Recent content by Stephen Ford

What is the casting part #?

Looking for a ‘70 - 440 6-pack left bank exhaust manifold.

That’s what we’re thinking. We’re gonna do that and replace the cracked exhaust

We’ve ordered a new manifold already just cause we don’t want a cracked one. I asked my dad if that could be the problem but he’s telling me the thing would run fine without the manifold on there at all so he doesn’t think that’s the case. He’s trying to argue that the exhaust valves are...

Getting this popping noise on the left bank. Doesn’t seem to start until the engine is hot. After we shut her off she backfires. Plugs, plug wires, and distributor are new. Double checked the plug connected. There is a crack in the exhaust manifold on the left bank I can see the engine firing...

Anyone diagnose this popping sound? Plug wire not connected all the way? Spark issue at all or could it be a valve or something? The sound is kinda faint sorry. It’s only on the left side.

Glad to hear that. Maybe I’ll see ya at the Nationals in a few weeks. I noticed some of you were trying to set up a gathering in a different post so I’ll keep an eye on that.

And yes my last name is Ford but it’s like someone said sometimes we just get dealt bad hands in life. I always thought I liked corvettes the most since my dad had one he taught me to drive with but now I’m working on some mopars and these things are badass.

69 HEMI spuerbee

Ok I figured this issue out really quick , or my brother did rather, and my dad went in for heart surgery so I kind of abomdoned this like a prick, but my dad has recovered well enough and he’s even joining me in the garage as a “supervisor” so now I’m back and I wanna thank people who tried to...

I’m trying to finish up my ill fathers cars for him so he can have some money to help live out what he can. We were trying to do it together but he recently had a stroke to top off all his other issues and is just too weak to even come into the garage to help me diagnose problems any longer. I...