Recent content by yarcraft91

I replaced the Carter BBD carb on my 1967 Barracuda 273 with a Holley model 2280, specifcally, R-7890. The car has run much better since I did that many years ago. I rebuilt the Holley Spring of 2018, new kit and new (made in Taiwan) floats. Earlier this week, the carb suddenly began to leak...

Thanks, folks! It sounds like the aftermarket heater cores may not be worth installing. Maybe I can track down NOS.

The heater core failed today in my trusty '67 Barracuda. Darn thing only lasted 52+ years! Sopping up the mess now. The car is a small block without factory A/C. My factory service manual's procedure for replacing the core only covers cars with factory A/C. It looks like the procedure would...

Bought my '67 Barracuda in 1974 at a Georgia Ford dealership for $600. Needed a daily driver. 273, 2bbl, 4-speed. Car came from New Mexico, sand had frosted the windshield and stripped paint from the front end. Over time, put in a JC Penny lifetime battery (best money I ever spent)...

Can't speak for the '66 273, but my '67 273 2-bbl is painted red. Pretty sure that's the original color and engine, as I've owned the car since 1974. IIRC, blue paint means a 318 LA engine, which was not a factory option in 1966.. That doesn't look like the original air cleaner housing-...

Which Holley 2280 did you buy? The model # should be stamped on the float bowl to the right of the fuel inlet valve. The right model for your '65 273 is the R7890, so you'll have the right jets, ports, linkage, power pistons, etc.. I bought an R7890 new for my '67 273 in the early 1980's and...

Yes. I believe that is what the factory installed and it is also what I received from Fel-Pro for replacements.

Update: After a rainy weather period, I'm back to driving this car, so I'll see if the oil consumption has dropped- 75 miles so far. After the valve oil seal job, I did a preliminary valve lash adjustment (cold) with a little extra clearance over factory spec to account for thermal...

Thanks. What's a good gift for my car to celebrate 40 years of ownership? Happens next month. :)

Decided to replace the valve oil seals today in my 67 Barracuda 273 2bbl. I bought this car with 60Kmiles in Sept 1974 and have owned it ever since, oil seals are probably the factory originals. Oil consumption is up and I’m doing this first because A) it’s easy and B) cheap at $16 for parts...

When I got a new clutch installed, the stock clutch rod was too short for my comfort, so I made a new one out of threaded rod stock. Bent one end around a bolt for the right ID, then used a bench grinder to reduce the width so a the mounting nut had enough threads to hold the rod in place...

X2. Did this on my car 30 years ago, still working.

FWIW, the Gates-branded J30R7 hose I bought from my local NAPA auto parts store has worked just fine with the E10 gas I use. The cheap fuel hose packaged with a fuel filter bought at Advance Auto lasted only a few hours in the Barracuda one of the employees owns. SSDan may be on to something. :-k

Not a political post, just facts of life. It will literally take an act of Congress to reduce the amount of ethanol that is sold in gasoline. That's because an act of Congress in 1990 created the requirement that most gasoline contain ethanol. Ethanol sales in gasoline are required by law...

Interesting post by jos51700. As I said earlier, I don't see where E10 has caused me any problems with my '67 Barracuda. I have seen fuel problems with small engines, like mowers, trimmers, etc. Whenever I'd take these to a service shop, I'd hear about how "the bad gas we have these days" was...