Right On Track Yes to you Q's . The freeplay is felt at the pedal , this is why the pedal return spring is so important . Often the clutch...
I hope this reply goes to the right place... you should use the IM feature to reach me . anyways , this picture is in Nevada just North of...
New Exhaust Manifolds I-6 230/250/292 THANX ! . I did find one in an East Los junkyard but then I found a new one in Fla. and ordered it in ,...
I'll Stick With My above comment :p . Remembering of course that rules are good but flexability is better :D .
The CORRECT Firing Order I was talking about ENGINES there as life has tought me that Women , much like an old truck , are much better , once...
Initial Valve Adjustment Same thing ,use .020" on the exhausts . Just re-check and adjust them as needed once you've broken it in . For...
Oops You forgot to lubicate the felt with in the middle of the dizzy shaft ! that's a " MUST DO " thing that's aways overlooked and causes worn...
Oh , My HEART ! I love it ! thanx for the pix , I especially like the l o n g motor pix as I'm a Chevy guy who suffers badly from ' L O N G Motor...
Otbw : Your truck looks REALLY nice in the avatar ! . Have you ever posted pix of it here ? .
Routine Service Look in older posts under ' Valve Adjustment ' , ' Tune Up ' and so on , there's a link to Deve's most excellent site where some...
I Tried But you didn't answer my question ~ " Genuine GM spare parts " is a useless reply ~ if you need a specific part , then you'll get...
Pings & Responses O.K. , a ' ping ' means an off list reply , there's an " PM " (Private Message) feature here , most forums also have private...
My Q's are lain out in my other posts regarding my '76 GMC C-2500 , I'm saving it from the crusher and putting it back into the daily hard service...
YOU Don't ' Get It ' As we Colonists understand that a careful (if vigerous) application of brute force can often be just the thing to solve a...
Thanx ! I didn't think the red Permatex is for exhaust applications ? . I've used the copper stuff to very good effect . I too , have a...
Pertronix WARNING Remember to test the impedance of the flamethrower coil before installing it ! 99 % of the complaints you hear against...
Don't You Mean : DRIVE the darned thing to Fla ? :p . (I would !)
Compression Readings As he said , that's O.K. , ideally all cylinders are within 10 # of each other so you're in good shape there ....
Weird Miss Since you're sure the firing order is correct , get a Foo-Foo can of engine starting fluid (ether) and put a snorkel in it and begin...
WHICH One ? The manifold to head gasket or the intake to exhaust manifold gasket ? .
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