Was feeling pretty good this morning. I take the Comet out for a test spin and was going to swing by muffler shop around corner... car was...
It's finally time to get the exhaust installed! Doug Thorley Headers, Petronix coil and distributor, Performer intake and a 4 bbl...
I have the Spectra Premium Fuel Tank F-30....wish I would have tried repairing the original. If anyone has duals with the Spectra tank, would...
Going in to the shop tomorrow... the drivers side is tight. I had to replace my tank and the new one is a smig bigger. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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I lined up the old radiator to the new and traced the mounting holes onto the new one and cut new slots...the width just barely made it. Drain...
installing a champion 3 row radiator... it soon became apparent the holes don't line up in height (without hitting the petcock drain) or in...
Merry Christmas everyone! Looks like I get a new radiator. Do most folks go electric fan when they replace?
Found the leak! It was at the bottom of the top radiator hose. Unfortunately, when I took off the hose, it took the hose nipple with it! [ATTACH]
Thanks a Yellow. Love all the knowledge on this forum. I'll track it down tomorrow AM.
Now I have a coolant leak at front right of oil pan gasket... not sure where it's coming from. Must have disturbed something when engine was...
Mystery solved... I had coil and distributor grounded to the hold down bolt per instructions... tried putting distributor +/- to coil +/- and she...
It's an all original 302, California car.... no upgrades on engine aside from what I have just done. Was my dad's car. I thought that it looked...
Excuse the long post...but I need some serious help. I am doing a new thread and a recap… Hopefully this will trigger something that I may have...
Issue was distributor... now I get to wait.
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Learning things the hard way here. Hooked up the pertronix relay... 11.3 volts to coil? Dumbfounded. Multimeter shows 12 going in, nothing...
That looks nice. Thanks for all the help guys
I guess lots of folks have this problem...Pertronix has a Relay for this exact issue. Arrives on Wednesday.... will save from having to tap into...
Yeah, it's a Petronix coil and distributor. Tom - I think you solved my riddle. I'll try that.
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