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File the existing points and regap them at .020" unless they're rusted out or ???, get a new Standard Ignition condenser for any Chevy V8 and use...
The biggest issue with initial timing is fuel quality. If you look through old service manuals by decade, you'll see the progression. From 1930...
For starters, the point gap is 14-16 thou. You set them at 16, let them wear down to 14, then reset back up to 16. I'd start at .017" point gap,...
Besides all the info above, you can visually see in many cars (once the thermostat opens) if water is circulating rapidly though the radiator...
Self explanatory - 20 years of rebuilding multiple per day. 20 years prior to starting I was told to "stay away from distributors - they really...
488 minus flywheel and intake is under 300 lbs. Easy peasy. Ditch the iron head and the heavy starter and you're under 200.
Fuel has changed a lot in the last 5 years - to aid modern fuel injected cars that run higher compression, finer screens in the injectors, etc......
Backfiring through carb... my first thought is that with hydraulic lifters and a decent cam you can't run 1 full turn tension on the rocker arm...
Do you have the strut rods installed from the lower control arm to the front frame?
Having seen how 1-wire alternators can undercharge and more painfully overcharge, wire in the 3-wire alternator! Otherwise you'll end up with it...
The tri-carb setups usually only had idle mixture screws for the center carbs, and the other 2 sometimes had a small pin hole where the needles...
Look at the Ford Festiva alternators. We've installed quite a few of them in MGBs as a Delco replacement option. Same mounting, if you rotate...
You said it was a new exhaust system. What muffler was installed? Wondering if the sound deadening in the muffler was either red/rusty/oil...
I just sold a vehicle that had a bonded title. It was a 3 year bond that had expired so the title was free and clear. It was as if the bond...
Depends - do you have 2 heavy rods you can pair up with the light pistons?
You mean like a Harrison R4 that's short or a Sanden SD7 that's skinny?
I've been setting up points distributors for EFI conversions for this for years. The big thing is to make sure the timing curve is set up as if...
I have a couple of those LM-1 setups and there's one thing I can promise you - that engine is seeing air reversion all the way into the combustion...
316L is a little more resilient than 304 and resists rust better. It can also handle the heating process better if you need to make spring eyes....
They were Rochester 2 bbl side draft carbs! I believe the Wayne and Arias 12 port heads both ran 3 2-bbl carbs as well.
Retarded timing and lean fuel mixture also cause heat. Make sure the vacuum advance isn't slowly leaking. It should be able to hold advance...
If the rings aren't seated yet, there will be a bunch of blow-by so CSPIDY's statement won't hold true. If you're not seeing a visual leak down...
Armstrong lever arm shocks use basic hydraulic oil, like you'd use in a tractor.
A good friend used to run the FB Vintage Speed Equipment page (until recently). He's in Park City. Might be worth a little sleuthing to have a...
Poor starting hot is typically from too much fuel or weak ignition (can't burn all the fuel). Its almost never from vapor lock. (I'm going to...
Its not just "Not uncommon" - its EXPECTED! I don't recall ever having a SBC block on the Blockmaster where both decks were at the same height,...
Post 20. Its a "vintage radio dial". Hit the Google for a bit and you'll find very similar components....
Its a vintage radio dial. Not distributor or engine related.
2 common ailments I've seen that cause this: 1. the pickup coil and magnet are failing. They drop out at lower rpms and would give you a complete...
Mine's been on the road for over 1000 miles. Ford 302 balancer works fine. Its in an old Land Rover 2A, so I rarely break 4200 rpm and the...
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