340 K Member ??

Small Block said
Must have been 70 models and up on the 340's. Don't ya like learnin even at our age?

Here's another one for ya. He's quite sure of this. The steering columns on the 71 and 72 dusters only have the key release knob on the under side of the column. My 72 duster dont have it. What's you guys findings on this one. We looked my field over and i don't have a car that has it in any of those years. This needs some research.

:thumbup: Hey Small Block....This has turned out to be a great thread with a few still unanswered questions. 8)

I don't believe anyone has addressed your above comment on the "key release knob" yet? :dontknow:

Small Block said
Further info has came to lite and that is the Trans Am model stuff came with the washer and the last two digits of the part number was stamped in the washer upside down. Can anyone confirm this?

I will remember to check for parts #'s on the washer on my Demon.......It's not a T/A though. ;)

69swinger340391 said
Could it be because of the engine colors? Seems like the earlier years there was no washer, and the 318 and 340's were different colors.

The later years, 318's and 340's were both blue and thereby possibly confused for one another as they came down the assembly like already mounted the the K member.

Maybe the washer was used to differentiate 318's from 340's in that respect?

Could it be, or is this a far fetched explanation?

I thought the early 340 engine color was red in 68 & 69, then changed to orange in 70 & 71 and to blue in 72? It seems like the washers were used as early as 68 from this thread, but of course the x-members could have been changed in the last 40 years....:-s

Not far fetched at all, but still wondering about this?