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- Tue Dec 05, 2023 1:44 pm
- Forum: My FB EK
- Topic: harvs ek 327 wagon
- Replies: 629
- Views: 45126
Re: harvs ek 327 wagon
Suspect that the carb has an internal air leak...They are notorious for being of poor casting quality (porous), as Holley had offshored their manufacturing. Apparently the internal leaks show up the way mine has. Carb cannot be rebuilt-to-rectify due to the porosity... Cheers, Harv I had a similar ...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:50 am
- Forum: What's happening in N.S.W?
- Topic: Linwood House at Guildford
- Replies: 1
- Views: 249
Re: Linwood House at Guildford
Yep, it was the NSW Club's annual Judging Day, which was tied in with Linnwood House's Open Day. Some great cars and Ducati bikes were there. It got a bit warm but wasn't too hot.
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:00 am
- Forum: Driveline
- Topic: Diff Ratio
- Replies: 9
- Views: 645
Re: Diff Ratio
Hi Stephen, My two cents based on my personal experience over the years: For a stock grey grey motor, the 3.55 ratio is probably the limit. I ran a 3.36 with a stock grey years ago and, whilst great on the highway (except hills), it was not that crash hot around town. Running a 3.55 in my car with a...
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 4:44 pm
- Forum: Parts for sale
- Topic: Nominations for improved cooling head gaskets - fourth round
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3764
Re: Nominations for improved cooling head gaskets - fourth round
Called the gentleman who is supplying the gaskets last Friday. His overseas supplier had been unresponsive (for weeks) about the cost of making some test pieces. Have given the go-ahead to make the test pieces anyway... my risk on the cost. Once I get the test pieces and confirm they look like they...
Re: FB ute
Measured up my rocker cover on the flattest surface in the shed , appeared the ends had about 20 thou or so clearance according to the feelergaugeometer so I took them to my mates machine shop and had them surface ground - he told me they were miles out , here’s hoping that was the problem. I initi...
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 2:34 pm
- Forum: FB EK Specifications and Technical References
- Topic: Engine oil grade(s)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 434
Re: Engine oil grade(s)
Hi Andrew, Many that have grey motors use the Penrite HPR-30 20W - 60 mineral oil. It is a high zinc oil, which ensures the cam followers are well lubricated. When my EK was my daily, I used cheap 20W - 50 oil without the zinc. Guess what? When the engine was pulled down, most of the lifters were bu...
- Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:50 am
- Forum: Parts for sale
- Topic: Nominations for improved cooling head gaskets - fourth round
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3764
Re: Nominations for improved cooling head gaskets - fourth round
Post Christmas update. We are now over the 50 mark, so should be able to place an order with AA Gaskets. To finalise this up, I am going to set a deadline: need any more orders in place prior to the end of January please. I will then use that number to make the order. Cheers, Harv Put me down for o...
- Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:14 am
- Forum: General sharing advice and experience
- Topic: Radiator shop recommendations: Sydney?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 751
Re: Radiator shop recommendations: Sydney?
Ring Arthur at North Shore Radiators . He's done a great job on both radiators I've had him do, one of which required an intricate, non-pressurised overflow system to be rebuilt. On my EK, he used the old tanks but put in a triple row CT core to keep it cooler. Arthur's not cheap but neither is his ...
- Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:49 pm
- Forum: Other cars of interest
- Topic: Harv's FED thread
- Replies: 193
- Views: 13798
Re: Harv's FED thread
Hi Harv, If that's a new Smith's mech temp gauge, be aware that the soldering on the sender of these new gauges can be of a very poor quality and are prone to fail. After mine died, I took it to a mech gauge guru, an ex-QANTAS instruments engineer I've known for years, who re-machined and soldered t...
- Tue May 03, 2022 11:36 am
- Forum: Other cars of interest
- Topic: Harv's FED thread
- Replies: 193
- Views: 13798
Re: Harv's FED thread
Correction: you'd increase the motor's weight by finding a bigger planet. Its mass would remain unchanged. I might be wrong, but what I was pondering was gravity being proportional to the two masses. You can increase either mass... either take the grey motor to a bigger planet, or increase the mass...
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:59 pm
- Forum: Parts wanted
- Topic: Coarse spline 3.36 banjo diff centre wanted
- Replies: 3
- Views: 426
Re: Coarse spline 3.36 banjo diff centre wanted
Good one, prices can be all over the place for them these days , going rate in WA is $50-$100 for an unknown unit but you need to be quick. They sure can. People were asking $400 - $500 in unknown condition, which is too much. The one I found was out of a HZ wagon apparently and I paid $195 plus co...
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:54 am
- Forum: Parts wanted
- Topic: Coarse spline 3.36 banjo diff centre wanted
- Replies: 3
- Views: 426
FOUND - Coarse spline 3.36 banjo diff centre wanted
Found one in great nick on Gumtree; and the guy didn't want the Earth for it either.
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:52 am
- Forum: Other cars of interest
- Topic: Harv's FED thread
- Replies: 193
- Views: 13798
- Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:45 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: Harv's Repco HighPower crossflow head thread
- Replies: 105
- Views: 17104
- Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:28 pm
- Forum: Engine
- Topic: Harv's Repco HighPower crossflow head thread
- Replies: 105
- Views: 17104
Re: Harv's Repco HighPower crossflow head thread
Awesome Harv, what a score! Will you put the new repo head on or use the old?