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  1. Vergil

    8BA Oil Filter Options

    To bring into perspective the size of a micron I found the below info on Parker Filter site .... I wouldn't get to carried away on too small of micron filtering unless you have the pressure to push it through.....
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    Best continuous-use electric fuel pump??

    I forget what Ford van I got mine out of, but a picture of mine and the relay's
  3. Vergil

    Best continuous-use electric fuel pump??

    I use a relay and an inertia switch that will shut off the fuel pump in an accident ..
  4. Vergil

    Best continuous-use electric fuel pump??

    I am using a fuel regulator with a return fuel line back to the gas tank and a Carter low pressure pump ... no problems and with the return line it gets rid of the head pressure at the regulator and means less wear on the fuel pump.
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    cam ideas for fuel injected flatty

    I called and talked to Jerry at Schneider's Cams, told him what will be in the engine and what fuel injection, how it will be used, what it will be going in and he told me the cam he would use. Listened to him and have been very happy with it. Vergil
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    Head Clearance Results

    A job well done Bill ... thumbs up on the pictures ... Vergil
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    Rear main leak

    Thanks Walt, the stainless was a killer to bend, and good info you are sharing ....
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    Rear main leak

    On the early 8ba's there is an oil galley plug over the rear cam idler gear cover which may be leaking ... the later 8ba's do not have it ...
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    Need some head clearance advice

    Ron everyone would sure enjoy any picture that you post ... like this picture of the exhaust port you modified ...
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    Need some head clearance advice

    Bill This shows what part of the valve will be hitting the head ...
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    eastwood carb paint

    I didn't paint a heavy coat on my carbs and this is what they look like ... I like the paint
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    Spark plugs in aluminum heads

    Found this on NGK site but I still use a small dab of anti sieze ... http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/pdf/TB-0630111antisieze.pdf
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    49-53 minimum cast iron head thickness??

    If you look close you can see where the valve will contact the head first ... (the far side of the valve)
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    Connecting Rod Installation

    My Canadian rods have the hole...
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    Temp sensor location

    I mounted the sensor's under the thermostat ....
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    Port Plugs ( lack of other name )

    Walt when I got the engine it did have studs in it, didn't have cylinder heads but a very clean engine inside. It had been on propane but had been stripped of everything. Another thing to mention is the oil hole for the fuel pump push rod is larger then the ones in the bushings. It is large...
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    Port Plugs ( lack of other name )

    The early 8ba's did have an oil plug in the back of the engine, right above the camshaft gear cover plate, also they did not have a fuel pump rod bushing... picture below shows the plug ...
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    tuning again

    Matt with the control the computer gives me for changing for any conditions and load I was hoping for a little more than that. It does have the T5 overdrive with 3.78 gears in the rear end and 820-15 tires. It is not very aerodynamic when running 60 - 70 mph which is our cruising speed on the...
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    tuning again

    Thanks Ron, during the summer when it was hot I was having a problem going up long grades with detonation even when retarding the timing, adding more fuel, using higher octane and octane booster. It was getting around 19 mpg, not real good but I could live with it. What I couldn't live with was...
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    tuning again

    Ron you mentioned JWL's testing, I have his and your books, have read them cover to cover and still reference them. I have an av8 '30 pickup and I put the fuel injection under the intake manifold on it with the injectors pointing to the back of the valves. With this setup I find the low rpm...
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