Recent content by Franko

I have not gotten anywhere yet. Soon I will borrow a friend's spare 69 Swinger radiator to test. I am also going to order a stock thermal fan clutch today, even though I do not know, theoretically, if it will help. They aren't expensive and the one on my car is 54 years old. Yesterday, I...

My timing with the vacuum advance connected is all in @50 degrees @ 2,200 rpm. I do have the huge 7-blade 18" fan and the thermostatic clutch. I hope to heck there is nothing wrong with the tolerances in my engine. I had a reputable shop balance and blueprint it. I don't know what the cruising...

I removed my Glen-Ray re-cored radiator and I'll perform this test when I install a radiator that I am borrowing from a friend. My radiator overflowed quite a bit with a 16 lb cap, and a 50/50 glycol/water mix, every time I shut her down after it hit 220 degrees. I can't find any info on a...

When I drove my 1969 Swinger 340, 4 speed, with a 3.55 rear end gear, on the expressway at 75 mph (3,500 rpm), it overheated at 220 degrees, in only 2 miles. Driving on back roads at about 45 mph, the temperature gauge always remained at about 180 degrees. The 340 was rebuilt a couple of years...

Update- When I started the Swinger up recently to change the oil, the 340 was missing, which was a steady fumbling for the first time, unlike the intermittent miss at 2,000 rpm. I switched back to the Pertronix Ignitor III and the engine ran fine (sitting in the pole barn). I also noticed that...

I hate to do this, but I’m going to throw some parts into this, in one fell swoop. I think the intermittent nature of this ignition issue calls for this approach, instead of utilizing the process of elimination. There doesn’t appear to be any way to take an educated guess to narrow down a...

My 1969 Swinger 340 has an intermittent, one time miss/cutout which causes the car to jerk. It seemed like the ignition system cut out completely for a second. It always happened when I was cruising back roads, at about 2,000 RPM. This was nothing like a spark plug misfire. At first, this...

Doug 371 is correct . The 1969 small block radiator bottom hose is on the driver's side, while 70 on up is on the passenger side. And the timing tab on the timing cover also switched sides, as did the timing mark on the harmonic balancer. I called Glen-Ray yesterday. The cost for installing a...

I'm looking at purchasing the OER Radiator Number MA2246A, from Classic Industries, for my 69 Swinger 340, 4 speed. This radiator is a 3 row for an automatic. The stick 3 row and 4 row radiators have been back ordered for a long time. My original radiator number is 2949066, which I believe is...

I purchased 69 Dart small block heater hoses from Mancini. It turns out that the kit was for two 5/8" hoses (same thing at Classic Industries). I've read Forums here and it sounds like most 69 Darts had two 5/8" hoses. I don't know if my heater core is original, but one hose is 5/8" and the...

I wanted to follow up with the solution to my defective Idler Arms. Last week, I received and installed a Moog Idler Arm from Firm Feel, which they machined to install their bearing kit. The cost minus shipping was $310. That's not cheap, but I wasted 3 weeks trying to fix the steering. Great...

I can't tell from the video if the idler arm is moving up and down on the bushing or if the washers are missing. You can determine that once it is removed. Here is the link to my recent thread about defective idler arms: Defective Idler Arms

My understanding is that everything that you stated is correct. But I am no expert. By the way, the attached picture shows the groove in the upper part of the K Member Bracket that was caused by the bushing turning on the Moog Idler Arm.

I ordered a Moog Idler Arm from Firm Feel Monday afternoon and they installed their bearing kit on it. They told me their kit only works on the Moog Idler Arm (K7042, I think). My old Idler Arm rotated around the bushing. This seems correct because that 9/16" bolt (with washer(s)) is torqued to...

Thank you Townsend. I ordered that fitting from Summit and just received it. I think you meant that the hose end is 1/2", which fits my 1/2" heater hose perfectly, not 5/8" (for anybody else looking for the correct 1/2" fitting). And the other end fits my Intake Manifold. Much appreciated.