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If it leaked or burned 3 quarts in 1000 miles, I think it would have noticeable signs. There would be a lot of blue smoke when running, or a lot of...

He gave me the before and after report. Changed a couple numbers by a full degree I believe. As far as the fluids go, there was still 1.5Q of oil...

She is giving you fits Jafopt. If you don't see the signs of fluid leaking out, odds are it was missed on the fill ups. Did the shop give you the...

Update: I've taken it to another shop which does alignment work. He removed the castor shims, changed the tow (toe?) and it handled better/shifts...

There should be little to no end play in the mainshaft 56'. If the mainshaft is moving back and forth it can cause a few problems. If its bad enough,...

That spacer is in place. There is actually 2 thin spacers added in front of that. (Pictured) from the research I've done I don't think they...

There should be a spacer on the case side of the bearing, and its about as thick as that gap. You need to make sure it is there.

So what do you think could be causing the gap? And would it be safe just to put a thick spacer in there?

I would have turned blue in 60 seconds.

That's why I sat on the pier and watched for snakes or other woodland critters. The water was probably no more than 65 degrees, so I wasn't going in...

"they lasted about an hour" Yeah. we would have lasted about five minutes.

I took the top off of the '91 a couple o weeks ago, so the girls wanted to go for a Jeep run last Friday since we were all off for Good Friday. We...

It has to get warmer and stop raining soon, spring has sprung! I am ready for the "ice cream run"!

To imagine that a vehicle that had a life expectancy of days to a few months in combat is still around to tell its story 80 years later is something...

Let the ice cream getting season commence for Ham's '48!

When you tighten the nut on the output shaft, It needs to draw the gear up against the bearing. There should not be a gap when the output nut is...

Hard to believe, in a short 20 years Sweet Chee will be 100 years old! There is something about reaching the century mark that is just cool.

Okay, a weird one today... So now that the trans is apart I wanted to mock up the overdrive now that I can see everything. So I put the overdrive...

I'm sacred of everything, when I first got flossy I didn't want to touch the distributor for fear of messing something up. Well, I'm a little ways...

Thank you, that makes me happy, because I saw it was loose, and thought I would be replacing that. So that is great!

Agreed! As an aside, today just happens to be Sweet Chee’s 80th birthday! *dangit!* sideways pic!

Hopefully those few who still know how, will pass on that knowledge to their next generation. I hope that we will always be able to find someone who...

Keep after it David! You have the Hot Mess running around and that's all the fun. I hope you have a great Easter also!

I couldn't be more excited right now!! The exchange fuel pump came in yesterday and I was able to fire up the Hot Mess. It wasn't without...

Thanks for the input on the metal panels GM! I placed an order the other day for some bits and pieces and I’m excited to get them! Yes it’s a...

I'm scared of transmissions - a phobia of mine. How do you hold all of those needle bearings in place when you put it back together?

Looking good 56"! The input shaft is not a tight fit inside the sleeve that the throw out bearing rides on. The input shaft has a good deal of...

The t90 is apart! Everything went smoothly, and didn't even take too long, this things pretty simple inside. Looks like I'll be replacing the...

While I have some down time as I wait for the block to come back. I decided to address the issues I previously had when trying to run the overdrive....