What He Said As I too use solvents to clean out old gunked up engines . Synthetic oils do this to rid the engine of sludge , literally allowing...
Valve Train Noise Not sure but for what it's worth , the valve gaps close up as the engine warms up ~ this is why it's so important to adjust...
Top End Work O.K. Robert ; PM sent . Yes , most of the time if you simply overhaul the cylinder head , you'll wind up with more smoke as...
Diagnosis What you need to do depends on when the smoke emits ~ under acceleration , means it's pistons or rings . When you first start the...
Interesting Photo As one doesn't see Sepia Toned photos much these days.... Are these getting hard to find ? . FWIW , the tags tell the...
The Plan Sounds like you have it well mapped out John ; I'd like to see some pix as that's how I learn , by seeing .
Color Choices It sounds very eye catching and since you're the one footing the bill , you should follow your heart .
Consider : Sending it back as they didn't do a good job if they sent you a " rebuilt " on a bad core...... Once you begin screwing with it ,...
Accel Coils They're great but I was told to *not* use a dropping resistor on the 12 volt , 1.5 Ohm primary resistance one I put on a Motocycle ~...
Flat Spots These engines have had this problem since new , make 100 % sure the vacuum advance unit on the dizzy isn't leaking (holds vacuum when...
Wecome dude ! Yep , just follow the valve adjust procedure indicated and get it running , check for oil pressure & leaks , set the idle speed and...
Sweet ! That one looks nice although it's obviously not quite form following function . I wonder how many millions one costs ? .
Welcome To The Fold As I too have Mercedes Automobiles , all W-123 Diesels , great cars , fast , comfy & SAFE . If SWMBO is happy , then you...
235 Value It's really all over the map but they're extremely hard to sell so the engine complete , fan to clutch & including ALL accessories ,...
Timeless Design Is what I see in Art Deco . Form Follows Function .
Awake Because I rarely sleep past 03:30 , I was up and about so I opened up the shop and got to work.....
I Like It ! Watching a true Craftsman at work is always compelling .
My Suggestion Slap in the 235 and grab the 228 , after the truck is running you can overhaul toe 228 and teach him ever so much more.........
Pine Bed Wood Well no , pine isn't ' just pine ' ~ there's Southern Hard Pine that was used in our trucks it's getting very hard to find and...
'58 Camio Carrier So then , I'll have to go buy it ? . I'm still searching for an L6 powered 1/2T.. rig with slushbox......
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