Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Troubleshooting Idling Problems in a 429 Ford
I have a 429 Ford in a Torino I bought about five months ago. The previous owner told me it has a flat tappet hydraulic performance cam but he didn’t know the specs or much of anything else about the engine. Just recently, the engine started making a ticking noise that is the same as
See the 12 Finalists and Winner of SEMA’s 2017 Battle of the Builders
Troy Trepanier was named the winner of the 2017 SEMA Battle of the Builders with his 1929 Ford Model A Tudor hot-rod sedan, edging out the ’32 Ford Tudor from Alan Johnson, and the ’36 Packard roadster from Troy Ladd—the other two top-three finalists. The three builders will be featured along with other SEMA Show
Gear Oil 101: Which Lube is Right for Your Manual Transmission?
Similar to what we discussed in our Automatic Transmission Fluid 101 post, selecting the right gear oil for your manual transmission isn’t as easy as it might seem. There are dozens of different types of gear oils, each with its own special designation and use, so we created this handy primer (oil pun!) to help




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