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Wow....never seen THAT one before. Something bound up somewhere? ??
Check the accelerator pump too. It should squirting a steady stream of fuel all the way to wide open throttle.
I agree with all. At the risk of offending, those Holley center squirters (IMHO) never were good for driveability. Idle...or wide open was about...
Peterbilt/KW uses very similar. Urethane available too.
I was working for The Parts House in SLO/SM in the 70's. We ran every thing from street car to my Harley. Good times. Jerry was the Monroe shock...
If you have a friend @ a pizza joint, the ovens work great... (after hours of course).
While you have it apart, It'd be silly not to put a small parts kit (needle brgs, thrust washers, snap rings) in it. Not very expensive. Also,...
FWIW:...back in the late 70's one of my brothers more energetic ( less smokin' green! ) friends built a long-bed/WB Econoline w/a 351W & C-4....
Wow...more Marengo please My Dad grew up on, & Grandma lived on, the corner of Marengo & I think Washington?? 2-block up from the train tracks.
Correct. A-6 SkyRaider...lotta air-racers using the engines & props. Big H.P.
As a truck parts guy....you can use the fabric braided hose for fuel, but it's really not designed for hose clamps. Depending upon the brand, you...
Back in high-school my auto shop teacher had a '65 Riviera...w/Factory dual AFB's. I can't believe they would have less H.P. than a single carb....
Believe these folks. Bleedin' loud no power grenades. A good late model Cummins 6B / CT or ISM will never let you down, or cause you to lay on...
Swazzie...you are correct...someone back in the early 70's ran a asphalt modified reverse-rotation small-block around the San Jose area tracks...
Gasgacinch...or you'll be sorry if anything happens & you gotta pull it aparts.
Stop smoking that stuff...NOW.
Slam it...Bag it...BBC/Turbo-400 two roof A/C's...rockin' tunes....AND...make 'er a dually!! Whatcha think?
Nice touch w/the Lincoln valve covers on a SBC!! I like it!
FWIW: All of the Reno air-race unlimited ( P-51's, Sea-Fury - type guys both radial & Merlin-types use ADI. To cool the intake charge...& yes...
Run a thin line of silicone outward from the end of the seal to where the main cap locates, in case you get a little "side-squirting". Be very...
-4 is 1/4"...-5 5/16"...-6 3/8'...-8 is 1/2". Be advised, "AN" flare is 37-degrees....SAE is 45-degree. You cannot inter mix these seat angles....
OT...but FYI...benn a truck parts dude for years...& I now see the aftermarket IS using top & bottom Torrington (needle ) bearings. Wunner why it...
Having attended a Permatex clinic years ago...P/Tex says copper is cool for exhaust...all you really need is ultra black & grey for aluminum &...
It was down Higuera St ( In San Luis Obispo, Calif ) which was one-way, then turn around at the Chevron ( where I worked ) back up Marsh St, past...
Pic's of the rear suspension plz.
Close raito Muncie transmissions had a 2.20:1 first gear....& the wide ratio had a 2.54:1 first.
Not having built diffs for a while...Why would you go to a heavier oil, even tho' sythetic? I might suggest maybe Redline or some others rather...
Power valves stay "closed"...ie; no enrichment, under vacuum. Sooo....if you're idling around 5.5 -7.0" in gear...the logical choice would be; #45...
There is a very infomative article written by some RedlIne Oil engineers, ( not a commercial ). Look around on the internet for " More than you...
Jeez..O.T. but not much.....one of my fairly good friends was Dick Crawford in Atascadero.....spouting that he had been trained by Nat Quick...&...
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