Good luck to you.

What finally sunk in is that if the converter was our of balance/time then speeding it up would make it worse. My thought was that it was a harmonic like a tire out of balance.  Once you go past the harmonic point then it smooths out again.

Hi Barnett,  I have done the starting fluid test and found nothing wrong.  This is a carter RBS carb and has one idle adjust screw and it does make a difference.  I  can shut down the engine if I go too far in.I have power disk brakes installed and have disconnected the vacuum hose to make sure that it was not the booster.  It made no difference. This is the second rbs carb that I have had on it. I thought that even rebuilding by the book I still had something wrong and this one does the same thing. I am no expert on these things and that is why I finally came to ask you guys. I have checked the dist advance for leaks and have none there. I am going to rotate the converter and see what I get. The vacuum reading is very steady with a very minor (.5 to 1degree) wander down every so often. It is random and might be 30 seconds or more between wanderings. The motor mounts were new when I put the engine in.

Aren't there weights on the flexplate? This is now a windsor style system, bellhousing flexplate converter. At least this will show if it is the engine or something else, correct?

Hi,  I have a 66 coupe that I put a 74 maverick 250 engine in.  The car came with a 200 and c4 auto..  I used the bell housing flex plate and torque converter from the maverick as they were different. I had the engine rebuilt and balanced by a very good machine shop before I put it in. I put a duraspark ignition system on it.  The engine has the same 74  carb that I rebuilt on it.  My  question is can a torque converter cause an engine to shake at idle.  It is not terrible but I have tuned the engine over and over and it is still there.  I am pulling 20 inches of vacuum at the manifold, the timing is advanced to 8 degrees btdc and I have a really nice tan burn on the plugs.  All of them. I was expecting an very smooth engine when I put it in about a year ago. It is a small thing but it is irritatiing to me.  It runs out nice,  lots of power and no drivability issues that I notice. It is the idle that bothers me.  It is not trying to die just not smooth.  I can't put something on the breather and expect it to stay there. It is always there,  hot or cold .My question is can this be the used converter that I used?  Can I take the bolts our of the converter and slide it back enough to clear the flex plate?  Thats my intension but before I lift it and crawl under it I'd like to know   Thanks.

Do you sell them?

If it is the compression and de compression of the suspension would a better set of gas shocks minimize the travel?

HI all,  I have a 66 coupe with a 250 and the granada brake changeover.  I had the front end aligned by a trusted old school mechanic and my tires are wearing on the outsides.  They are wearing smooth, no cupping I have new stock UCA and LCAs on the car.  I am running 15 inch ford ranger wheels. tires are 195/60/15 No Monte Carlo bar. I searched for the preferred 3 numbers for an alignment and I would like to know if 0 camber 0 caster and 1/8 tow in is the correct settings. Thanks.

Thanks Elvis,  I'll do the same.

Six cyl or v8?

Hi, Golden Hemi.  I would appreciate that.  My email is ncflatfender@triad.rr.com

Yea, thats what I thought. I'll keep looking.