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It will not come off of advanced timing with no coolant. Good Luck. I just thought I would share an idea. That head area around them old head gaskets is going to get real stress test. Even the hoses hooked together with minimum coolant is better than a dry start up. Compression and heat are a...

Do NOT run it without a cooling system. It will get hot at the heads very fast. I had a friend that would start his classic 69 Z28 Camaro just to show us how good it sounded, and it was low on coolant unbeknownst to him, and it warped the heads. In the spring it ran so poorly, he had to have the...

Contact these guys. They would know. Again, installing an unknown injection pump could be double work. Side by side they look the same, but it may be wise to ask a professional and get the pump tested before you go thru the trouble of installing it. I can't imagine taking a truck down to the...

So, I understand this. You are not going to change the main front crank seal, timing cover gaskets, or the water pump? Just asking? It is posted here for conversation and recommendations. That is what hobbyist do. Debate and share information. Happy Holidays and Good Luck..

My advice. If you have the engine out and on the floor. Do the heads and head gaskets. I agree that the bottom end looks good, but I never removed a cylinder head from a 35-year-old engine that did not need new head gaskets. Head gaskets have come a long way since 1980's. Here is a post I made...

I had rusted thru exhaust manifolds on Mr. Rusty. I torched the heads of the bolts off and the shoulders of the bolt under the hex would not allow the manifolds to be removed. Since the manifolds were junk, I melted them back further and used a cam style bolt extractor with no problems. I have...

The Chinese have military vehicles. The Chinese have big trucks also. Many old vehicles would be parked and unrestorable if were not for imported parts. Even new domestic vehicles are built with offshore parts. All of them have some Chinese parts in them. It started back in the late 70's.

Garage Tech with Randy Rundle: Cooling System Clean Out - What To Use And How To Do It. (fifthaveinternetgarage.blogspot.com)

Rodding a Radiator You take your clogged but undamaged radiator to a competent rad shop. The top and bottom tanks are desoldered from your old radiator. A thin rod is run through each core to dislodge any debris. Everything is thoroughly cleaned in muriatic acid.

Don't you recover the fluid. I use a mighty vac brake bleeder and I recover all the fluid. I just bought a large bottle of DOT 5 for trailers and CUCV's it was $27. , That is the correct fluid and I have no choice. At one time I had a 5 gallon pail of DOT 5 that was outdated. I used it for 20...

The picture of the brakes appears that the wheel cylinder has no contact with the brake shoes. Are they there in place? I can't see them in the picture. Just asking.