Acadian/Ventura Power Train Tech Forum

I removed my left side header, today.. I looked like, it would not have room, to get gasket cleaned up, as header is tight to steering box.. After I loosed collector and header, it (header) actually moved down and away! ... ... I have read on o...

64-66 ... ... and 67

Since this is a tech topic I wanted to put it in tech forum. ... ... Just a reminder or a tip if you happen to have never heard it. I was again today reminded how slick this tip is. ... ... I removed the pilot bushing from a crank using an old Munc...

The plan for my Acadian is to make it pretty much stock appearing under the hood. 327, original style camel hump heads, stock 327 valve covers, and was going to be cast iron intake with the 300 horse Carter 4 barrel, which I already have. ... ... A...

Muncies came with oil rated GL4 Some guys on Chevelle site have had failures with other oil rated better.. I found oil today rated at GL4 only!!! CarQuest store here, deals with AC Delco and if you want original GM oil, then try this

Does anyone have the proper vacuum line diagram for a buick 350? my new intake does not have the horizantal thermo switch on the front left side only the vertical one on the left for the egr and carb how do i run this? there is no egr on this manifo...

I will be working on someone else's car in the next while that requires installing a 200-4R overdrive in a 63 Acadian. It's quite obvious the rear trans mount is quite a bit farther back than the stock trans in the Acadian. Anyone have experience wit...

We got the cam bearings done tonight. The other night my brother used his bearing installer to put the front 4 in. When he went to put the back one in, it just pushed right through, no resistance. I thought the hole must be oversize. I did a pile of ...

Does anyone know what parts are involved to change a 3 speed column shift to a 4 speed on the floor. I know the shifter and linkage is different, but I'm talking about stuff like the bellhousing, z-bar, clutch fork, return spring etc (what am I forge...

I wanted to put on, my "brand new" imitation replica of a original Yenko air breather, but it fidn't dit my High Performance Corvette Motror, with its state of the art MSD HEI DISTRABINATOR... I found my G series chevy van motor spacer.. Ca...

I have a buick 350 running a T/A Performance intake. Under normal driving it shifts and runs fine. Go to pass it kicks down great takes off like a beast jumps to 80 no problem (american sorry) hit 3rd gear and falls on its face let off the gas...

I finally have some time to work on my engine again and I'm struggling. I have a block plug kit from Sealed Power. My block had all the plugs removed when I got it. ... ... As you can see in the pic, I seem to have extra on some and am short on othe...

With the engine shifting going around because of my latest purchase, i ended up with no engine for the rat wagon. well no more. it needs a rebuild. complete period correct engine for the wagon. it has no heads. somebody absconded with them, but every...

I was scaning more pictures and found this one...1972 Ventura II was six months old, and I had added a 4 speed(from 3 speed) Quad 4bbl, recurved dist, added headers, and real CORVAIR TURBO mufflers, and this day a new set of GR60-14 RADIAL ...

Any of you ventura/acadian guys into drag racing at all?

I dug out my stuff to get ready. If the planets all line up I should be able to start assembling my 327 next week. Hopefully just in time for the Manitoba chapter of CP to gather here on the 24th and go "oooh" and "aaah" over it o...

Can some one tell me what the wright color is paint a 194 in a 66 Acadian ... Vern

Took advantage of a nice day to replace the battery in my Canso. Looks like a shelf life of 5 years and 6 months is all I get from the old one. Bought a new Exide, 800 cold crank for a reasonable sum. Installed it and warmed the car for 30 minutes ou...

check out my new procurement for the 454 in the rat wagon. ... ...

I bought a 67 Acadian out of Red Deer Alberta about two years ago. The previous owner had made a 67 Nova SS out of it. My question is the engine has this code on the passenger side front pad, MB 26800... Is this engine a 327 or a 350? Does this code ...

My plan all along for the Acadian engine has been a basically stock 327. You guys helped talk me into using the 69 Z28 aluminum intake and a Holley I purchased. I had hoped to build the engine this summer, but summer is running into winter and I hope...

Since my new car is a 1/2 breed. Built in U.S. and sold in Canada & U.S.,not really Canadian Poncho, what is the opinion of valve cover ''Look" It has a Corvette motor, so I can do ,the painted or chrome 327-350 style, or go the LT1 look, o...

1. I was wondering about quantity of engines with same date code...My new purchase 2 door post, has a engine coded F0515RD.. How many engines, would have the same stamping? Would it equal the total number of cars, built that day? (in later years, t...

Just to confirm, a 350 turbo in a Nova/Acadian has a straight, cross member, and a 400 turbo, has a cross memeber, with a curve in it? Carl...

So tonight after I had drilled out a broken stud, I was running the 3/8" tap to get the threads back, and "snap", the noise I sure didn't count on hearing. I broke the manifold around an exhaust stud bolt hole. ... ... How big should...

I need a full set of valves for my 65 327 heads. The guides are .003" oversize and I can't seem to find any suppliers in Canada for them. Anyone have any experience with this, or know of any big engine parts stores/warehouses/speed shops I can t...

I was going through the starter today that will go on my Acadian. New drive, bushings, solenoid etc. I see a threaded hole that is wide open in the main housing. I put a stubby 5/16" bolt in it, just to plug the hole. I see no purpose for it. An...

this is what i've been working on this winter. its a 87 f150 9in that i've narrowed down to 38in between the backing plates. i'm just waiting for the spring perches then i'll dry assemble and mockup in the chassis. the reason the shafts aren't the sa...

i'm trying to list canadian sold drivetrain option for acadians. i'm missing engines 64,69,70 and 71 and for trannies 64 and 66 and up ... ... ...

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