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Cam specs The way you state the way the car is responding with no power is that the cam may be in a retarded position. Did the timing chain have different set-ups for advanced 4 degrees and retarded 4 degrees? Sometimes it can be confusing and set wrong. Ask me how I know.

gear ratios If memory serves me right the stick rears were 3.36s and the automatic rears were 3.55s. The auots were lower because of the high 1st gear in the powerglide. Steve

oil burner You guys mentioned bon ami to seal ringsin the post. I have used it twice, on a flathead ford and a 327 Chevy.. I mixed 2 tablespoons of bon ami and kerosene real vigorously then poured it down the carb while running the engine fast. After I did this I changed the oil (gets...

garbage truck motor Hey guys, I just caught your discussion about the 348 "truck engine" and it brought back some memories of 1969 when I built a 58 Delray with a 1960 348 with 3 twos four speed etc. My older brother overheard my buddy breaking my horns about my "garbage truck...

bob I had a 64 Olds cutlass with a 330 cu in and it had a carb just like that. GM probably put them on a lot of their cars. steve five-seven

garn3 I caught your post and figured I would let you know what I did. First the ratio #s they give you are for first gear. The lower the # the easier it is to start off. 2.88 is lower than the 2.43. The 2.88 is easier to start off from. What I did was to check ALL over the...