Recent content by shadango

So, if there appear to be NO leask from the input shaft (steering shaft), internally should be ok? From what we can see the leak is just from the pitman arm. Also, is pulling the pitman off the box only and not from the steering link doable? Found a video online, a guy doing a ram.....he was...

Every time I have tried to get a pitman off (3 times in my life) it has been miserable. On my dakota I coudlnt get it off even with a rented puller......ended up taking it to a shop...they spent a couple hours and used heat and it eventually came off.....I guess I sissied out too soon. On my...

Is it a direct fit, or are mods needed? Use the same pitman, hoses, etc?

Happy new year to all! Starting off the new year, waking up early and cant get back to sleep because the mind starts chewing on things that need done. I apologize for the length of this post - been crafting it since 7am (its 830 now)... I know that turns some folks off.....but this is where my...

I was thinking the same thing.....problem is, around here, all fuel is 10% ethanol.... :( He uses Stabil 360 but that hasnt seemed to help.

Ended up swapping the top over .....son did a great job....wasn't intimidated at all..... No issues other than he found , after pulling the top off, that the accelerator pump was AGAIN deformed/folded over on itself.....this is like the 3rd or 4th time he has encountered this. Last couple...

We do have a second 2bbl that wasnt running right....I guess we could tear apart the current one and replace just the top section..... I dont recall what all that involves though......and not sure why the second one was running bad.....would hate to sap bad parts over to the current one.... A...

So what would be the consequences of a piece of that alumabond stuff , should it fail, getting into the carb/manifold? Given the design of the intake it wouldnt drop right in.....but it could eventually work its way into a combustion chamber..... Think it would cause damage?

My son has a Carter 2bbl on his slant six.... It was a NOS carb when we put it on and in like new shape. That was a good 6 years ago. Seems that part of the casting where the aircleaner hold down "bail" is attached has broken, shown in the picture. The loose piece was found, it did NOT go...

I found a brand new one for even less on ebay...$16! woohoo! I will keep it as a spare now since the original seems to still be working.....I dont twist into a pretzel under a dash as easily as I used to...LOL....so not gonna do it unless necessary. Thanks again for this info!

Thanks! This i great info.....it sure does LOOK the same and its available on rock auto for $27!

Found that my brake lights were not working at all.....all 4 dead......did the usual checks...bulbs, fuse.... Turns out the witch on the pedal was not...er...switching. It was loose on the mount so first thing I tried was to tighten it up a bit...no change......so.... I took it out (they...

I was going to suggest the NSS too....and I echo the issue with aftermarket NSSs.....I had tried one in my Cuda smallblock 7272 trans and while it fit fine it did not trigger the lights at all...so my guess is it was too short..... I ended up finding an aftermarket one at Carlisle a couple...

Red_Barron - keep in mind that the car was originally a 1 BBL.......that gizmo isnt showing up in the 1 BB pics anywhere? I am looking at the 81 Dippy /6 (100% stock, all emmsions stuff in tact) and I cannot seem to find anything that looks like that.....maybe it changed after 1980.....

re: the model -- my page two has a "1981 VIn code chart" --- and it shows the Diplomat as an "M" for car line code....but that's all the info there....page 3 talks about the engine and trans serial numbers, the body code plate...4& 5 are code plate interpretation, safety labels and bolt torque...