The only specialty tool i needed on my '75 was a plate press to get
the steering wheel off, since it wasn't the same size threads as my GM
plate press, i fabbed an adapter from an aluminum block.

On 2/3/09, Gasser, Heather <heather_gasser@...> wrote:
> John,
>
>
>
> Thanks for the offer, but I'm not sure yet just what I need. With the
> top on, she's too tall to fit in the garage, and I live in Michigan,
> where we've still got 14" of snow on the ground, so I've probably got
> 4~6 weeks before I can really start working on her. I have the
> suspicion that the alternator may be the least of my problems. For
> example, the manual choke is still installed in the dash, but not
> connected to anything in the engine, the cable's just flopping around, I
> can't tell if an automatic choke was installed or not. I'm 90% sure she
> needs plugs, and probably wires. I don't even think the guy I bought
> her from ever even bothered to change the oil. To be perfectly honest,
> I've never tackled an engine before, I only know enough to have a
> general idea of what the problem is when she starts acting up, and to be
> able to tell when a mechanic is giving me a line of BS. I want to be
> able to go through her fitting by fitting and seal by seal, and it
> sounds like the service manual is just the ticket for that. She's still
> got her original IH 304. Any recommendations on tools or gadgets I
> might need? I had to replace a mirror on my other car, and found I
> couldn't use my Allens, I had to get Torx wrenches, I'd like to avoid
> getting her halfway apart and finding out I need to order a goofy shaped
> socket.
>
>
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> Heather

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