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    Factory block heater?

    I doubt if you could get a dealer installed block heater for $20. Anyone ever try to remove a freeze plug with the  engine in the car? easy on the assembly line but not in the car.
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    stock intake manifold question

    I beleive there are two size bolts and the narrower longer  bolts go into the four holes at the center of the manifold. run the bolts into the holes on the head  with finger tighten before installing the manifold to make sure the threads are clean , not stripped and not binding. doing this will...
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    edelbrock intake 351C-4V brand new for sale

    brand new in the original box  Edelbrock Performer 351C-4V  intake manifold item #2665  never used .  only for 4V heads.. $250 free shipping.
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    C6 ruined by 393C

    Here is a problem most people never have. I installed a 393 C stoker in my 71 mach and after about 10000 miles noticed abnormal wear and noise from the timing chain and gears  which I removed for closer inspection. At that time I noticed by accident excessive motion in the crank shaft. Clunk...
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    Steering shaft rag joint alignment.rebuilt the rag joint and installed it wa

    I has similar alignment problems while installing steering shaft.  turned out the previous owner had removed the steering wheel and used a BFH to  beat on the top of the steering shaft while pulling up on the wheel to get the wheel off. after taking apart the complete assembly i discovered that...
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    351C 4V with C6!??

    I have a 71 fastback mach-1 M code   351C-4V  C6 collecting dust in my garage soooo yes the 4V  exhaust manifolds will work w/ the C6.
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    71-73 center console original used $250

    71-73 center console . don't know if clock works. needs cleaning and vinyl paint. original color dark blue. minor  half inch crack at edge of ash tray opening. one broken missing screw hole at bottom edge of console . pay for shipping from 93631. send upload your pics email for pics.
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    Swapping rear gears

    purchase a DIY manual called DIFFERENTIALS, AXLES AND DRIVELINES which also comes w/ a DVD showing how to rebuild different rear gears. www.cartechbooks.com. I used it to rebuild my ford 9 in while i watched the procedure on the DVD and had no problems but did have to buy a couple of new...
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    351C-2V Head Removal

    have to remove intake manifold. don't have to remove exhaust manifold but might be easier if you do. some people think its better to remove head bolts in the opposite order they are installed. then stick a big screw driver or pry bar into one of the intake ports and pry up gently to release the...
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    my C6 destroyed my engine

    My C6 trans destroyed my engine. Installed rebuilt 351C and rebuilt C6 w/ a shift kit and 10,000 miles later had trouble w / timing chain wear and while removing the timing chain noticed a lot of motion free play in the crank. Thinking something was wrong w/ my thrust bearing I dropped the oil...
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    jacking up front?

    the stock ford jacks used the pinch welds and most of the new cars also use the pinch welds along the sides for jacking. So i will chock the back wheels to prevent rolling and jack up each side of the car on the pinch welds at the front where the original jack was supposed to go moving from side...
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    Engine timing chain is broken

    I had a similar problem on the road w/ backfiring and dying and turned out to be a broken distributor gear which kept the engine from turning. pull the distributor and have it checked . you could turn the crank over by hand just a few degrees and if the dist rotor is not turning the chain ( or...
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    pertronix power relay

    the pertronix power relay generates a full 12v to the coil for use w/ elecronic ignition and avoids messing with the pink wire. if anyone has installed this item http://www.pertronix.com/docs/instruction-sheets/0000-008770.pdf let me know if you had any problems.
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    duraspark install

    If anyone has a wiring diagram supplied w/ the NPD wiring harness please fax to 559-8972645 or copy and send to me on this site. thanx
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    duraspark

    IF you have installed duraspark on a 71 -351c please tell me where the white and red wires from the NPD harness hook up to . does the white wire go to the I or S terminal on the solenoid relay and do you disconnect the pink wire or not. the auto restomod diagram shows pink wire intact, white to...
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