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  1. 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...
  2. 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.
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
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