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lol whats the difference?
All the more reason to do it in my book... I haven't looked at this forum for a while between buying a house and planning a wedding the edsel...
I think the truck block will do me fine. I'm not too worried about performance. More or less I want a saturday night cruiser. I'm looking for more...
I've got a 59 edsel with a tired Y block. In weighing my options it seems a swap might be a bit more economical than rebuilding the ol Y (not to...
The problem is that the money is not being "given" to anyone its a loan. The American people would not be willing to pay back a 10,000 tax rebate....
First of all before we bash pensions let's realize they were negotiated at a time when GM was grossly profitable. A pension or health insurance...
you do realize you're comparing 2 TRUCKS to a car? maybe that's what the problem is we no longer realize that a truck is purpose built. back in...
I got an 03 pontiac Grand AM with a 2.2 ecotec grand am that i bought new. I'm near pay off and just broke 100,000. I love the car, other than a...
So how is this bon ami trick done? I got some new rings that refuse to seat. Its got me at my wit's end and ready to dump the motor. Do I mix...
I tried to rering my y after I found a dead cylinder. Now I got tons of blow by and smoking issues. I'm just fed up with it.
As far as I know the only engine that shares a bell housing with the y is the flatty The 351c and trans would rim me $350
Ah. I know my gm autos better than my fords. Still 3 speed is better than the 2 I have now. So the point still stands I don't know what era i'm...
I'm about fed up with the Y block in the Edsel, I've tried to no avail to fix it, get it running right and I'm very close to pitching it. I can...
So, judging by your replies something is fucked up and its going to be more than just getting them to break in.
I'm not sure i just installed what the parts counter gave me, they had a flat black finish the box and car are at the inlaws. i'll check tomorrow....
hastings rings. ring groove?
so i just got done re-ringing my 292 y-block. it runs great, nice and smooth, does not miss like it did. the problem is it smokes pretty bad from...
I'd try to do some more research and ID that block you never know what's been molested on that car in 49 years.
just another pissing contest... as long as you're having fun go with it. though doing it yourself is rewarding in its own right.
oh and for your problem keeping it running. what blown green t said is probably right. I'd try running a jumper wire from the +battery post to the...
I do not plan on slamming it in the ground like the s10, I want to keep the entire thing an inch off the ground at 0 psi. Then after that is all...
that was the plan, thanks for the specs though. I've heard of a couple Ys running well at 90psi. i had the one head i have pulled checked out,...
i got the rod and custom on its way i cant find the ford builder though.
Its a stock 50 year old motor (though it looks like its been rebuilt the bearings on the rod showed no scoring at all which also supports the head...
I'll try to track these issues down after work tonight. Honestly this makes the most sense to me. However I looked at the gasket and it...
Only because the valve wasn't closed the first time lol. We pulled the valve cover to be sure it wasn't something weird where it was leaking...
this happened to you on the same cylinder? (#2 using ford numbering?) if you have the article I'd be interested in checking it out. can you email...
yeah, I'm going to take the head to the shop tomorrow and have them check it out, just to be sure. but they looked fine to me.
I never had a problem with it over heating. but that doesn't mean it didn't have problems before got my hands on it... honing and throwing rings...
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