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If anyone else has the problem, the solution is a dremel tool and a cutting wheel. This eliminates all the hazards of using a torch, a long and tedious job but safe.

Rusty clevis pin I took a regular pair of pliers and put them on my bench grinder so I could fit them between the clevis and the pedal. Even being able to grip the pin with these make shift pliers provides no movement of the pin. 26 years of rust makes it feel like it is welded in place...

What do you do when the booster clevis pin has 25 years of rust locking it to the pedal. The is no room to drive the pin out and none of the solvents I have used seem to do anything. Have used cotten balls soaked in solvent and after a week the pin still won't budge. Has anyone been through...

torque converter rpm

I had the same problem and tried to use the one on the gas door but it is slightly different. The flags on the rear are square cornered as opposed to the angle corner on the hood emblem. I tried that first then went to a Corvette restoration shop and they sold me a used one for $10.00. A little...

Chris Gerloff I just put a 1700 rpm stall converter with a B&M shift kit in my rather lethargic 81 with a stock 350 and a 350c Th. This has been the best bang for the buck as far as performance goes. She no longer feels as if she is dragging an anchor off the line. Amazing what a few hundred...

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Chris Do all the 81's with the 350 turbo tranny have the lock out torque converter?

Try oil of wintergreen for rusty bolts works better than any penetrating oil you can buy, it's an old ship yard trick. You have to get it at the drug store.