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If all else fails Crane cams make custom length push rods. I had some made up for a tall deck Chevy a few years ago, and the price wasnt that bad there is a form at
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I dont know how original you want it to look, but I replaced the stromberg on my sons 51 Super with a 350 CFM Demon 2bbl, a Mr. Gasket 2bbl rochester to holley adapter plate bolted right on the...

You dont need a kit, remove the generator, find a long bolt that will go through both holes in the mount,and slide the alternator on it, check the alignment of the pulleys, you may have to find a...

look at the zink levels article on the mobil1 sitr

http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Home/Homepage.aspx

there is a link to chart that shows the levels

Just press down on the center of the lifter, a hydraulic will compress, and the solid will not, if the head is on the engine tighten the adjusting screw 1/2 a turn, a hydraulic will slowly return to...

Try cleaning the fuel tank vent, insects sometimes build nests in them and when the vent is blocked, or partially blocked it will starve the engine for fuel, I have also seen insect nests in the...

I think that 7 psi at idle is fine, the spec call for 35 psi hot but it doesnt specify an rpm for the reading. you could shim the relief spring for 35 psi at idle, but you would probably have 65 to...

The oil pressure may be OK as it is, the buick specs are 35 psi, but they dont state at an RPM. 37 at anything over idle speed is fine, if it idles at 7 psi and the lifters are quiet then the...

You are probably right about the fast ramp profile working good in the straight eight, NHRA stock class engines are limited to stock heads and stock total valve lift do they use a cam with very steep...

Anything is posible with the aid of modern CNC machines, check out this place they make billet rockers for antique tractor engines

http://www.murphysmotorservice.com/rockers.htm

With a 1" diameter lifter you may see little difference between rollers and flat tappets, the bigger the lifter diameter lets you grind the cam that lifts the valve higher and faster than a smaller...

The hole may be an anti-perculation device, some of the older carbs had a vent open to the outside air to vent any pressure that built up due to the fuel heating in the bowl. some had a rubber plug...

I put a Demon 350 cfm 2bbl on my sons 51 special and it runs like a bandit, I used a Mr. Gasket 2bbl adapter and it bolted right on. The only modifications were the idle was too rich and the idle...

After I had enough of the hard starting and hesitation form the original carter I swapped it for a 350 CFM Demon 2 barrel. The car had already been conveted to 12 volts, and had a later Ignition...