Recent content by Lefty71

That cam bearing bare tool cost more than the motor lol. I hate the rubber sleeve style that nearly every vendor is pushing these days, but a plain solid shaft with the proper size mandrels for your given engine puts them in smoothly without beating on anything too hard. Speedway Motors had...

Sometimes the broomstick to your ear trick will rule out or confirm internal engine noises, including ticks. An exhaust leak may start to show some carbon evidence if its in a spot where you can see it. You can likely confirm an exhaust leak just lifting off idle listening with the hood open.

Easiest way to post videos is on Youtube, then you post a link to here. Like this;

No. Theres no water in any big block manifold.

He cares for his properties the same as his cars....

Maybe this thread will help some??; 42rh and 727 are very similar... Changing Automatic Shift Points in a 727

Indeed, your typical backwoods Chevy oriented car flipper knows the "mighty 440" is your best choice to get that junker flipped no matter if the motor came from a '65 or '78 model year car. This is even more prevalent in the B-body world. Some of us know better.

Not gonna be much help, but here goes. 4000 rpm is kinda high really....seems like thats not an early shift. You make no mention of the mph..... both factor in when you are discussing the governor, as it is located on the output shaft ( or runs at that speed im meaning to say). You can buy...

The classic photo is a screen capture from the Clint Eastwood movie "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot".

That is a shame. Hopefully things will improve for them, and their product offering.

I dont know about the fit for your specific car, but i bought a radio from Crutchfield relatively recently. As far as reviews went, it was a toss up for the best between Kenwood and Pioneer.....i think Sony was right there too. I was incredibly disappointed with the quality of the Kenwood i...

You dont know what it was used for? It is fascinating.... Anyone know what that contraption is extending the distributor out a mile?? Seems to have had a clutch?

Big Brother is watching you lol. So, for $900 bucks, some folks may think they are getting a steal for a good bottom end. But heres the question.....you can see the obvious marine stuff is of no use for a car application, but how much inside is useless?? Cam and distributor, along with...

Dont want to muddy the waters or worry folks, but there are really counter rotating Marine BB Mopars right?? Just something i was told years ago but never verified.

Im seeing other posts, from others with this issue as well.