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Is it possible the timing belt is off by one tooth?

The 1969 is my favourite year of full-size Chevy. Beautiful cars!

I remember those large gaps on AC Delco plugs from my tune-up tech days. Yes, electronic ignition has failed on me three times that I can think of. Points could generally be adjusted on the spot.

I also worry about the filter developing a tear, which would allow unfiltered air through, and not budge the restriction gauge. And so I like to remove the filter and inspect it every year or so.

GM did points right on their V8s, as I'm sure you know. There was the little steel window on the distributor. Slide it up, insert the Allen key, and adjust the points for 30°. Done. GM's HEI was really good, but I did miss the points.

I think I heard somewhere that these early Brit vans were the inspiration for the many Japanese vans that followed - Toyota HiAce, Mazda Bongo, Mitsubishi Delica, etc. Excellent interior room, shockingly bad safety for the driver and front passenger.

My brother-in-law is into dirt biking, and drives the modern-day equivalent - a Honda Ridgeline.

Good workaround! I assume you confirmed that the Swedes were not using the Brit "positive earth" setup. I finally drew a schematic of how positive ground worked, which confirmed that booster cables still went from + to + and - to -.

Neither for me, given the choice. 😁 The four vehicles in the family are all pretty simple, but all are also getting pretty old (2002, 2007, 2009, 2009), and at some point I'll be faced with it.

The VC engine would scare me.

My '68 Impala had the 307 paired with a Powerglide. I think it was dropped from the full-size Chevys for '69, but still turned up for years in Novas and Vegas. Agreed on the '68 - peak El Camino for me.

I wondered if they were towing it to an off-road rally.

I have a massive book called "My Dad Had That Car". Great fun, but it only covers domestics 1920 - 1990. I wish they would do an import version.

The engine started (sounded great), and I whipped out my phone to get a photo before the car drove away. The owner saw me and drove over slowly. I was a bit surprised the driver was a lady. She said the car was a 1970, the same year she graduated from high school. The engine is a 350. I...

We saw this beast last week in Walker, Minnesota. It looks to be set up for rally driving. About 25 years ago, Car and Driver had a hilarious article by John Phillips called "Around New Zealand In A Can Opener", featuring a 1959 Saab 93. I had never seen one until a few days ago. Two-stroke...