Guess you don't have a restricted exhaust problem! Get some good numbers together and post them. Lot of sharp guys on this site to help you with troubleshooting.

Kind of late to the party, but you have some good advice to start with on your oil pressure and overheating issues. Install both a mechanical water temperature and oil pressure gauge. The stock gauges are not much better than the old idiot lights. If you do that you will have some reliable...

Hope it was a good one!!

X2 on Readhead.They correct a lot of the internal problems with these boxes.It will be the last time you will have a problem with it.Really good folks to deal with.

Have a good one Dan!!

A good machinist will bore each hole to a specific piston size.They have size variances as well as your other tolerance parts.Depending on your piston material,your clearances will be different.Check your block first,and see what you are looking at ballpark for first oversize.Really take a long...

Vacuum is about 21-22" at sea level.Rule of thumb says you loose about 1" for every 1000 ft. in altitude.Ford says the engine should idle at or around 600 RPM.I have mine set at 700 RPM and works well here@4000 ft.above sea level,and pulls 17" at idle.Had to come back and include that long...

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If you you will use a liquid teflon or pipe sealant on the pipe thread joints you will not have this problem.Loctite makes a good teflon sealant.And the best is a sealant called Rectorseal 2 that plumbers use to seal natural gas and water line connections.Will remain pliable and flexible.Best...

Pull the lead wire from the sender and ground it(key on or powered),if the lead wire and the gauge are good the gauge will peg.This is a test for the w/t gauge.The ammeter gauges (stock) were not at all reliable.A seperate ammeter or voltage gauge is the way to go there.

My '78 and '79 F250's both have direct drive fans as well.Both have 400 engines in them.Both came from the factory that way.

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Congratulations!!

The answer to your question is when there is no power at the positive side of the coil.I will grant you that I stepped around a lot of the trouble shoot procedure you want him to look at.I apologize.I won't argue with you about the way this ignition works,or the tendencies of the failings of the...

Tach test side(negative)!That is the primary side.Secondary occurs out of the coil to the distribitor cap.

If the test light was connected correctly as described,it should have been flashing.This shows that the field is collapsing in the coil.It also shows the signal from the pickup to the module to the coil is functioning at the time.A constant light connected to the tach test side would show as a...

Simple test for the ignition.Connect a test light between the tach test post(negative),and place the probe on a good CLEAN ground.Have someone turn the engine over with the key switch.See if the light blinks on and off.This means the pickup in the distibutor and the module are seeing the field...

and all cummins numbers are rated to the ground not crank...cat and detroit are at the crank... I don't think that is the case.SAE rules say flywheel horsepower is the advertised horsepower.Gas,Natural Gas,or DIESEL!Too many variables in parasitic loads,drivetrains,etc.Would really be interested...

Turbocharger!No parasitic loss,and you can change the internals and cases for a fine tune.

Not a one.As I mentioned,I replaced the clutch set about six months ago.Close to 4,000 miles on the new clutch now with no problems.The only other part I bought outside the kit was a roller pilot bearing.Some of the kits offered them,the one I got had a pilot bushing.Sounds like you have a good...

Purchased the clutch set from RockAuto.

Used a Perfection clutch set on one of my 400's about six months ago.Very pleased with the kit and the contents.Zoom is really the manufacturer of the clutch kits.Mine was a 12" clutch kit with the lever style pressure plate.They also offered it in a diaphragm design.Very pleased with the...

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Congratulations Buck!!

Wishing you a speedy recovery!!

Happy Birthday Carl!Hope it was a great one!!

Is there a problem with the wire from the cap to the coil?What condition is the rotor in?See any hot spots or shorts inside the distributor(arcing)?Are you satisfied that you have a full 12v going to the coil,and is everything grounded?Not trying to be funny here,just basics.Are you satisfied...

Are you running a new ignition complete?Distributor,Al-6 box,coil?