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Mine turned out to be junk as well. Pertronix replaced one and the one they sent me failed quicker, so I just threw it out and put the original points back in it. Runs pretty good.

Does anyone know where I can get some ball joints and springs for a 62 Invicta or LeSabre or Electra? Can't seem to find any.

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Nice pics. Style is a thing of the past. We didn't realize how cool these old cars were until they were but a memory. Thank You for keeping the memories a reality.

Does anyone know where I can get ball joints, springs and bushing kits for a 62 Invicta. She's feeling a little loose under there.
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I like the dual idea. I know it made a difference on my 401. If you can find a stock 4 barrel intake that would be a nice addition as well. That would wake that engine up for sure.
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Yep blowing the cobs out is what we called it. When I was a kid we had a 62 LeSabre with the 4 barrel 445 trq wildcat engine and my older brother and I never let any cob webs grow in that old girl. ...

Wow this thread could win a prize for the longest running thread.
I have a 62 Invicta with 76000 miles on a 401. It to has a lifter noise, or rocker noise at startup only and after it runs a...

No, you do not want to shim it up snug. You create a bind and wear things out and get things hot. There should be some movement up and down in there. I just yanked the one out of my 62, because...

Search around your area for a good machine shop. Also, maybe hit a cruise night or car show and ask around. Normally, if a shop is not very good, you will find out pretty quickly. That is how I...

I think it was prestone radiator flush. I took the radiator out last night. Broke both trans cooling lines as the rad had never been outof the car before and the tubes were frozen to the nuts. So...

All I know is that when Dad got on it, it poured black smoke because it was to much carb for the engine. He bought it new and drove it 75K and traded it for a 67 Wildcat with a 430 in it and taller...

I flushed my radiator on my 62 Invicta last week with that flush stuff and now it is running hotter than it did. I think I loosened up some junk in there and it plugged it up worse.

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It sort of depends on what your total CFM is on each setup. Another thing is this engine stock? If it is, then I probably would not do either. My Dad a 64 or 66 Super Wildcat with dual 4 barrels and...

The book says to run 10w-40 for most temperatures. In severe cold it said to go to a thinner weight, and in extreme heat to go to a heavier oil. Since I don't drive this car in either extremes, I...

Retarding timing will make an engine ping less, but it will also make it run less as well. I have played with the timing on my 62, and it likes 12 degrees advance at idle. I tried to go to 14 and...

I have rebuilt several engines. I normally take them apart myself. Then have the blocks hot tanked and surfaced and honed at a good and reputable machine shop. I do follow the procedure that was...

Well, I have the same car you do. A burgandy 62 Invicta. I love the thing. I drive it every Sunday to church. And no, I am not a little old lady, but I sure get a kick out of hearing that V-8 sing a...

Just food for thought, but I was always told to bleed your brakes from the wheel farthest away from the master cylinder first, and then work you way to the closest. So that would be right rear, left...

My 62 doesn't have one either, and I know it would help cool it if there were. I am sure you could make one, or get one from something else and make it fit. I think I am just going to convert mine...

It depends on what engine combo you have. You could have a 9 to 1 compression 2 barrel, or a 10.5 to one 2 barrel, and a 10.5 to 1 4 barrel. The latter two used Etheyl gas. That was about 101...

The intermitant mis fire could be a valve hanging up, or a worn distributor shaft, or other warn parts in dist. That is a good question about the pertronix. I had one and it started acting weird...

I have a 62 401 with a 160 thermo, and the hottest it gets is about 180 going down the highway. I don't have a/c or anything on it. It has stock fan and no shroud. In stop and go traffic in the...

I actually have a book that might have all that info. I think on the engine size, you had 3 different 401s. One was a 9 to 1 compression 2 barrel, and a 10 to 1 compression 2 barrel, and a 10 or...

Does anyone know a good place to source ball joints for my 62 Invicta. I noticed that I had some slop in one of them and figured I should just redo them all.
The parts man said that they are...

When the engine is cold, it is supposed to fast idle. If it is doing it when the engine is warm, then yea, it must be sticking, or your thermo is sent to strong and needs to be backed off. The...