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You prolly need a resistor before the coil
Im with the old run it till it makes noise sorta deal. A little ot but years ago we had an old CAT D13000 diesel engine. One of the old chug a...
What are you wanting to do with this truck exactly?
Yeah, the fender wells are larger on the 3/4 ton and up trucks. so putting a smaller wheel in it would look wierd. So you are already in for some...
The pinion seal is not to bad. For ease you should remove the driveshaft from the pinion yoke. There should be a nut holding the yoke to the...
Cool start so far. Will be following this.
Thanks for all the advice! I should have stated in my OP that this is likely going in a '31 A. So I'll be on the lookout for a higher geared...
Okay folk, I've had this engine/trans setup around for a few years (Rebuilt Ford 352 with Clark 265 5 speed trans) Now both the engine and trans...
If you are still wondering how to get the rear brake drums off. First thing you do is remove the axle shafts, that ring of 8 bolts is what holds...
After you check this stuff, check to see if your running to lean a mixture, had a truck that would overheat at idle but cool down when driving,...
So where did the coolant come from? Overheat? But glad that everything worked out and lots of kind folks around to get you going again.
I for one love my local NAPA store, All the employes know me by name and know my charge account, so I don't have to tell them. The two main people...
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I know how much you guys love pics. Don't ask how old this stuff is, I don't know. It was all bought before I was born, and most at auctions. But...
If you're going to do anything, loose the stock exhaust manifolds. Headers on an FE is about the best thing you can do for cheap.
Holy awesomeness. I would of loved to had one of those as a kid. But like you said it's crazy what you find in the trash. When I was in school,...
Perfect demo car material!
The yard I go to is free to get into. And heck they will even bring the car up to the shop and help you take stuff off if you are getting a bunch....
When I converted my 352 from a crusomatic to a 5 spd it wasn't all the hard. The previous engine the 5 spd had was a 330 m/d and I just pulled the...
cool story, now we need some really cool pics. Too bad you couldn't find pics of it hooked up to the mill and workin. I think that kind of...
Do as mentioned, jack it up. Put good jack stands under the axle and chalk the front wheels. Try and turn one of the rear wheels. If the other...
I don't follow you say you have bolts? My flathead has studs with nuts. Anyway, if you twisted the bolt/stud off flush with the head it's not to...
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