Smooth Running
The engine was still running a bit rough so one of the guys at a car cruise I go to suggested we get together and check it out. When I got there, he hooked up his tach/dwell meter and we…
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Tag Archive: Engine
That should hold it!
Working with a 56 year old vehicle, your bound to find worn or missing parts. Today, I found the latter. When I opened the hood, somethign landed at my feet. I looked around and discovered it was one of the…
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What nice hoses you have
Instead of getting a whole new set of hoses (and possibly having to replace them in the future) I opted for a hose sleeving kit. It gives the appearance of steel braided hoses at a fraction of the cost. I…
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Questions answered
Now that I had my questions answered by some fellow cruisers, everything seemed to be squared away. I wired the electric choke back up and check the lights one more time and all finally looks like a fresh re-wire job…
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Let’s start ‘er up!
It has been too long for me, I’m done with the wiring and ready to start up My 55 Chevy Bel Air. I have been wanting to crank her over since I got the main wires in, but have kept…
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Something’s shifty here
For some unknown reason, the transmission kept popping into reverse when shutting down the engine. I tried adjusting the column shifter but that didn’t seem to work. I had picked up a B&M floor shifter and had been putting off…
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Roaring Back to Life
After finally getting all the parts together, I was down to the last nut on the fan. Then oops! Afan stud snapped. So it was back to the parts store to get a fan stud. I managed to find a fan…
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Now We’re Rockin!
Today I finally got a new set of rocker arms. Roller Rockers to be more specific. Nice, shiny and a bit weighty for aluminum but I’m hoping they will get me back on the road. The reason I went with…
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The Culprit Rears It’s Ugly Head, I Mean Arm
After being hit hard by a stomach virus all week, I finally felt well enough to head outside for some fresh air. Of course the yard work came first, but then I got back into what had made my engine go…
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Slowly tearing it down
Disappointed about the engine noise, but this is what I wanted was a car to work on to say that I built it myself. So I proceeded to get into what exactly happened yesterday. To make it easier to have engine…
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