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    Pistons and floating pins

    I'm not trying to be a pain, but I disagree. Floating pins just make it easier to replace cylinder and piston assemblies on some engine configurations, such as radial and opposed, when compression results reveal below minimums. The floating pins probably actually increase the friction from the...
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    Wet Weather Startups...

    I would have to agree. I would check the cap very closely with a 10x magnifying glass for hairline cracks. Also where the primary wire enters the distributor, ensure that the seal/grommet is in good shape. Plug wires should also be checked closely at both ends, and throughout their length...
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    progress springs

    Yes. I have since installed them. I'm very pleased. TCP uppers/lowers/strut rods. Rear is 5 leaf. They are fine. I ripped the spring perches from the rear axle a few months ago when I ran ET Streets, and have since re-welded and gusseted them. The 5 leafs held up just fine.
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    My car is doing it again!

    There's also a 3/8" pipe plug on the driver's side of the block fwd of the aft freeze plug by about 2". It may be leaking??? I wouldn't put too much stock into the age of the overhaul vs potential freeze plug leakage. They can leak regardless of mileage. Were the plugs installed with sealant...
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    Project DOHC Eleanor gets T-56

    2bobp----how did your Novi blow-through end up????
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    My car is doing it again!

    You could try and pressurize the cooling system with a radiator pump when the thermostat is opened(wait for the car to cool for a bit after normal opertaing temp), and get under the freeze plug, and CLOSELY examine the area for leaks. Use a paper towel, as they are HIGHLY absorbant and will pick...
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    ? about t5 tranny/drive shaft and fluids

    That's the stuff to use. $$
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    wiring help!!!!

    The brown wire is # 262, and will go the energize the starter solenoid-S post on the solenoid. The red/blue,(I forget the #), will energize the ignition circuit during cranking-I post on the solenoid. The others to the alternator--what size? Where do they terminate on the other end?
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    Cant anyone help me out?re:charging system

    The smaller blk/wht wire, usually a 14 gauge, is most likely the field. remove the field wire at the regulator, and do a continuity check to verify. The stator wire can be verified in the same manner. Also usually a 14 gauge wire.
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    351C Supercharger Kit

    [Nobody currently makes a 351W kit. I do. I've installed about 5 kits in 67-68 mustangs. 351W, 302, 289 engines. Some with engine bay modifications if an intercooler was desired, and some without engine bay modifications. Last weekend I did an engine bay modification w/o an...
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    HELP !!! exact size for rebore needed ..quick

    What I always do is provide the pistons to the machinist so as to bore the block to the EXACT sizes. At times the tolerances of pistons will vary, and this way any discrepancies can be compensated for.
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    power steering control valve?

    Flaming River is making NEW power steering control valves. I've heard good things about their valves from 2 customers.
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    aluminium drive shaft

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    aluminium drive shaft

    My 3" aluminum was handing 568 RWHP and 590 RWTQ with street tires, until I put ET streets on. Then I broke 2 in a row on the first launches.
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    mechanical vs. electrical?

    99% of the time, mechanical gauges will be full-sweep, and electrical will not be,although I believe that there are a few newer type full-sweep electrical gauges being made now.
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    Opinions on a carb

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    Supercharger mounting question

    Most of the aftermarket S/C mounts I've seen locate the S/C compressor on the L/H side of the engine. On my 68, I am still running the factory power steering for now, which mounts on the R/H side of the engine, and so I fabricated mounts to locate the S/C on the L/H side, with the alternator...
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    Main and rod bearing replacement

    That's what I'm hoping. I've never replaced main bearings this way. Thanks Dave. It can't hurt to try.
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    Main and rod bearing replacement

    ttt^^ Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
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    P-51 fuel consumption during dog fights?

    The fuel tanks have inverted check ball floats in the vents to prevent fuel spillage due to gravity, and there is a stand pipe in the tank with a check ball to prevent the pump from drawing in air and cavitating. Some applications have a boost pump to keep a constant head pressure on the engine...
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