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Six cylinder Chevys will sometines develope a wristpin knock after an engine refresh don't know why but they just do.
Pontiac and Oldsmobile from that era both have their manifolds on the passenger side Buick, overhead and on the drivers side.
Just bought some hose clamps today that have some wierd philips head flat combination Triton no less and they were crap I am sure they weren't...
The 216 motor had a reputation for reliability, Cherolet and the 216 outsold Ford every year that they were produced! 1937-1952.
I have no idea what region you live in but I would run 20-50 in the warm months and 10-40 in the cool months change oil regularly don't worry...
sorry need a comma between howl and when
If the nut backs off it unloads the pinion bearings and the pinion will move into the crown causing a howl when you back off the gas the pinion...
Check your pinion nut for tightness and perhaps preload
I for one would like to thank you for your research very interesting indeed and proof that no good deed goes unpunished. That video says it all...
At the risk of starting something; It's an old joke here in western Canada where old Dodges were known for tempramental starting in cold weather....
Seals are generaly reusable if you do the process in a reasonable amount of time. Have reused 50 year old OEM rubbers and thrown away 3 year old...
Meteors had 239 and were sold at Mercury dealers Monarchs had 255 and sold at Ford dealers.
It's a Dodge did someone walk by carrying an ice cream cone
If memory serves me it has an o-ring behind that cover and its held in by a snap-ring
Just a thorny detail but the "429" motor was really introduced in 63 as a "390". Betty Blue is correct in all his trans info! He does know what...
Correct BOP after 68
Thanks for the quick answer, I guess I always think of Ts and associate them to the "Big T" model from that era. I have one in a box in the...
I have had several 429 Caddy motors, they are much more akin to the earlier 331, 365, 390 motors than the 472 series. I believe they even use the...
V groove, preheat, mig weld (no special wire) and immediately wrap in insulation and don't look at it for twenty four hours (it should still be...
I agree with all commentors here, that it is a good start and I also agree with your reasoning for changes, but steel wheels are more to the 64...
Closed drive shaft chevys we used to regularly drain the excess lube from the diff and put it back in the tranny, it just would run downhill to...
Model T Ford
This is good advise, had a small oil spot under the car that made me think pan gasket or rear seal. Motor was very fresh so leak was frustrating....
Why not save all the drama and speculation and tell us what kind, year stc. the car is and you will get an intelligent good answer here there are...
I f you have not removed the pistons put it back together and drive it. If you have disturbed the rings by removing the pistons from the...
1. That took 2 hours to solve, is the HAMB slowing down? 2. Got me thinking how does one figure out the gear ratio in a worm drive diff?
What's a 226?
stock 283 motors run heat directly to the bottom of the carb if you are running a stock intake you cant use a phenolic spacer.
Nice Headstone and daughters too!
Every stock Chevy posi I ever saw from that era had 3.36 gears were other ratios available?
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