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ardiesse wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2026 12:21 pm * and I had no end of trouble getting rocker cover gaskets to fit. Its rocker cover had no cutouts to take the "tangs" in the gasket. But that's off-topic.

Yeah. It must have been quite early. Only very early EHs got the rocker cover with no cutouts.

Dr Terry

The slave cylinder with the offset bolt holes is for 179 EH, all HD, HR, and HK with crashbox.
EJ and 149 EH takes your style of slave cylinder with the symmetric flange.
Rob


Most 149 EHs had the later 179 box & slave. It's only those 149s prior to engine no. 81520, which had the EJ setup.

Dr ...

Not sure why the amp meter was ever included in gauges for a car, voltmeter is king.

Greg


Ammeters (as they were spelled once) were more useful in the days of the DC generator (dynamo).

Voltmeters essentially replaced them as the alternator became more commonplace.

I'm with you though, I ...

edit: I got more education today. I (and Terry) are assuming that the data given in the GMH brochures and tags are "long hundredweight". These were used in the UK, and are 50.8kg per cwt. The US uses "short hundredweight", which has 45.36kg per cwt. This is also how you get a "short ton" and a ...

According the sales brochures FE/FC ute & van both have a GVW of 29 cwt. FB ute & van were 30 cwt & this was increased at EK to 32 cwt for the ute & 32.5 cwt for the van.

Harv, would sales brochures be considered a good enough resource for the engineer ?

For the younger viewers a cwt is the ...

Harv is correct NPT it is. No BSP on Holden engines.

Dr Terry

You're right Harv, Smokey Yunick would have a field day.

Dr Terry

Modified will let me run nitrous, but not on a blown motor


Is that right. When we raced, super sedan & modified had the same basic engine rules. If you had a supercharger, a turbocharger or nitrous that put you into AA, BB or CC. But you could run any combination of those. We had guys running ...

HSD did the head. Intended for Galloway to o-ring the head and the blocl so sent the head over to WA. Not enough clearance to get the o-ring in, so they only grooved the block to set the o-ring (no receiver groove).

Cheers,
Harv


We had a 350 SBC V8 Monaro at the old Castlereagh strip & ran o ...

I agree with no. 1 son & Dad. I have 3 x 2 post hoists & 1 x 4-poster & the 2-posters are way more versatile.

I use some of them for long term storage & the balance of the FED on a trailer won't be a problem.

The 4-posters are good for a quick drive-on, drive-off oil change or clutch job, but the ...

The valves appear to be the wrong way around. Try & blow thru the inlet, its valve should open, but won't if it's the wrong way around.

Dr Terry

Yes, I only suggested the coil because the photo showed a connection slready, which I assumed would be positive. My FB and EK with original and reproduction wiring both get in excess of 12V at coil positive feed it later models differ I know.


Original wiring for FB/EK will have a full 12V at ...

It's not a good idea to use the ignition supply to the coil as a 12V for the gauge.

Depending on how your ignition is wired, the coil doesn't get a full 12 V.

You mention that you wired the gauge to the resistor "as shown in pic". What pic ?

I can see that you have wired a black wire to the ...

You're pretty spot on there Harv, but I believe the tapped hole in the fuel pump body is 1/8" NPT.

Dr Terry

Silly question. Is that copper pipe you using for the brakes ? Or is it copper plated steel bundy tube ?

I don't know what the rules are in Sth Aust, but in NSW, copper pipe for brakes is illegal.

Dr Terry