I have rebuilt the motor and true to the nature of the hobby, the
tranny, od, front end, all springs, steering, and am painting the car this
weekend.
What ever you decide to do with this knock, just know when to stop!
Where are you on the Cape? I will be in Chatham, Brewster, and Falmouth
this summer visiting and just having fun.
(Ooops, just noticed your email. Woods Hole?)
David Lylis
69 TR6 CC26160L
60 TR3A TS74461LO
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