Recent content by roadrunner69

Browsing. Retired Dec 2011, doing a regasket and detail of the 383 in the bird while getting rid of the 509 cam. Took everything apart and then had a job I could not turn down fall in my lap so I guess I will have to retire again to put it back together. Will have more time on it now since I am...

Well since my joking comment made me a Dork!! I guess I'll go hide under a rock.

Well I looked for leaks on mine and it looked good. Then I realized I had a 4 sp. Sorry. Anyways, when I ran autos what I did seemed to work but it took a day. Make sure the holes are flat as mentioned before. Very important. Clean pan and trans real good. Used lacquer thinner on mating...

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Yea did not catch that. Lynch road plant. Sorry. The 3 digit engine code in the second row upper left hand corner is 899 which designates 330 horse power engine with carter carb so it would be turquise.

Are you sure that is the correct tag for that car? That vin decodes out to Body Type: R = Road Runner Price Class: M = Medium Body Type: 23 = 2 Door Hardtop Engine: E = 318 230HP 1-2BBL 8 CYL Year: 6 = 1966

Willie might of eaten that green thing if he would stop ordering Air Mail Delivery from Acme!!

Thought this was good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptHLjsPW ... ture=share

You try a 180 thermostat? Sometimes a 160 won't close enough to slow the water down to cool off.

X3. Just make sure it is clean and the peeling paint is removed. I am doing the same thing now. Everything is removed except the heads. Took the 509 cam out and installed a stock cam so figured now is the time to do some detailing.

Yea thats it. Dust cover.

OK pulled started off car to do some detailing and take 70 manifolds off and put some 69's on when I acquire some. The starter is missing the shim, been away from 4 sp for a long time but was thinking all starters got the shim, auto/4sp. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks

OK have to rewrite my last statement. Not replacing the bad lifter due to cam swap. I am not using the lifters on a different cam. That is a no no. The cam I installed has the lifters with it in correct order.

Not replacing the lifters. I am putting a stock cam back in the engine and selling the 509 due to I have stock intake and exhaust manifolds. Just to much cam for a stock 383.

Well it fit the lifter bore fine. I checked it in a couple of others places and it fits the same. Mic the dia of the lifter and it measures the same as the good ones. Measured the lobe lift and it was the same as the other lobes .341. Weird!! I owned the car for 5 yrs and the one I got it from...