Jump to content

JACK M

Members
  • Posts

    11,254
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    5

Posts posted by JACK M

  1. Can you see anything from under the dash?

    I would suspect that something has slipped at the motor. In the after-market system I played with not so long ago there was several places in the motor that the output of the motion could be adjusted. Like if the linkage is near the outside of the driven gear the arms would travel farther. Closer to the center would result in less travel of the arms. The driven wheel had a spiral affair that offered several settings.

    • Thanks 1
  2. 16 hours ago, Gunsmoke said:

    I'm often amazed at how a little heat in the right place can loosen seized steel parts.

    Yup, I just yesterday had some success with a heat gun.

    Corroded up boat seat swivel. Aluminum post stuck in a cast aluminum housing since 1978 and outdoors around salt water the whole time.

    A project that I never should have started by the way.

    Back when I did this kind of thing for a living, I got pretty good with the heat. Most boat motors are held together nicely with corrosion.

     

    Good job on the steering wheel puller.

  3. 14 hours ago, Rusty_OToole said:

     

    If you have a spare slant six and a light car to put it in (like a Valiant, Dart or early Barracuda) you could have a lot of fun with the parts you already have plus a reground cam and one more forgotten speed secret, a shaved  flywheel for whippier acceleration

    So many cool ideas, so little time. I do have pretty much everything I need except for hours (and the cam).

    I even have both versions of the car four speeds kicking around. (darn, now I think I might need a shift linkage as well).

    I like the shaved flywheel idea; I might have to get some advice on that if I ever get serious.

  4. I have faith in my own work, But I always take the time to double check the machine shops work.

    I had one mechanic that was getting a few come backs.

    When I confronted him about it he said, "a job worth doing is worth doing twice".

    He didn't work for me after that.

    There is a difference between back yard and professional.

    • Like 1
  5. I do not know anything about Rambler motor mounts, but it occures to me that if the rear mounts were so worn as to be "short" so to speak. Would not it be likely that the fronts may have the same issue?

    What I am getting at, would lifting the front of the engine with new mounts like you did in the rear result in dropping the tail of the tranny away from the tunnel?

  6. Maybe you need to turn the crank while running the drill.

     

    I have done that drilling thing with success as well. Although it been some years and I do not recall just why I did it.

    It was a 392 Hemi and I think my symptoms were similar.

    Those oil holes in the cam shaft only pass oil at a certain point, hence rotating the assembly while priming.

     

    • Like 2
×
×
  • Create New...