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    All Plugs Fouling on Right Bank

    Help! All right bank plugs (2,4,6,8) are fuel fouling on a newly built 273 Commando Formula S, have a black soot. Left side plugs are clean. Besides running in the driveway, I've only run the car up and down the street a few times. It idles rough. Solid lifter cam is just a bump bigger than...
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    MP Head Gaskets P4120094 --Copper Coat or Not?

    From what I've read, these should go on dry. Yes or no?
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    Degreeing a Cam vs. Lining Up the Dots

    This is my first time degreeing a cam. I'm putting a solid lifter cam in a 273. I've verified TDC with a dial indicator at least ten times to make sure I'm not going crazy. Then I put on the sprockets and chain, and lined up the dots straight, cam dot at the bottom, crank dot at the top. I...
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    What's Your Favorite Oil Pan Gasket Sealant?

    And don't just say "Permatex", that's a brand name. Looking forward to your answers.
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    Would You Use This Timing Cover?

    It has been boiled and ready to use. Not much meat left on the left side. Maybe JB Weld makes an aluminum filler I could use? Your thoughts?
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    What Do You Think About This Cam Bearing Install

    New bearings installed by good machine shop, but two have half the oil hole cut off. 273 Commando motor, street engine. Should I take it back or am I being too critical?
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    Looking For Advice -- 273 2bbl Tuning

    Been messing with this car off and on for months and she's starting to run decent. I've got a few complaints, so I'm putting them on the table for FABO to offer suggestions. '64 Barracuda 273 2 barrel w/ A/T trans, fresh rebuild .030 over with low compression cast pistons (I'm guessing 8.0 -...
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    Too Much Oil Pressure?

    I abandoned my engine break-in Saturday after five minutes due to an oil leak. Only lost maybe a 1/4 of a quart. Up to then it was running nicely. The first few seconds at idle the pressure was around 30 lbs. We then immediately started break-in, running the engine at 2000-2500 rpm and oil...
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    Oil Filter Adapter & Oil Pressure Help

    After a year and a half, I finally got this new 273 to run today. The last eight weeks, it has been one issue after another, but finally after sorting out the ignition and resetting the inside of the Carter carb, she ran!!! I had to shut it off after five minutes into the break-in. I have two...
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    Gas in the oil -- Initial start-up

    Well, finally after weeks of fussing with the ignition and pre-lubing the motor, I finally got this 273 to start up. It sounded good! A couple of days before the epic moment, I pulled the valve covers and could smell gas in the oil. When the engine finally started, I ran it only for five...
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