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another fairlane, 10 years older

55 Chebby post coupe

I thought this one was an impala, late 60's, but I dunno. Looks like a fun trip. I looooove junk yards, but most of that crap needs to be taken to the scrap yard... Ford Fairlane, say...... 67?

Is that a wood floor in that first picture?Don't see that too often anymore.

Jeff, The case I'm looking to use is 10 02 91 1. Thanks,Joe

I have a question. I have a couple of 242 cases available to me, but need a 21 spline input. Will the input hub from a 231 swap in to a 242? Thanks!

Just ordered a thousand rounds of .40 from Georgia Arms, but they had no 9mm etc. bad news.

MPG is MPG regardless of price. Now if you mean MP dollar, then I can see your point to an extent. But E85 is usually less than 80 cents per gallon cheaper here.

Not quite. Octane measures the tendency to pre-ignite. Adding ethanol increases the octane level. 89 octane is still 89 octane whether it has ethanol or MTBT or whatever that stuff is called. Ethanol is also not too good for rubber fuel system components as it has a tendency to corrode rubber, nor too good for the top end of your engine as it washed the oil off the cylinder walls. Government thinks ethanol is great because it is produced domestically and works fine in their fancy 2009 model cars. They don't care about those of us who can't afford to take out a second mortgage to buy transportation and are stuck driving old junk that was never designed for ethanol. But with less available energy, even a flex fuel vehicle will get better mileage and last longer engine wise with less ethanol and more gasoline. Incorrect.... My 99 Dodge Mini-van with the 3.3 Flex-Fuel motor gets a combined 18 MPG on E-10.... On E-85 it gets..... a combined 18MPG... If your theory worked correctly.. we should see less MPG... Also when the fuel price climbed to $4.35 per gallon last summer.. E-85 finally crossed the $3.00 barrier.. topping out at $3.09 per gallon. My 5.2l 94 ZJ normally gets around 15-16 MPG combined on E-10 or no lead. With a 50/50 mix of E-85 and E-10.. I averaged 15.5 MPG.. with one tank that was almost all interstate I got over 18 MPG with it.... And since the mid-80's pure rubber in fuel systems has been rare and getting more so. Nitrile Rubber and Viteon have replaced it. Both of these are alcohol resistant so they don't corrode. Also the mini-van is the older generation that had an alcohol sensor in the fuel tank. This allows the ECM to alter the engine settings to compensate for the change in alcohol content. The secret is not change fuel concentrations back and forth constantly. First of all, if you are only getting 18 mpg with a 3.3 NS van, then that is a problem. You should easily be seeing 22 to 24. Second, where do you see an alcohol sensor in said gas tank? I would like to see a reference to this. The science behind what Sam stated is fact. Fewer BTU's in ethanol means less energy per gal, means more fuel to do the same thing. To take advantage of alcohol you need a high compression or forced induction engine.

Only way to be sure about the pressure is to put a mechanical guage on it. Probably just due to the higher mileage. What are you running for oil? Have to agree with dasbulli though. RMS does not have high pressure oil at it to begin with. Ever notice the ring that sticks up between the rear bearing journal and the RMS journal? How much RTV did you use on the rear cap? All you need is a slight dab. And you had it torqued before you let it cure, right? With the constant leak, you might have excessive blow by causing high crank case pressures. Some guys here have been doing a CCV conversion to help eliminate this issue.

NGK yes, platinum no. DO NOT USE platinum plugs in a 4.0L. period.

guy in my class who is building a stroker XJ saw my zipper hoodie today and wants one. Everyone just loves the CC logo

if your boom is long enough should be fine. more awkward than anything.

Blue or Blue Light for mass consumption, but a nice Guiness for liquid meals.

As IDXJ said, it is sealer that is from the tubes being assembled.

The best way to set the timing is to use an old dist cap and cut a window out of it at the #1 plug terminal. Install the cap and roate the crank until the timing mark is at TDC # 1. The rotor should be at the number 1 terminal with the tail of the rotor lined up with the terminal in the cap. If it is not lined up, take out the dist bolt and remove the tabs that keep the dist from rotating, then you can adjust the dist to where it needs to be. If it is just cyl 1 that is the problem, it may be something other than the timing.

If you end up getting this, I am interested in the fuel system off of it, (intake, engine harness and ECU.)

Depends on what you want to achieve. There were some cracking issues with 2000/2001 cyl heads. With 160 you probably need at least some valve work done. I found a reman head with springs, valves for $200 a couple of years ago. Check your rocker arms and pivots really well. They tend to wear out.

Your truck may have been converted from an auto to a stick. That square connector looks like a TPS feed to the trans controller. Renix TPS's for auto have a square and a flat connector coming off of them. One for engine, one for trans. A TPS wouldn't really affect just one cylinder. You need to do the basics. Compression, leakdown, check for good spark and maybe swap injectors between cylinders.

Not sure how much to make of this, but Jim Press drove out in a Fiat 500 to introduce the new Grand Cherokee in the press release.

I agree with Pete on this one. Tape it.

I guess i am suprised that it doesn't look too bad. Not my style, but not overly offenive either. What I think looks the worst is someone who puts a major lift in a truck and runs those wheel/ tire combos. Saw a lot of trucks like that in Florida.

Think about what cars Chrysler was building back then. Or any manufacturer as far as that goes. Couldn't say I would favorably compare an Aries K with a Hemi 300C. Things can change, and Chrysler needs small fuel efficient cars to sell. I think the Fiat move is the best scenario to keep Chrysler Jeep afloat as a unit. What will appeal to the gov'nment is that Fiat wants to manufacture in the states, using now shuttered Chrysler plants, and workers. CAFE standards will be in the 30 mpg range in just a couple of years, and Chrysler currently has no vehicles that get that. Importing a few Fiat models (prior to local manufacture) will allow Chrysler to cease production on losers like the Caliber, Compass, Patriot triplets, and the Sebring/ Avenger twins that have been flops (although I happen to like them).

I happened across that bridge by accident on the way back from Mousetown. Absolutely amazing. Are you making it as far east as Rochester? Let me know, we can grab a brew at the Dinosaur BBQ.

258 VC doesn't interchange with 4.0