Recent content by hubbytomdaman

Been a few days since I last posted,between work and other obligations,I did'nt get a whole lot done.I finally got the distributor out by drilling it out with six holes and breaking it into pieces then fishing out the gear.I fudged up the opening at the top of the block a little,about 1/5th of...

Got the shop vac setup,since I bought a complete gasket set I was going to replace the vales stem seals,but its not worth the hassle,YET,will have them anyways for later use along with the head gaskets,Thanks

Eric,good advice,couldn't find one at a junk yard anyways. I was able to get a new distributor,original equipment,called all around and finally found one for $70.Pulled the intake,WOW,there was allot of crud,enough to fill a oil filter box! Pulled the Oil Pan,it did not look to bad,sum...

distributor broke!!! Thanks for the advice but while I was prying up on the distributor I was able to get it to come out or at least part of it!!! The top of the distributor along with the center shaft came out,the casing an 1" below where its fits to the top of the intake manifold...

distributor alinged You mentioned the distributor had to be alinged perfectly to come out? Alinged with what? I have it at TDC #1

Thanks 21Willys, Ya I have been beating on it,dont believe I have bent it yet,but I know it dont take much,still havnt got it out yet,have managed to get it out about another 3/4" by prying up on it,Read on another site that sometimes the oil pump gets caught up,hopefully I wont have to tear it...

I have a 66 F100 with a 352,it has sat for quite a few years and there was like grude rust goop all over the valves train,got it all cleaned up real nice,now I have been trying to get the distributor set,but it would not move,had to use a 2' pipe wrench and finally broke it free.Worked it back...

Got Pictures? Thanks for the info,was looking for Albums? Let me try this

Trying to post some pictures! Had the rules for posting pictures confused with another site,mostly because I read that you couldn't sell anything until you had 20 post,combined with that in the User CP,I cant find anywhere to make an album,just figured it wasn't available until I had enough...

no pics yet will send pics as soon as I get enough posts

not so fast,measure once? Didn't get anything done to the old 66 yesterday,sons 85 Buick LaSabre,Limited,Collectors Edition(was given to me for the price of"Just get it out of here",two years ago.Was sitting next a barn for about 10 years after Grandma passed,had moss growing along the bottom...

Thanks Sam for posting the pics,when was she born? 1965?

will post pics still need a few more post to post pics,then you guys wont think I'm blowing smoke up your ( )well you know what I mean

Ya thats what I'm talking about,love the way it looks,all to the ground like that,now just drop the top and to me NIRVANA

actually,I saw a photoshoped pic of a chop top 66 somebody had posted on another site and really liked the way it looked