Recent content by blumun53

It's imperative that you make sure the air is being pulled through the radiator at stops. See, it's not as necessary when you're moving, as the natural movement of the car does this for you. You say there is a gap between the radiator and the shroud. Close that gap somehow, and I believe your...

Rumor has it that if you use Autolite (Ford) spark plugs in a W-motor, that the car will come to life on its own in the middle of the night and start running amok through town and hurting people, and making the power lines short out and make the strangest sounds you've ever heard as it streaks...

Push rod guides? They automatically make the push rods too short, and the push rod studs too tall. Anytime I put guides on a small block, I get longer pushrods. The screw-in studs are the right height when replacing the pressed-in studs with the screw-in type. But when you raise the stud by...

Oops, my bad, on the 2-jet--q-jet thing. I had been up a very long time when I responded to this earlier. (That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it!) Either the plunger is not functioning properly, or a choke adjustment are the first places to look. Performance would be enhanced by a 'good'...

No, these carbs are not typically "junk"---however---in your case, it sounds like there may either be a metering rod problem, or it's just out of adjustment. These aren't performance carbs, so usually they do OK on fuel usage. A good, repeat good, quadrajet will do pretty good on fuel AND...

I agree. It baffles me that so many, mostly Hispanics, seem to think it should be legal to be here illegally. That illegals are supposed to be supplied with everything free that we have to pay for. But we Americans are supposed to be tolerant and sensitive to all people. Poppycock! What's wrong...

You've mentioned that it keeps running rich. I had a 396 with almost the same set-up as you. And close to the same problem. Balanced, blueprinted, 10.75:1, closed chamber heads with .225/ .188 valves. Holley 800 double pumper, 610 lift cam, blah blah blah. To make mine idle AND perform, I went...

Here'a tidbit you can pass on to your grandkids. ALL the 283's I've ever had, or seen, were the funky orange/red color. ALL the 327's I've ever had, or seen, were what is popularly called 'Chevy orange'. This, of course depends on whether they were repainted and painted the correct color, which...

That's the same guy who came to my place to buy a 64 T-Bird, but didn't buy it that day. 2 days after I sold the car to a man from McKinney, TX, the Swede called saying he wanted it. He was driving a BMW, rented I'm sure. :cool:

An old timer once said to me, "If it's in the box, it most likely goes somewhere." The first time I saw these two little pieces, nobody could tell me where they went, not even that same old timer. I spent about an hour and a half looking my engine over, and finally started disassembling it until...

PHENOLIC---isn't that the yellow/green stuff you hack up when you have a really bad cold?:rofl :rofl :cool:

I'm going to assume that you've already tried all the easy stuff...bleeding, etc etc. Not all 68 Impalas had the same kind of brakes. Mine (327 automatic) had 4 wheel drums w/power assist. My friend's girlfriend had one with front power disc (327 automatic) . You may have acquired a master...

I just finished a do-it-yourself 3X2 that was brought to my shop recently. Interesting indeed. The customer had installed a 3X2 on his engine, but had no clue how to make it work. It had 3 freshly purchased reman primary carbs on it. He wanted this set-up to work. So here's what I did. I removed...

I think maybe what this engine needs more than anything else, is to be in MY possession. That's a Walden piece if ever I saw one.:cool:

My squirrel is an Honor Student at Dickens Middle School.:rofl :cool: