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I also had the same problem ,car ran great but very erratic, My auto mechanic took a propane bottle ( unlit of course) opened the bottle a very little and while the car was running at idle he would slowly point the propane bottle at the base of the carb and if the idle would raise I new I had a vacuum leak, so i checked the plate with a straight edge ,which was fine.so I found a guy on the web that rebuilds q- jets and he replaced the brass bushings on the bottom plate , that will wear out over time , car runs perfect now .

Hi, so when the control is on vent the cowl door and the passenger kick panel are open , when the control is off the doors should be closed? thanks

Hi Murphy, my big block gives off a lot of heat,I can really feel it when the car gets to normal operating temp.To think that a little cruise this past feburary would tell me that there was ALOT of cool air coming from behind the controler ,that I have a duct or other issues , I am now installing dynamat extreme and dynaliner to the interior ,which should help, but I still need to look at the ductwork, Thanks

The cowl seal and the hood seal are new ,I might pull the dash and wrap the controller on the back side with foam,and check the duct work connections, thanks

while driving my monte the other month it was rather cold outside ,and I noticed that there was a lot of cold air coming out from the center , where the controls are, for the heat and air conditioning.I have been dealing with a hot interior issue for the last 30+ years,could my foam around my duct work be needing to be changed ,or could it be missing altogether, thanks

These are usually very hard to find , Mine was rotted and rattling when I bought my car 30+ years ago , I found one on ebay with the proper mounting bracket a few years ago,Leo is a good scource of parts.

I forgot to add the 45 degree brass fitting I used was right above the oil filter on the block, works great

I also used a 45 degree brass male by female fitting on my bb then put the sender in that.

Hi, did you use the same mat for the doors and or rear seat area , I was planning on putting the mat on my door water sheilds than putting the 2 peices together on my doors and the same for behind the rear seat back , Roger

Thanks for the info ,my stock big block with factory exhaust manifolds and dual exhaust gives off alot of heat from the floor boards \ firewall area . I plan on making this a winter project , just not sure what product to go with just yet.

I am thinking of installing dynamat heat sheild on my floor boards , doors, rear seat area, and under dash area , has anybody used this product , also plan to trace out the door shields to install , Thanks Roger

I also run a 180 thermostat instead of the 195 , in my 454 also check to see that your coolant is not to thick , \ water to coolant ratio, this could also send the tempature to possible go higher.

Are you close to the chandler inn, My wifes cousins own the hotel, Roger

PROBLEM SOLVED,After adjusting the latch pin and spring, to get the hood to pop up, This did not work ,the latch is aligned perfectly with hood gaps and lines, I added a additional spring to the latch pin inside the bigger spring , and after cutting about a 1\2 inch off the new spring because of the spring being compressed to much , The hood works perfectly now , the hood pops up now the way it should . The extra spring took about an hour to install and adjust . THANKS TO ALL.

I tried to loosen up the 3 bolts on the latch and adjusting the tapered bolt that latches the to the hood to no avail. Ended up ordering some helper springs from macmaster carr 6 for 7.42 I will let everybody know how they work.

Thank you all for the advice , I will work on the hood latch this weekend .

can the latch be loosened and slid over from side to side or front to back . while closing my hood and the pin starts to go into the latch, the hood tweeks to the right ever so slightly , could this be my problem? All my lines\ gaps are perfect I hate to move anything , I would rather get a more heavy duty spring.

I had installed new gm springs ,also lubed the pivots on the hinges, helped with opening and closing ,but not with the pop that the hood should do, is it possable to adjust the hinges by loosing the bolts and tilting the hood up higher when the hood is fully opened, thanks

Hi, I installed a new hood latch \ spring and still can not get my hood to (pop) up enough to get my fingers under the lip , does anybody know if there is a stiffer spring out there to buy from like grainger or mcmaster-carr , thanks

my custom is midnight bronze with dark saddle interior with a tan top.It was ordered that way from the factory.

Took the car cover off today, might go for a ride, suppose to be 50 degrees and sunny

I have a W custom with the 454 turbo 400 hydramatic ,etc.I bought from the original owner ,who is also my parents next door neighbor , are there any questions you guys would want me to ask him? Tom ordered my 72 monte (custom) from Buff Whalen chevy in michigan.

Thanks, I will do some homework ,Roger

yes , that is the sticker I am talking about would you happen to have the part # of the sticker , also the date ,is your car a 72 .Thanks

The caution label I have says with underline -even though opposite wheel is raised . do not run engine with vehicle on jack etc. I must have been sold the 71 label instead of the 72 label , I will try to order the correct label, Thanks Roger