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What would cause a tick that goes tick tick tick TICK TICK TICK tick tick tick, silent silent silent silent silents, tick tick tick TICK TICK TICK tick tick tick, silent silent silent silent and repeat to infinity and beyond. It only happens when the engine oil reaches full temp. The sound seems...

I have a stock 390 that is running lean at cruising. not by much but the plugs look pretty lean after highway cruising. The carburetor I have is a motorcraft 2100, 1.23 and #54 jets. The engine is a stock 390, 1968. Would I benefit from running bigger jets? I bet about 19" vacuum at 12° btdc...

Guys, I know this has been asked a bazillion times all kver the internet but the serch function does not work on this website with my tablet so I can't use it. My question is, I have the choice between the original closed air filter element or an open element. One reason Its such a hard decision...

Hi guys, I have a 1968 galaxie 500 4 door with a 390. It has a 2100 2bbl carb, C8AE-H heads and a C7ME-A block. I plan to do a complete rebuild on this beast. I want this to be a daily driver but want to ditch the 2 barrel carb, new intake, replace the cam and lifters, new rings and pistons...

I found this on one of my lifter bores. Is this a deformation or a crack? I took a pick to the inside of the lifter bore and its not cracked through. Infact, it looks like a casting flaw. Has anyone else seen something like this before? The engine is a 1968 390FE, block number C7ME-A.

Hi guys, I just aquired a 1968 galaxie 500 with the original 390 2bbl, c6 automatic. It runs pretty well when its at an idle in neutral but when I put it in drive or reverse it stumbles and dies. This is the way it has ran since I got it, it didnt just start happening. I am able to drive it if I...

Hi guys, I have a 2100 carburetor on my 1963 F250 with a 292. I did a smoke test on the engine and found that it has a vacuum leak out of a threaded port under the electric choke. When the engine is running I can hear a loud whooshing sound coming from it. I have read mixed views on whether to...

I just recently changed the points on my 292 Y-block and while I was manually turning the engine to spread the points I coukd hear a clicking, pinging sound coming from the engine. I sounded like a broke spring but I couldn't quite find where the noice was coming from. Is it possible to turn...

Hi guys, the guys at jalopyjournal.com told me this is the place for y-block questions so bere I am. I have a 1963 f250 with a 292. Block is a 1957, heads are truck heads 61-64. It has a 2bbl 2100 carburetor and not sure on the distributer. It has been converted to 12 volt but still runs off of...