Recent content by Aspen500

The amplifier is for the EGR valve. All cars, trucks, civ or police had them. It's a diaphram valve that takes the weak ported vacuum signal from the carb, and opens to allow manifold vacuum to operate the EGR valve. Think of it like an electrical relay except it's for vacuum. There's also a...

Thought Ringle and '76 Aspen sounded darn familiar. That poor Coronet. I rode home from the dealership in that car when it had 5 miles on the odometer when I was 4 years old, with mom and little brother following in the '62 Fury.

I wouldn't be concerned with 20 psi at idle. Many years ago I had a '76 Ford Elite 351W that had 0 psi at idle, and 5 psi on the highway per factory gauge, verified with a mechanical test gauge. Ran like a Swiss watch, never so much as a tick. I put 40K on it, and am sure it went many more after...

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In the mid to late '90's I had an '81 D150 with a stock 318. Only mod was dual exhaust (2.25") with the Super Dynomax mufflers, and it sounded excellent. Not that loud, just a smooth deep "roar" with stock manifolds. JMO, for street use, shorty headers are the best way to go vs. long tube. Much...

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Exterior color: Brown. Funny looking brown, lol.

My knees aren't to that point yet. At least it wasn't AS hot and humid for the show. Low 80's is better than the mid 90's (and tropical to oppresive humidity) of the days before and since the show, lol.

Did you by chance get what was left of a VERY rusty '68 Coronet from me about 4 or 5 years ago, that was my dad's??? Sorry, don't have a dash panel.

We decided not to go anyways. I retired 3 years ago after 40 years as an auto tech (62 now), and that job isn't exactly friendly to your body. My knees (and feet, hips.....) don't enjoy walking long distances anymore, such as wandering around acres and acres of cars and swap spaces. It sucks...

What year and model? I know where Ringle is :)

I remember when Iola was one day, and you could walk the entire show and swap fields in 1/2 a day. First time was 1977, when I was 13 years old. Hate to admit, haven't been there since the mid '90's. We MIGHT go down Saturday, as spectators. If so, we'll look for a blue Mirada. Iola is only...

It would be a C-body. Different than the later non- full frame C-bodies of course. Nice car!

Going by your description, my first thought is a rusted through core plug (some call it a freeze plug). There is a pipe plug on each side of the block for draining, but those aren't going to leak.

Just so you're aware, the o.p. hasn't been on this site for almost 9 years.