found another weak spot

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  1. scrapper60

    scrapper60 MCCI Member

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    Checked my transmission today to see why it had hung up in gear Friday night at the strip. Seems the bell housing has cracked and put it in a bind.
    I think I'll just call it a season and start on next year a little early.
     
    scrapper60, Aug 24, 2008
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  2. don graham

    don graham MCG State Rep

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    Welcome aboard. I've already done that. too. May go out and pull my carb off in a while so I can order some parts for it.:yup:
     
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  3. Earl Branham

    Earl Branham Certified Old Fart

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    Jerry; looks like time for a scattershield....Lakewood type.
     
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  4. PINKY

    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    sorry to hear that Jerry.
     
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    Sorry to hear, found the hairlines on mine and replaced with aftermarket. Good time to do that, saves tons of money down the road, Parkway Ford down in Carolinas or Ga had the best deal for me. Good Luck
     
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  6. greasemonkey

    greasemonkey Burnin corn

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    Parkway went out of business i think.:cry: Sad to hear man, i myself must not make enough power to break one. even when my car went 1.48 60"s it never did that.:hmmm: But it is a good time to upgrade i gues.
     
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  7. stmanser

    stmanser Looking for a Maverick

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    what happened to your car don?

    how did you do this year at SIR
     
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  8. don graham

    don graham MCG State Rep

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    I've had some electrical problems and now some carb problems. Just ordered some carb parts from Don's Hot Rod Shop. I didn't race at SIR this year. I only raced at Firebird. I missed one race when I went to the Gathering in Joplin and the carb problem started before I went to load the car for the last race so I didn't even take it. But I'm still in 7th place.:)
     
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