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It looks like the bellhousing contained the mess. Lots of damage, looks like chunks of the block there too. If that were mine I'd be looking at about $4000 damage.

Shitbox or not, I like it. That's very cool ! That guy can drive. Thanks

My understanding is instead of a head gasket you use washers of a .050 thickness. The .050 is the thichness of a compressed head gasket. Then use play-doe or aluminum foil ball on top of the pistons and valves. Turn the engine over one complete turn. I have also heard two complete turns. Then...

Nice hot rod. Love those vickys. My sister lives in Baraga, I drive there every couple months. Gene

Pete, Not only off the beaten path but off base as well.

Northern Mn cold is brutal. I've seen and heard of people including me use tarps over cars with heaters of electric, propane or pans of charcoal under the engine, light bulb heat, bring batteries, oil, spark plugs even anti freeze in the house to warm it up so the cars and tractors will start...

Lyle, I hope some info I have gathered here on the HAMB and other places to do my swap will help you. If I ripped someones info off sorry. I can't see why they don't cast these tailhousings new. There is a good market for these old s10 housings. I've seen them go for $150 to $300. I looked...

Lyle: I think 92 was the last year s10 used the chevy bolt pattern. What you have is a 93 s10 that's when they switched to ford bolt pattern. Ford in a Ford that's good too. Gene

Lyle: I come up with a 4.03 1st gear after all it's a truck ******. I think the old 3 speeds had a 2.95 to 1 ratio. A little on the granny side but with the quicker shifting t5 should be sweet anyway. On the good side it looks like a .76 overdrive that works out better than a .70 like some...

Sounds like my 396 Camaro with 4.11s. I would say ****** carbs or bad distributor. If gas isn't running out the pipes, you have a high gear that you use and your eyes don't burn when driving it I would get a good distributor in it. At this point you will have a tough time making it worse...

So an early flywheel with an 8ba rubs against the plate? What about running an 8ba motor with a 8ba flywheel with a 40 three speed ******? Any problems there? There is allways problems. It's friggen puzzle that never ends on these things. It's starting to seem like Ground hog day every...

Thanks Bubba for refurbing my dizzy. I have a good home for that dizzy in my 276 Merc flatty being rebuilt right now. I figured that shipping it direct to you when I bought it would save shipping again. I'm glad you could use the cool brass condenser. Thanks Gene

I'm in the market for pumps. Any vendor can get a bad string of parts. The thing that really matters is how they handle the solution. Nice to hear if these venders correct the problems or give you the run around. Keep us posted. Gene

Thanks Ron for the help on the springs. I think my problem with them is solved. Keep up the nice work, it really helps. Gene

Has anyone done test on different flathead manifolds. I was wondering the prefomance difference between the stock maifolds that go around the front of the engine, truck manifolds with dual exhaust, cast headers and tin headers. I have tin headers but never cared for tin headers. I also have...

I'm doing the same thing right now. My 255 had some cylinder pits. The machinist said it should clean up at .060. I told him go to .125. Same price to go .125 as .060. I want a little more snoose. I bought Egge oistons from Speedway $250. Some say Egges are junk. My builder is 70 years old he...

I went the the see the builder today with what parts I bought. If turns out somehow I got the impression that he told me my springs were 2.20" free length. They are not, my old springs are 2.48 free length. The valves do measure 4 1/2" from the face to the beginning of the groove. That should be...

Double Dang, It would have been nice if when I ordered this kit from Reds they had the right info. I asked them if it fit 52 engine. They said this kit with Zephyr springs fit 49-53. Then I asked the spring hight they said they didn't know but they fit 49-53. They were right to a point. But they...

I do have a 59A for parts. Two questions. 1. Can I just use the retainers out of the 59A on the shorter 52 valves with Zephyr springs ? 2. If I get to high of spring pressure using shorter 52 valves can I use 59A valves & retainers with Zephyr springs in the 52 engine ? Gene