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   Helo       Gates  cataloge  has listings for both upper and lower radiator  hoses.     Flexible hose listed for top is better.       The heater hose fitting can be removed from the old hose and installed on      the new hose with some delicate surgury.                                   goodlucked

        Helo Word       The  stant  radiator  cap  I  used  doesn't  quite work. I measured  the distance     from the top  of the  radiator  neck  to where  the radiator cap gasket seats,     and  backed  into  a p/n  using  a Stant  technical  cataloge.       My  radiator  shop guy  says  he can  ...

Helo  Vike       Check  this website  for  previous missives  about     distributor  inards  . Specificly  point plate slop.                          goodlucked

      BLTRT1         Have 27 color glossy fotos.     Lost your address.     Please E-mail me again.                                       Sorry about that                                                    Ed

                   Having thot about alternator and starter wiring for a bit , I was wrong when i said    i wuz wrong.      Once you have disconnected every electrical gizmo and then switched battery    cables , nothing should happen.      But ,  now you have a buggy with negative ground.      "...

    Esteban , thank yew kindly for correcting me.     Isolating alternator is problematic.     I'm not quite convinced about starter rotation , which I forgot to address.                               thanks ed   

  Helo       Most of the parts you need are listed on this site under "interchangeable parts"      category.       Gates hose cataloge lists upper and lower raditor hoses and I thimk bypass hose.      Listing for upper radiator hose includes generic flexible hose , which installs      alit...

  Subject : conversion from positive earth to negative ground     Most components will be unaffected.     Affected components include  fan motor , wiper motor , instrument cluster ,   and generator.     Electric motors will run with reverse rotation.. For wiper motor this may not matter   It is poss...

  Subject : Electrical Gremlins     Ground or earth circuit is often overlooked especially at the factory.      Rather that restore, preserve, and protect all 9000 built -in weaknesses ,      Provide ground strap for all gizmos that consume power.      For example, ground strap for steering gearbox ...

  Subject : Front wheel bearing adjustment       Factory shop manuals for 1963 & 1978  60 series patrol state " tighten nut  until brake drum binds when turned. Then loosen nut 1/8 turn. This should ...     Hub turning torque must be within  13 - 39  in-lbs. "       The point at which ...