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Making dowl or guide pins out of 5/16 course threaded rod make installing the intake and keeping the gasket in place a lot easier .Change the oil...
The only drawback here is they probably won't test for a parasitic draw, they will not be able to sell you anything if you have something other...
Yes, as Truck says. Disconnect the battery and charge it. Then do a load test. Then a test for parasitic draw. Then charging system output. The...
In some it goes in the heater air duct inside the car, others it just goes tucked inside the cab. The capillary tube senses the temp. and controls...
Best guess answer to your questions- All Pine and no hardwood usually indicate swampy area in the South (useless land) . - Years ago salvage yards...
It seems the acid in pine needles does as much damage as salted roads.
I use a torque wrench to install flywheel bolts. Impact guns can distort the crankshaft area a rear main seal rides on the one piece seal engines...
No ,not nessary
Look up using a diode to control fly back voltage that will destroy computers or electronics.
That's a mistake, you could have brought something valuable to the post !
I would be looking at your electrical system. With the engine idling tug on your wiring harness,watch for engine stumble .look for wires...
Head light,wiper switch might not run through fuse box
Another often skipped process in installing valve seals is not using the supplied cap that protects the new seal when going over the top of the...
If master cylinder is replaced and bench bleed. All components correct and installed correctly. I have always had success getting air out of an...
There is a salvage in Smithfield NC that has all old mopar . Don't recall name,call some yards in that area they can steer you to him.
Fuesable links cause fires when they are wired ,wrapped into a wiring harness or laying on something that will burn.. When they blow or melt if...
Besides a nasty cooling system,you should also look up cavitation and electrolysis,electrical grounds, destroying gaskets and heater cores in...
For the pressure washer question, I buy one bottle of expensive pump saver. Then use the bottle to fill with r.v anti freeze. It saves the pump...
If everything is mechanically correct. Some auto manufactures had a weight mounted on the tail shaft of the transmission to absorb droning that...
When Detroit was fat and cocky they produced water leaking , wind noise,rattle traps. Then Japan made a long lasting quiet dry car. Then lead...
The trans. Will have to come out for any of the above, you will see the offender.
The early lock up trans had a lot of bugs ,beginning in about 1978. If you are looking for more performance than fuel economy look for a year 904...
They do make a paper fuel filter with a check valve built in, for the inside of the carb . Make sure you have the spring behind the filter. They...
Look forward to a bad back, knees, no pension a large investment in tools and constant training to keep pace. There are a better professions out...
All the hangars in place ,or is the exhaust hanging from the manifold ?
You might have a plug wire that the metal end under the boot isn't securely on the spark plug end or in the dist. Cap all the way . One more...
1956 Ford was the only manufacture that offered a lifeguard safety package consisting of seat belts,padded dash and a breakaway rear view...
Yes I do, and the use of front wheel drive and electronic controlled o2 sensor carburetor in the k car. Iacoca also tried to promote padded dash...
I have heard at one time electronic ign. components were made with materials that stood up to heat ,vibration ect . The offshore companies found...
Rain water would hit a hot resistor and crack the porcelain along with the resistor wire . A improved resistor was made to correct this but the...
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