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    Parking brake inspection failure

    Went to my inspection station and failed my inspection due to the parking brake not working. Hooked up the wire and still doesn't work. I proceeded to rebuild the entire drum brake system, bearings and seals. All except the wheel cylinders. Bled the system and bench bled a new master cylinder...
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    Bad Timing???

    Does anyone know if my timing could be too retard if my initial timing made my truck backfire through the carb (12 degrees initial/ 36 total)under load? I reduced the backfiring ALOT if I kept advancing the timing every time I test drove it and tightened the timing curve springs to one stronger...
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    Is my carb vapor-loclked or flooding

    Just put my truck together after welding the frame up around the gear box (YIKES NOT A GOOD FIND!). Prior to disassembly the truck ran great and started up every time with a tap[ of the key. I pulled the engine and wrapped the carb in a plastic bag and set on the shelf for 3 months ( drained of...
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    Tuning issues

    Hey guys! You're the first to go to when I have hard to answer questions so hopefully I can get some help again (thanks for all the support in the past!) Below is a description of my truck, engine and the issues I running into. (Forgive me on the long write up). Truck: 81 k10 (3/4 ton axle...
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    Torque Converter selection

    Hey Guys, I've been building my engine for the past three weeks and have pondered my way into doubt that my stock converter will definitely not be happy with the engine set up I'm placing against it here soon. So with out beating around the bush i'll list the goods and purpose for the truck...
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    Relieving that crank pressure

    So for my hot rod build I have been pondering some research on ridding my engine of blow by and crank pressures. From what I've seen people just weld in a vacuum to each valve cover and hook that to an electric vacuum source then through a oil seperator to catch the oil mist. Has anyone used...
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    Valve spring calculations

    Hey Guys, Just recently posted my engine build on a different thread (Under The Struggle - first engine build) and while i was reviewing and researching my products list for my new 388 c.i. build i noticed that my cam vs. valve spring max lift was a tad bit close. Actually it's(Cam @ .534 max...
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    First Engine Build

    Hey guys, I have an interesting engine build with random question that the experts may know. So let me spill the beans on my project. I have a 85' 350 4 bolt main block. Just sent it to the machinist, and they bored it .060 over. Here is where it gets interesting. I've been curious if the 400...
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    Good by A/C...but what about these wires!!!!

    Hey guys! I have the left over remanence of my a/c system to deal with. Does anyone know of a decent thread or idea of which wires to remove from the engine bay/fire wall? I'm keeping the heater core, but no A/C so I can clean up the engine bay and utilize a few Ponies for my build. Any...

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