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Well it went together great,just gotta put pan on yet,I had a lot of cleaning to do before I did the job. I took the oil pick-up out and there was...
Oh yeah,that seams like a smart way to do it,thanks for the tips,can't wait to have her back on the road. Thanks again
Clock the seal halves? What does that mean?
Ok,cool will do. They did come with the kit,but I read on here somewhere that you didn't need to,but now I will. Thanks streetdreams
Ok so here goes,again. Do I need to replace the side seals also? The ones with the pins,or do I just leave the old ones in and coat everything...
Ok well to get my top rope seal out all I did was screw a long screw into it,long enough to be able to grab it with a pliers and then just pulled...
Um ok so on Macs it says the clutch for the 239 is a 10 inch,but I crawled under my car and measured,it sure looks like 9 and 1/2 inch clutch,what...
Do you have the clutch?
I called every shop from restoration to race and I can't find any place than will rebuild the clutch (put friction material back on) I guess i'll...
Ok so I Havn't been on in awhile,Havn't worked on my car for awhile either. My clutch is fried,I either need a new one or I need to have it...
I'm running the stock 3 on the tree,I love it! It's just a blast to shift gears like that,except the no syncro in first that's a drag,but...
There's a store called Fleet Farm here in Wisconsin and they have diesel oil for like 9.00$ for 5 quarts and car n truck oil for like 11.00$ for 5...
Someone told me to run Motorcraft diesel oil in my 239 Y block,I think it was Ole Don,what's the difference between diesel oil and regular oil?...
Wtf! Wisconsin
Welcome from oshkosh Wisconsiny
Glad you back Retro Jim,have you tried any of the Talk to types? A buddy of mines swears by them,no more typing just talk and it shows up on your...
The clutch was working just awesome though,even the day I drove it when it started happening,worked good in when I droves it to work but at lunch...
So it looks like the adjustment is up by the brake master cylinder? Correct? And not underneath the car? Now which way do I need to move them? So...
Ok well I'm gonna try adjustment today. If I have to buy a new clutch what years fit? Mines the 54 239,what size is it? 10 inch? How many splines?...
And I called the local auto parts stores but nobody lists clutches,where is everyone buying their clutches and what are some prices?
Thanks ole don. Could it be my rear main throwing oil on the clutch/flywheel?
Either no one has talked about it or I just can't find it doing a search. How do I adjust the clutch on my 54? Has the 239 with the 3 on the tree....
Its a 3 on the tree Ole don and I love it,never had one before and its just a blast to drive. I'll close those off a bit n hopefully that'll be...
Nite owl,are those caps supposed to be tight? Oil leaks through them on mine and they were so loose they just fell out when I took the pin out. So...
I took off rocker assembly and cleaned the heck out of everything,every little hole I could find,let her soak n scrubbed n cleaned more. Put it...
So with the valve covers off and the motor running I see oil pumping out of what looks like the top of the pushrods on the left side of the motor...
So it doesn't look like I'm getting any oil to my rockets on the passenger side rockers,how do I fix this? Where could it be clogged? Thanks
Ok so where are all the passages I should clean out,the rocker ones and the ones on the head? Thanks
Welcome from Wisconsin
Ok so I'm an idiot,I trusted the previous owner knew something about cars,well just looking around on my lunch hour today I decided to make sure...
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