Recent content by Badfish1

Thanks for all the tips and info

Thank you for the reply. No the oil pressure never drops...I do not have an overflow canister. Just a hose running from neck of radiator

Hello, car runs and drives pretty good. Can basically drive all day in traffic at slower speeds, but if I run a few miles on the highway it gets hot. I have flushed the radiator and tried two different thermostats. I now have a 160 in. It doesn’t leak fluid and the heater works. I can hear like...

Thanks for all the help. I timed the car and its running alot better. Gonna change fuel filter again. Its a little sluggish at start but runs pretty good down the highway. Another question i have is after driving the idle is really high. My Dad seems to think the carb needs rebuilding. Its an...

when i first started working on the car I drained the tank, changed fuel filter, the car was actually running pretty good until I changed spark plugs and wires. now I know that I have the timing out. need to start there I think? it sucks because I had it running pretty good but now that its...

Hello, 318 1967 Barracuda 4 barrel carb. Was running decent but idling a little rough. Car had sit for 11 years but i had her running pretty good. Then i put in new spark plugs and wires. Ran better. All of a sudden carb started poping. My dad said sounded like timing was off. Tried adjusting...

thanks for all the info. going to be the next job. thanks

Just wondering what the best way to remove drive shaft would be. 1967 Barracuda 4 speed trans. the rear shaft seal is leaking I believe. can you buy that seal a local parts store or will I have to order it. Any help on ordering the part or removing the shaft would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Thanks for the ideas. the backfire has gone away. I think I had bad gas? but will work on the others. thanks for the help

Hello, have a Holley 4 barrel carb older model. The car will start and idle fine but as soon as I rev it up then it idles super fast. It wont kick down or anything. It is also kind of backfire and popping. I have checked for vacuum leaks and messed with the accelerator pump adjustment. Kinda of...

Hello was wondering what would be the best spark plugs and wires to put on a 318. going in my 67 Barracuda. Is there anything else I should know or just install back simple as that. Thanks for the newbie help. Also is there a certain size spark plug or just take one in to the parts store? Thanks...

Hello Dustert73, sounds pretty good. How do they sound like in 2nd or 3rd gear? Have they gotten louder over time. Might have to give them a try. Thanks again. Jason

Hello have 67 formula s notch. looking for best deep sounding muffler that's gonna make me sound a lot faster than I really am. I think the piping is 2.25. the mufflers are off-set on both ends. the muffler case length is about 13 inches. I was looking at the Flowmaster 40's or the Series 44...

Hello have a question about the clutch on my 67 cuda 318. The clutch does not engage until it is almost completely released. Does that sound ok? Also if I wanted to adjust how difficult is the adjustment. Is there anything specific I should know when adjusting. Everything seems to be working ok...

Found the problem. Crawled under car. There is a little 2 inch portion of rubber gas line that connects the fuel sending unit to the main steel gas line. Hopefully that will be it. Thanks for the info guys and girls.