Dwell / Tachometer & Valves , Carby Tweaks O.K. ~ The Dwell Meter has two leads , one should be red , this is connected to the wire...
Dreaming $3K ?! OUCH ! :eek: . I guess I'll go buy another Lotto Ticket then....
Proper Tune Up Procedure You _always_ need to begin with a valve adjust , then , remove the spark plugs and dist. rotor , set the cap aside and...
Whew ! I found the ' photos ' button but -no- ' members photos ' button so I fooled with it and found ' last photos posted ' ... three pix of a...
Timing marks 216/235/261 NO ! . Pay attemtion ! . BB is about 7° BTDC Triangle or Chevron is the TDC point , used for cam , and full...
Overdrive This looks O.K,. except it goes in FRONT of the tranny and so means significant changes to your truck , ones that'll lesave big scars...
Original Plates FWIW ; TEXAS is very good about allowing you to register "Year Of Manufacture " (YOM) tags , it always depends on the mood and...
SM420 Tranny Option This just means it was sold as a real working truck when it was new..... Nothing more , nothing less .
NOT Overhauled ! If you look closely at the engine pix , it's clearly just cleaned up and quick & dirty painted... Typical used car work , I...
I Give Up 20 minutes of searching and clicking every button I can find and still , no "member gallery "...... :confused: A link to pix would...
The " Blue Plate Special " Yes , of course.... That's one of the things I look for when selecting the next junker , er , FINE VEHICLE...
Aluma-Seal It is ! . <magic> stuff , SO good that the Big Three all use it in their new cars & trucks.... Be careful prying the plug out of...
Screwing Up Powder Coating Oh yes indeedy ! they're easy to mess up , one of the Ruby Red wheels on my '49 has fisheyes in it..... :mad:
Headlight Terminal Strip It kinda sux to discover the re-pops are made of _cardboard_ , doesn't it ? :mad: . Guess how I found out !...
Proper Choke Useage As soon as the engine starts , push the choke knob in until the engine runs at a fast idle.... Unless the valves are...
Congradulations ! On buying your truck C.C. ; As it has 8 wheel lugs , IIRC this means it's a 3600 . No matter , the tune up detailis the...
It's that time again....
Air Cooled VW's In general, German cars require more routine maintenance . Air Cooled VW's are so well designed that you can put them...
Here It Is It gets a lot of comments......
Yep ! That's it ~ I bought that rust free , original Ca. car 1967 MGB GT with wire wheels and untouched original engine , just to yank the engine...
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