Hi Geoff - thanks for the suggestion. Will that adjustment lead to a drop in fuel economy? If so, since it only occurs upon coasting down a steep grad...
Hi Dave and Per - thanks for the great information. First, one of the common themes for the high fuel economy from both of your posts is the rear end ...
Hi Ray - really good point; from what I've been reading, the reduction in MPG could be as high as 6-7%, so, leaving out the outlier trip of SLC to LA ...
Hi Doug and Russ - thanks for the additional information. So, the configuration I have is a 308 six with single Carter WGD 2-bbl carburetor and Hydram...
Hi Doug - thanks for the reply. The last two tanks of gas (87 octane unleaded regular) gave 13.8 and 14.3 MPG, which i think is quite good, considerin...
Hi Lance - my apologies for being dense, but if that's a phone number, it has 11 digits.
Hi Russ, et al. - do you or anyone out there know what the suffixes to the Autolite part numbers of the vacuum chambers mean? Specifically, my IAT-400...
I'll take a look tomorrow when it's light out. I should say that I put in new valves and guides in 2014 - and a new head gasket. I could recheck the t...
Big thanks to all you out there, especially Doug and Frank for mentioning the positioning of the crankshaft to move the #1 journal out of the way. I d...
Hi Per - yes. The idle is a little shaky - I can't balance a nickel on it's edge on the engine while its idling, but other than that, it's relatively ...
Hi Park - thanks. I was thinking the same thing, but wondering if it was really the case. How do I say this and leave the site g-rated: ... oh gosh da...
Hi Ed - yes, I took out all the plugs before running the starter to turn over the engine. All the plugs looked fine, nice and tan and still holding th...
Hi guys - I was reading this thread regarding compression testing and was somewhat envious of the quoted figures of 14 to 18 mpg. I decided to check t...