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Well, it's been a while. I gave up and walked away from it for a while. I have plenty of other crap that had to be done. Today I dug in again....
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I suspected a bad alternator, but nothing changed when I disconnected it.
No stereo, door poppers, dome light, cigarette lighter/power port or alarm system, looks to be an HEI Distributor and I tried unplugging that....
After I disconnected from the starter, I was checking for continuity between the hot wire in the fuse panel and ground with an ohmeter. It should...
Well, I pulled all the fuses. No luck. I removed the hot feed to the fuse block from the starter (that also removed the one wire alternator from...
Great tips guys. Thanks! I'd already tried the test light. I used an 1157 and it pulls enough to light up both filaments bright. I'll continue...
I bought a '35 Ford rod from the family of a guy who almost finished it before he died. It was running and driving but had issues. I have it...
I just found out. It's a pedal cover. [ATTACH]
It was in a box of junk. The cross has "Redline" on [ATTACH] it. Any ideas?
Where's the hydro group?
The 265 V8 in the truck has no provisions for side mounts. If I can't figure out a rear mount this might not be feasible. I think just front...
I'm thinking of converting my 57 chevy truck from the old hydramatic to a turbo 350 or 400. Would the bellhousing mount kits that are sold for the...
Excellent! Thank you.
Guess I could have been clearer on that, Butch. I meant low gear (1st), high gears (plural, as in 2, 3 and 4). It is indeed a hydra-matic. Thanks...
Yes sir. Full, checked to factory instructions, and it doesn't smell burnt.
I decided to drive my truck to work the other day after a 3 year nap in the garage. It's a 57 Chevy one ton panel with a 265 and hydra-matic. Half...
Sorry to jump on an old thread but I'm pretty sure that '57 265 truck engines were grey. I have one in a panel with a hydra-matic
A basic compression test will let you know if the rings are bad. If they test OK, all of the above methods are proper fixes. If the rings are bad,...
I put a T5 in my '55 chevy a few years back. I used one out of a mid 80s camaro with a 2.8 V6. I had to enlarge the bolt holes about 1/16" for the...
Well, I was a machinist for about 25 years until the company I work for decided they didn't need machinists anymore. I just got a '57 Chevy panel...
I've been lurking here for a couple of years but now I need to go public. I'm from the northern panhandle of WV.
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