Does flat black look bad on anything? Only thing better is flat black and flames. Wife wanted to paint the kitchen and asked me...flat black and...
This southern guy does. Though not originally southern. I started working on cars in Mass and my Comet is from NH. When I moved to Texas and...
rebuild the short block. Definitely. I always bring cam bearings and freeze plug with the short block and have the machine shop install them. The...
AZ used to rent the internal spring compressor. That's what I used years ago, And that's the proper tool for the job.
Just got done working on my friends Torino with the same symptoms. It was a partially clogged fuel pick up in the tank. No fuel in carb when it...
I still have the 250 springs on mine. They didn't sag too bad. And after I put TFS heads with the edelbrock intake and carb I had to cut the...
mainly the caster. the contact pact with the road is in different spots. upper ball joint moved toward the rear of car(positive caster) can...
Two examples: 1) 05 Mustang 4.0 v6 ran terrible, but no noise. broke a valve stem, dropped a valve onto the piston. The piston drove the valve...
invented in 1915 and made by Michelin in 1946 for most non US cars, they were on the scene. My Comet had a bias ply spare(original d70 firestone)...
Voltage regulator. I've replaced them more than alts on old fords.
The motor mounts are the same on both sides. interchangeable. Don't know if the number on the mount has any significance. PN# 2316 in the anchor...
That's how I used to do it on my Comet when I used to be a yankee(some in Texas don't believe you ever stop being that)
MaverickDan posted a thread about alignments and rear suspension and it got me thinking. Were Mavericks and Comets originally equipped with bias...
If you don't live in an emissions county(if you do It's probably ok, but I don't know. left Austin the year they started that) all you need is the...
Is the crossmember mod for the AOD roughly the same as the T5 swap? i.e. moved back a little and down some? I am getting ready to install an...
If you have access to a leak down gauge. Wait for the engine to run bad then turn it off. Use the gauge to determine valve/ring condition. could...
Letting the smoke out is bad, but, Check your fuses first. batt wire is for memory, red for key on, black for ground. yellow and red can be tied...
Broken bolts in the heads are somewhat common. Easy enough to remove with proper tools. Best bet is have a machine shop remove them when they...
I've used too many speed pro pistons to not trust them. Cheap and reliable. the main diff in the kits is the gaskets. But mainly for the accessory...
yeah but blocks, cranks and heads are the same. only diff is camshaft. You can swap that out and spin it the right way.
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