Thanks for the link to your site. I will be a frequent visitor, it seems like I can learn a lot from your experiences that you detailed. I enjoyed reading your story with your fuel sender, getting mine to read now is active battle I have been fighting. The unevenly spaced mounting holes seems so illogical to me, but I am glad I wasn’t the only one…[Read more]

So you are suggesting that I use sandpaper, and sand down the plate. Then, polish it up again?

Would that get rid of the scratch marks and discoloration? Would it not damage the plate?

If I were to do this, should I hand sand it? What grit would you suggest starting and finishing with?

Sorry for all the questions , I am unfamiliar with this.

No gas smell in oil, tire pressure was embarrassingly low (20 psi low on all 4 tires), and valve lash was correct.

I have not had time to check the plugs.

I went for a drive after my oil change and filling up my tires, experiencing significantly better gas mileage. I drove for about an hour around College Station, with  somewhat frequent stops…[Read more]

I will check compression as well and tire pressure. Hopefully compression is all good, I do not have enough cash around to rectify it if that is the issue

I knew that something wasn’t right, I read online that bugs could get up to 30 MPG, and I knew there was something probably wrong. There is no oil smell coming from a leaking tank in the driving space, nor does it seem to be leaking oil on the exterior.

I have nothing special with the fuel system. It is a few gallon tank -> metal fuel line +…[Read more]

I know that I am getting less than 10 without a doubt, maybe around 5-6 MPG. I was curious to know if I am alone with this issue. I now know that I need to evaluate this deeper sometime in the future.

-S

Want to reply to myself in case it helps anyone in the future.

The seal needs to be the right size: 36x60x9.5 worked much easier than the other larger types I tried.

Anything large enough to encompass the seals diameter will work to hammer on. I used a spool of soldering wire, but even a specific seal drivers can be bought at Harbor Freight for…[Read more]

Wires running from the ignition switch to other parts?

I went with the 4 tip that you suggested, I am very happy with it. I think it delivers a good sound for a pretty cheap price. I showed the old man and he really likes it.

Getting those heater boxes out was tough with the way that the engine and the extra framing sits in my car, I decided to go with the unsafe and risky method of using a sawzaw to…[Read more]

Have you thought about getting a hard start relay? They are really easy to install and they are like 15 bucks.