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  1. Clone TIE Pilot

    CCC upgrades

    Contray to popular belief, the CCC system is not the handicap many people make it out to be. However, it still can be improved on and here is a list of improvements. I will list them in two parts. First part will list mods that apply to all versions of the CCC system. Second part will be mods...
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    Tie rod end question?

    My Dad's 2013 F150 has a suspect outer tie rod end. Its easier to turn the steering wheel to the right than to the left, even parked. Other than that no uneven tire wear or noises. We did notice that the outer tie rods are different. The driver side appears to be a factory original sealed type...
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    Heads up on tool deal.

    Lidl of all places are selling short barrel sausage style caulking guns that dispence foil packaged sealants for $6. A lot of professional autobody products require the use of sausage caulk guns which are tools most stores don't sell. Its an easy and cheap way to pick ond up ifbyou have a Lidl...
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    PCV valves, a complicated subject.

    PCV valves are more complicated than they appear despite just being a spring loaded plunger in a climped together housing. What is complicated are all the different calibrations they are available in. Though first here is a chart that explains PCV valve operation. As can be seen in the chart...
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    Got bad news today.

    My grandmother on my father's side passed away in her nursing home late last night. She turned 95 this past Oct and had been suffering steadily declining health. The home placed her in hospice last week. I was lucky to see her one last time yesterday afternoon along with my father and aunt. She...
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    Rear seat brace vs bulkhead.

    Many of us already know about the rear seat brace some G bodies came with as well as various aftermarket ones. On another forum someone suggested that just riveting a panel of sheet metal from home depot would work just as well. I asked him about if the panel should have ribs or beads added to...
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    New valve springs.

    When I removed the first valve spring on my 305 to do a stem seal replacement job I discovered the spring had a broken damper inside. It looks like I will need new valve springs. My engine is a HO L69 305 with a Crane 2040 Powermax cam. Should I just stick with stock springs or go with either...
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    PC seals for SBC exhaust valves

    My L69 305 has recently started to smoke and I suspect its the valve stem seals. I pressume the seals are original. The engine still has excellent compression. The 305 has stock 416 heads which from the factory use viton PC seals on the intake valves with O rings and the exhaust valves use...
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    Mixture control solenoid adjusting screw plug

    I am looking for a source for a replacement plug that goes in the airhorn over the lean stop adjusting screw for the mixture control solenoid. A previous rebuilder left the plug out as its commonly suggested to leave it out for easier readjustments. However, one of the purposes of this plug is...
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    Notching car door for spotlight.

    My P71 Crown Vic got hit in the front passenger side fender and door. Thankfully I am ok and the car is largely ok. No frame or pillar damage. The damaged door still opens and closes fine but it looks terrible now and needs replacing. The odd issue I have is that my P71 has the somewhat rare...
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    Notching car door for spotlight.

    My P71 Crown Vic got hit in the front passenger side fender and door. Thankfully I am ok and the car is largely ok. No frame or pillar damage. The damaged door still opens and closes fine but it looks terrible now and needs replacing. The odd issue I have is that my P71 has the somewhat rare...
  15. Clone TIE Pilot

    Replacement SBC valve covers.

    I was replacing the valve cover gaskets on my 305 and discovered the passenger side cover is partly rusted out in the middle of the flange on the side facing the exhast manifold. Moreover, I would like to get replacement valve covers that are compatible with the stock PCV system. Also not...
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    Disney Edition Hyundai

    The unholy marriage of Disney adults and small souled bugmen, with a touch of soyboy.
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    They don't know how to spend your money.

    Today my state's DOT was salting roads, for a rain storm with temps to remain above freezing. Guess Murphy really wants NJ to be the saltiest and rustiest state. We have not had any snowfall so far this winter and I guess the DOT salt crews probably have a quota to meet regardless of frozen precip.
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    Tall balljoints with stock wheels.

    After fixing the exhaust I discovered the boots for the balljoints are dry rotted. I don't know for how long they have been bad but looks like its time for a front end rebuild. Is it possible to use tall balljoints with factory 15 inch rims? I have T type turbine style rims that I like to keep...
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    Exhaust doughnuts

    Can exhaust doughnut gaskets be reused if they ard still in good shape or are they a one time use crush part? Is it possible that if they do leak, could that affect O2 sensor readings at idle due to reversion? I am running some old TES headers which have the O2 sensors in the driver side...
  22. Clone TIE Pilot

    Lean idle mixture only in drive.

    I have a weird idle issue with my L69 305. In park I can easily set the air fuel solenoid dwell to 30 degrees in park. However, most instructions state to set the mixture solenoid dwell in drive in which the computer is stuck in rich mode offsetting a lean mixture., Again in park the dwell...
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    Are LS guys Chevy guys?

    Its been contended in the car meme thread that LS guys are Chevy guys. However, to me this does not make sense since LS engines are considered GM corporate engines, not specificly Chevy or any other division like classic engines were. What do you think?
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    Cooling myths.

    There are a lot of myths about cooling systems. The cooling system's job is to quickly warm the engine up to operating temperature and keep it there. It's not to keep the engine as cold as possible. The big grand daddy myth states that coolant needs time to absorb heat from the block or to...
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    Header leak

    The gaskets for my TES headers are leaking. Any recommendations for replacement header gaskets?

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