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...the bolts are loosened and I don't want oil all over the place when the pump is running. I loosened it, tapped it to a new position, then tightened it, then started the engine to see the effect of the new position. I trust that I don't actually need to move it *while* the engine is running...

computers are great, aren't they?

My late machine shop associate used to laugh about "Mopar freaks carrying 'Their Bible' with them when they came in to ask about getting something done". "The Bible" was the old Direct Connection 1000+page Race Manual. He understood their concerns, but he also was a one-man machine shop and...

I am just final assembling an expensive build to one of my hotrods and I am using an aggressive flat tappet cam. This time, I decided to send the cam and lifters to Cam-King to break in the new cam on their machine. I received it back with the lifters numbered by cylinder and the break-in...

I'm not gonna use it all glass is in good shape.

Nice modern trouble shooting on your 59 Dodge!

Do you plan on using the back glass? Is it in good shape?

Thanks neighbor.

I think you are just fine. I would definitely clean up the casting flash in the lifter valley.

A little digging around Corvette forums and turns out the traction control system will do this if the wheel/tire size has been changed... Guess what I did... Yup put C5 front wheels/tires on the rear to clear the 1959 sheet metal... Root cause found....

Ford flathead V8s with transmissions being broken in using an electric motor Per the caption with this picture: "An electric motor was used to spin the engine until the torque resistance fell to the proper level."

That's what I was thinking about hte carb being too big, if it's on the edge of the off-idle transition slots (due to some mis-tuning?) it might make some surging that you wouldn't feel with an AT because the torque converter absorbs it. With a MT, that cushion is missing. (@LocuMob - that's...