Within the last month I have officially finished three separate Holley 4000 carburetors - two of them being a matched set for a 1957 2x4 manifold. The other w...

It's official! We have made it to post 100, a definite milestone in the work on the 1955 Ford Fairlane and other articles pertaining to FoMoCo in the 1950s. ...

Looking at the fuel bowl of the Holley 4000 in the photo above, even the most novice of carburetor re-builders should be able to tell that this style of carb...

When it comes to the history of Ford V-8 engines usually the Y Block gets lost somewhere between the Flathead and the FE series of well-known power plants. N...

"Parts is Parts! or..." If you know the Y Block Ford engine at all then you are probably aware that unlike the small block Ford or Chevrolet, the engine bloc...

"Running with the Lord" The 1955 Fairlane parked at the First Baptist Church of Milford, Ohio It has been more than a month since my last post, and for you f...

"Running with the Devil" The 1955 Fairlane waiting to take the Hot Rod Reverend out in hot weather Gasp! "Runnin' with the Devil? What is the Hot Rod Reveren...

The Switch from Edelbrock to Holley Continuing from blog post #77, the effort to find a suitable carburetor for the 292 Ford Y block has finally come about t...

A Ride in the 55 Chasing carburetor issues lately has been a lesson in a lost art among most. Years ago when I acquired the 292 Y Block from a company that r...

Diagnosis Equipment that Makes a Difference If you read through the previous post, you may recall this photo below... This spark plug was removed from cylind...

CSI Work on the Edelbrock Carburetor and Ignition Ignition or Fuel? Whenever an engine is not running right, missing, having trouble with idle, etc, head-scr...

The 3rd Time is the Charm (update on the 3 speed transmission) The last few months the weather has not been cooperating to coincide with any time that I have...

"The 'Solution' for Y Block Hardware" Throughout this month I plan to post a few articles that I have written for the Y Block Magazine. Over the past several...