Recent content by fuzzrighteous

Hey all, I want to thank everyone for chiming in and helping me out! I actually got everything back together, but I realized i was a bit outta my league when putting everything back together and had to call on a family friend for back up. He's an old hot rod mechanic and I towed it to his...

Perfect! Thanks copper!

Thanks Tpod! That ebay one is the right one and Ill keep an eye on it. I just need the socket though, however I may just buy the whole indicator if the price doesnt go up to high. ill try and upload a pic.

I cant for the life of me find the socket. I found the bulbs and lens but to the socket...Can anyone pooint me in the right direction?

On my way to a gig with the 4 dr Belvy!

Thanks all! I got the fel pro gasket kit, but i went with a comp cams timing set. Hopeful to get the timing set this friday or sat.

Ok so I got the timing cover pits welded and grounded down, but it doesnt look like a spectacular job. The welder said he found a hairline crack that he welded in too. I am wondering if the excess aluminum that juts out into the channel is going to be a problem. He also said I should use a...

btw i found this timing chain at year one for $36 https://www.yearone.com/Product/DisplayProduct/413363 Its the cheapest one and i dont know if it made in china.

THanks Kursplat! Im near usc-downtown area. How about you? I havent had time to get any work on it, but im planning to go check out the welder on Sat finally.

Thanks all for the suggestions and votes of confidence. I did'nt do much this weekend; it's so dam hot in L.A. right now. I just cleaned the timing cover. The welder quoted me $30 for helio-welding the pits and grinding it down. We will see if its to good to be true this weekend when i pay...

So I got the harmonic balancer off fairly easy with the puller. And took the timing cover off. I also made sure to take the fuel pump off before removing the timing cover. I inspected the fuel pump and found this gunk in it. Is that normal? Can I just clean it out or do I need a new one...

So I finally got a couple of weekends to put in some hours... I figured now would be good time to clean all the grime off. Man there must have been decades of dirt and oil! Heres before and after... Before After and its still dirty! Next I was trying to get this dam Crank bolt off. The crank...

Thanks for all the responses guys. Im still contemplating on replacing the timing chain. I found the timing chain at rockauto. They have two kinds-light duty and heavy duty. Is there a big difference? Rockauto also has a repair manual. Its not a Chilton. Will it suffice...

Thanks Dako! Yes I mean the crank pulley. I unfortunately did not get a chance to get to it this weekend. I did however pick up the timing chain cover gasket kit from NAPA and i borrowed a 3/4 in socket set (with a breaker bar) from my uncle. I feel like I should just invest in the shop...

So I thought I would journal my mechanical adventure: I started with this dirty 318 leaking at the top driver side of the timing chain cover. Here's the leak I drained the raidiator then took the alternator, radiator, and fan off. I was hoping to get the fan off with taking out the...