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PS-It also depends on where you're welding an axle! The center of an I beam has less stress on it than any other point on these axles. The further...
2.600"
The square exhaust tip came only on the high output (235 hp) 273.
I think you would need 8BA head gaskets. I think they have smaller water holes in the front to force water to the rear of the block. I dont know...
Doesn't your crankshaft flange have a pilot or dowel pins to locate the flywheel? If so, your adapter should have a recess for the pilot or holes...
I assumed you changed it every 5000 miles, like engine oil, and it held 6 oz.?????? Farmalldan
Guys, Saw this while surfing: https://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/pts/6949712723.html No connection, no dog in this fight. Just thought someone...
"Before installing the Runtz, when I turned the key on, the gauge would move ever so slightly lower past E. With the Runtz installed, I get no...
Reminds me of my '54 Ford from high school. 332 fe, stock radiator. It would set idling with radiator cap off and periodically geyser like that....
V8-60 exhaust manifold bolts are not canted like the full size v8's, so you probably have a v8-60 adapter. Farmalldan
You are using the 34 spring, aren't you? Its curved. If you are, I'd think Pist-n-Broke hit the nail on the head. Farmalldan
Have you checked with Kanter for pistons for your Olds engine? They list them with a "very limited stock" disclaimer. Also a little pricey, but...
I am referring to the boss with the round disc in it. This is a core or freeze plug. It appears to have a rust bubble in the center of it,...
Nah. All the boost will leak off through the filter.
Looks like it to me too. Might as well sell the fancy air cleaner and run without an air cleaner. Put the money back for new rings.:)
Looks like you have a core plug failing. I suggest you repair it before taking Any long trips.
We used thousands of liquid filled gauges during my professional career with no problems. Of course, we opened the case vents per instructions...
Not as I remember it. All v-8's got the v. Big blocks also got crossed flags. Farmalldan
My research confirms what Charlie is telling you. Cad 429 has 17 head bolts per side with the top 4 doing double duty as rocker shaft bolts. My...
I suspect you are connected (or shorted) to the hot, or battery, terminal on the starter solenoid.
I'v looked at the photos several times and it sure looks like a factory sleeved block. See if you can confirm this. If so, there may not be a need...
Where in southern Oklahoma?
Wouldn't a Buick of this vintage still be torque tube drive?
Something rattling around in my ancient memory suggests that when introduced in the '60's, radial tires boasted a 25-30% improvement in traction....
I believe the 40-41 4 cylinder engine is from the 9n tractor. Completely different engine and nothing interchanges, including transmissions....
Single belt as used on '49 engine is probably right. Since rh pump is about 1/2 cylinder further forward than lh pump, the rh pump requires a...
Take a look at '56 heater motor. They are 12v and if memory serves, fit into a blower hsg that appears identical to 52-55 heater hsg, again at...
Not sure what defines a wwII truck. For it to have been manufactured during U.S. involvement in the war, it would need to be '42-'45. However, a...
Zac, Here's one from left field. Make sure generator polarity and battery ground are consistent. Parents had a tractor many years ago that would...
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