Recent content by Ricks56

Agreed. I wasn't trying to start WWIII. There is info out there on direct acting vacuum advances and "reverse" acting which is very confusing to me. I just checked mine with a vacuum gauge; the ported connection has 5 inches of vacuum at idle and as soon as you just crack the throttle it goes to...

I will put a timing light on it sometime today and see if the vac advance is working. My main problem is I was reading on the internet (everything is true on the internet don't you know!) about the arguments of using manifold vac vs ported vac. I always thought that an increase in vac to the...

Not sure at this point. The port on the carb only gets vacuum when the throttle opens. The engine seems to be sluggish until the mechanical advance kicks in. I am going to try it with the manifold vacuum and see if there is any difference.

My '56 312 has a '57 distributor and a Holley Performer 2 bbl carb on it. This conversion was done before I got the car. The distributor vacuum is connected to a ported source from the carb. Is this correct or should it be connected to manifold vacuum? Thanks.

It looks and sounds like a bad gasket on the passengers side. Gaskets ordered! Thanks again for all the advice. I still can't believe that is my 62 years of life and cars I never suspected that an exhaust leak may be coming from the INTAKE manifold! Just goes to show me that I need to think a...

Thanks for all the ideas and lessons guys, I greatly appreciate it! And I will also check the spark plugs tomorrow!

Yes, the car has dual exhaust but has had the heat riser valve removed. This is starting to make sense to me now, thanks for the pictures! The hole for the tube to the carb has been plugged with a bolt. I will check that area tomorrow but suspect it is a leaking intake manifold gasket. I never...

Hmm, that sounds interesting 40cpe. We were using a piece of hose and it did sound like it was possibly in the intake manifold. I'm not sure how that tube works. I have a Holley 2 bbl replacement carb with an electric choke that does not a heat tube. There appears to be a bolt in the side of the...

My 56 Victoria with a 312 has an exhaust leak I cannot find. It is under the hood and only makes noise when the engine has a load on it. Idling in park you cannot hear it, but put it in gear and step on the gas and it sounds like an old truck! I have replaced the manifold gaskets and exhaust...

I am trying to trace the history of my '56 Fairlane. I have the VIN number but haven't been able to trace it back. The car was built in Dallas, Texas and is supposed to have spent most of it's life there. It went through the Branson Missouri auto auction on October 12th or 13th 2012 and was...

Yes, they are for a '56 Victoria. I wasn't sure if the 56 T-Bird lines were the same.

Does anyone know where I can get the 2 metal lines that go to the vacuum booster on the fuel pump for a 1956 y-block for the wipers? If I have to make them, do you know what size lines they are and where the factory correct bends are? Thanks in advance!

I need to replace the roof rail seals on my 56 Fairlane 4 door hardtop. I know that no one is reproducing them and am wondering if anyone has put an after market seal on theirs. If so, do you have the make and part # ? Thanks in advance!

After a lot of research, and much misinformation found, I finally found a fuel sending unit that works with my '56 Fairlane with a stock bi-metallic gauge. Dennis Carpenter has the correct one, Part # B6A-9275. It is listed for '56 only; the paperwork that came with it says 1936-1955...

Not sure what is acceptable but my 312 runs about 65 lbs at road speed and drops down to 30 lbs at idle when hot.