Author: money pit

What is the purpose of the conical washers used on the exhaust manifold? Are they supposed to be on all bolts and studs? Can I use regular flat washers or lock washers? When I bought my engine it didn’t have exhaust manifolds. I saw the washers in the …

I have a 74 360 engine. The water pump pulley I have on the engine is, part # 3418227. I bought this pulley on E-bay since I didn’t have a pulley when I bought the engine. The engine originally had factory AC. I installed a Vintage Air system. The be…

When I’m driving at 65 mph, I notice a whinning/squeeking noise on the left side of the engine compartment. If I let off the gas the noise goes away. I don’t hear the noise any other time. I do notice that the pulley on the power steering pump does wob…

On a 1974 360 with AC and power Steering, Does the crank pulley only drive the power steering pump? Currently I have a Vintage air conditioner. The crank pulley turns the alternator and the compressor. The crank pulley drives the water pump and the pow…

On another post I asked about issues I had with over charging after I converted to electronic conversion. I tried all the suggestions, without solving the problem. I replace the voltage regulator, grounded directly to the battery, no difference. I Goog…

I installed a electronic ignition conversion kit from Mancini Racing. I noticed when the engine is cold (fast idle), the system is charging at 18 volts. When the idle comes down, it charges at 15 volts. Before the conversion it was charging a little un…

I went to have my 727 rebuilt. The shop told me that there were some brackets/braces that go between the engine and trans. Does anyone have a photo where exactly they go? The engine and trans are a 1974, the engine is a 360. The trans has a floor shift…