Recent content by TrailBeast

A sudden loss of power can make the coil fire at any random point causing the backfire, so I wouldn’t put a lot of stock in that having anything to do with the actual problem. I would be looking at that distributor. I had to come edit this. No crank means no connection from the key, or no...

Just FYI, I also tap each cap loop once the clips are in. Yoke and shaft both. It helps center the caps and take the stress off. One thing a lot of people overlook is putting the yoke back on in the same orientation it was removed. Believe it or not it can make a noticeable difference in the...

That’s an old school way of adjusting the front band, and it does work for why it’s done. The idea is that you stop the driveshaft with the band and the back off until the band lets it turn again. This gives the closest tolerance of the band adjustment. It can help solve shift flares and makes...

A “tick”??? You gotta lot to learn about AZ people. We’re way more off than that.

Obviously it’s just a joke.

Electrics have their drawbacks, but they also have their advantages. After a decade of running both at different times I would have to say mechanical is more reliable. I run electric myself because of those advantages. Instant fuel to the carb and therefore instant starts with very little...

Like I told a friend one day. 1.Find a low spot in the road and dump 10 gallons of 90wt so it makes a big puddle. 2.Drive through it really fast. May take multiple passes.

I’m toning mine down a bit as well. It’s still capable with the 5.9, 42rh overdrive and 3.55 sure grip, but adding AC recently feels like it’s turning it more cruiser.

73 Dart 70 Mach 1 scoop

I had one lifter and one lobe go on the cam on one of our motors. The general consensus was “The oil filter will catch it” NOT The metal showered on to two rods at the crank destroying the rod bearings and crank both. Also scored the cylinders from crap flying off the crank. It did this before...

Electric in Florida? No wonder it overheats.

If your motor ate a lifter that bad guess where all that metal went. That may even be why one cylinder is a bit lower on compression. I know, nobody wants to hear that.

No idea.

That’s what I do, both and make it a day. I meet Bob and Cheryl at the pavilions until 2-3 pm, then head back across to 67th and Bell then have dinner there. I love driving those multilane lighted freeways at night too.

I’m usually the same way, but the guys wanted to do a Mopar lineup in this show. Guarantee ya the next outing is going to be a 50 mile drive for lunch instead.