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Well today I had (planned) to move the Truck out of the garage, finish filling the bed with some yard waste and make a trip to the city site yadda yadda. Started the engine and was greeted with a GEN light that wouldn't go out after engine start, regardless of RPM. Not a stuck cutout...

The truck shop manual for '64 says in specs - for all engines - opening temp 185° to 192°F and fully open by 210° to 212°F. This sounds closer to 195° being "correct" than a 160° or 180° thermostat. Did they even have 195° thermostats before the 1970s though? Ran a 180° thermostat this past...

Given that I'm not too sure about the quality of the rebuild I had done some years and miles ago I've decided to replace the valve springs as they may well have a lot of miles. The rocker arm assembly has to come off for this anyway, and may well find that the rocker arm shafts are buggered. Is...

Here is an interesting tool that used to be advertised when solid lifter engines were commonplace. Y block engines are spec'd for .019" cold .018" hot. Have always used a feeler gauge, or the "Walt Nuckels" quarter turn method, after taking up the clearance. The principle on the latter is based...