Hi Friends,
A new Ask Ed episode is on the way.
One of my favorite things about these interviews is that Ed doesn’t see the questions ahead of time. I read them to him, and you get his honest first reaction based on decades of building, repairing and racing engines.
In Ask Ed 63, we ask:
Will an oil cooler fix an overheating engine?
Can you swap pistons without rebalancing?
Why would headers turn cherry red at idle?
What did “3/4 race cam” actually mean?
Does a Mercury 410 FE need a high-volume oil pump?
Can you remove a piston ring to reduce drag?
Ed also tells us about fixing a Chevrolet 454 oiling mistake without removing the engine, Mickey Thompson’s unusual Hemi Pontiac and the day they poured Bon Ami and solvent into a smoking, new Dodge engine.
Running through the entire conversation is an important engine-building lesson:
More isn’t automatically better. The camshaft, compression, pistons, heads, carburetor and oiling system all have to work together.
Watch for Ask Ed 63 on BarryT’s Garage this Saturday.
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Barry T
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