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With the exception of the parking pawl, the transmission is shifted by means of hydraulic oil pumped through various circuits, past check valves and shuttle valves, and ultimately to some form of a piston device to apply force to either a band or a clutch. Making a drastic change to the...

@Spike Morelli well stated....I began typing up a reply to this question, the other day, and got sidetracked....glad I didn't...you said it well. The HOA I belong to (and for at least another month, am on the board) has an appeals process. Homeowners can request to plead their case to the...

I use bolts with a 12 point 3/8" drive. The smaller head help with accessibility when a tube encroaches the space projected above the bolt head. I've found that headers with a thick flange (5/16 or thicker) don't seem to be all that dependent on the gasket. I've had good results with...

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

Do our cars have a primary ground lug for the harness under the dash? I can see a pair of heavy gauge wires near the fuse box, but can't see where the one, presumed to be ground, goes. Recently, I noticed the tach needle moving when I press the brake pedal and want to confirm all grounds are...

I can attest. I bought a couple of 650 DP main bodies when holly had their big sale last summer....I've only used one of them, so far, but the primary MB surface was not flat and resulted in cross-talk between circuits. I bought the bodies so I could replace one that has the choke horn cut...

I suggest you get some longer bolts and spacers to put under the throttle cable bracket. The section of cable between the throttle attachment ball and bracket needs to be horizontal, or close to it. Alternatively, the bracket can be bent to angle the cable so that it points directly at the...

When you disconnected the driveshaft, did you restrain it from rotating or did it just spin freely when trans was put in gear? If it wasn't restrained, the test would seem to provide only minimal info and doesn't really eliminate the trans from the root cause. That being said, the rear diff is...

Agree with the others that the rattle sounds like a classic case for detonation. The 2nd situation could be that one cylinder is mis-firing, aka missing. As Don suggests, I'd pull the plugs and inspect. You're looking for one plug that's fouled or damaged. The quick way to check for a...

This is the style I used for my 351 to 429 swap back in '86. Just looked at the engine out in the garage and it's got the steel block-to-isolator brackets, and then the same isolator shown in your link.

I suggest you also inspect the lower control arm inner pivot area. The strut rods can pull the control arm forward enough to contact the support structure for that joint and result in a scraping/creaking sort of sound.

I suppose it's possible something happened to the choke circuit related to the welding. I've heard of voltage spikes taking components out....and RF if you're TIG welding with a high frequency stabilizer. Since it has fuel, I think it's choke related. I think someone has already made a good...

Agree that it appears to be pulled forward and should be able to push it back in place. Be sure to check wheel alignment. On another note, I like your fender blankets. Where did you get them?

The difference in restriction between those two mufflers should not be enough to cause the problem described. When the engine dies, have you confirmed that the fuel bowl is full? What carb are you running? Where is the fuel filter located? If the bowl isn't full, starvation, if it is full...

On a holley, you should be able to tune the LS and HS cruise AFR without the secondaries coming into play. You can count on that being true on a vacuum secondary, but you may begin to crack them open on a double pumper. For WOT AFR, I will disable the secondaries so that I know I'm only tuning...

PVCR stands for power valve channel restrictor. When the metering block uses a power valve, that jet, in combination with the main jet and high speed air bleed, meters fuel through the boosters, aka main, aka high speed circuit. PVCR's are the two small holes under the power valve. They will...

I've done quite a bit of carb tuning with a wideband. I put together a data logger that includes left and right wideband AFR, manifold vacuum, RPM, speed, and knock. I have the parts to add TPS and fuel pressure, but .....too many irons in the fire. Set idle mixture using highest vacuum...

I've recently had experience with the Excel line from Richmond and I recommend against them. The set was noisy and after the distributor reviewed several different patterns, they offered an exchange for, what they referred to as, a premium gear set. I went for the premium set and am in the...

My morning was spent troubleshooting an air handler blower that stopped blowing earlier in the week. Turned out to be a faulty control board. It wasn't too hot in the attic, but by the time I'll able to install the replacement, that may not be the case.

I worked several years for a shop whose bread and butter was complete engine and transmission rebuilds. To the best of my memory, we (namely me, haha) never Removed/Replaced the engine and trans together. The only time I can remember R&R'ing them together, was when I was helping out friends...