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  1. Rusty Muffler

    Front U joint 57 Plymouth Belvedere TorqueFlite

    How do I check the front u joint to see if it could be causing a vibration? Thanks!
  2. Rusty Muffler

    Trans cross member have to come out to replace mount 57 Belvedere ?

    for 57 Plymouth Belvedere Torqeflite Trans mount? Also, looking for a decent priced one? Not $75.!
  3. Rusty Muffler

    Please do the MATH for me. Leak down test results my 301 V-8 1957 Plymouth

    I'm filled with doubt on whether I'm doing this right to get the percentages between the pressure in and the pressure after leakage. Engine has 1k miles, thanks! . Please help!
  4. Rusty Muffler

    What is happening when a brake cylinder retracts slowly causing the brakes to drag?

    For my 57 Belvedere left rear wheel. When I loosen the bleeder the brake releases.
  5. Rusty Muffler

    Pulling rear drum on my 57 Belvedere, which one?

    Can someone tell me which one will work for sure please? My car has 5 lugs. Just returned one to Amazon that was junk! I think it's called a tapered shaft drum puller? Also I'd like a wheel cylinder rebuild kit for same wheel, Amazon send me one that looked wrong and with missing pieces...
  6. Rusty Muffler

    Compression numbers wet and dry. What is acceptable?

    I haven't done a leak down test because I didn't want to spend the $ yet. I did another compression test DRY then WET and here are the results. Can someone tell me what the numbers mean as this engine has about 1000 miles on it? It looks like a leak down test is next. The vibration is really...
  7. Rusty Muffler

    Average Compression in pounds for 301 V-8?

    I'd like to hear from anyone who has a Plymouth 301 V8 and has done a compression test on their motor to see an average number? Thanks!
  8. Rusty Muffler

    Does a tightly shaking vacuum gauge REALLY mean an ignition problem? Chasing my tail.

    I've had the distributor apart and everything looks great, just checked the wires and plugs, compression is 100psi across the board, carb is rebuilt, looked closely at the distributor cap and it looks new, but still has an erratic miss at cruise or still at 15-2k rpm. Only other clue is the...
  9. Rusty Muffler

    Should I have used new unused plug wires that are 10 years old?

    Do they deteriorate over time even not used? These are on my 57 Belvedere. What's the official resistance per foot for 7mm Prestosil Class E suppression cable?
  10. Rusty Muffler

    Anyone else that has checked their stock 301 compression in PSI?

    Mine are pretty even at 100 psi.
  11. Rusty Muffler

    rebuilt 301 vibrates at around 3k RPM or 40 mph

    Getting down to the nitty gritty, I can feel the engine strobing. It has about 500 miles on it and there's probably nothing I'm going to do about it, but what do you think it is? I figure it might be something out of balance in the torque converter? It had been sitting 9 years so maybe crud...
  12. Rusty Muffler

    This rubber trunk mat available for my 57 Belvedere?

    Can't seem to find it in this pattern of dots and texture.
  13. Rusty Muffler

    58Belvedere is a genius and an asset to this forum.

    Volvo heater valve worked perfectly on my 57 Belvedere and saved me more that half the cost. Thanks 58!
  14. Rusty Muffler

    Where to install a manual heater shut off for my 1957 Plymouth Belvedere

    I'm going to install a manual gate valve on one of the heater hoses. Does it matter which one? Red hose or black? What direction does the water flow? flow? See picture and thanks!
  15. Rusty Muffler

    Removed the many years old seat covers, here's what I found, front seat too!

    Old seat cover, rear seat on my 57 Belvedere, bottom photo, front seat too!
  16. Rusty Muffler

    Ever see brake booster like this?

    The odd brake noise was actually coming from an air inlet on this booster. Says Bendix Aircraft Corp on it. The inlet has a sort of coarse brill fabric under a screen with a snap ring. The sound would come from it intermittently when at a complete stop. It sounded like metal to metal but...
  17. Rusty Muffler

    Brakes creaking? What's the spring the encircles the drum for ? 57 Belvedere

    Brakes are like new but when I get near a stop I get this weird creaking. I thought it might be the hubcaps so I removed them, still there. Seems mostly coming from the front right (pass). I bled the brakes and re-adjusted them thinking one wheel cylinder was hanging up. Still there. Maybe the...
  18. Rusty Muffler

    57 Belvedere fuel gauge and sender accuracy

    Before I put the new gas tank in I temporarily hooked up what looks to be original sender from where the wire plugs to it under the car and of course grounded it and turned on the key and watched the gauge work from empty to full and around halfway while moving the float arm. I also checked the...
  19. Rusty Muffler

    Not sure about Vansauto

    I recently purchased a new tank from Vans and the fuel pickup was a good 1.5" off the tank floor which seemed excessive. I contacted Vans and asked him if that was normal. He said it was but with no explanation of why it was ok. When I asked about running low on fuel much sooner he got nasty...
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