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Thanks for the explanation, I have a Ford Master cylinder, so probably it has the internal valve and I never knew it.
My truck <----- doesn't have residual valves, master is on the frame rail with disk up front and drums in the rear. It doesn't need pedal...
Did the car have 10 lb residual valves when it was new? Just wondering why they are installed. Did original master cylinders have a residual...
If you run everything off one relay, one short will shut the whole car down. Multiple relays let you get back home.
A large brake vacuum resevoir may also help, https://evsource.com/cdn/shop/products/vacuum_resevoir_1024x1024.jpg?v=1507062724
They came on the commercial vehicles, Carry-all/Suburban types.
I got the new fan, still waiting on the pulley to show up. I have the new shroud laid out on the metal, I need to sleep on for a bit before...
The front shock mounts on my axle were on it when I pulled out of a fence row, I beleive they be stock lower mounts, the uppers were also on it,...
When it sputters, can you make it quit by letting off the throttle a bit, stepping down more? What does it sound like? If its safe to do so,...
Here is how did it on my '37 truck, https://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/driveline/swaybar/index.html The bar I used is for the trucks, its plenty...
I run a SpeedHut stand-alone gauge in my truck....
The new fan from Speedway came yesterday, 24 hours from order to the door! Its pretty nice looking, and is a 50/50 split front to back, ( they...
I getting ready to place the order, I'am going with the Vintage Air solid 6 blade. The Speedway has 1 7/16" to the front, 3/4" to the rear....
There a few versions of the inline six balancer, each having different spacing on them. I found a 6 1/4" new pulley on E-bay for $20, I'am...
I had 16 year old tires on my truck, priced out a new fender and paint, four tires was much cheaper then one fender was going to be. Mine were...
I have rubber dams all across the top and side so all air passes through the core. Like I said, once moving or the rpm comes up, it cools right...
100% right about the grill and radiator not ment for A/C, but its what I got to work with. I am pretty sure its the rpm of the fan and water...
I've never had any other Chevrolet motors, so this 7" pulley must have came on the engine when I purchased it. I will look into the numbers above.
Engine is a 250 inline six, balancer has 2 grooves narrow spaced, some had 2 grooves wide spaced. The 7" pulley lines up with the narrow spaced...
Will all short water pump pulleys have the same belt spacing? I want to install a smaller diameter. I have a dual groove #3900434 7.1" diameter...
It's an on going issue since adding a/c. Pretty sure it's related to the big water pump pulley not turning the fan or pump fast enough. The...
Problem is with the space between water pump and radiator, I don't have any! There is 2" from the nub of the water pump to the radiator fins,...
Low mount water pump is an issue, but the 17" fan covers a good portion of the core. I have the radiator moved forward and down as far as I can...
It's been doing this since the A/C was installed, the engine doesn't idle all that fast. It does have a shroud but being in a '37 truck, the...
I have this 17" fan on my 250 inline Chevy. I am having heating issues setting still with A/C on. On the road it runs 180* all day, set in a...
Local spring shop told me to remove every other one starting with the smallest on my Chevy truck. I started with 7, ended up with 4. I added...
What is the pedal ratio? Manual uses a different ratio then power.
Measure just below the frame and transmission, but YES, your tool would be best.
Are the rear drums adjusted up tight?
Only things I would add is to roll the car forward one to two tire revolutions to take out any slack in the tie-rod and draglink ends, this puts...
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