reading all this... id say its prob time to do as suggested above and pressure test the cooling system. IF that shows nothing, then pull the heads...
We did a rebuild using a comp cam (wasn't to radical) had some very good early cast 289 heads that had been worked. press in studs, ehich were...
good advice here. and crud can develop over time. I sunk a new radiator with crap trapped in a block once. what I do now is drain the coolant,...
2-3 inches? just fit bigger wheels/tires. if you can get em to fit.
not trying to autocross or anything, but I have a basic summit generic panhard bar sitting in my shop made to mount onto an 8" housing with a weld...
I have a champion in mine (250 I6 warmed over) , wife has a fennix in hers (built 302) but I swear its the same radiator. both work flawlessly....
how rusty is block? if it had crud in it may have clogged radiator over time.
agreed, discs are a must. My wife has the 72 that we converted to disc (v8 car). she drives it to work 2-3 times a week in a corp office. othe...
yeah, im kind of surprised it worked as well as it did. you see a bit written about the 101's used but not much on the 114. pretty stoked....
my wifes 72 maverick has a 'list' like that, on the RH side. we did the front end completely and it straightened the car out. I was going to...
Ok, so memory is a tricky thing. Turns out the bigger carb I had was not a 1.01, but a 1.14 with 50 jets. :/ so I figured id try it again. I...
thanks for all the input, it IS appreciated. kind of verified what I thought jetting wise. it has like 52" in there now. Spoke with guy I got carb...
according to everything I have read, the 1.01 flows 40+ more cfm. like said, whats been done to the carb that was on my buddys 289 prior to him/me...
the .98...it is an early 221 carb and i had to jet it up with holley jets, im on 50's now. seems to be ok, but the 1.01 is from ? my buddy got the...
as title suggests... I have a 250 six maverick with an autolite 2v conversion. However, I currently have a 0.98 dia carb on it. I have a 1.01 I...
going to be a rusty pile in a few years behind some shop somewhere. theres things i like for sure. and a lot i dont.
run pressure test on the system. if indeed you have a leak it has to go somewhere. this will make it evident. also, are you sure your gauge is...
in the meantime a mechanical fan would do. man thats hot.
woops. sorry, didnt read that way. my bad.
ive seen it done on other cars at a body shop my friend rob ran, it can be done. lol all ya want. ive seen way more involved repairs done on some...
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