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Look how clean the streets were back then. Now every city looks like a trash dump.
This can overcharge the battery and lowers the life expectancy of the battery. Best to remove from the charger until needed. Plus the fire risk.
I keep mine on a power strip that gets turned off when the charger is not used. The chargers are constantly on even when not charging, so this...
FYI. The most important thing with any A/F meter, is make sure you have absolutely no exhaust leaks. Any leak will fool the sensor into showing...
I bought this one about 10 yrs ago. At the time it was around $200.00 Very useful tool for dialing in carburetors, especially the part throttle...
Q-jet! Had this on my friends '63 Impala back in the late 70's. Ran great, good MPG's, NO bog!
From Diamondback Q&A... I recall at one time they specifically said no Westley's. Q. How do I clean my Diamond Backs? A. No bleach! Any ammonia...
We used that at the dealer, just about every tech broke the piston or the plate. I used it several times until it was my turn to break a piston....
All the rebar and fiber in the cement, and it still cracked.
I absolutely love the scene in Two Lane Blacktop, where they go to the parts house for a carb kit. Instant time machine!
I would try spinning the tire on the rim 180 degrees, to offset the heavy spots. Then rebalance, it may take less weight.
$10 at wegmans will get you 2 slices of bread with some turkey. Times sure have changed.
I've balanced drums using our spin wheel balancer. In GM training class decades ago this was an approved method. Attaching the weight is the...
Gas station long gone, but the Inn is still there. [ATTACH]
California Speed is still in business. Nothing like back in the day.[ATTACH]
With those clear plastic seat covers, sweat your butt off!
Glad your OK. One of my bike riding pals was not as lucky. He was crushed in his own driveway, when a jack stand collapsed on him. No one was...
Merlin is attempting to drive this model A cross county back home. This is the 2nd vid, and the A spit out a connecting rod. With some help he...
"Muscle shoals has got the swampers"
Oh? I heard it was on the skids.
Co-part is going to use the site for auction wrecks, same company that got Englishtown racetrack. Now there are no dragstrips left here in NJ....
The remains of this car are in a personal scrap yard collection. Petty buried the car after wrecking it. You Tube has a cool story on it. [MEDIA]
Manifolds bolts on, but the ports are slightly higher.
Stop by the dealer I work at. We have both GL4 and 5 in stock. We use BG fluid services, and so do alot of dealers....
Are the bleeders or the drilled passage at the 12:00 posistion?
Thats probably what I did to get it running and out the door. Sure did not pull the dizzy. I was pissed!!!
When I was a young whipper snapper back in the 70's, did tuneup on a 350 with points. Replaced points, plugs, and rotor. Go to start it and was...
Resistance makes heat... Glad the outlet is the only thing that burnt. Your lucky!
Went to the Honda dealer looking for a clutch pedal pad. "is that an automatic or stick transmission"
Same here in NJ, a jeep was at almost every gas station.
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