Author: jct

Two prong Temperature sending unit

68 383 2bbl auto

At what temperature does the hot light turn on at? I’m tempted to remove the damn temp gauge that I installed on it..so I can ignore the damn thing… Creeps up to 210°F after about 40 minutes of highway driving (around 70/75mph) and …

This AMC Marlin

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Wrong size air filter O_O

Apparently I should be using a 3.5" air filter instead of a 2¾" air filter that I have been using for the past 6 years @_@

Underwood fire suppression system

Apparently this have been around for a while…

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Carter bbd 1½ main jets

On my 68 Newport 383 auto.
My my current carburetor I have on there I think it’s off a 69/70 truck(I think). I bought it off of eBay some years ago. I don’t keep track of time it all blurs together… Anyways it’s causing me to run warmer than I like s…

Which year and model is this

Making my brain hurt, trying to figure it out

carb/timing issue when cold

it tends to backfire thru the carb and dies/stalls out when the motor is cold, it’s fine soon as it’s up to temp.

my timing is set to around 7.5° btc, point gap is around .015, dwell is around 26°

how do i stop it from being problematic when it’s col…