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I have mentioned in the past a method that I devised. Tie a long piece of thread through the hole in the clevis pin. Tie the other end of the thread to a piece of thin flexible wire. Poke the wire up and through the clevis pin hole in the pedal, pull it through with the thread, then pull the pin up to the hole by the thread as far as you can get it. Then use a screwdriver or your fingers to maneuver the clevis pin through the hole. The thread allows you to apply some pull once you get it aimed. My pedal box was mangled from a PO who had similar problems and must have taken out his frustrations with a hammer and pliers. And I still couldn't get my hands up there easily.

Is it possible there should be the word: CHECK .. in front of that sentence? 😉 Site has been sniffing his house plants to much? 🌴 😁

that sounds like a car starting fairly normally. maybe there's a bit of fan belt squeal when you rev it. Is this representative of the problem? I'd assumed the car wasn't starting.

I’ve never used a Comp Cam, but .420 lift is pretty much a stock camshaft.

Thanks, Jim I'm trying to be more diligent about getting something done every week. Would like to have a runner this summer. That's a pretty big hill to climb. We'll see...

AC compressor restored and in place. Engine back in the car.

Some shinny stuff and some shinny stuff installed and will never be seen again.

I love it. Now if I could remember that the next time I remove one. Fortunately reinstalling the clevis pin was easier with the car on Quickjacks. I could kneel down next to the car and look in as opposed having to crawl into the footwell on my back. I did a gravity bleed this time and saw a nice slug of air get pushed through. After that the wife operated the clutch pedal while I finished the bleeding process. I think there is good pedal feel with noticeable travel by the clutch fork, and I'll test tomorrow to confirm.

So, I always wondered about this ZDDP oil additive and how it worked and why it’s difficult to find. This morning I stumbled on this video that was really informative. Thought I’d share it.

My computer is 'frozen up'