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07-18-2011 02:08 PM
Thread: my engine swap
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Barb, Check with your local auto parts store...
Barb,
Check with your local auto parts store about a loaner socket since it's a "special tool" for sending units. They sell them at AutoZone for $10 (OEM/2 5/8 in. drive oil pressure switch socket... -
06-17-2011 06:33 AM
Thread: my engine swap
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'Atta Girl!! Sounds great, and it is going to be...
'Atta Girl!! Sounds great, and it is going to be a blast to cruise the local circuit with. Glad to see you're brazing up the radiator vs using the stop leak, too.
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06-01-2011 11:32 AM
Thread: my engine swap
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Hey Barb, I had forgotten that the guy that got...
Hey Barb,
I had forgotten that the guy that got it mounted also lit it off with some gas down the carb. Tech's got the right approach - no reason for the spark to be gone if all you did was haul it... -
05-31-2011 05:33 PM
Thread: my engine swap
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Barb, Have you pulled a plug wire, like #1, and...
Barb,
Have you pulled a plug wire, like #1, and plugged a spare plug into that wire, grounded the plug and cranked it to verify spark at the plugs? I would probably try a shot of ether into the... -
05-23-2011 04:27 PM
Thread: my engine swap
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Barb, Your manual guage has a nominal 1/8"...
Barb,
Your manual guage has a nominal 1/8" plastic or copper tube to convey oil/pressure to the gauge, right? And that capilary is running out into the engine compartment, to the area of the... -
05-21-2011 09:24 AM
Thread: my engine swap
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Yeah Barb, when you say "...put some gas in the...
Yeah Barb, when you say "...put some gas in the carb..." I assumed you were filling the float bowls so you could get thirty or forty seconds of run time. I'm not sure pouring gas into the intake is...
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05-16-2011 08:27 AM
Thread: my engine swap
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:LOL:Don't listen, Barb!! It may make "cents"...
:LOL:Don't listen, Barb!! It may make "cents" but not "sense" - once you swap in the anemic V-6 Dave will be wanting to swing by to pick up that big Caddy on his way to Texas, "...just to get it out...
Is it going into a build, or making a trip to NM?
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