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Consider checking for a long bolt as explained in post #16.

Bob, what cam shaft did you decide to use? When do you paint the outside of the block?

Bob are you referring to Sisters, Oregon?

A radiator with a 2 inch inlet should flow at least 35 gallons a minute using natural gravity, so 5 gallons should flow through it in about 8 seconds. If you could rig up a 2" diameter funnel with...

The specials body were a about 6 inches narrower than a super. Do not know if that has any effect on the frame.

If this is a freshly rebuilt engine, maybe it is just real tight (friction=heat). Take her on some long trips, get 500 miles on the engine, get her broke in, your heating problem might cure itself.

Welcome. What condition is your woodie estate wagon? Is that California?

Great Bob, I am going to try to get familiar with this pin height measurement. How do you measure the dome volume? It is going to take some major snow melting before I can get to my spare 401...

I have read reports on the Internet about Egge pistons for the 425 engine not achieving 10.5 compression more like 8.5 compression. Can anyone here verify their experience about this subject? I am...

Joe, I just rebuilt my 263 straight eight last year and when I started it first time it had good compression right away. You mentioned you have pressure in the crankcase. How much? Did you check the...

Have you verified your lack of compression with a other compression gauge? Your low vacuum could be a separate problem.

A manual operated choke, just to see if everything else works and till you can locate a replacement?

If your head gasket was leaking to the outside you should hear it. If it is leaking between two cylinders, those adjacent cylinders would be low on compression. If it is leaking into the cooling...

Fuel or ignition but not head gasket.

Might be a little loud, can two men handle the torque of the engine revving, keeping the chain in the wood?

My 263 straight eight gave me problem like that once. It was the wire going into the condenser was almost broken in two. Look at the coil, I have had two go bad after only about 5,000 miles each. ...

1962 Chevrolet Nova had 4 lug brake drums.

Does the distributor housing have to be in place for the oil to continue through the oil galley up to the rocker arm shafts like a Chevy V-8? ( I know on a Chevy the oil continues to the lifters but...

I have a '52 Estate wagon and the filler tube is one piece from the tank to top of neck. No brackets for support.

As Buick Guy said, you need to find where the metal is coming from before something more serious (expensive) happens. The oil pan can be removed without removing the engine. There are even access...

Remove the axles, press the old studs out and press new ones in. Perfect time to inspect the axle bearings and replace the axle seals.

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That is great advise and good news that your box and steering column are separate.

Not knowing anything about a 56 gearbox but I am familiar with a 52 box and you can change a gear box and still maintain your steering column and shaft. That way you do not have to repaint your...

My 52 has a small set screw on the bottom of knob, very hard to see or find.