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I have taken the regular, commonly available, white lined nylon lock nuts and dyed them with Rit clothing dye. It is best to run some sample...
The trouble with the pans (motor and gear) is that the oil seeps out from around the studs. Several members in this site have chamfered the stud...
Air tools are great I especially like those stubby 1/4 drive air ratchets for working on intricate sensitive car stuff (like Ferrari's and the...
There are a lot of good play by play cam belt replacement guides online. This is the one I used (328 is slightly different). Timing Belt...
Ric, Nice job again! I much appreciate your 308 belt procedure... 0ver 10 years ago it gave me the courage to change the belts on my 328. I...
Reyes does racks in general, but there is likely a lot of commonality for the soft parts anyway. Sorry for the delayed reply.
That Permatex Aviation sealant has been used successfully for many years and it works great to fill minor imperfections on a nipple, however I...
I liked that picture #4; at first it looked like you captured the bolt (under the screw driver) falling in mid-air. Glad you got it out. There...
The cross hatch on the caps was put in to hold more oil on the cam & caps when the engine runs. They work like the cross hatch in a cylinder bore...
bpu669, what looks like the oil wasn't changed/contaminated? The black mark on the outside of the cam was corrosion from pressure washing the...
Keith 360; Yes the smooth surfaces do not hold oil very well. Along with what others have said, the hone marks in a cylinder should stay-in, if...
When a mirror smooth surface rubs against another mirror smooth surface, under pressure, the oil is effectively "wiped-off". An example of this...
I like to take the cams-out and micro-polish the caps and the cams. Over the years the surfaces have become very smooth and glossy so the can't...
There are some better ones available. I got some smooth finish, glossy rubber ones from a guy in Orange (now Santa Ana) who rebuilds driveshafts...
A few taps with a hammer on a strong, good fitting screw driver (on the screw head) can work wonders. The tapping will also help refit the screw...
Adrian, Great post; its so great that you take the time to do this. I am a tinkerer and would prefer, if I had a failure, to work thru your...
I took my 328 radiator to a reputable radiator shop in Cost Mesa. They said the core was rotten and the 4 row cores would be about $1,200 to...
I took my 328 cap to Auto Zone and the guy let me go in the back and match it up with another one, but I can't remember what it was for. I think...
It seems like it is off quite a bit; that is almost 3/4" and I don't know anything about a 360, but I know you can shim a Volkswagen Beetle out...
Hi, Looking again at your valve timing question, I think you need to have TDC for bank 1-4 then for 5-8. I would look at: GT4 Service Manual...
