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I'm curious what is the best way to get the chrome off that wraps around to the back window on my 51 Chevy coupe. I tried lifting under it to see...
I took the inspection cover off today and greased the bearing groove and tried to get a little on the input retainer. The sleeve (input retainer?)...
I just recently did a T5 conversion on my 51 Chevy coupe, I used a 55 truck bellhousing to adapt the tranny to the back of the 235. The throwout...
Burn what up, the pinion? Would there be to much end play in the pinion if the nut was tightened to much and then backed off?
Could anyone tell me what the torque spec. is for the pinion nut on a 1957 Chevy car rearend? It seems like if I tighten it up to much it wants to...
Alright, Thanks guys. I'm going to put a 1955 chevy truck bellhousing on the back of a 1955 235 and run the 216 flywheel. The reason I'm changing...
Is the O.D. of a 216 flywheel the same as a 235 flywheel? I'm trying to find out if I can run a 216 flywheel in a 235 bellhousing and not have...
What does the crush sleeve do anyway?
I have the third member pulled on my 57 Chevy car rear end and checking the backlash. I'm getting about .012 backlash and wondering how to set it....
Why would a bad coil drag the starter down? I wonder if Napa sells 6 volt coils that would work on my car? I'll check Monday when I pick up my new...
My sarter doesn't feel hot to the touch after I've drove it for awhile. There was not a ground cable from the motor to the frame on the old 216,...
I had to put 2 starters together to make 1 after the previous owner burnt the original with it hooked to 12 volts and cranked the piss out of it....
That is another thing I thought I should do, is to put a ground strap from the motor to the frame. I didn't think about one from the frame to the...
After I've drive my 51 chevy with a 235 for 30 mins. or so, and shut it off the starter doesn't want to roll the engine over. It seems like if I...
I'm wondering if this is a Rochester Model B or what model it is? I took it off of a 1951 216 Chevy motor. I need to find a mate for it, if it is...
I should have said when I got the motor it had an external oil line ran from oil filter line on the lower left side of the motor up to the top of...
Is it necassary to run the oil line up to the right side of the head on a 1955 235 chevy motor or is it alright to plug it? I can't tell if this...
When you install the flywheel on a 235 or 216 is there a method to get your timing ballbearing in the right location. I'm putting a 235 in my 51...
It will run without choking it, but it's not smooth running until you choke or cover the carb half way. I have sprayed this thing with half a can...
Has anyone ever seen a 216 Chevy engine that runs real good when you hold your hand half way over the carb, and falls all over itself when...
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