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I've maintained this car for 20 years without a manual. It's been a lot of trial and error. I don't know why I didn't just buy a manual back then....
That's my dash. But I don't have A/C.
Well I can't be certain about the fuel gage but I am able to get it to work by tapping on it from behind. The speedo I'm sure about. The odometer...
I have a '63 Pontiac. The fuel gage and the speedo don't work. It doesn't appear that I can remove them from behind the dash. Do I need to drop...
No I don't. I thought about that. But sometimes I can tow it hundreds of miles with issue. And the last incident happened immediately after the...
I have a '63 Pontiac Star Chief with an automatic trans. I believe it is a Roto Hydramatic 4 speed. Might be a Super Hydramatic. Sometimes it...
Well...I said I don't remember it being that way. Maybe I'm just more attuned to the car now. I centered the wheels and adjusted the steering box...
I'll give it a shot tonight. Thanks.
So what is the procedure for getting the box on center?
I have a Model A with a Vega steering box. It turns noticeably harder to the left than it does to the right. I don't remember it being that way...
Looks like I got it. I looked up the spec and set it there. I worked with the idle mixture screws and they ended up about 3/4 of a turn farther...
What is spec?
If I want to increase the output of the accelerator pump on a Rochester 2 barrel do I bend the pump actuating rod so that it is longer or do I...
I have a 322 nailhead in my model A. I' m running a 190° thermostat (it's new). If the outside temperature is 50°- 60° the temp will rise to about...
I did have the radiator serviced. I'm building a shroud right now.
It's the stock model A radiator and a flex fan. I wouldn't have just hoses. I'd put a trans cooler under the car and plumb the engine coolant into it.
Yeah. It does get hot in stop and go traffic on a hot day.
My 322 nailhead originally came with a Dyna-Flow trans. I'm running a T5 now but there are connections on the water pump for coolant hoses that...
The pump is on the outside but it is pretty close to the engine. I don't get the clothes pins!
I thought about stainless line. I really don't want to wrap it in foil. I think it would look like crap. There is no return line. I'm not running...
I'm running the cowel tank on my Model A with a nailhead. I'm running an electric fuel pump on the firewall right beneath the tank. Then I have...
Does a '63 389 have a ballast resistor? I can't seem to find it if it does.
I found some of the expandable ones at O Reilly auto parts. They're only $3.50 so It's a cheap experiment. I am a little worried about a cracked...
My son popped two freeze plugs in his boat. They are pretty much hidden by the motor mounts. Even if I remove the mounts I won't have much room to...
I'm running a stock chevy clutch on a 322 nailhead. I'm using a Howe hydraulic throw out bearing. Pedals are mounted under the floor. A lot of the...
I tried three different ones. I don't recall the part numbers. The pump is only inches from the cowel tank. No room for a filter the way it is...
The tank is clean. I'm not running a filter between the tank and the pump.
I'm running a Buick 322 in my Model A with an electric fuel pump and a 600 AFB. I still have the cowel tank and I have the fuel pump mounted below...
It is a stock frame. It is very square. I'm going to try swapping the tires. Boy, wouldn't it be nice if it's that simple!
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