Author: cudanut jim

head gasket question

I have a 1975 360 In my 1970 ‘cuda. As I have mentioned in previous threads in the past few months after putting the engine in my car, I have been having problems with the engine getting too hot( up to 230 degrees) while sitting in traffic, if not higher. When I get moving the temp goes down to…

head gasket question

I have a 1975 360 In my 1970 ‘cuda. As I have mentioned in previous threads in the past few months after putting the engine in my car, I have been having problems with the engine getting too hot( up to 230 degrees) while sitting in traffic, if not higher. When I get moving the temp goes down to…

head gasket question

I have a 1975 360 In my 1970 ‘cuda. As I have mentioned in previous threads in the past few months after putting the engine in my car, I have been having problems with the engine getting too hot( up to 230 degrees) while sitting in traffic, if not higher. When I get moving the temp goes down to…

Looking at buying a scamp….need advice

Hey all!

A neighbor of mine is moving into his late mother’s house and needs to get rid of her old 1975 Scamp 2 Door. He says he wants to get it out of his hair probably in the next week or two. I offered $500 on the spot and he wants to do some research and will get back to me. I was wondering…

Looking at buying a scamp….need advice

Hey all from southern Ohio,

A neighbor of mine is moving into his late mother’s house and needs to get rid of her old 1975 Scamp 2 Door. He says he wants to get it out of his hair probably in the next week or two. I offered $500 on the spot and he wants to do some research and will get back to me….

Looking at buying a scamp….need advice

Hey all from southern Ohio,

A neighbor of mine is moving into his late mother’s house and needs to get rid of her old 1975 Scamp 2 Door. He says he wants to get it out of his hair probably in the next week or two. I offered $500 on the spot and he wants to do some research and will get back to me….

sputters and dies when hot in drive, stopped at red lightt

New problem as I suspected would happen. 70 cuda, 360, 727 trans. My car drives fine when it’s hot out, but after about 30-40 minutes of straight driving the engine wants to sputter to the point of actually cutting out when I sit at a red light in “drive”. If I shift into “neutral” it idles fine….