My '59 new engine

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What size Edelbrock?  You do not want a Edelbrock 750!

If your car has a/c and a fan clutch it should have a fan shround.  If it is 
not an a/c car and does not have a fan clutch then you don't want a fan shroud. 
 

                  Steve B.
----- Original Message -----
From: Imperial59crown@xxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, June 17, 2004 0:03 am
Subject: IML: My '59 new engine

> I was called by my mechanic this morning telling me my car was 
> ready. When I 
> got there to pick it up, he told me he had called me again to say 
> there was a 
> problem with an air leak in the carburetor which was making it run 
> rough at 
> low speeds. He started the engine which purred like a kitten. I 
> have never heard 
> it run so smoothly. The engine rebuilder suggested a new 
> carburetor, which I 
> tended to agree with since I think one of the cars major problems 
> is just 
> that. I told him to keep the car and put a new carburetor on it, 
> and that 
> hopefully it would still fit the stock air cleaner. I got home and 
> went to the list, 
> and reading about carburetors found that the Edelbrock was 
> essentially a copy 
> of the Carter AFB. I called back the mechanic, and he told me he 
> had found a 
> new Edelbrock which would fit, and it was found locally. I told 
> him to go for 
> it. The car should be ready tomorrow, but I probably won't be able 
> to pick it up 
> until Friday. As always I will keep the old parts just in case 
> they can be 
> rebuilt. He also suggested a fairing around the fan to make it 
> more efficient 
> and help with cooling the engine. Is this true, and if so is there 
> any fairings 
> out there that would fit a '59 Imperial?
> 
> Bill '59 Crown almost home again
>