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Forum: Electronics
Today, 02:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 67
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Engine temp gauge

OK, so either the wiring or the gauge.

Gauges rarely ever fail. They're really kind of a no-brainer. Does it do ANYTHING at all; like, when the key is off, does it drift to somewhere random, then...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
Today, 08:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 142
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Will my T5 bolt up to a 350 TPI

Both "fit" the T-5 exactly the same. "Fitting the T-5" isn't the potential issue.

The part that might be different will be the flywheel. Look at the rear main seal on the 350 you have. Count the...
Forum: Electronics
Today, 08:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 67
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Engine temp gauge

The gauge should go to zero if the wire is disconnected, and peg if you short the wire to ground. Does it do this?

Do the other gauges work?
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
Yesterday, 08:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 142
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Will my T5 bolt up to a 350 TPI

Yes. Depending on certain variations such as the 350's year model. (2-pc vs 1-pc rear mani seal, and as a consequence, the flywheel)

Maybe. Depends on how you drive it and how long you consider to...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
Yesterday, 04:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 85
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Keep frying fusible link by starter solenoid HELP

Which starter terminal do you have the purple wire on? The S terminal (closer to the block), or the R, farther out?
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
Yesterday, 04:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 88
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: 1984 Camaro 700r4 swap to t5 from a 1992 s10 questions

Pretty sure it won't happen, unless you remove the dash and console, and grow a real long right arm.
Forum: Brakes
Yesterday, 08:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 120
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: rear backing plate swap

The flange on the axle that the plate mounts to is completely different between drum and disc brakes. It's possible to do that swap but FAR FROM a bolt-up. A large section has to be cut off, holes...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-27-2024, 03:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 96
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: 88 ac box on a 87?

AFAIK they're all the same.

If the evap is different enough to cause trouble, and your existing one is OK, they're easy enough to swap out.

The usual way these things die is, the lower surface...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-26-2024, 07:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 210
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Pushrods went through rocker arms

Some combination of shi'ite rocker arms, not enough valve spring, poor spring setup, and/or clearance problem between retainer and guide.

The springs themselves look like they're not the problem....
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-25-2024, 07:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 354
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Nwc t5 fluid

You are correct: I'm sorry. I effffed up, was thinking about old 4-speeds too much maybe. The mainshaft bearing IS in fact a tapered roller.

The basic premise remains however. The 1st design T-5...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-25-2024, 11:19 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 219
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Southbay Injector o-ring replacement

Sorry about that, my memory isn't as good as it once was... you know how "they" say your memory is the 2nd thing you lose, but I forget what the 1st one was supposed to be...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-25-2024, 10:29 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 92
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: TH350 swap

Sounds like a combination of the way the cable is routed, and/or its adjustment. AFAIK there's no need for a "different" cable.

The reverse light switch is on the shifter. Which if the cable is...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-25-2024, 10:07 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 219
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Southbay Injector o-ring replacement

No of course not. They acquire used ones, clean them up, test and match them, and sell them. Since injectors don't exactly "wear out" but rather simply fail outright randomly, they're essentially as...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-25-2024, 09:29 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 354
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Nwc t5 fluid

The 1st design T-5 DOESN'T HAVE that. The mainshaft bearing is a single-row ball bearing with NO preload. The bearing between the clutch gear and the mainshaft is about 7 loose STRAIGHT rollers with...
Forum: Carburetors
04-25-2024, 12:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 290
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Fuel return line diameter?

:shrug:



:shrug:

I thought you asked what size THE CAR has, not all that other know-it-all crap. Stay focused.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-24-2024, 11:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 219
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Southbay Injector o-ring replacement

Southbay doesn't "make" injectors. Those are production pieces, out of some kind of car, which they find in junkyards and the like, clean up, measure & test, and select reasonably well-matched sets....
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-24-2024, 11:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 354
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Nwc t5 fluid

87-up Frod used the 2nd design T-5. Totally different transmission. Tapered rollers w preload, composition frictions on the blocker rings. Those are SUPPOSED TO use ATF. Unlike the 1st design which...
Forum: Carburetors
04-24-2024, 09:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 85
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: 1982 Pontiac Firebird TPS Missing Connection

BTW:

Please explain this thing. I don't quite understand it. Isn't that where women go to buy a new handbag or makeup or something? What does THAT have to do with a hobbyist maintaining an ANTIQUE...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-24-2024, 09:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 354
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Nwc t5 fluid

That whole question and the answer in the manual is PURE CRAP.

GM's (and every other customer that bought the T-5) recommendation for fluid, changed from year to year, with NO CHANGE WHATSOEVER to...
Forum: Carburetors
04-24-2024, 06:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 85
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: 1982 Pontiac Firebird TPS Missing Connection

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/attachments/history-originality/131104d1167451518-83-l69-carb-question-cc-carb.jpg

There's what you're looking for. It comes up out of that harness that goes across...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-24-2024, 01:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 95
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: High rpm shifts

Probably not. Look at how the C5 is put together and you'll see why.

Get one out of about a 04 - 06 Cadillac Escalade. It'll be a 4L65E instead of 4L60E, i.e. has 5-gear planets. Look for codes...
Forum: Carburetors
04-24-2024, 01:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 290
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Fuel return line diameter?

In our cars, the return line was 5/16", the same as the port on the fuel pump.

It was ¼" in many older cars, esp those that the return originated off of the filter rather than the pump, but not...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-24-2024, 11:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 95
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: High rpm shifts

Try replacing the vacuum modulator. Get a RED STRIPE one - not a green stripe, not a purple stripe, and above all, NOT the big black can - then adjust it in quarter-turn increments and see if you can...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-22-2024, 10:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 243
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: torque converter

Probably not. It's internal to the transmission. A new servo (the thing that applies the band) might help. Get a "Corvette" one.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-22-2024, 08:47 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 243
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: torque converter

Correct. That clutch is not actuated in OD. These 2 clutches are stacked up in the same drum. The overrun clutch both operates the forward clutch AND at the same time "locks up" a sprag, which...
Forum: Brakes
04-21-2024, 11:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 169
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: 1987 Rear Brake Line Flare nut Issue

That's kinda like the agnostic dyslexic insomniac...

He laid awake nights wondering if there really is a dog.

Back to topic:

I have put a 6mm line into a ¼" fitting before. Even managed...
Forum: Brakes
04-21-2024, 06:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 169
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: 1987 Rear Brake Line Flare nut Issue

Not sure you can put a 6mm nut onto ¼" line... ¼" = 6.35mm. Might be too big to fit through.

No problem though. Parts stores carry 6mm line with both ends bubble flared and nuts already on it. You...
Forum: Engine Swap
04-20-2024, 03:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 705
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: 84 Camaro 305 to BluePrint 383 engine swap questions...help!

Right: that old stuuupid "coaxial" kind of thing that ALWAYS fails, is NLA. Thank Bozhye.

Good news is, the oval kind bolts right in and works perfect. All you gotta do is put the right pigtail on...
Forum: Engine Swap
04-20-2024, 11:05 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 241
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Another 305-350 swap question

Yes that motor would originally have come from a truck or van. Doesn't really matter too much anymore; motors have no memory of the sheet metal they started out their life wrapped in.

You'll need...
Forum: Electronics
04-20-2024, 10:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 158
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: massively screwed up wiring in 1991 Camaro

Fat wires:

Kinda stupid to cut those. The 2 reds and the purple in particular. Butt hay, whatever Stimpy did, is done now, and it's too late.
The 2 red are the battery feeds into the cabin....
Forum: Cooling
04-19-2024, 09:41 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 358
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Cooling Q…not sure of problem

Right: about the only "calibration" there is for factory gauges, is in the sending unit and its tolerance. They're REALLY crude. Butt because of how they're made it's also REALLY hard for the gauge...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-18-2024, 08:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 74
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Clicking from rear end...

Where is it coming from? Left wheel, right wheel, center, drive shaft, ... ???
Forum: Cooling
04-18-2024, 07:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 358
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Cooling Q…not sure of problem

Try a new temp gauge sending unit first. Driver's side head, same hole as the fan sw, just, the other head. (head castings of course are interchangeable side-to-side) Between #1 & #3 spark plug hole....
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-17-2024, 06:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 187
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Good cold starts, tough warm starts?

Opening the throttles lets in more air. If that's what helps the car to start, then the problem is too much fuel.

So: leaky injector(s), leaky FPR. Not many other ways for fuel to flood the intake...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-16-2024, 07:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 243
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: torque converter

Well, being able to put the trans in gear, and not stall the engine. ;)

But I'm guessing you're REALLY asking, what are the symptoms of a torque converter FAILURE. In which case, usually it's...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-16-2024, 07:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,678
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: what trans are these

Post photos and we can tell you EXACTLY what they are. Much better than the casting #s.
Forum: Engine Swap
04-16-2024, 07:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 161
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: 305 to 350 swap for my Firebird

The 305 and 350, within the same year range, are IDENTICAL externally. Everything that bolts to one can be unbolted and bolted back up to the other. As far as year range, details matter; we'd have to...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-16-2024, 10:01 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 435
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Trying to put this engine together.

Those valves are smoked. You have to have new valves regardless. But the seats should clean up.

Try it and see. Nothing to lose at this point by trying.
Forum: Cooling
04-15-2024, 07:50 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 358
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Cooling Q…not sure of problem

WRONG.

This fallacy is repeated ad nauseam by people who didn't pay attention in high school chemistry, physics, or biology class. It is just WRONG.

PURE water, AT SEA-LEVEL ATMOSPHERIC...
Forum: Engine Swap
04-15-2024, 07:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 141
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: SBC L31 to 700R4

Agreed. You're in good shape.

Rule of thumb for me has usually been .100" of converter pull-out from dead bottomed; just a shade under 1/8". I'm not gonna split the difference. Anything in that...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-15-2024, 11:35 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 150
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Installing Cloyes double roller timing set - 2 questions

Yeah your block doesn't have the bolt hole boss issue; but some do. Their bosses are real wide and protrude too far into the volume where the (wider) chain needs to be. Yours looks completely normal...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-15-2024, 10:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 150
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Installing Cloyes double roller timing set - 2 questions

The oil galley isn't the location of the interference top begin with. .030" clearance is fine. After all, it's in the same plane that the thrust surface of the cam sprocket is in, thus the sprocket...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-15-2024, 10:03 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 351
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Wierd ticking problem

Use the Permatex/Loctite "high temp automotive thread sealer w PTFE" (or equivalent available in your location) on the threads of the intake bolts. Otherwise, you'll end up with the infamous pools of...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-14-2024, 10:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 111
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Keep melting solonoid wire???

[insert loud obnoxious buzzer sound here]

If you look closely at the solenoid, you'll see that there's a little letter "S" next to the one closer to the block, and "R" next to the other.

"S"...
Forum: Brakes
04-14-2024, 03:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 277
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: Need help with drum brake installation

:thumbsup:
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-14-2024, 03:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 201
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: PCV Routing Question (305 SBC)

PCV should be in the driver's side valve cover. Factory, it was at the front. There's a Frod oil fill cap from the 70s you can get that should fit the hole in the VCs you have, butt it has the PCV...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-14-2024, 02:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 553
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: T5 help

Is this with the trans in gear and the clutched depressed, or with the trans in neutral and the clutch out?

With the clutch out (engaged) and the transmission in neutral, there's still A WHOLE...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-12-2024, 11:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 151
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: 350 chevy rough idle/engine stalling

:shrug:

And somehow that means ... what? that they're "perfect" somehow?

Check the fuel level in the bowls. Great place to start.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-12-2024, 07:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 151
Posted By sofakingdom

Re: 350 chevy rough idle/engine stalling

Sounds like a fuel level problem.

Lower the primary float by about a full turn and see what happens.

If it's a REAL OLD Holley, it might also have a blown-out power valve. If so, get the...
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