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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.

no gas inside trunk or around gas cap area. is filler gasket on top? will evently enough gas drip out and stop once it gets a couple gallons low?

Drove the Barracuda and filled up drove about a mile home. noticed gas dripping it looks like from the top of the gas tank. has been dripping now for about and hour and not really stopping maybe slowing down a little. any ideas? also gas gauge has not been working but all other gauges working...

Gonna do the radiator flush soon. my dad seems to think the timing could be off causing the car to run hotter than it should. I turned the distributor to the left counter clockwise a little and now the car is running even hotter. I guess go back to where I was at and go the other direction a...

it has been a long time since flushed. is that something I should do my self or is it beneficial to have it flushed at a shop. I mean does the shop machine flush block and everything. thanks for all the help.

Antifreeze is brand new. would a radiator flush help an older radiator? could a bad radiator cause running hot? radiator is not leaking everything looks good.

Hello, car was running hot but not overheating. Changed thermostat, drove car and no change still running hot. Motor is stock 318 just a 4barrel carb. On the gauge it goes to the line right under the H. The car had not been driven very much in the last 10 years. Could having the radiator flushed...

Thanks a lot. Appreciate the info. Would be lost without this site. Thanks again

Hello needing to drain radiator. Wanting to know how much coolant or antifreeze I should buy and what brand do you guys recommend. I think I need something with a rust inhibitor? Also should I fill the entire radiator and start car then add more or what is a good procedure. Thanks again.

Hello wanting some tire input. Tires on cuda are 215/75/14 whitewalls. Wanting to get new tires and go to 225 but can't seem to find whitewalls in that size. How would just BFG Radial T/A or Cooper Cobra look with my stock hubcaps? Any input appreciated. Thanks

Thanks for all the info guys. Going to be giving her a try this weekend. Thanks again.

Hello wanting to lower my front end about a 1/2 to 3/4 inch. Was told you can turn the torsion bar bolt counter clockwise to lower the car. About how many turns and is counter clockwise sound correct to lower? Also does the car need to be jacked up to do this and can I put it on jack stands and...

Hello, drain tranny and service manual calls for 4 quarts. Put 4 quarts back in fill hole. my dad said I should fill it until some fluid starts to run out. But after filling with 4 quarts no transmission fluid ever came out of the hole. Should I keep adding until it does or just go with the 4...

Removed starter and had it rebuilt. The guy does awesome work here. Bendix and Solenoid for 50 bucks. Put here back in and started on 2nd try. Man that top bolt is a burger. Thanks for all the help and by the way I just disconnected both negative and positive cables. Didn't mean to start a...

Thanks for all the replies. Great info. Appreciate it.

Thanks for the tips. Thinking its more the solenoid, once it engages its all good. What is involved in rebuilding the solenoid? Also if I was to buy new starter what would be a good choice. Thanks