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Re: Driving it



Not heated?? We're going to need a space heater when
it comes time to switch out the rear housing Rich!!! 

--- Richard Kinsley <r.kinsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> Rich Kinsley  '64 Polara 4 dr 318poly w/goodies
> 
> I did a little highway cruisin today to try out the
> higher rpm's. At 
> about 78mph I'm hitting 3000rpm's. Before I got my
> tach installed I was 
> probably way too conservative. It's soooo loud I was
> sure I was hitting 
> the r's hard but with the tach it looks like I
> probably never hit over 
> 4000rpm's. I wound it up to 5300 a number of times
> today and it liked 
> it. (So did I.) I haven't had the oil blow-by issue
> anymore either. 
> According to the formula my redline would be about
> 5300rpm. Sounds kinda 
> low to me. I am gonna check the advance further up
> in the r's past 3000 
> to see what happens there.
> 
> I intend to retorque the heads and reset the valve
> lash this winter too. 
> I had a top radiator hose leak some. I tightened it
> again and it was 
> fine. I'll recheck my header bolts too for good
> luck.
> 
> They say we may have our first snow this Thursday
> morning so it's about 
> time for the car to hit the garage for the winter.
> Sure wish it was 
> heated!
> 
>  
> 
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> 


George


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