imon_2nd
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Yep, I'm thinking of buying a rebuild kit. I haven't rebuilt a carb since 1987, when I did the three Webers on my Dino.
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Yep, I'm thinking of buying a rebuild kit. I haven't rebuilt a carb since 1987, when I did the three Webers on my Dino.
70bigblockdodge
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If it is a original Holley I would not rebuild it put it on the shelf for the next owner of your car. Those old original Holley's warp badly and have internal leaks and yes I'm sure a very good carb shop can repair them but why when you can put a brand new one on and it.is hidden by the air cleaner.
imon_2nd
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Good point.
MarPar
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imon_2nd
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I betcha that was fun.
Yeah, fun, if that's what you call spending a whole weekend at your kitchen table with carb parts everywhere. This time, I might just go ahead and buy a new carb instead.
commando1
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Name dropper...
Name dropper...
Still have the Dino?
imon_2nd
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Nope. My current sporty car is a 2004 Porsche Boxster S.
MarPar
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imon_2nd
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Seems odd to post a pic of my Boxster in an Imperial thread, but whatever...
imon_2nd
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Question:
I got a new oil dip stick and tube from Classic Industries in Huntington Beach, CA. It is labelled as a part for "big block" 383 and 440 CI engines, 1960 through 1976. It does NOT fit. The company says they will credit my VISA card for the refund.
The original tube is 0.360" in diameter and the new one is 0.370" in diameter. Does anybody here know where I can but the correct size?
I got a new oil dip stick and tube from Classic Industries in Huntington Beach, CA. It is labelled as a part for "big block" 383 and 440 CI engines, 1960 through 1976. It does NOT fit. The company says they will credit my VISA card for the refund.
The original tube is 0.360" in diameter and the new one is 0.370" in diameter. Does anybody here know where I can but the correct size?
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They should all be the same. I wonder if they got a bad batch or if they swelled up in the shipping container...
commando1
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Was it chromed?
Was it painted?
Then end of the dipstick tube should be raw steel.
Was it painted?
Then end of the dipstick tube should be raw steel.
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imon_2nd
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The only ones I could find were chromed. I'm going to grind the chrome off the end that inserts into the block and see if that takes the 0.01" off it. Then, grind it a little more since they don't want me to ship it back. No loss if I destroy it.
commando1
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A 1" strip of #120 wraped around the tip should do it.
Don't grind it. It's only 10 thou.
Don't grind it. It's only 10 thou.
imon_2nd
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And things were going so well...
I gently ground the tips of the chrome plated dip sticks so I now have two slightly different diameter tubes. At least one of them should fit. Planned to install on Monday after Xmas. Then, Xmas eve I was in bed sound asleep when I woke up feeling somebody had shot me in the left calf. Or maybe one of our big house spiders had bit me, I could not find a bite mark. My wife couldn't either. And, I had a fever of 101. WTF? After 5 hours of intense pain, which no pain killer I had on hand would touch, my wife drove me to the ER. By that time, my calf had swelled to 2X normal and turned bright pink. I had to use a walker to get into the ER. Long story short, I'm still in the hospital. The docs can't figure out what happened and are treating me with IV antibiotics and Morphine, which is doing a so-so job with the pain. The docs call it life threatening due to some underlying health issues. I think they are just covering their butts. This a car project detour I never expected.
I gently ground the tips of the chrome plated dip sticks so I now have two slightly different diameter tubes. At least one of them should fit. Planned to install on Monday after Xmas. Then, Xmas eve I was in bed sound asleep when I woke up feeling somebody had shot me in the left calf. Or maybe one of our big house spiders had bit me, I could not find a bite mark. My wife couldn't either. And, I had a fever of 101. WTF? After 5 hours of intense pain, which no pain killer I had on hand would touch, my wife drove me to the ER. By that time, my calf had swelled to 2X normal and turned bright pink. I had to use a walker to get into the ER. Long story short, I'm still in the hospital. The docs can't figure out what happened and are treating me with IV antibiotics and Morphine, which is doing a so-so job with the pain. The docs call it life threatening due to some underlying health issues. I think they are just covering their butts. This a car project detour I never expected.
Holy crap here's hoping you are on the mend! Sounds like a blood clot which can be very serious. Don't take their first answer as gospel. Make sure someone is there to advocate on your behalf if you can't. Good luck get well soon.
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Oh man, I hope your visit to the hospital is short and that you're ok. Keep us posted.
azblackhemi
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Get well soon!
Ripinator
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I'll add another "Holy Crap!" to this thread. Very sorry to hear this. I hope they get you straight, so you can get back to that dip-stick repair. . .
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