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That worthless donkeyhole sued one of my neighbors into bankruptcy for naming his Unlimited Class Dodge pull truck "Little Red Wagon". Tom...
The 56 Nash Ambassador Super had a Packard 352 with a 2-bbl. carburetor. It was rated at 225 HP. The same Ultramatic trans used in the Packard...
Here's a sneaky trick for those of you with access to a Blockmaster, or other cylinder head mill. Acquire a set of 76CC 350 heads that everybody...
Also, if using an imported part doesn't give you a case of hemmohroids, try one of the small-diameter alternators off a rice rocket. That's what...
Mount the pulley at the transmission output yoke, not the rear end. Use the rear motor mount bracket bolts as an alternator support point. That...
Send me some pics of the regulator with the cover removed. The size of the windings determines which wire goes where. The regulator coil with...
A 4" stroke 49-53 Merc crank can be offset-ground without welding to a stroke of 4 1/8" by using the 85 HP rods. My family ran bunches of them in...
Drop the pan and inspect the "rooster comb" that engages the detent spring beside the valve body. Either the spring has come unbolted, or the...
Ads like that reinforce the old P.T Barnum adage- - - -"There's a sucker born every minute". Just because somebody has it up for sale doesn't...
The problem happens when the "acceleration ramp" tries to do its thing. A solid cam has a slow, gradual lift of several thousandths to stack the...
I flew "Aluminum Overcast" in 1997, the restored B-17 that the Experimental Aircraft Association flies on tour. I got to ride along with my...
Anything under 10% leakdown is great! The rest of the engine looks good, if you can get that one valve to seat. Jerry
The original 283 PowerPac heads were 58 CC, same as the 305 heads. Upsize the 305 heads to 1.6" exhausts, and 1.94" intakes. You'll be able to...
If you don't fire the engine, you can install the heads without sealer, torque the bolts, and do a compression test. The gaskets can be reused if...
Back in the early 50's, my family ran a 34 3-window coupe in the middle Tennessee area on 1/4 mile dirt tracks with a 3 7/16" bore and a 4 1/8"...
It's fairly simple to build up a healthy flathead using all-stock parts if you pick and choose properly. Find a 1946-48 59A series block and a 4"...
All converters have a stall speed. That's the speed where the engine is braked down and cannot raise RPM even at full throttle with the trans in...
Once a tire wear pattern is established, changing alignment angles will not correct it. The tire will continue to wear in the same general way...
Cam duration and compression ratio are closely related. The intake valve on a long-duration cam remains open a long way up the compression...
No speculation- - - -actual dyno results: A 355 C.I. round track engine we built in my shop a few years ago with a factory forged crank and...
Acquire another cylinder head and have a good welder build up the combustion chambers with brass. Smooth the chambers out with a die grinder, and...
I had a 65 model 409 in a state trade school shop in Tennessee in the late 1980's where I was the instructor, that had never been fired up! It...
Not if you want to keep the load-carrying capacity and/or the brakes of the big rig. The 3/4 ton is a glorified pickup, not intended to carry the...
Hose him down with Mace, call the cops, accuse him of assaulting you, and put something very illegal in his pocket for them to find when they...
Flathead pistons have an extra oil ring below the wrist pin. That ring adds enough drag you'll need a blower to develop any decent horsepower....
Hot Rod Primer, check your PM's. Jerry
Some of the truck engines had .0825" thinwall steel sleeves. There was a special set of pistons made that allowed the sleeves to be removed and...
Check the back of the valve covers first. If he let the engine hang on the front motor mounts while the transmission was out, it's possible the...
Yep, it happens often, first a small rattle, then a loud rattle, then no drive. Fortunately, flex plates are cheap, and they're not too hard to...
It works on the 600+ HP round track SBC's I build. On the dyno, it allows us to run a little more timing advance without detonation. Jerry
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