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I have had pretty good luck getting stuff like that undone by giving the end of the screw/bolt a hefty tap with a ballpeen and screwdriver before I tried to undo it. We managed to split a 30 year old engine case held together with phillips head screws (who's idea was that?!) without chewing a...

77, 82, and 85 Chevy trucks 280hp/~8L= 35hp/L

I had nothing to do with it. I say we swap in a SBC.

I once needed to go find a part for a carter AFB, but it was also on the only car I had running at the time. So, with a buddy, I took off for the parts store. Once there, I quickly jumped out and unbolted it, still full of gas. I managed to drop the wingnut to the air cleaner down into the...

I must be the only one that actually survived having the car fall on them. In high school I had an 89 Firebird Formula. Not being able to find the other ramp, I decided to use the scissor jack in the car to change the oil real quick before I left on a trip. In the process, the jack collapsed...

My '04 has 4 or 5 good sized rock chips right where it's at on your jeep, so I wouldn't be surprised if it acually did help.

If I had to guess, it'd be that a Dana 44 is a little undersized for a fullsize ~380ftlb having truck.

"The older Diesel trucks got form 18 to as high as 21mpg. An old 6.2 suburan got the best out of them all." At one point the 2wd Blazers with the 6.2 were rated at 30 mpg. My 6.2s have all lasted excellently, even the '82. It was still running strong at 250k until my EX drove it down the...

Keep in mind all the 502s are fit with an oddball set of rings with a low tension oil ring.