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The crank is placed in position, the crank bearing caps are installed and then the crank is manually turned ...

The lapping material and oil mix is spread with a brush over the babbitt bearing surface of one bearing at a ...

T SPAGHETTI INCIDENT Tips for working with a fresh wiring harness After this 1960 Chrysler’s body was pla ...

motors, burned-out bulbs and poor grounds will determine what parts need specific attention in a parti ...

harness. However, this is a necessary step if the harness will be reused or even replicated. Travis ...

When wiring a car during a complete restoration, Jerry Kopecky assembles and wires the instrument panel ...

A removed but otherwise-untouched instrument panel shows every hobbyist’s worst nightmare — a mess of old, ...

previous restorations and has seen the damage sand can wreak on still- assembled instrument panels and their ...

was prepared for this. “When it comes to sockets in cast parts, work with your wiring harness provid ...

Use the new connectors and fuses, which are usually included with a new wiring harness. Also note that the ...

to first turning it on to prevent damaging the lighting components the first time it is lit. Getting insta ...

The manner in which the turn signal housings and wiring originally mounted allowed these parts to corrode toget ...

the parts every day and can often provide more valuable tips, especially those that are specific to ...

P COMPRESSION? CHECK! Testing and understanding an engine’s compression readings By John Bellah erhaps your car’s ...

Required tools Basic tool set Spark plug socket Shop manual Compression gauge (screw-in type) A screw-in ...

half hour to re-seat the rings. Then, shut down the engine and loosen each spark plug about a half ...

When removing plug wires, be gentle and only pull them from the boot over the spark plug. Do ...

Use the proper tools, including a special plug socket, to remove the spark plugs. “Read” the spark plugs as t ...

which they were removed. Ideally, the plugs should have brown insulator deposits. Sooty black ...

Record the first stroke reading as well as the final reading to determine cylinder condition. Deciphering the r ...