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yea, i've always used cabr cleaner or wd-40... but yea, i'm still not convinced its the radiator, but i may still get it checked or replace it....
yea, i understood how it would affect overheating. but thanks for the full insight on it. as of last night i checked for vacuum leaks(not with...
thanks for the input, i'm willing to give anything and everything a shot at this point. thanks chris
sorry, see if this one works... http://www.partsamerica.com/product_images/img/a1c/58169.jpg but from what you said i must have the correct...
how would the head gasket keep the water/coolant from circulating? i don't see how. but i've been wrong before.
no, i haven't run it without the t-stat yet, but thats on the list. as for the radiator, i have ran a hose through it and it flows through it...
yea, the electric fan is the first thing to go. even if i have to move the radiator forward more to make room, i'm putting in a mechanical fan!...
http://www.partsamerica.com/productdetail.aspx?MfrCode=A1C&MfrPartNumber=58169&PartType=54&PTSet=A this is the water pump i have on there now...
i was hoping you would see this post twisted6! you've helped me on several occassions with the ole inline. "There is also a byepass hole on the...
thanks so much for the input. as for the electric fan, i'm not real big on it at all. i only ran one due to clearance issues. i MAY be able to...
oh and a fellow hotrodder i work with suggested putting the temp sensor on the t-stat housing to get an accurate water temp reading and not...
10 was set with the vacc. advance plugged and thats about where it wants to run best. the vacc. advance is working properlly and advancing when...
thats actually a good questions, i thought about that last night. i'll pull the t-stat and see. thanks.
here's the run down: i have a Chevy 292 L6 in my '53 sedan. Mild Isky cam (don't know the cam specs off the top of my head), but its pretty...
409!!!!!!!!
i got a sticker, but its a small sticker that is supposed to go on the plate where the metal tag went...not the windshield, at least thats what...
as much as i LOVE old steel....that is pretty damn slick!
everyone is right, '53/'54s do make sweet ass customs. BUT, they're also EVERYWHERE! (customs i mean), i enjoy seeing something a bit different...
wow! yea, my buddy and i have been thinking on this for some time and what we've come up with is close to yours, but i have to say i like yours...
sorry to hi-jack,...but i'd like to see more on how you flipped the rear doors? i considered this on my '53 chevy moredoor, but with the rear...
wow! i love inlines!!!
stock intake/exhaust combos were heated....and it was done so for a reason. the heat plate stuff is to compenstate for the split exhaust...
cause black primer is the rockabilliest thing ever! ;)
thats my plan right now, but thats only going to be for scootin around my neighborhood just to test it out, tune, check braking etc. so i'm...
wow....interesting,....i think...:eek:
some of these:D
oh, and as far as it going in your '51, its not too bad. i've got one in my '53. definatley takes some thought...i know it's "just an inline" as...
292s never came in cars(that i know of)...only trucks/equipment. i do not know if there's a difference between a truck and equipment though...i...
i used EZ wiring, pretty damn EZ and pretty damn cheap.
you can find generic ones on just about any hotrod/car site....like Speedway and the likes.
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