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If you are worried about your pets or allergic to antifreeze (The latter I JUST discovered!) There is a less toxic product based on propylene glycol instead of ethylene glycol. Prestone makes one version. Another is sold under the name "Sierra." A can of "Water Wetter" or a similar...

Hi Guy! :w So where in Tejas beest thou? Sorry onthe horn front, my '75 doesn't have one! A previous owner checke dthe "horn delete option" I guess! :s Some of the C3 owners in the DFW area got together a few weeks back to annoy the local Viper League....we didn't even have JACKETS...

Cornering and braking are common complaints on the AFB's Another complaint is lack of a tunable secondary except for jetting. Edelbrock has just come out with the AVS improved line to counter that. Much of the hard braking and cornering problems can be addressed with using the spring...

Wow. It's worth the drive or paying for a pickup from a freight line But I already have one - I'm with RPound unfortunately. Having just worked the entire four-day weekend on OT, I'm about half way to the 700R from BT OD. I still wish I could go the GV OD, but $2500ish is much further than...

Sorry about that - I don't usually mix interests I just couldn't stand our friend from the West Indies apologizing for his country having not enacted such stupidity. I apologize if I caused any offense, and in general I try not to initiate a side commentary, but I certainly wasn't going to...

Well...it SHOULD...hopefully Many here have them (and the 200R). Most seem happy with them on small blocks of various descriptions, even an occasional mild big block. However, others said privately they had had them grenade on them. I'd definitely buy the highest HP rated version they...

Cool! American Ingenuity Knows No Bounds Looks like the bottom of ANOTHER valve cover! Possibly welded or glued to the main one! KNORLY! :)

I just ordered a couple of more catalogs I had been missing. What other big suppliers or special systems vendors for C3 vettes that offer a catalog am I still missing? I want stock in ALL of these!!! :) Al Knoch (D/L from online) Chicago Corvette (ordering now) Corvette America Corvette...

Yeah. putting in a 700R is my next step I'm killing my poor little stockblock with this constant 4K+ Just wish I had some hope the 700R will last even 18 months, but I can't afford the Gear Vendors right now. As for power handling alone, your 350 is a considerably more durable and stronger...

That seems about it...one other thing Whatever you do, do not run a small block chevy engine for any significant amount of time, or many others, with no thermostat. That really applies even more if you have aluminum heads. Without a thermostat or flow restrictor (washer-like, visualize a...

Yes, the cast aluminum is that much better The are rigid because they are castings, not sheet metal. Some claim the huge aluminum area helps dissipate heat form your oil. Yeah. Sure. OK. Uh-huh. Whatever. :) The down side it they could break, although I've never seen it myself. They...

I bid ONE DOLLAR!!! EACH!!! :) (That's all I have left after nuking my credit cards on mine.... :) ) But I don't know about this 100 miles a year thing - I've just crossed 26,000 since July. My $21K in repairs/mods could have really been about $5K if I wasn't upgrading and modifying...

OK, that makes more sense to me I knew they shimmed something in some stage of the process, but not what. Turning it on the car makes sense too.

Yeah, I know what you mean My current PS pulley is way off kilter from how it should be. The mounting bolt broke, so I've been manually steering it for over a week (and discovering the PS also makes up for/hides some slop in the steering.) I hope I mean it that tomorrow I will get under there...

Oh you would MUCH sooner replace the water pump than the intake Popping off the thermostat housing and changing that thermostat and upper hose isn't a bad idea anyhow. Make sure you get one of the high flow thermostats - a gasket will come with it. I'd stick with the 195 or 210 thermostat...

Rotor Runout I'm no brake dude or expert on these. I just learned this stuff in the past six months. Yes - you have it correct on the effect excessive runout causes on especially vette type brakes. Vette brakes (on C3's) are some of the oldest performance disc brakes there are. They aren't...

First, looks like you have multiple leaks Can't tell good from the pic, but it also looks like you have a stain coming down from the forward (or passenger) side water neck bolt too. Now, is the leak coming from the line where the intake meets the main block? It almost looks like it's coming...

How DARE you imply Texas is hot in the summer, Sir! :) You know I intentionally installed only the underdrive on my newest alternator because my stupidly too-high revving engine ate the two before it in a matter of months. It's one of the one-wire "self actuating" 100A types (chrome (of...

Listen to ME. You HAVE to do EXACTLY what I say to do. :) Sorry, couldn't resist it - everybody else was being so "Peace, Love, Donny Osmond" about it... :) Keep the emblems! I'm ALL for modifying! What I'd do is work on a couple of additions - one of's - to reflect your changes - in a...

Be careful on R&R vette brake set-ups You can't just bolt the parts back together, unlike standard disc brakes. Worse, most standard brake shops are not experienced or equipped to set these up right. The rotor runout has to be determined and, more than likely, adjusted for with shims, even...