Points Gap & Dwell Setting the Dwell fist is an important step so many skip . By running the dwell correctly , you increase saturation of the...
Shock Absobers This info is very good ! . What I did , as I not only work my truck but I tend to drive it way faster than is prudent in the...
Shackle Nuts Did you try tightening them a bit ? that often helps the penetrant to wick in.... I don't know what penetrant you used , wd40 is...
Brake Booster FWIW ; I recently added a vacuum power booster to the Bendix 11 X 2" brakes on my 1969 Chevy C/10 pickup . These are the same...
Basic Tuning Remove all spark plugs and Dist. Cap & Rotor , connect Dwell Meter and crank the engine , adjust the points gap/dwell as the engine...
Arrgh ! MY EYES ! :eek: . Send 'em off to Iowa , they have plenty of corn there :D .
As Usual ; Follow Evan's advice and you'll be fine .
Remote The box was opened and the included remotes were lost ? . Go to the Ghetto car alarm/stereo/stolen parts place in your area and ask the...
Stalling If the acellerator pump doesn't squirt each time the thottle is opened , the carby needs cleaning out , no way 'round that . I hope...
The Pain Thing Yeah , it sux , I know this . At least you have SWMBO who , like mine , seems to be a really good Lady . I am sitting here...
Yep ; Usually most folks ask what year it is .
Oops WEll ; Use what they suggest , just be sure to test it before you install it .
Reachoo What're you doing up at this hour Charles ? . That's a neat site , I'm poking 'round it now but I don't see how to make it look in...
Acrcing New Brake Shoes Every Dealer had at least one lazy smarta$$ who'd slap on new shoes (and ignore cleaning and lubricating the frozen...
Nice Truck ! Throw away those stupid too small wheels & tires and fit some correct 16" rims shod with LT205/75R16 tires that are 30" + diameter...
On The Road Again It is critical that with the engine off , the dizzy can be turned slightly by hand and it *must* snap back as soon as you...
Pertronix & Coils It's very important to math the coil's impedance with both the truck supplied voltage AND the Pertronix Ignitor used ~ failure...
Replacement 235's Over the decades of working on old Bowties I have noticed that most of the later model ones are 1957 manufacture .
Trailer Connectors As no trailer manufacured evcer uses the same color code twice , this is always a PIA , I use a test light to figure out...
Highway Speed Remember too that the O.D. of your rear tires makes a big difference . 32" seems to be the <magic> size .
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