Recent content by Ricks72Chlgr440

Remember, those case threads are aluminum and will not tolerate gorilla torquing! Just snug plus a little. I've never used a torque wrench on those bolts but go by feel. A 3/8" drive ratchet in the palm of my hand snug plus just a bit is all you need. Of course this assumes your case flange &...

Nah, don't use thread locker on the pan bolts. Just snug up the bolts a little if needed after you drive it for awhile and you'll be good.

As an aside, I put an Edelbrock street performance pump on my engine and the engine ran very rich. At the same time I installed the Dakota Digital instrument cluster and got the fuel pressure sensor put in. The pump was supposed to not need a regulator as it was factory set at 6 PSI. When I got...

Running manifold vacuum will increase the idle RPMs so you can reduce the idle screw to reduce the transfer slots some. Give that a try.

This picture, for example. The transfer slot should be close to a square. You may need to reset your mixture screws once the throttles are closed to make the square. Certainly possible that the linkage is a bit off, would not be the first time I've seen that. Having the idle too high can mask...

The pictures show the transfer slot is too far exposed, which will cause the fuel to drip from the boosters. When the throttle is completely closed, the transfer slot exposure should be close to resembling a square. I have put TQ's on a number of warmed over engines and never needed to drill the...

I've used both the 650 & 800 AVS2 carbs and they work very well on my 440. Used the 650 to initially start & break in the fresh engine because it was already set up & proven. I've since moved to the Edelbrock VRS 750. That carb has the annular boosters on BOTH primary & secondary sides. The carb...

Welcome to the forum! Yes, sounds like the valve body needs to be cleaned. Like XCudame said, get the shop manual or another good trans book so you can take it apart and know where things go when you put it back together. As for sticky valves, after you clean the casting & valves, lubricate &...

I would look for a mobile HVAC company, as they can usually make a line to fit.

Interesting that you brought up the oil challenge in those engines. The strongest intermediate gear I could find was a Hughes mellonized shaft. They say explicitly not to use them in high volume/high pressure pumps. I brought that up to the guy at Hughes and he said I could use a higher pressure...

Yes, the headlight relay setup took the load off of the headlight switch which resolved the problem.

To me, the thermoquads are a thing of beauty. I'd run one today if I could get the strip kit like I was able to back in the 80's!

That's the problem, you don't know. I bought a 1970 440 block and the machine shop had to overbore it 55 thou to clean it up because of the rust in the bores. Once I knew the bore size, I ordered the stroker kit that fit. Buying a stroker kit is going to be the easiest way to build the engine...

Glad you finally got it off. Some people think "the tighter the better". Had a similar situation years ago with a Ford van. Used a big screwdriver to punch thru the housing and twist it off. Did not budge so pulled all the pieces of the housing off until I got access to the base. Used a smaller...

I too have a 512 stroker and 1 7/8" headers. Also using a cvf racing serpentine kit with air conditioning. I got the high flow waterpump pulley with stewart components 180* high flow stat to ensure good flow. I am running the flowkooler pump and a 6 blade mech fan with shroud.