Author: Fishfan

For several years I’ve been looking for an old timey keychain for my Cacharro. I had an eBay search saved for Thayer Motor Co., the long defunct dealership in Clearwater, FL where the car was originally sold. I’ve only ever been able to find a matchboo…

I posted about this before but haven’t been able to resolve it. Here’s the situation. Car cold-starts perfectly. I drive it for a while and after about 30 mins I’ll pull up to a stop sign or red light and it will stall. Engine temperature is not HOT bu…

Hi fellers,

I’m thinking about chucking my 14" wheels for 15" wheels. For one thing it’s getting harder and harder to find 14" tires. For another my wheels are in pretty bad shape. Wheel covers won’t stay on tight, I have to constantly …

I recently replaced all the bulbs in the car (except the ones in the dash) with LEDs. I also did some other work on the car that required me to do some wiring. Now, when I start the car, as I turn the ignition key, the dome light turns on momentarily. …

Hey guys,

318 Poly. 66 Polara. Just curious about this vacuum port on the intake manifold. The pic is from my old manifold, which I replaced with one suitable with my new 4-bbl carburetor. The "new" manifold has this port as well. I’m away …

318 Poly, New Edelbrock 4-barrel.

I know it’s normal for RPM to be a little higher when idling in Park or Neutral, vs. Drive. The question is what governs this? What actually makes the RPM go down in drive. Is it just a matter of the transmission eng…

What’s the disc thing on top of this distributor for. I assume it’s for certain applications but what are they?