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Carbking, what do you feel gives better performance than a good rebuilt Rochester G? Other than being cold blooded on a cold day, mine works...
Yes the aluminum was extremely porous to the point where gas would enter the heat chamber which is of course directly above the exhaust manifold,
if buying a fenton reproduction intake, checkout the heat chamber and make sure it doesn't leak into the fuel air chamber. I bought one for a...
Hey, I finally made the jump to a stock rear bumper and tail lights for my 53. Bought stock repop tail lights from Brotheres, altho they all seem...
Thanks, that's the kind of tips I was looking for. You've been my go to guy on this simple, yet frustrating project.
Well, after hassling with this for several attempts, I thought I had it, but after getting rockers and push rods back together, the middle intake...
That's what I found. A piece blown out between the 4th and 5th cylinders.
Well, compression check showed 100- 125 on #'s 123 & 6. Only 30- 35 on 5 & 6. Could it be the head gasket is leaking between the 2 low cylinders?...
OK, but everything looks good with cam, everything's working good with the rocker arms, push rods, valve springs. Where should I be looking?
The vacuum is bouncing between 15 and 20 at idle and is bouncy all thru the rpms. The rocker arms all look to be moving about the same amount....
My carb is a holley weber Pretty new I'll check for vacuum leaks. And I have a vacuum gauge installed,Runs off the intake manifold. Tomorrow...
Here's the story- my 235 has started to idle rough, one cylinder not firing very well, esp. at low rpms. Checked spark plugs, adjusted valves...
Hey, just wondering why my 235, rebuilt with stock cam 15000 miles ago has developed a miss or very rough idle and low rpms generally rough....
I used a 12 bolt from a 65 chevy half ton. It's a 355 or 353 I think. Needed to weld on some spring perches, but pretty easy install. With a...
I can tell you the hole on the driver's side is for ignition timing There's a BB sized embeded ball that sets the timing. Take some plugs out,...
Well, went down to Autozone and bought a cheapie $15 puller, worked like a charm. The home built wasn't pulling it straight off due to poor...
I made a home built puller for my 53 Chevy Pickup. ; a bolt with a nut that has two pieces of steel flat stock welded to it. This leaves a gap...
Love that model Studie, great stock or rodded. I like the stuff that says 40's , narrow cab, big fenders, cooler than an F1, more unique by far...
I've used rectorseal 5 pipe thread sealant. Comes in a tube from plumbing dept. at the hardware store. You can use the use the connection...
I guess it may be not be HAMB friendly but that Volvo is really cool. I was out of town but will make it a must attend next year,. Marty's Nash...
Anybody know how wide the stripe would be under a goodrich radial ta with rwl?
Just out checking and there's 2 inches of the yoke shaft exposed. I think the shaft is only 4 or 5 iniches, so obviously it needs a little...
I recently put some homemade spacers between my leaf spprings center bolt and my spring hangers to position the axle in the center of the fender...
My experience with a 235. With the rochesterB and Fenton headers, it ran fine w/o intake heat. But poor mileage and gas seapage lead me to switch...
I bought a voltage reducer for my 53 3100 Chevy when I converted to 12 Volt. It seemed to run the fan too slow. I tried it w/o the reducer, fan...
I put a 12 bolt under my 53 chevy PU from a 65 chevy half ton. I think it was the last year for a 6 bolt half ton from GM It's a 3.53 to 1, I...
This is interesting. I have the samoe deal with my 235 w/ fenton headers. One of the bungs is easy to get to. I wonder if just one would do the trick.
I'll get the heat to it then. Langdon's sells the plate for the intake, some fittings for the fentons, bend some tubing and it should work.The...
I just put the Holley Weber on my 53 3100 w/ 235. Happy with the new power. And hopefully better mileage. It seems a lot more cold blooded than...
Hey, I've actually been a member for awhile but never introduced myself. I'm a retired dump truck driver with a 53 Chevy 3100. I'm trying to do...
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