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To one degree or another ALL the 4-link rear suspensions we are talking about here have inherent "binding". That includes parallel links. As a...
No engine needs back pressure. Although there are some situations where some backpressure could help under certian conditions, general rule, the...
To avoid any chance of a stick float dumping fuel on the engine, run a short length of hose into a dump tube that gets the fiel away from the...
Some believe the stainless is inert, but it's not. The seriousness of the corrosion issue varies with the alloys of stainless and aluminum. If the...
The effect of caster varies with king pin(steering axis) inclination. General rule; 4 degrees or more.
It varies with the material and the part, but for most car stuff a uniform 240 grit surface. A skilled metal finisher can normally buff 240 to a...
There were some heavy trucks that had aluminum axles. I believe International made them. For whatever reason they went away. My guess is fatigue...
If you are including me on that list, that's only because you have never seen or met me.:D
Too bad it's not that simple. Because steel and aluminum have different properties(eg. yield and and elasticity), a given die won't produce the...
Steel fatigues too. Aluminum just does it a lot better/faster.
Yes, unfortunately no real shortcuts. You see a lot of plating with lumpy surfaces, abrasive scratches, pits, roughness in hard to finish areas,...
Anything less than a near mirror finish will be seen when plated with nickel and chrome. Even if the finish is even enough to result in a shiny...
Make sure your distributor is calibrated for use on what sounds like a non-EGR engine. Have a functioning vacuum advance that is appropriate to...
I have read stuff posted on Corvair forums about the transaxle. Some of those people are very confused. The Corvair and Tempest drive the...
A friend of mine had one that over time had 331, 354, and 392 hemis. Steering clearance was an issue. What if any modification or clearancing was...
The Tempest transaxle was Corvair based. Knowing that should help put things in perspective. There are some things that can be done to make them a...
If you had ever gotten a good look at the drivetrain components on those cars the question would have answered itself. The '61 - '63 Tempest was...
The bare copper is worth more when separated and sorted. But as has been said, if your time is worth much it isn't worth doing. Motors,...
Off the shelf spray can paint will work, it depends on what you want. It isn't as good as low end car paint. If you want to go with spray cans a...
Wouldn't a 50+ year old memory of what a 10 year old understood be more credible than whatever experience you have with these engines?:D
No, it was definitely a '54 Plymouth Savoy. The second or third replacement was a truck engine. If it was the second maybe that had something to...
When I was a kid my family had a '54 Plymouth. When they sold the car around 1964 it was on it's third engine. The first failure was a broken...
That basic engine was made for many years. I was thinking, earlier ones had iron pistons. Although they wear well, they tend to fatigue and crack....
The possibilities are the same for this engine as for any other : Leaky rings, cracked or worn out piston, leaking valve(s), head gasket, valve...
I posted what I thought was a helpful response. Along with a number of others it is gone. Apparently electronically controlled transmissions are...
Switching the positive battery cable allows the alternator/generator to continue supplying power to the car. The fix for that is to either put the...
It's not an ideal finish, but if the drum is round and true, and the blasted finish isn't too rough, you can likely get by with using it as is.
I agree, although you can get by with a single carb, on a tunnel ram two smaller carbs are better than one bigger one. Even then, distribution...
I agree.
Until you get to the REALLY old stuff, older hearses had steel body panels with steel body frame. When the switch to fiberglass happened the...
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