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Don’t think I have ever seen the movie but I probably heard it from someone that did.

if done right structure would be more than adequate. I think they look cool but the juice doesn’t seem to be worth the squeeze. If I was looking to regularly haul 4 people I don’t think the deuce would be the vehicle of choice.

Static and dynamic compression are not always the same and in most cases are not the same. Almost all modern engines have hydraulic phasers on the cam gear to change cam timing (some engines more than 60 degrees of range). That would be the easiest way to change dynamic compression by effecting...

In stock form 10,000 is where the fuel limiter is set. Drag racers will port them to make power well beyond that but it is not practical for anything but drag racing. Since your porting does exactly the same thing a cam shaft does in a piston engine you can see where the extreme porting would...

Yes!!!

No they can’t get it to meet modern emission standards. They are unique and I wouldn’t mind owning one to tinker with but they are not fun as a customer car. By the 100k mile warranty most of them have gotten 2 engines replaced and the job sucks as a flat rate technician. They don’t pay well...

started at a Toyota dealership then worked for ford for a few years but spent most of my time with mazda but now I am on the parts side at a Mack/Volvo dealer. They asked me to work in the shop but they are paying me well enough to sell parts that there is no incentive to get my hands dirty. Car...

Believe me I understand the shop dynamic as I have been employed by dealerships for basically my whole working career. We will see what happens with the (reused) gasket as the op said he is not replacing it. I believe he will be fine but time will tell. If it was mine I would have reused it but...

no shop diesel or not would reuse a head gasket but they are there to make money not save it.

If turned by hand to inspect/set timing no damage would occur.

Yes you can use the gasket and no additive is needed. I have reused head gaskets in the past for different applications without problem. I would not consider your gasket used as it has only been torqued and has not seen a heat cycle. If you chop to use copper spray it will not hurt but is far...

I am no expert on this subject but oxygen sensors come with copper type in a little packet for installation. I don’t know what one is better where or why but I would assume copper would be better for exhaust.

This seems to be a reasonably easy project for almost any skill level. Thanks for sharing. I know with the cost and lack of reliability with oem radiators if I ever need to replace mine it will be with one of these.

It will probably be a while but I have no or doing that

I think the best option is to find something at the local big rig salvage yard. I think I am going to visit one in the near future if not for anything but the fun of it.

From what I understood the gasoline just made the settlement faster. If adding to your totes that are going to be slightly drained and refilled I would use as little as possible so the percentage in the tote does not get excessive over time.

No argument there. One could also look at it from the prospective that if it doesn’t smoke without the extra seal then why add it. But that is interesting though I would never have thought that adding valve seals would ever cause excessive wear. That is one of those things that you would never...

usually valve guides are a brass alloy that is considered to be self lubricating. At least that is the way I understood it.

Are there many documented failures of the ball joint style ends. I kinda thought they were accepted as the superior replacement.

I would agree for the most part (I live in central pa) so that would apply to me even tho I really didn’t think much about ambient temperature when I ordered the grease.