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  1. ChuckN

    Ethanol varnish residue: Carb vs EFI

    Not that it has any relevance to the topic (apologies to the OP), apparently “gasohol” term was used for the first time in 1978 for any gasoline that contained 10 percent or more of ethanol due to the Clean Air Act. Myself, I’m lucky enough to have 3 stations within 8 miles of me that sell...
  2. ChuckN

    Ethanol varnish residue: Carb vs EFI

    Im curious as to what blend “Gasohol” was back in the 70s when the fuel crunch was happening- anyone know?
  3. ChuckN

    What have you done to your square lately??

    FWIW, I’ve gone to using Accel shorty plugs for that reason. I’ve had good luck with them- I just googled their cross reference chart and chose the one that correlates with the AC Delco that I’d normally run. I’ve also heard that they are nothing but rebranded plugs from other manufacturers that...
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    Rpm’s at Hwy speeds

    Assuming you have all four gears of the trans functional, you could jack it up and count the number of driveshaft rotations to every rotation of the wheels. Or, pull the cover and use the opportunity to change the fluid and do an assessment since it sounds like you haven’t been in there- and...
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    396 with Edelbrock 1406 running issue

    Check your fuel filters- could be clogged. Also, if it wasn’t ethanol free sitting in it, could’ve varnished by now and gummed up the carb a little. It’s not hard to take the top plate of an Edelbrock off if you want to look inside the bowls- just a series of torx head screws after you undo...
  6. ChuckN

    Should I Drive My Truck To OBX For Our Annual Beach Vacation

    I would say that if you give it a really good rinse off after, you’d be fine IMHO. Enjoy!
  7. ChuckN

    Valve seals for camel hump heads?

    Yeah, definitely a rabbit hole. It’s a character flaw that I have. Once I get started on something I have a habit of doing that. And @squaredeal91 you’re probably onto something. There’s nothing lost but time at this point since I bought a nice Summit valve spring tool and can put them on and...
  8. ChuckN

    Valve seals for camel hump heads?

    Well @Ricko1966 not sure that the umbrella seals are going to be a good fit- passing them through the valve springs to check for clearance they seem to rub and hang up quite a bit. Seems like they’d get chewed up. Turns out there were no seals at all on the exhaust, just the o-rings at the...
  9. ChuckN

    Biggest jobs you have completed in the shortest amount of time.

    I tried to think of a situation but I don’t have one. Lots of stories that would be “smallest jobs that took the longest time” tho.
  10. ChuckN

    HOW GEAR OIL?

    Nope
  11. ChuckN

    Any Tricks for stuck oil filter ?

    Punch a long screwdriver through it and turn? I’ve got nothing else. Sorry, @Copymutt beat me to it.
  12. ChuckN

    New guy from Tacoma, WA

    Welcome from Bellingham! Post some pics if you can!
  13. ChuckN

    Valve seals for camel hump heads?

    Honestly, to keep from asking today a million questions about valve seals, I did some research and I won’t say that the possibilities are endless, but there’s a lot out there for different styles and combinations. On Rickos advice I’m going with the umbrellas- but what came off of mine was...
  14. ChuckN

    Valve seals for camel hump heads?

    The one that I’m holding in my hand in the picture? That’s a positive lock, teflon that was on there. Umbrella's style is soft rubber and bigger around so they can float without getting hung up on the guide boss. I’ll take a picture later side by side.
  15. ChuckN

    Valve seals for camel hump heads?

    Apparently the positive lock style that snap onto the guide boss are supposed to stay snug, but the umbrella style is just that- an umbrella that floats up and down with the valve. Got to thinking about it and it’s likely that the problem is on the intake side due to vacuum- it seems less...
  16. ChuckN

    Valve seals for camel hump heads?

    Cool, thanks!
  17. ChuckN

    Valve seals for camel hump heads?

    Also, the boss measures .530- guess I need to find something that fits that.
  18. ChuckN

    Valve seals for camel hump heads?

    @Ricko1966 so this is what I found. Some kind of positive lock. The boss where the Pioneer valve seal would sit is too small in diameter to hold it from moving up and down with the valve. Any idea for what to get next? And would I still use the o-rings on the valve? Thanks in advance.
  19. ChuckN

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Well, we had a break in the atmospheric river, so I cruised through the Heavy Metal Custom Shop open house- the owner requested to take a photo with my square (his is an ‘81 as well with an LS swap). Super cool dude. Then I walked around and took a look at some of their projects.
  20. ChuckN

    454 build, which pistons to get to 9:1?

    Maybe the shop that helped with the block could help? Short of that, there’s tons of compression ratio calculators online that you can use. https://butlerperformance.com/n-12872-compression-calculator.html You could look up what chamber size you have, what head gasket and then plug it into the...
  21. ChuckN

    What have you done to your square lately??

    5” drop front (2.5 drop spindle, 2.5 drop spring), 6” drop rear with a standard flip kit. Tires are 255/60/15 front, 275/60/15 rear. Thanks for the compliment bud!
  22. ChuckN

    Painting rally wheel rim

    Wagon wheels would be a candidate if I ever wanted to stay with 15” but wanted to run something else besides rallies. Specifically the ones that came on the sport truck trim.
  23. ChuckN

    Painting rally wheel rim

    Man, that really piqued my interest.
  24. ChuckN

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Pretty tired after a family trip, so I decided to do something quick and fun today- put on the new center cap emblems for the rally wheels since the old originals were faded to complete silver. Nice to have little mini projects for when the energy level is low.
  25. ChuckN

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Love those wheels.

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