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Mystery solved Mystery solved ( and the locksmith JUST beat me to it ) So there is 1 extra in in the ignition prawl that locks the key in position in anything else BUT off. But 3 people have stated that keys with ALOT of wight hung on em damage that prowl over time and cause this " feature "...

Still more data points needed on this key situation Anyone else have the ability to pull the key out in the RUN position or do have the only 3 ignition switches in the UNIVERSE that do that?? Please Chime in !!! Thanks Mike

Junk... THANK YOU ! Yes my friend, it has been a while.....But I'm back !!! This 02 needs a LOT of love.... It was 8K shipped from Flor-I-DUH to CA... We start out like this: Salvage title ( VERY light hit on drivers side bumper ) Owner replaced DS 1/4, bumper ( with only 1/2 the headware )...

Been away for a LONG while SOLD MY 64.. BUT I HAVE A NEW TOY....2002 BASE 6 SPEED, TORCH RED! That is AFU... But I am now RETIRED so I have time to PLAY.... One of the many MANY issues the car has is the ignition switch.... It works, but the PO must have had a 20 lb load of keys on the ring. I...

WOAH wait a sec…. OLD points ( bad ) new points good ( for a while ) … Hmmm seems THERMAL to me. Things to check.. 1) The dizzy timing adv plate moves smoothly ( might need a bit O cleaning & lube ). 2) The wire coming from the points down the Dizzy base to the coil… is it ORIGINAL? The ends...

How old is the engine? Specifically how old is the timing chain? But before going off the deep end… Simple checks.. 1) Pull the #1 plug, take a breaker bar ( ratchet ) and with the car in NEUTRAL crank till your timing mark is at TDC. Take a LONG wood dowel and poke it down the #1 hole ( DO...

Thought I would check back in Looks like mucho progress…….. Nice! Mike

The OL leaky Q jet trick There are aluminum staked plugs in bottom of the carb that tie into the fuel system... After all this time they leak.... and when heat is applied they leak WORSE which explains your symptoms...

Without going into the WHY these are under the hood.. ( I believe the " thinking " was lost somewhere in the 80's )... CURRENTLY: M-20 transmission 14" Flywheel 11" 10 spline clutch Lakewood scatter shield My clutch was down to the rivets.. and the flywheel, pressure plate & driven disc are...

Timing is everything I hate that when a project stalls like that.....and there doesn't see to be a way out.... That being said, maybe you could hit up the local community college that has an auto shop.. Ask the teacher for a few names..of the better wrenches in his class... Might cost you a...

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Updates Spent a BUNCH of time getting the 73 back ALIVE... But a setback.. The rear main is leaking BAD and A new clutch is in order.. ( sourcing parts now ) Today, my younger son put the new aluminum radiator in... and gave it a good run.... Moving forward again.......

Expensive setback OOPS.... Well things were going a bit to well on the 73 project...The rear main seal dribbled.. and now I have oilsoakedslippyclutchitis. Well considering front harmonic balancer seal was no longer rubber but black NON rubber, the rear must be FAR WORSE. Can't complain it's...

I step forward 2 steps back Good dress rehearsal~ LOL

Should be.. cake With the core support out you should have tons of room.... I'm thinking butter & hot knife.... GO MARK GO

It's trickey One of the blacks comes from the starter motor/bat neg tie point... that 1 black wire goes to the case ( ground ) of the blower motor and THEN goes ( via the " other " black ) to the wiper motor case... Mike

Depends on how far the front end is jacked up 2 person job minimum... 3 better

Will this help? 383 Installation - Greg's C2 Engine Replacement Project

For many years this was her fate then things happened 1) For many years she sat in silence till 9-10 2) It took a WEEK to dig her out 3) Just to get HERE 10-3 4) Days of final prep.

Thanks for all the welcome backs & congrats ~ There's many years of aging issues.. like OH that was rubber at one point so it will be a SLOW SURE STEADY progress.... Main priority get her to be a reliable runner.. So there are still a PILE o things under the hood to do..... My 64 was ( is )...