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  6. Posted

    that part number doesnt come up unfortunatly, id guess its xc by the number but depending on where that number is, ie if its the part number for the block they may use the same block right threw etc

     

    after some research in falcon alone there are 4 different versions, xc and xd are the same but there is a floor/column manual version and also a column auto version, same 2 versions for xe also

  7. Posted

    cant help exactly but that same switch has many variation, i know xc xd & xe are all different slightly but cant remember specifics, was also used in the equivilant aussie f trucks and cortina too, so there are potentially 5 variations of switchs

     

    if it has a part number on anything i can crosscheck my books but oftern they dont match

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    absolutely correct, i have seen this first hand, i was there when Debby Gray blew the oil line off the back of the gauge on her burnout Camaro and was covered in hot oil, burnt her up pretty bad

     

    secondly for fuel systems auto meter and others make a safe system for in cabin mounting of mechanical gauges, its a diaphragm system mounted in the engine bay, fuel is pressurized on one side of the diaphragm and the diaphragm pushes onto a glycol based safe fluid which you can run up into the cabin

  10. Posted

    iv sold hundreds, no issues

     

    from personal experience i have used a few, never had any dramas, they were built a little better then the saas i have used when comparing the riced up plastic wheels but the classic and woodgrain stuff is about the same

     

    currently have this one, its a bit rice but i have vinyl died and looks a bit better

     

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    If your after classic look i run one of these from saas on another fairlane, the saas classic series is pretty good

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  11. Posted

    looks like they just resell spectrum rubber kits by there part number system, which are mostly rare spares rubbers anyway, his prices do look good but from the kits i checked are missing a number of products, so make sure you compare like for like, just cause its called a KIT doesnt mean they are the same

     

    note how he makes them seem fuller then they are, the xd kit lists bailey channel uprights then bailey channel main as seperate things, these are a one piece seal but he has managed to make his list bigger by adding 2 lines, he does the same thing with the bonnet adjuster kits, these come as a single kit yet he manages to get 3 line items on his kit list cause he lists the bolts separate to the rubber that sits onto of the bolt and then lists the bumpers on the edges seperate too??? but he doesnt even have the plastic nut you need with them either???

     

    As a rival seller of rubber kits i have seen these tactics used all the time, rarely are they as good a deal as they seem

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  14. Posted

    depending on oil pressures etc i would use HPR15 pr HPR30 by Penrite, they have more expensive oils like there 10tenths stuff but a plain old 302 HPR is more then enough

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  15. Posted

    whats the problem with ear clamps? they are the only clamps iv been able to make work with high pressure, they form rounder clamping surfaces for even clamping and i regularly run them to over 80psi, admitadly not with oil but still pressure is pressure

  16. Posted

    i dont think those derale thermostatic sandwhich plates work, in theory when cold it should bypass the oil cooler, or atleast some oil flow should, when i fitted one yes my hot idle oil pressure imporoved but my peak cold oil pressures dropped off, if the bypass actually worked it would only drop off when hot, i wont be using one again

     

    im pretty sure i used bigger fittings but before you do anything make sure they match to what ever size fittings are on your cooler

     

    do you have the right tool for those ear clamps? they work well but if you dont use a suitable tool they are useless

  17. Posted

     

    agreed what is said with the above. make sure the damn plate is in there.

     

    what brand pump are you running? mezier's or CVRs work, the cheaper ones dont.

    what brand is the radiator? and how many core is it? (even a measurement of core thickness will do)

    XDEF will run hotter if airflow is not directed towards radiator, they have factory guides there to combat the issue.

     

    how far over has the block been bored?

     

    what thermostat did you buy? if it's not a high flow one that may be your issue, dayco now make one now, part number is DT66A, it opens at 82 degrees.

    tridon etc also make one.

     

     

     

    The dayco version is the best on the market, its actually a flowkooler unit from america, i had dayco bring in the correct unit about 3 years ago as they were selling windsor ones to suit, unfortuantly they are expensive, i sell em in my store for about 30 or 35 bucks from memory but i know bursons and repco were over 70 last time i checked

     

    some performance shops sell the same thermostat in a Mildon (spelling?) packet relativly cheap, around the 20-30 bucks last time i checked

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  18. Posted

    if you mean its a 14" thermo fan that is WAY WAY too small

     

    clevos overheat bad so make sure you check everything, make sure its running a cleveland thermostat not a windsor one like most brands sell, make sure the thermostat bypass ring bellow the thermostat is inplace,  check your timing and mixtures etc

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  23. Posted

    just buy a new one, under 20 bucks, any auto store, made by cpc, part number 43ec for non locking or sl43ec for locking

     

    if your forgetful buy the locking ones, that way the car keys stay attached to the cap when its off the car

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