The Jalopy Journal
Havent toutched the valves never adjusted them lol
It was wet from water when i was checking for leaks
I tried just your air method and the valves leak i did not try with air pressure before . Thanks for the tip
Yea that is the only thing i didnt get to do my dad pulled the head before i had a chamce to tell him lol
No smoke at all ..... I did check the valves for leaking they dont . Will check the rings later on tonight . There does seem to be a decent...
Yup they were tight . Possibly Over tightened were very hard To get off with a breaker bar
They do have a decent amount of carbon on them
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I did check lobes they move in a similar fashion compared to other cylinders Here are some...
5 and 6 cylinder arent firing lost some power recently and idle got rough number 5 and 6 had very low compression 50 pounds . Pulled the head...
It has a needle type pilot bushing i did not change it i test fit it when the flywheel was off and seemed alright :(
trying to chase down a shifting problem with a 1950 chevy 235 engine 10 bolt rear conversion This thing will NOT shift when it gets hot the...
Good as new lol[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Thanks thats what i was figuring
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Well i didnt do the chain thing BUT i found an extreme amount of slop in the clutch pedal rod took some pictures . Question is...
Thanks for the link going to give it a shot tonight
Alright thanks . I cant find the topic you are talking about what was the post about ?
I did look up the truck rod before i dont believe the part that is bent is long enough to fit . What year truck were you thinking of ?...
Having a problem with my clutch adjustment . Long story short someone replaced the motor in my 1950 chevy with a 60s model 235 and tranny ....
Reverse chevy lol
Well got it fixed . Turns out it was something stupid and simple . The clutch adjustment rod has 3 different possisitions and it only works in one...
It was a new brand new clutch and plate forget the brand Thanks again for the help and ideas will let you know what it is . It is frustrating lol...
Clutch was clearly marked and installed right way . It did fit on the shaft freely . Unfourtunately i stupidly did not change the pilot bushing...
Yes i have driven these before this is not a matter of some non syncro noise it will NOT go into first gear only grind even from 2nd thanks for...
Well i guess the tranny is loose or messed up ... I put Heavy gear oil and it still does it and clutch is adjusted and the movement seems to be...
Correction it does go into third ^^ I will have to look when the pedal starts to engage i think it is near the floor
It does not go into third also when it starts to grind . I am going to try heavyer gear oil and another adjustment today thanks for the help so...
Yea there is gear oil in it . 85/90
It still does not go into gear double clutching and it is the correct throw out bearing same parts went in that came out only new
The pressure plate is brand new. The pilot bushing looked good visually . The clutch seems to be disengaging visually when the pedal is operated...
Having an issue with a chevy 235 in a 50 chevy . having an issue with not being able to put it in gear when its running due to grinding . I took...
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