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221. Report on Lead Substitutes.. (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 15:29:26 -0700; ....Let's see if the list wants to take part in a poll. Who is experiencing valve seat recession? Who uses the lead substitute? I'll keep score. . Dick Vance, Bill, Mike, and myself claim to have no; /html/6pack/2005-05/msg00237.html (7,859 bytes)
222. Re: Alternator conversion (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 15:50:46 -0700; Walt--Tell the guy behind the counter you want the Delco alternator for an " '80 Cheve Monte Carlo 6". The cost should be between $25 and $50 for a rebuilt one. (Some stores guarantee them for "life"; /html/6pack/2005-05/msg00333.html (7,408 bytes)
223. Re: Right disc brake lockup... (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 23:33:07 -0700; Richard--If you can find no reason for this caliper to lock before the other, check the left side to be sure this isn't the lazy one. Make some kind of a 'mark' across the left wheel pads, and do a b; /html/6pack/2005-05/msg00341.html (7,610 bytes)
224. Re: Cam fixed? p.2 (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 14:19:37 -0700; Mike--Your cam timing should now be correct, but just one last check on this. With #11 & 12 valves "on the rock", the timer should also be pointed right at 0-TDC. Just having #1 & 2 valves closed is; /html/6pack/2005-05/msg00346.html (9,181 bytes)
225. Re: Non-VTR help needed... (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 23:45:17 -0700; Marty--I vaguely recall running into the same situation many years ago when installing the Mallory into an in-line Corvette motor. I think what you need to do is reposition the distributor drive gear; /html/6pack/2005-05/msg00354.html (8,354 bytes)
226. Re: Peddle Box (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 22:39:51 -0700; John--Not sure if your concern is the arm hitting the brake switch or the spring hitting this switch. If it's the spring, direct it another way. (Altho the factory eyelet should be fine) If the arm i; /html/6pack/2005-05/msg00376.html (7,051 bytes)
227. Re: More on oil leak/SU's (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 23:05:05 -0700; Dwayne--For years, auto engines ran with their crankcase venting to atmosphere. The way the vent pipe was shaped and placed allowed air passing under the engine to assist this venting. Today, this is; /html/6pack/2005-05/msg00377.html (7,556 bytes)
228. Re: I am afraid.... (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 11:55:20 -0700; Kevin--There are not many yellow metals in the engine that could mix with the oil. Some types of valve guides, which are not likely to deteriorate into what you saw. Thrust washers are made from stee; /html/6pack/2005-05/msg00399.html (7,261 bytes)
229. Re: Rainy day projects (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 12:33:33 -0700; Al--Most of the signal canceling problems that I've seen are the result of incorrect front wheel alignment austments. We know that the tierods should be equal* in length, to keep the steering wheel a; /html/6pack/2005-05/msg00400.html (7,972 bytes)
230. Re: Crank gear stuck (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 12:51:17 -0800; Joe--You should use a gear puller to remove the crank sprocket. Get it behind the timing chain, to protect the some-what soft teeth. If the crankshaft key tries to come part way out with the sprocket; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00011.html (7,263 bytes)
231. Re: Engine rebuilding questions (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 22:38:25 -0700; Joe--Sound like you are moving from one end of the car to the other at a rapid pace! On to glitch #1....If you have the distributor in, I'll assume that you may also have the fuel pump in. The resist; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00038.html (8,657 bytes)
232. Re: TR6 doors (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 00:35:41 -0700; John--A "temporary" fix could be using an Allen head cap screw. The kind with an unthreaded shank under the head. Add a nyloc nut and you're set until you decide to get serious about replacing the "p; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00091.html (6,649 bytes)
233. Re: Inny or Outy? (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 17:26:22 -0700; Bob--Plug's to the left, on the side, in the back.. Takes 5.5 quarts to find the top mark n the dipstick when completely empty. (Rebuild) Otherwirse 5.0 qts. including (original) filter on my '73. In; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00115.html (6,738 bytes)
234. RE: Whining noise (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:36:20 -0700; Gene--Does e pitch of the sound change with road speed, or engine If engine speed, take a good look at the alternator as a source. Add a big load to the electrical system to see if it changes pitch o; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00123.html (7,081 bytes)
235. Re: Hot Differential (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 16:47:34 -0700; Mike--Since the differential is air-cooled, a lot depends on how "it feels to touch" on the outside temperature. (50 in Corvallis)? Mine would be uncomfortably hot to lay a hand of after a half hour; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00126.html (9,080 bytes)
236. Re: Losing Oil (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 13:04:33 -0700; James--What Doug wrote could certainly be the cause as to what has happened. It could depend on how long of a drive you took to lose more than two quarts of oil from a leaking valve cover gasket, or; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00138.html (7,095 bytes)
237. Re: Another A/F mixture question (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:49:37 -0700; Richard--You should be able to get very close to "ideal" performance, when using the ZS carbs on a basically stock engine, without using $$$ equipment. If alll cylinders are pulling (vacuum) evenly,; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00154.html (9,181 bytes)
238. Re: Disssy (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:46:55 -0700; I think if one wanted to go to the trouble, the vacuum retard canister could be movd to the other side of the housing. By then connecting a line to a carb port that sees highest vacuum as the throttl; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00161.html (7,069 bytes)
239. Re: A/F mixture question (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:57:23 -0700; Mitch V.--At lower engine AND road speeds, (under 1500 rpm) some cams don't like to run at a steady throttle. Yours could be one of them. It is possible that you are running too rich, making this sym; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00162.html (7,078 bytes)
240. RE: 200 MPG Carburetor (score: 1): Author: tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor); Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:11:16 -0700; Steve--Ain't gonna' happen. There is only so much energy in a pound of gas. I (almost) remember the kind of gas we used to get "75 to 100 years ago" and I can tell you it had no more power. Compressi; /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00163.html (7,744 bytes)

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