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Not screwed. Plastic scraper to take the worst of the nastiest off then 000 steel wool with some sort of aluminium polish.
If the valves are the same size, guides feel tight and the valve face and seat look to be in good shape then give them a lap and see how the...
About as well as a broken release cable. Nothing is bullet proof (except vests)
Sounds to me like its at crank speed. Full rebuild? I've heard that sound in one of these FEs when the clip for the wrist pin fell out and the...
Haha too funny. Drive by those two every day. Outside Fort Sask AB. And that car behind the more door is definitely Nash.
Word of caution if using Hurst mount like I did. When using the front mount the weight of the engine and tranny, and consequent tourque moments...
Was just going to say that. I'm using a pair of biscuit style mounts I bought from So-Cal with my Hurst front mount.
Connect a voltmeter across the terminals on your solenoid when in the car. (make sure voltmeter is on DC) Try and crank your car, the voltage...
Edelbrock also makes a kit that replaces the points set up with an internal pick up and module in your stock housing. I don't have the name for...
It's entirely possible that the aftermarket drop spindles you put in would have affected the toe. Key word being aftermarket. Do a quick tape...
Even so, there are likely other higher spots in the cooling system (passages in the head/intake, heater core, etc) that air can get trapped in,...
Agreed, lift the front end up. If you have access to it try an "Air Lift". This tool puts your cooling system under vacuum then fills your...
^Agreed with Fritz Junior. They didn't take into account matching with running mates either.... blah blah blah, tear this whole article apart....
I'm no body man but a primer with sealer simply means it keeps the moisture out vs primer without sealer (etching, high solids, etc.) Primer...
Not trying to scare you but those old FE blocks used pistons with full floating wrist pins held in with clips. I've seen quite a few of these spit...
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