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Could the squeak be described as a "chirp"? If the head gasket did not seal the fire ring properly it can sometimes have a reed effect. This would naturally go away if the plug wire were removed in...

Jas,
The shop manual states that the oil supply drilling in the head intersects the same passage for lifter oil supply which is sourced from the #1 cam bearing groove. Oil supply is orificed. If...

Hi John, Welcome back, I noticed you don't post much.

I also had that problem. Your block is likely full of mud, rust and scale sediment, that stuff piles up in block and covers freeze plugs and...

They were designed to have an orificed bleed to pull hot air up the tube from the manifold. If it affects idle quality it is pulling way too much thru there. I thought the passage in the carb...

Yes, if they are dry, you would think they would be noisy all the time. It may have something to do with the reverse torque shifting driveline and differential angles. It could also be some brake...

My first guess would be a dry and worn ujoint or carrier bearing. Can you get it up on jack stands with rear wheels off the ground, then maybe you can pinpoint the noise.

Your easiest remedy would be to reclock your distributor. Match mark each wire terminal post on cap and distributor body for alignment reference. Locate TDC, remove cap and see that rotor is pointed...

You might be able to salvage it. Wipe the bearing race and hub bore dry, drop the race in the hub and see if it has any noticable play side to side. If it doesn't rattle around in the bore, you can...

So I'm guessing it is a '54 or '55 Special? If it still has the fan shroud and stock fan, have the radiator rodded out to fix your overheating in traffic. You don't have a/c do you? It would...

Circumferenc = 2 x pie x radius OR C=2pieR Or C=pie x diam Or C=pieD

Get an accurate diameter measurement of the damper or member the mark is on, Multiply by pie (3.14) to get...

Sounds like a sewing machine huh? That indicates to me that you have multiple cylinders contributing to the noise. First impression was that your timing is advancing too much under part throttle,...

I think you may have been mis-lead. Fuel pressure has NO bearing on power as long as it is in spec. The fuel pump's job is to keep the carburetor bowl full under all conditions. Raising that pressure...

Only suggestion I have is to install the nut a couple threads to catch it when it pops loose, install puller and tighten as much as you dare, then strike the center puller bolt head sharply with a 2...

Have you followed Ray's advice here?

I was real hesitant to jump in on this thread and muddy the waters but here goes anyway.

The original problem of the engine being gutless: I would have...

Does it have heater hoses connected to it? I don't see any in the pic. It looks more like an add-on or a re-purposed cooler of some type. Might it be a radiator style cooler that was removed from a...

Oversize shoes would be best and give longer life but either way, the shoes will need to be arced to match the drum or you will have a very long break in period with decreased braking power during...

I am not discounting your experiences but porous castings would surely leak under pressure during braking and flimsy rubbers should also leak. I am just trying to understand the premise that they can...

Tom T.
At first glance I thought that made good sense. BUT, fluid pushes the brake shoes out against return spring pressure and when the pressure drops, the springs force the wheel cylinder cups...

The conclusion is that the engine is running lean without the air cleaner. So either the air cleaner is restricted (dirty) or the carburetor needs adjusting to richen it up a little. OR there is a...

So, have we nothing to learn from all of this? Surely something was wrong and now it isn't. What has changed to make it go away?

James, How about an update?
Did you get the Dynaflow rebuilt and installed without incident?
Have you learned anything you could pass along to us?

Or................It is still doing it but the air cleaner is muffling the noise.........?

coco,

I am a fan of the 3800 because of the basic reliability of the engine, the adequate performance and good fuel mileage.

The issues you have had ARE common and a well established fact,...

Crossfire? If pulling one plug wire at a time did not stop backfire, maybe it is more than one, or two cylinders crossfiring from blown head gasket between cylinders. Did you start torque procedure...

Gary,
Just for grins, back off the timing 5 or so degrees and recheck just to be sure it is not detonation, Not likely but easy to check. Does it make any noticeable noise when revved up out of...