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I usually run mine about 1/2 throttle and it has loads or torque and seems fine.I worry that full power i will break things..Plus i am old and slow myself..lol

Sounds to me like your hitting a home run with that system especially with the oil pad. All you need to add is a additional way to heat up the operator..

Are you just looking for torque specs? clamp nuts 20-25ft lbs,,fuel lines 12-15 ft lbs and rocker are brackets are 50-55 ft lbs

If someone cant help you soon and i can figure out how i will try to copy it from the service book and email it... but will take me a while to figure it out

i Know the feeling.. my pleasure to be able to help you for once.

Found it in the detroit service manual too and that says 9 qts also

According to my book it says 9 qts I dont see a list for gas or diesel and it seems that everything else says diesel so i would think thats it..

Is the power more like you expected or not? just curious??

words from the wise on this one.. wear safety glasses they can throw steel chips !!!!!!

No expert here but i would go along with Lavoy on this.. the oils have improved a lot since the 1959 !!!!!

The white smoke is steam , can do that for both gas or diesel,it depends one where the leak is.. the white smoke is when coolant is leaking into the combustion chamber.. but your leak is oil leaking into a coolant area. those are 2 different types of leaks. you can also have a leak between 2 cylinde...

that can turn into a gamble.. head gasket is best case.. but it could also be cracks anywhere too... head, block, liners... who know.. only way to know for sure is dive in . So with that in mind take that into account when you make a offer and good luck

i stopped by to look at it although i couldnt find anyone to talk to. it looks like with some work it could be fixed up to run again but it sure looks like a waste to see someone took the shifter top off and left it open for the elements .I would be interested to pick it up if the price was right, b...

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can you email me scampr68@yahoo.com do you work there and can i swing by tomorrow? i called and left a message on the answering machine but didnt get a call back thanks