RE: Latest work

[Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Kinsley wrote:
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> Rich Kinsley  '64 Polara 4 dr 318poly w/goodies
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> Hi Guys,
> 
> I am retired now and have begun to have some time to actually work on my 
> 
> '64 Dodge Polara. My cousin was here from Lakewood, CA, and he is a very 
> 
> good mechanic. I am not happy yet with the performance of my poly so we 
> tweaked some more on it. We raised the timing about 5deg and changed the 
> 
> metering rod springs. It did seem to liven it up a bit. He says it does 
> sound like it needs more advance and I'm sure he's right. I'm afraid I 
> may need to continually use octane booster or find some pricey higher 
> octane gas. The best I can get on the street is 92 octane. Right now 
> with Royal Purple Octane booster it's not pinging or dieseling. We idled 
> 
> it down to about 600rpm's. I had to repair the top tank on the radiator 
> again as it had overheated and stressed it to the point of splitting the 
> 
> seam on the top tank. I bought a B&M trans cooler which I haven't 
> installed yet and an offset 7 blade 18" Flexlight fan. I will get a 
> shroud also. It is already running cooler. I imagine my bogus timing 
> before could've been at least part of the overheating problem.
> 
> I'm starting to get going on the rear-end swap but I may try a few more 
> passes with the 2:76 rear just to see how the tuning improvements are 
> going. I gotta get serious with the dist next and try to get the curve 
> working right. Gosh, us retired guys are busy. 

Hi Rich,  Glad to hear you made to the promised land.  I'm planning on 
going to West Point, NE. for the "Last Fling Til Spring" and then will 
have to get my gears changed for the geezer drags the next week.  I want 
a grudge race!!!

Paul L.
'63 Sport Fury
440/727
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html


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