Recent content by Dale Davies

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    Those Running 3.73 And a TF w/ LockUp.. What's your highway Driving Like?

    I was on the highway yesterday and watched closely as I kept it right on 100kph which is 62mph. It was just over 1900 RPM, and 110kph which is really close to 70mph was about 2000RPM.
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    Those Running 3.73 And a TF w/ LockUp.. What's your highway Driving Like?

    I am also 71. My POS Dakota with 3/4 V8, auto OD trans, 3.55 gear and 235/75-15 tires is reving right about 2000RPM at 100kph or 62 MPH.
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    Those Running 3.73 And a TF w/ LockUp.. What's your highway Driving Like?

    Very common now in Ford axles is the 3.31 gears with traction loc. Many Ford Exploders had 3.55 gears in them with the 4R70W trans.
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    Those Running 3.73 And a TF w/ LockUp.. What's your highway Driving Like?

    My Chev 1/2 truck has 3.73 gears and an OD trans. 16" wheels and 75 series tires. Cruised on the highway at about 1800 RPM in OD. I don't know whether the extra complexity of the 8 spd is worth any benefit. Extra weight and size. Personnaly I would go with the 3.73 and next winter channge to the...
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    Best Offster Rockers for RPM

    Seems to me you are splatted against the flow wall. There is flow volume and flow rate. Combine the two and you come up with port energy. This is an important value to consider. Also the pinch may direct the flow in an advantageous direction. Seems like you need to watch some David Vizard...
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    HEI conversion benefits

    I would look at a Progression Ignition distributor. They are a bit expensive, however they have a bunch of features built in. Mechanical and vacuum advance curves are programmed off a cell phone via Bluetooth. There is a built in MAP sensor that is used instead of vacuum. High vacuum is a low...
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    FED EX.......WTF

    The trouble I found with Canada Post was the customs duty road apples applied to enrich rectums like the left dishonourable prime peckerhead of Canada, daesh dustbin turdo. Had to pay at the PO or it would be sent back. I have had parts from Summit sent to a local agent for FedEx and jist had to...
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    Anyone know about International Scouts???

    At its age there are liable to be the odd problem show up. Rust in the driver floorpan is a simple repair. A small press in your garage and you can replicate a new one. Do like Fitzees Fabrications and make the new before cutting the old out. You can then use his cut and butt technique to weld...
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    Advice needed on manifold repair

    To me it looks like it was in a puddle outside and froze. Yes it could be cast iron welded, but to weld all those cracks is going to take a lot of time. The problem is the weld area has to be preheated and then cooled slowly to prevent cracking at the edge of the weld. All of the crack has to be...
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    Off idle hesitation - solved

    That is a starting point, then final adjust for vacuum and smoothest idle.
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    What's the best way to find a dead cylinder?

    A simple way to check the timing chain for wear (stretch) is to bar the engine over to TDC. Then with the breaker bar, try gently rotating forward and backward feeling for the slop. The cam and valvetrain restrains the rotation. A new chain may have a couple of degrees back and forth, while a...
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    What's the best way to find a dead cylinder?

    OK, you performed a cylinder leakdown test. I notice the breather cap or oil fill cap are in place. I imagine the air filter was on and the throttle closed. When you perform a leakdown test, remove the breather or the oil fill cap and the air filter assembly and block the throttle open. This way...
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    Off idle hesitation - solved

    Canadian was pretty much US Federal.
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    Sizing carburetor

    Very true Bewy, just technology and we learn things over time that updates some things. I am working on my Ford 289 with Edelbrock carb. Good engines. Same applies for the 318 engines. Reliable work horse that can make respectable torque and power. In the 60's the Chrysler engines would out mile...
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