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Start by making sure the timing chain set has been changed out.
Check vacuum and weight advance in the distributor are working
properly. Bruce Roe

I suppose this is extremely late, just doing some catch up. Hope your EFI project is going OK. You may be aware Cadillac built a port injected EFI system 75-79, installed on 500 and 425 big blocks, and 350 Olds small blocks. Since 1995 I have had a 79 Eldorado with the EFI 350 Olds standard. I swapp...

That is nice work. I can imagine a library being built,
of such parts that so often are damaged or missing.
Bruce Roe

I'm going to my mechanic next week to change the oil pan gaskets. He says you have to take the whole engine out to do this job. There is no other way with this model :shock: Since he learned his trade here at GM Suisse and has worked with American cars for 40 years, I believe him. Has anyone done t...

RandyS wrote:Hi I’m Randy from Atlanta. I have a 1966 Toronado
Joined to learn tips and tricks and hopefully contribute something useful.
Anyone here from the Atlanta area?
Randy

Hi, did you get my response to your question about the transmission control?
bcroe@juno.com
Bruce Roe

Most cars here just use standard hose cut to length, one is 1/2 in ID, the other is 5/8 in ID. Earlier cars had a thermostat cover using a short molded curved hose, this can be replaced with a housing using a steel curved pipe + straight hose, I have a few of these. For more info on my Electronic Sw...

My 67 manual says the speed switch goes to a couple resistors (no doubt located in the air stream) and the motor direct. I would unplug the resistors and see if the motor stays on high, if so the problem may be in the switch. HOWEVER, I have seen variations where a relay is added, that the switch ac...

The cross over shaft and mounting brackets are different, but it
will work if you change them as a set. Same situation with Cad
Eldorado, which required different brackets than Olds. Bruce Roe

I suffered those points ignitions when those cars were built. Soon I was building electronic ignitions for them. Now days, I would just drop in an HEI from a 77-79 Olds 350, available new or rebuilt. Not for a 403, has a poor advance curve. The problem with that car is clearing the air cleaner, migh...

I put in a high volume oil pump with stronger hex shaft. This is
not to get more pressure, but I feel it better maintains pressure
esp with some wear at idle. Good results in small blocks for
decades. Bruce Roe