Okay Dokie

[DarkKnight]

Aye I said it.

My debt should be tru with as of today. Next weak ( besides sending grandma a tid bit of change ) i will no longer be poor and can focus on Saving money for large parts and. Buying small parts as i get funds.


Things i know ima need

8 - 10 plugs ( Incase i over gap and cant get them to go down )

Better Wires.

A Coil - Don't know what kind me and Johnnie talked about it one time but no locale shop had the type we talked about.

Water Pump.

Timing Chain.


Mkay. Now. I don't want to spend money out my ass. at Napa for all of this. But i want good Parts. Like really good parts.

So i need advise on where to get my stuff at. Im kinda a tard at window shopping. Due to i don't know whats worth what + the quality of the parts from said places.

I do know this though! No god demn auto Zone. fuc em

:P Any recommendations for where to get these part's + What Part brand ect. Would be 110% appreciated.

[Nathan in MI]

If you get the plug gap too large, you'll have no problem squeezing it back down. Reducing the plug gap is almost easier than enlarging it.

As for where to get the parts, I know a lot of guys on here deal through RockAuto. I've never bought anything from them, but from what I hear, they're pretty good. http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php

[86VickyLX]

Aye I said it.

My debt should be tru with as of today. Next weak ( besides sending grandma a tid bit of change ) i will no longer be poor and can focus on Saving money for large parts and. Buying small parts as i get funds.


Things i know ima need

8 - 10 plugs ( Incase i over gap and cant get them to go down )

Better Wires.

A Coil - Don't know what kind me and Johnnie talked about it one time but no locale shop had the type we talked about.

Water Pump.

Timing Chain.


Mkay. Now. I don't want to spend money out my ass. at Napa for all of this. But i want good Parts. Like really good parts.

So i need advise on where to get my stuff at. Im kinda a tard at window shopping. Due to i don't know whats worth what + the quality of the parts from said places.

I do know this though! No god demn auto Zone. fuc em

:P Any recommendations for where to get these part's + What Part brand ect. Would be 110% appreciated.

you don't need to get extra sparkplugs if you gap them too much. just hit it down.

[DarkKnight]

Rock Auto hu.

Guess ill stick with Napa. ( i dont like online stores )

And eh. I rather just buy a few extra... I never have been able to make a gap smaller. Ive herd folks say they just hit it and what not.. But that dosent work so well for me.. Ill bang the fool out of one and nada.

Other thing im thinking about geting is a better Distrubuter. ^_^ wactha mang's think? Worth it or nada?

[DarkKnight]

:P, Scott Mang went over a few things with me. My new wish list is.

cam,lifterkit/timing set,timing gasket set,intake manifold/carb/intake gasket./harmonic balancer/water pump/lokar tv cable/linkage/sonnac tv adaptor.

Duraspark Distibotor/Module - Find This in a 78 cougar hehe.

Gonna be a whille i can tell before i have any of this stuff. :P

[DarkKnight]

Got a link to a timing chain :P what do you mang's think?

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...pe=163&PTSet=A

Will it work?


I member reading Scott mang sujest getting the gasket from napa hehe. or that goop stuff. or something. Mkay. gonna look see what else i can find :P


Mmm, found my carb as well :P but i wont be able to get it this weak. Instead ill half to get some other small things. or start saving. And i rather get other small things.


Question though?

What is the difrence between Non Ajustable floats and ajustable ones?

Besides the non ajustable ones are more pricey.


Also found me a Harmonic Balancer, if it will work as well hehe

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...e=1269&PTSet=A


Humm, found another question. Im not sure if you guys can tell. But im gonna go for H.O. thus the 4bbl. And im looking at umm water pumps at the moment and behind evrey tag ( listing description) it has taged C.F.I. if i get one with that tag will it work still with a 4bbl?

Also. would it be smart to save up for a aluminum water pump? ( woldent rust at least )

I think thats all my questions for the moment. Im not sure what a lokar tv cable/linkage/sonnac tv adaptor pertains to. but. I know i need it. are the carb parts? or well, any one able to tell me what to look under?

[DarkKnight]

mkay, well i bought a compresion gauge. today, instead of a part... I was reading the directions and it says to umm. Number all the spark plug wires. Then take them off. then remove the spark plugs ( all of them ) and insert the device into where it went. Then turn the engine over.... And make a reading. but it must turn at least 4 times..


Wtf.? got me a lil confused. if i do this. My engine im sure will not turn over due to no fire.. So whats up with it>?

[Nathan in MI]

You can turn it over with the starter motor......

[DarkKnight]

:P, thanks nate mang :P I actualy got up with fresh meat right after i posted that question and He, explained it to me rather well.

Ok, so here's my results. And these where taken cold.

Compression.

# 1 = 126
#2 = 130
#3 = 125
#4 = 130


#5 = 126
#6 = 110
#7 = 120
#8 = 125

#6 tried to trick me... It read 60 and i said holy fuck. then i tried agine read 0 and tried a few more times. all 0 and said shit. So i moved on to 7&8 and went back to that one. then i relized the way i had laid number 6 down to test it it floped down on the release valvue and said. Well thats some what a relife. And anyways i retested.


So what do you mang's think?

Decent enuff engine to do the thing's im wanting to?

Also, aye i know oil test still needed. But i still gotta get the gauge. this one busted me for this weak. :'(

Thanks mang's for even lookin.

And thanks agine Scott/Nate/Fresh :P

[DarkKnight]

: Edit : i also didnt have a batery charger on it. And didnt have it at WOT as it tells to do :-/ Do these have factors in it?

It wont let me edit it just sit's there


Anyways. hehe. maybey that can be taken into consideration.

[DarkKnight]

Eh, to late even to edit this one.i was looking up specs for the 302 and found this.

http://www.carmemories.com/cgi-bin/v...erience_id=232

130 - 170 is suposedley normale..

Gawd i hate to make another test.. allready just cause my dumb (_o_) went and forgot to have WOT... :-/ grrr...

Anyways. Hopefully that will help all you mangs hehe.

[Enigma]

Rock Auto hu.

Guess ill stick with Napa. ( i dont like online stores )

you are missing out. Between Rockauto and JC Whitney, (and a few other specialty places) I save between 30-50% over local parts places, and the quality of the parts from RockAuto beats ANYTHING locally. What that means, I can buy twice as many parts with the same amount of cash. I find Napa and AdvanceAutoParts to be a little on the expensive side.

And eh. I rather just buy a few extra... I never have been able to make a gap smaller. Ive herd folks say they just hit it and what not..

you tap it on the open end of the ground electrode, not the end where it hooks to the body. Don't be shy with the tapping, but don't go all king kong with it either.

Other thing im thinking about geting is a better Distrubuter. ^_^ wactha mang's think? Worth it or nada?

A brand new distrubutor worked wonders for both my wagon and F-250. A night and day difference. I got an MSD one for the wagon, and a new stock one for the F-250. Same improvement for both, so don't think you have to get all fancy with it.

[Enigma]

i was looking up specs for the 302 and found this.

http://www.carmemories.com/cgi-bin/v...erience_id=232

130 - 170 is suposedley normale..

Yes, if we had an FE engine at 10:1 compression in our cars, that would be normal.
But since we have Windsor engines with less compression, I think we are supposed to have between 120-150, from rough memory.

[gadget73]

its on the low side of things, but if the throttle isn't open, it will read low, so its probably OK.

Iron water pumps are fine. Not really worth the extra to spring for an aluminum pump. Just change the coolant every couple years and it'll be OK.

Timing chain is fine. 302 chains are all the same really, just as long as you get a double roller you're good. You can tell because the gears will look like 2 rows of teeth instead of just one wide tooth.

If you're doing a carb swap, you'll really want a different distributor. The stock one in designed to run with fuel injection. You can wire one up and make it spark, but they have no advance and are not well suited to normal driving usage. A Duraspark setup out of a carb car is what you'll want.

Adjustable carb float is usually a Holley thing. They've got a big screw and locknut on the top, and the float level can be set without taking the carb apart. Doesn't matter which you get really, they're not hard to set and once its adjusted you'll probably never have to fool with it again.

[DarkKnight]

Coolieo thanks Mang's hehe.

Would that mean i have a green for go, on the H.O.???

Or Should i just do timing chain wp, harmonic balancer?

If it where your engine which would you choose hehe

Thanks mang's,

D.K.


O yea. If i do just the basic stuff.. I will get a new radiator/Eletrick fan :P Coil. Plug wires plugs ect ect and aye. still a better dist. but i woldent half to get all that done in one day... I dont think.