What the F@#& was chevy thinking?

Ok so I had a customer come in yesterday for an oil change in his 00 Cadi DTS 4.6 Northsatr. Well I saw a bit of an oil pan gasket leak that needed attention and I have never had a customer say OK fix it before on this particular engine. So I look up the time and procedure on my Alldata and it’s 12 hours and step 2 in the process is remove drivetrain!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So here we are 6 hours later:
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FML

GearVendor installation; ’69 -body (Charger)

Hey gang..
OK, looking for illustrations and discussion on the installation ease/difficulty of installing the #3DFS727A into a ’68-’70 B-body, in…

weather proofing

Is there a write up anywhere on weather proofing an A body?
Im going to replace all the old weather stripping.
How hard is it to replace the windshield rubber seals?
What else should I check?
thanks

Dakota exhaust manifolds

A couple of memebers mentioned that they used ’92 or ’93 exhaust manifolds on 318/340/360 motors. I have been checking these out on sBay and noticed that they dump at the back while the standard 318’s dump and the center. Anyone have any issues with …

Tick-Tick-Ticking Sound – Pinging?

All – I have a base 1972 Dart. Slant 6, 225c.i.

I drive it about 3 days a week into work, and it runs like a top. It had 39k original miles on it when I bought it. Near mint interior, trunk, etc. Engline-wise, my previous owner had just done a valve job and tune-up.

Now when I’m driving I get a discernable tick-tick-ticking sound that increases as I accelerate.

Is this pinging? I use a 93 octane gas in it, but perhaps need an additive.
Is this the valves?

What is this? And how…

Slant 6 carb / fuel issue…

My 1972 D100 doesn’t want to start now unless I pour some fuel down the carb first. Then once started, it runs fine. Cant figure out the issue and I am new to this Holley carbed slant-6, never had one before. Any ideas?

ALUMINUM WELD Questions !!!!!!

Guys……..

I wanna use my Lincoln SP135-T Mig to weld some aluminum framing…I’m modifying an enclosed trailer…….

I’ve never welded aluminum before……..

Can you guys give me some tips on what to watch for, what not to do, whatever………? The framing will probably be 1/8″ to 3/16″ average…..

How about some pro-pointers………..8)