Any recommendations for valve cover gaskets?These intrigue me, but I gather they need really low torque specs which sorta makes me worry abt bolts backing out: https://realgaskets.com/product/valve-cover-gaskets-35/Also been eyeballing the Moroso but they seem a bit pricey. Haven't...

Ok, ya thanks for clarifying. I guess my brain was thinking flow, not pressure. I think part of me was not wanting to accept the fact that a 5 yr old pump was going bad already. I recall the one I installed being a Delphi brand. Motorcraft doesn't seem to be an option anymore. At least not...

I redid the entire fuel system about 5 yrs ago. The truck used to be a farm truck and ran on propane most of its life. I left it like that for most of the 15 yrs I've owned it, but with the only propane supplier left in town a fair drive away I got sick of making the drive so got the gasoline...

Thanks for the reply! Ya no cats on this one fortunately. I just ran out and did a quick check on the timing chain. Rotated the engine to TDC and then watched the dist rotor as i slowly rotated the engine backward. Only got abt 2-3 degrees before the rotor started moving, so there doesn't...

The truck, 1978 F250, 460, is hitting a wall at about 45-50mph when going up over the local mountain here. It's like a giant flat spot in the throttle where the engine is running but just continues to bog and slow as the grade gets steeper. Used to be she could fly over at 60+ without even...

Finished the re-wire today and fired her up again with no problems! No meltdowns in the system and no stalls anymore when driving around normally. Idles smoother now, and I notice the volt gauge is reading a healthier and more consistent 13.8ish than it was prior. Pics of some of the work...

Just an update on this in case anyone else needs the info. I've been compiling the equipment needed for the job. I decided not to solder the wiring in but completely redo the harness including the plugs on both ends (since the plug coming off the distributor partially crumbled when I...

Welp...as is the way with old vehicles, a simple job turned into a bigger one. Did a tune-up on the ol '78 460 for the first time in 10 yrs. Among other things, replaced the old original ignition coil. The original connector cap for it was super loose and cause the truck to stall going over...

Ya I think it's strange too. Hence this post for help. Guess I'll just bite the bullet and replace the shocks with OEM and see how it feels after. They don't move much, but they do move, so likely not stuck; but so far anyway they're the only thing I've seen that isn't stock. It should be a...

Hope I'm posting in the right section...but need some help figuring what's going on w my girlfriend's car, a 2018 Buick Encore. Basically, the ride quality is super, super harsh. It's like the wheels are connected directly to the body. Going over a speed bump will crush your spine. My 1978...

Wait...pump in frame too? Test port? ug. Sounds like I was a bit out of my depth anyway. Like I said initially, 80's American, and OBD-I, is largely a mystery to me. But this wasn't the car to learn on IMO. Too many hands had already been on it it seems. Deleting stuff. Hopefully...

Not sure what you mean by "test plug" but it did have a schrader valve in the fuel rail right next to the distributor. So I was able to screw in my fuel pressure gauge to it and see the reading. Never came off of zero.:rotz:

Well, I decided to pass on the car. I had a go at it today. Once I got the car raised up on jack stands and was able to get a better look underneath I was able to see some things I wasn't real happy with. The AIR Pump had already been deleted with the pipes running to the cats already cut and...

Neato! Definitely better than going into it blind. When I first got my truck in 2006 it had been converted and running strictly on propane since 1982. The farm/seller I got it from really had no recollection of the status of the fuel in the tanks so I did drop those and clean them out before I...

Thanks for that. I've perused Amazon listings for those in the past but there's soooo many freakin options and the prices are all over the map I sort of got brain freeze with it. Impossible to tell what's good and what's not. If that one works for you though I'll grab one too. Especially for...

That's actually a really good idea. I've contemplated them before for looking into cylinders. Mind if I ask exactly which one you got?

:rofl::rofl: yes exactly right. Luxury feature on those I guess. To be able to see everywhere except the actual lane next to you. And of course turning your head to look was just about as helpful thanks to the porthole windows. I found the safest way to change lanes in that car was to goose...

Ya I learned to drive and got my license with my dad's a 78 Mark V 460. Nothing like over 6ft of hood and tiny side view mirrors for the parallel parking test.

It's EFI. Been down the TBFI road in the past with a Mitsubishi Starion. Cool car, but not eager to revisit TBFI so was pleased to see the EFI when he raised the hood. Thank you again sir. It's gonna be a few days before I get the chance to get back at the car but I'll keep you informed...

Huh! I didn't know it was actually an acronym! So they used the letters of air in an air pump to describe an air pump's function in fancy terms without actually changing the name. Brilliant. And I shall look for Power Lube. Sounds legit.Good advice about the coolant leaking at the intake...

Lol ok cool I get it- "Air pump". I'll keep it on. Is it at least drive-able without the air pump functioning for a while? I assume it is since the belt for it is already off; but I may need to get the car out of their driveway and back to my place before I can work on the pump. RockAuto...

So... a co-worker, knowing I'm something of a car guy, has offered me his family's old hand-me-down 1987 Grand Marquis (5.0 mpi, 59k miles) for pretty much scrap value. The problem? It hasn't run in 10 yrs. I asked why he parked it as I was looking it over he pointed at the starter relay and...

So, the driver side door on my '78 has some up and down play and I'm always having to close it pretty hard to get it to fully latch. Looks like the pin holes are worn a bit. I'm thinking about getting some new hinges off of LMC. I'm wondering how difficult it's gonna be to do this job though...

The gauge cluster on these gen 6 trucks is the worst thing about them. The plastic on those things turns to potato chips as it ages. I went through three of them in the course of about 6 yrs. One of them I hit a bump and it literally fell out of the dash in pieces. Eventually I gave up and...

I had my seatbelt redone a couple years ago. Used these guys:https://www.safetyrestore.com/Just take it off, send it to em and they send it back with new webbing and all the mechanicals cleaned up and smooth.Of course if you don't care about color matching you could probably just grab one...

Ya...If I were just flushing the system and not replacing any parts I likely wouldn't bother to raise the wheels; but since I'm replacing the pump and both the lines I know there's gonna be a fair amount of air in the system initially and in my limited experience anyway, getting true full lock...

I wanna get a new jack for the truck. I'm replacing the power steering pump in a couple days and would like to get the front wheels off the ground so I can bleed the ps system.I rarely ever find the need to raise the truck up so I'm not really interested in some sort of giant xtra heavy duty...

Hey thanks for the tip. Looked at their website and it's full of stuff I could eventually use; prices aren't terrible either.I was under the truck today and shook stuff around and one of the stabilizer bar end links is loose. Will probably start with refurbishing the bar's components first.

So, I feel like as of late the truck has been making some groaning and occasional popping noises from the front end whenever I go over speed bumps or take a turn on an incline. Still tracks straight and no odd vibrations going on; but given that I don't think the front end has ever really...

A work buddy of mine bought a 66 Nova SS as a project car. The interior had been gutted by fire, and the windshield was busted out of it; but damned if he didn't come driving into work sittin' on an upturned pickle bucket, with his McDonalds breakfast propped on the hood in front of him. The...