Recent content by DWinTX

Where there's a will, there's a way, right? :thumbsup: I got it out yesterday. Used the wood blocks on the apron with a couple of lengths of angle iron, taped together to create a "boxed" bar, across them. Then used some straps through the back runners of the intake and around the bar. It...

Yes, there will be a block of wood. I didn't really mean directly on the link.

OK, thanks. I'll do it.

I actually have two of those that I put on either end of the car when it's up, just for extra safety. This lift (2-post) is new to me and I'm still getting used to being under there. But, I want to lower the car after I get the trans out. May take me a couple weeks to get it back together.

I have to pull the 727 out my 65 Coronet. Fortunately I have a lift and high trans jack, but I've never pulled a trans with a lift before. How do you support the rear of the engine? On the ground I could put a jack, blocks or whatever is around and will hold the weight. But what do I use...

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out. I hadn't thought about that, but it's a good idea. I'll do it.

Please come back and post how they do. I'm really curious.

Man, we used to do some crazy sh*t when we were young! Can't imagine that today. I had beaters that I had to pump the brakes on every time I stopped. Drove them that way regularly and didn't think much about it. Now look at me! Damn, I'm getting old.

Thanks Bill. Yep, that Dr Diff one is the one I'm leaning towards. My son doesn't want to lost the stock look, but safety comes first.

Well I got everything buttoned up and adjusted correctly. You're right, they will stop you, if you have some room in front of you. The cool thing on a 65 Coronet is the brake release is in the dash, pretty much where the headlight switch is on most cars. So it's easy to reach and pull when...

We recently had a complete brake failure due to a bad master cylinder: http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/brake-failure-is-it-the-mc.134226/ So this has gotten me thinking about the emergency/parking brake. It's one of those things I never thought much about, especially on an...

I don't know if I'd worry too much. This is surely a very rare occurrence. I've never had it happen before and I'm almost 60 years old. I drove some real beaters back in the 70's and 80's (always broke), and some didn't stop all that well. I had some bad MCs that produced a mushy pedal, but...

One of these seems to be the most likely cause. I can't see the check balls if it has them, but I wondered if the seals had somehow gotten out of position when he was applying the brake. The sudden pressure loss after working great for 600 miles means something changed very quickly. Here's...

I didn't notice any fluid in the pass compartment, on the pushrod, or the back of the MC.

What would cause this? Anything I can do with the MC off the car to test if it's doing it?