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With the Cetol you don't really need to sand out all of the gray.  Just get the old finish off and you'll be ready to go. The Cetol provides its own color.

I'm saying that the if we increase our demand for diesel, we may increase our demand for crude because the it will take more crude to produce the same Btu's of diesel when compared to gasoline. The increase in demand for crude would drive the prices of everything up. I don't have any sources or...

With the 350 Chevy, head gasket problems are rare.  The motor is very good at holding on to head gaskets.  Even if the motor is fresh water cooled, a bad raw water pump will still cause overheating.  The raw water pump on a fresh water cooled engine is like the cooling fan in your car.  If that...

Do you really want everybody to drive diesels? Think about it. Our refineries are geared to make gasoline. They are extremely efficienct at distilling crude into gasoline. A 42 gallon barrel of crude can be turned into something like 35 gallons of gasoline. Because of the decrease in density...

I think you can do a tower's lein or something if it is not on your property. Meth heads dump cars in the hills out here all of the time. There are people who make a living finding all of these cars and putting leins on them to get the title. They tow the cars to a lot and sell them or part them...

Can you just put a lein on the boat? If nobody responds in 30 days, the DMV gives you the title or something like that. I've never done this, but I've heard of people doing it. I'm sure it's not that easy but it's worth looking in to.

The Cetol does have an orange stain to it. It can cover up a lot of discoloration. If you look at my guages, their backing was a piece of very white plywood.

Sikkens Cetol Marine Light is your friend. It's so much easier to apply than varnish. Did all of my sanding with random orbit sander.

The blower spins freely when disengaged.  It provides little restriction to the incoming air. There may also be a bypass valve which allows air to be drawn in from underneath the blower. What ever happened to the days when people got fired for doing poor work.  Americans don't buy American...

Something about hydrogen doesn't seem very economical. Maybe the fact that it is cracked from propane whose price is at an all time high right now?

Marine cams cost $350 through marine parts distributors.   Here is one for $115 from Comp Cams who are one of the best cam grinders out there...

Ok, so a marine cam costs another $100. But, if you find the grind specs, I really doubt they use different cams. It wouldn't hur to throw some epoxy paint on there to seal everything up too.

$1400 will buy you a brand new 350 Chevy from www.summitracing.com Throw some marine head gaskets, brass freeze plugs, and a marine oil pan on it along with the rest of your accessories and you've got yourself a marine 350 for about $1500.

You HAVE to run a resistor if you're running points, no matter what coil you use. If you go electronic ignition, you should not run a resistor. Hey, do a resistance test on your plug wires just for kicks.  They should be <2000-5000 ohms per foot.  A high wire resistance means a high secondary...

Measure the thickness and cut your own. The thickness of the gasket is important as it sets the impeller to housing clearance.

The resistor is there to protect the points, not the coil.  I don't know that running without a resistor would cause the coil to burn up. I'd have to do some math to find out the additional wattage.

Doesn't really matter, they're all the same.  Coils do run somewhat hot.  Most coils are designed to run on ~9v, not 12 because they are run in series with a ballast resistor.  If you have converted to electronic ignition and have removed the ballast resistor, you may want to consider an HEI...

Re: My V20 is Home..finally! Man, that was a nice truck.

Excersize it regularly.

Before you replace the manifold, pressure test it by making a plate to cover the water outlet, plugging the rear water inlet hole, and inserting an air fitting in the front. I think the pressure test is supposed to be performed at 40 psi, that seems a little high and my memory is sometimes...