Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk

The old addage...... Most carburettor problems are really ignition problems comes to mind. What's the compression? What's it sound like? That is not gasoline spitting out. Freddie incredibly and crazy rich, spitting unburnt fuel out the exhaust even at just 1100 RPM. :( also, 'cannot even get it to...

Little Mouse wrote: ↑

Tue May 26, 2020 11:42 pm

So im wondering if a boat trans normally used for say a sbc or bbc can be mounted up to a corvair engine.

Probably not common or cheap, or plug & play, two adapters might need a longer input.
I don't know if I'd want to be out in the water with one engine, that being a Corvair.

Truckedup wrote: ↑

Tue May 26, 2020 7:16 am

Looks like a hemi with quench ,lucky you!

Do you weld them in?
Thanks.

Is this what It seems - fire ring failure? More a failure to prep the surface right, looks horrible, and not re-torquing it, maybe no lube or rough bolt head surface caused under torque. I'm not afraid to smooth a lousy machine shop rough cut with wetordry or emery & a block. I've got a piece of ma...

Would there be any advantage...

Sure, why not, not that better then adequate vs advantage makes every thing feel more comfortable for you even if it lessens the flow everywhere else.
How well finished are the bearings outlet?
IDK Mark IV BBC, does #3 also feed anything?

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piston guy wrote: ↑

Thu May 21, 2020 4:05 pm

...the cover would flex and bleed off pressure.

Thanks.
Super duper helical gotta be more, the reason some swear HV's necessary?

How far down is it, far enough to leave it alone & live with it's affect/effect?

Gas only spurts from the primary shooters. Secondary's has a nice stream. Cracked the fuel line at the carb and gas sprayed. I don't know the carb, but find it strange that it's percing only on the primary side. I think you've got an acc pump problem. Check its check valve for debris. Good luck.

Inspection/QC reject, fell off the assembly line/truck, not specified in the [insert foreign country here] manufacturing contract ripoff? Mcmaster-carr, a local exhaust shop or hydraulic supply for an asbestos filled type copper O-Ring. Those headers would never seal with anything less then a 1/4 in...

I first thought 'what a clean assembly', no wipe marks on the bearing at all, then wondered why cap has so many holes to F'up the hydrodynamic whatever, with a poorly finished insert's backing/base. Does the varying thickness of the bearings overlay cause the wear pattern, being more compressible? H...

econo racer wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:13 pm

Which one works best for backyard mechanic. ???

Many backyard mechanics have used their hand with emery/wetordry/garnet/whatever cloth/paper successfully & lived to tell about it.

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You mean the outer edge of the counterweight looks too thin, able to hold in that slug at speed? I have no experience & no F'ng clue! //// Cast or forged? Brittle might crack & fall off & let it walk/vibrate out after stretch, while somewhat malliable steel would stretch & loose its press to walk/vi...

The original bolts are crap too, with a small diagonal pin in their head that usually breaks off.
The bolt's round head has a flat that can be used to hold it when tightening, with a shim or small screwdriver wedged between it & the rod. At least it wasn't Whitworth.
Good luck.