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Originally Posted by clinebarger The rear main seal on LSx engine is PTFE/Teflon, High Mileage oils will not help if the rear main is leaking. Mine has a minor seepage from the rear main too. It also leaks from the valve seals a bit (occasional puff of smoke on start-up and build up on plugs...

Originally Posted by supton Is now the time to off-load a truck then? I don't know what I'd want to replace it with (actually kinda like it and all) but one has to take advantage of the times and all. Are things going to change though? I need my truck for work and maybe because I'm surrounded...

My 76 Olds v8 had nylon timing gears from the factory which were prone to failure, so I swapped them out with new steel ones, new chain along with the water pump, etc when I got the engine from the junkyard. It was a pretty easy, inexpensive job compared to timing sets on most modern cars, but...

Originally Posted by dlundblad How does everyone handle this? An older truck (2004 Silverado. Reg cab, short bed, 4x4) at the local Chevy dealer caught my eye yesterday. Looked it over, took it for a test drive, and was relatively happy minus the weak AC. It was 45% above KBB value. I was...

In general I'd say yes. Unless the engine is run very short trips.

Originally Posted by jdw1222 Originally Posted by 77Se7en Originally Posted by jdw1222 Curious as to how bad oil could get in 12 months with really light use ? Has anyone ever sent a lab sample on low mileage/low hour oil after a year or so? I know oil holds contaminants but does it really go...

Originally Posted by gfh77665 Thats right. You can get a super high efficiency filter, but at some point it begins to impede flow. Filters are a balancing act between flow, holding capacity, and efficiency. I ran a fram ultra on my 4.8 Silverado and it developed a tick and worse cold piston...

I had seafoam fix a lean condition on my 2 stroke leaf blower and a flooding condition on my lawn mower, both issues didn't reoccur in the past 2 years since treatment. Could have been a coincidence, but doesn't seem like it. I also had a lean surge at wife open throttle in the caprice and I...

If it just started out of nowhere it doesn't need a shim. Sometimes when you replace the starter you will need the shim. My 305s did not, but it's very common that they do. It could be your starter drive or solenoid not engaging. After the original starter failed in mine the Delco replacements...

I used it once in my Caprice and the oil stayed normal looking. I was curious if i would notice what you're talking about. I once did an oil change on an old Dodge camper van with a 318, in the express lube. The oil looked gray and glittery before I drained it. I was hoping it was a product like...

Originally Posted by Gene K Not to interrupt the discussion but analysis example on a F150 3.5EB TGDI 1st Gen with three back to back runs beginning at roughly 28,500 mi and ending at roughly 45,000 mi total on unit. 6100 mi - 4.2% Fuel Dilution (Iron 12 ppm) 900 mi - 4 7% Fuel Dilution (Iron...

Originally Posted by Malo83 Yup looks like my snake pit under the hood of my 83. Half of it is for the broken cruise control. As you know, it's not a big deal. The biggest issue is when I work on something else and I'm thinking "why isn't there at least half a foot space to get around this"?

I learned to drive 3 on the tree in a 78 f100 extended cab my friend saved from cash for clunkers at the Ford dealer we worked at. It was almost mint, he cleaned it up and sold it over 10 years ago and I ran into it 4 years ago in a town nearby with a load of wood in the back. A couple weeks ago...

I didn't feel like pulling the air cleaner off for a picture of the actual carburetor, it was hot from the 1.5 hour drive, but I was taking pics for the guy who is likely getting the car from me. I'm trading it for a paint job and cab corners and rockers on the truck, plus fixing a dent on the...

Originally Posted by PimTac Carburetors were simple until somewhere around the mid 70's. Then they got cheaper and EPA regulations made them harder to work on. Fuel injection was a Godsend. Luckily in Canada emissions regulations weren't as strict so in 1981 when all quadrajets in the US were...