Oh My ! I wonder if I have any old pix of me when I was that young ..... :rolleyes: I assume you were about 18 there ? .
Modern Dizzy O.K. , you understand this one WILL NOT FIT a 216/235 or 261 engine ? this is for Thinwall InLine 6 cylinder engines made from 1963...
Soul Food I had some Black Eyed Peas & Ham last night about mid-night then some more to-night . Lessee now : I'm a (damn) Yankee born & bred...
Hei 4 216/235/261 Yep ; It's a dandy idea and will cure many running ailments (hard starting , wierd missing , " shooting ducks " etc.) ....
A Lesson Well Learned Very good Grasshopper ! .
Not Me ! The ' reassurance ' is in that loverly l o n g , high nickle content cast iron , SEVEN main bearing wonder The Generous Motors...
Top End Oiling O.K. , how about some better (? closer ?) pictures of it then ? . Remember : anytime the engine is off idle , oil should weep...
I Did _Nothing_ Different than any of the other fine people in this forum would have done , I just happened to respond first occasionally ....
Terminal Blocks Some time ago I tired of looking at my 60 year old beat to crap headlight terminal blocks and bought brandy new repops ....
-or- ; Post up some pictures , we'll know and we like looking anyways..... :rolleyes: It needn't be clean and shiny , this is a TRUCK FORUM ,...
The Great State Of TEXAS I rather like West TEXAS my ownself as there's far less people and buildings there.... You're right , it's a nice...
Yep ; 3MM isn't deep enough . BTW : on my computer the tube looks like it's home made of copper , this will crack and fail soon , it should...
Ignition Yes , anytime you're not sure of a firing order , just operate the starter with the dizzy cap off and observe the rotor's direction...
Mechanized death ! Copper brake pipes ! :eek: I hate getting home in some new to me rig and finding things like that... Glad you're O.K....
Good News Is always nice to hear Robert . Keep us posted in 2010......
Fwiw ; The direct Metric equivalent to a 7/16" wrench is 11 MM :p Enjoy that '47 ! is it a '47.1 or '47.2 ? .
Hippo gnu ears ! :D Thanx guys , I needed the boost . 2009 wasn't my favorite year .
What Evan said ! Then , get a hand pump oiler and fill it with ATF & squirt it between the valve springs to lubericate the valve stem as it's...
Not very ; It's a snug slip fit , if it doesn't leak oil out where the pipe fits into the hed , you're good .
It's prolly fine now , that was just you burning the WD-40 (AKA useless crap) off after it made a dirict short to ground..... I made my dome...
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