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    Torquing the intake and exhaust manifold.

    I changed my intake gasket and just wondering what are the torque specs and do I torque from the inside out.
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    Switching to automatic

    I'm looking to convert my slant 6 to automatic. The engine and transmission came out of a 1978 dodge d100 and is in a 53 dodge truck. The trans is a A390 I think and is a granny shifter. My main question is how do I adjust the kickdown linkage and is a 2 barrel kickdown linkage different from a...
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    Where to set timing

    Where do I set my timing just want to be sure. Is 10 to hi.
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    cooling my slant 6

    I changed the water pump on my slant 6 cause I'm looking to drive to a show this summer and my top water hose busted. I replace it with a new one but how do I know I'm not overheating. I have a temp gauge I gotta hook up but was wondering is a 4 blade fan enough to cool the engine that's the...
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    piston rings

    How hard is it to change piston rings. I'm thinking of pulling the engine and swapping rings. Getting oil in plugs Posted via Topify on Android
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    valves ticking i think

    I'm pretty sure my valves are ticking every time I turn on my engine. Took the oil filler off to look in and kinda looks dry. The engine has been sitting for around 2 years not sure how many its been sitting before I bought it. Were do I go from her do I pull the valve cover and see what going...
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    spark plugg are burnt

    After testing a 225 out of a pickup truck I got a while back I pulled the sparkplugs and all 5 but one are burnt up. The one that wasn't was the only one that didn't have an adapter. Why use adapters is the engine burning oil. When we started it up it ran fine. Should I just change the pluggs...
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