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    zombezoo replied to the thread Short 45 degree ceramic plug wire boots?.
    I think 135-degree boots are essentially the same as 45-degree boots (different mfgs use different terms, Pertronix uses 45-degree...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread Short 45 degree ceramic plug wire boots?.
    Its WAY harder. I just always wanted a 440 big block car so I made one. No regrets. They do make 90 degree ceramic boots. I figured I...
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    zombezoo posted the thread Short 45 degree ceramic plug wire boots? in Electrical & Ignition.
    Does anyone know a source for short 45 degree ceramic plug wire boots? (8mm). I have the pertronix ones but they are too long for many...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread 440 Highway temps.
    That helps, so after a system refresh, you think you're running in the 185 range (no AC) no matter what your driving condition is? This...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread 440 Highway temps.
    New cap, of course new parts dont necessarily = working... But let's see if I understand how this works... The cap raises pressure...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread 440 Highway temps.
    Ok, so to recap why I'm asking: I have read countless posts where people talk about running hot and people referencing specific temps...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread 440 Highway temps.
    Maybe I'm overthinking this and its fine. It's never gone more than 1/2 gauge but once I saw how hot in degrees 1/2 gauge was I started...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread 440 Highway temps.
    So having the CTS brought some actual numbers to the game. I have an IR temp gun too. Temp gun pointed at the water pump housing (where...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread 440 Highway temps.
    Update: It finally cooled off here (mid 70s) enough to work on the car. I made two changes: 1) I swapped back to my recurved...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread What did I do wrong here (HEI Conversion).
    See Post 111 and 114. The 1.5 ohm coil is too much for the HEI module, the 0.32 coil was too little. I needed a coil that was between...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread 440 Highway temps.
    I just read something that the radiator hose wire was a factory piece due to the assembly process using vacuum to do the initial fill of...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread 440 Highway temps.
    As an update to the original hightway temp topic, I finally got the chance to put a FlowKooler 180 degree high flow thermostat in to...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread 440 Highway temps.
    I bought directly from 440 source. They were assembled heads. Car runs much better. The engine had what were presumably the factory...
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    zombezoo reacted to hoover's post in the thread Rebuilt 727 shifts but no downshift with
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    I finally got it working! The linkage was a mix of parts that i put together 20 years ago, and i found that for some reason it didn't...
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    zombezoo replied to the thread Rebuilt 727 shifts but no downshift.
    I believe this was my problem, no meaningful pressure increase until more than 1/2 throttle which caused all sorts of part throttle...
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