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Something that I noticed is that no one here has made any comments on your desire to use LPG/LNG fuel. These are gaseous fuels not liquid like gasoline and burns in a completely different maner. 1. They take three times longer to burn in the cylinder. This requires way more initial timing as...

The factory adjustment bolts are limited to about +/- 1.05 degrees. You can get aftermarket kits that give +/- 2 1/4 degrees of adjustment. Increasing caster with radial tires will improve the return to center and stability. I have found that doubling the factory spec is usually enough but...

Back in about 1970 or 71 my brother and I rebuilt a 390 Ford and reused the original balancer from the 1962 motor. We could not get it to start, it just popped and backfired. The mechanic who owned the garage down the block came over to give us a hand and it took him about 20 seconds to...

I noticed that some of the comments are recommending roller rockers to reduce side loading on the valve stem. Although this is true there are other factors to consider before going ahead with this. First is the cost of the rockers themselves. Second is that in order for the roller tip to do...

The cam and lifters are completely shot. The lobes are disintegrating and the lifter bottoms are no longer concave in shape. Time for a cam, lifter and timing chain swap. As for oil always use a high ZDDP content made for flat tappet camshafts. Lucas Hot Rod and Classic, Amsoil Z-Rod, Mobil 1...

The new stuff is just useless. Calling it a cleaner is just an outright lie. I used to go through a five gallon bucket about every two months, but that was when I was doing two or three carbs a day. After just a couple hours soaking they were ready to go and spotless. When it got kinda...

Uh, this might be a dumb question but do you have fuel in the carb? Look down the throat and pump the throttle a couple of times to make sure the accelerator pump is squirting. Last fall my brother asked me to come over and check out his 79 Trans Am for the same problem. Cranked fine, Had...

I found actual dealer paint chips for my 67 Newport on E-Bay as well interior color pages. The FSM manuals as well which paint/interior combinations that could be ordered. I also found a complete reprint set of factory assembly manuals. Car color and trim codes are on the metal fender tag that...

Yea, thank's for the info. I think I'll see if the can has a percentage or something of the lye in it and look for something stronger.

If you look closely at the top of the sector shaft adjustment bolt it has an allen key provision to hold it so you can loosen the lock nut. It is probably full of accumulated gunk so hard to see. Easy to replace the seal then. In the old days of yore a wheel alignment always included a sector...

Got our first real snowfall of this winter on Sunday and Monday. Very strange winter with most temps way above normal except for the second week of January with temps down to -51C and windchill to -60. Way below normal. I started with the stainless steel repair. Straitening, filing, sanding...

1967 Newport Convertible. Currently stripped bare including front sub frame removed. Next step: Mounting on the rotisserie, send out for blasting and then redo the previous rust repairs. They pop riveted metal over the holes and then coated everything with a thick layer of under coating to...

No it was in Edmonton. We also had another plant in Terrabone Quebec. We shipped to western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. They serviced the East.

It really sounds like a low voltage problem or current flow problem. Start by undoing the battery cables from the battery and make sure posts and clamps are clean and shiny. If corroded or blackened by lead oxide you can neither pull enough current from the battery nor charge the battery...

The 318 is a great little motor with the older ones even having 9:1 compression which really helps fuel economy and torque compared to 73 up which would barley make 8:1. An Edelbrock Performer with a small 600 CFM would be fine. The stock Chrysler electronic ignition is fine and not expensive...