Recent content by 493 Mike

Buy a hoist! Best $2,000 I ever spent! Mike

Any brand of liquid/paste pipe dope will work. Mike

Hopefully that condition will not last forever. Mike

I have purchased two of these and they seal perfectly. Mike TerrysAutoLab

I lost a cam in my 493 motor. The rear lifters were missing pieces like the above photo. I called Dave Hughes and he had me send in the cam. After examination, he told me that the lifter bores were askew likely due to worn out machine tooling at the factory. I had the bores sleeved with bronze...

Makes you wonder why people do such half assed work? No pride I guess. Mike

Re use that wave spring in the position you have shown. Mike

One more thing I like to do is orient all the springs in the same direction. They are different on each end. Mike

Yes. Mike

The roller runs in the ramp and is pushed into the tight area to lock up by spring pressure. That wedge causes the "one way" action. Mike

They all look like that until you spin the sprag inner race, and you should do that to center the race so the drum installs easier. Mike

Watch the episode of Engine Masters on air cleaners. Mike

I'm thinking it may be used to increase idle speed when the A/C is in use. Mike

Buy used. Mike

The Chrysler is fabulous! The 64 ain't bad either. Mike