Oh yeah! I learned alot about vacuum leaks, adjusting rockers, lifter preload, timing, etc... lol but in the end it was very rewarding to hear the...
Ok first off...thanks to all who helped me out with this post.... Second, I finally got this bad boy to run!!! It was two things, first one,...
I have been thinking about this thing all night.. now the last time this car ran I took it down the road ( not too far, it died and i ended up...
Ok what do you think about going with tradtional rockers with studs rather than these non adjustable pedestal mount type?
I thought by adding the shims it would decrease the preload, I already had the shims out and torqued down to 20 ft/lbs ... Maybe I should just go...
ok, just fired it up and same ****...no difference...keeps backfiring through the carb and wont stay running...tried moving the dizzy either way...
Well if it still gives me trouble I will try the marker trick to see where it is hitting the valve stem. If the pushrods are too long what are my...
I had a nice centered wear pattern before I just added these shims, now that I added the shims I'm sure its not the same. But for now at least I...
yeah its a hydraulic flat tappet cam ....
Hey The motor is built with a 1971 block .030 over with gt40 heads, cobra roller rocker 1.7:1 ratio, hydraulic cam and isky lifters, pushrod...
Well, with no other options , I decided to check the lifter preload... now I am using the pedestal mount cobra 1.7 rockers, when I first set them...
ok ... I just installed a new holley 600 carb on this engine and she just doesnt want to idle, keeps snapping through the carb. no matter where I...
I'm in the process of installing a new holley 600 with all vacuum ports not needed plugged! lol hopefully this will improve performance and...
how is that little hole going to help if the thermostat is opening? once the thermostat opens doesnt all the air come out while the water pump is...
finally got it broken in and having some cooling issues now ...I checked the timing and have it set around 32°-34° btdc at 3000 rpm ... but the...
here is a nice photo shop chop I found on the internet... sorry I dont know who made it...author unknown
some (most) people have no clue about cars, and if you ask them they will tell you that too... doesnt mean they are hiding something, maybe they...
I think I was just paranoid to break something.... I have a timing light now and when I get home I will mess with it again... Better to be safe...
you can always look under the dash on the passenger side and see if you can see any rust in the cowl there... my cowl is rotted but it didnt stop...
even though it was just the top end that was replaced? the bottom end has 10-15K on it... I set it like you said to, 12° BTDC then spun the dist...
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