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Try it with the gas cap off -- the tank may not be venting.

I don't think I understand what I know - or think I know. I picked up a "741" case with a 3.55 open diff in it at a local swap meet. It had a bad yoke on it. I had 2 other 8 3/4's with 741 cases, so I was just going to swap one over (there were all small joint yokes). I pulled a replacement...

I have done just that in my 67 Dart. My 340 is a '70 model, so I used the 273 flex plate. Looks very much like a 273 4 barrel sitting in the engine bay. Brian

I am located in Gainesville, GA -- about 50 miles North East of Atlanta.

I have an 84 Chrysler New Yorker FWD with the 2.2 turbo. The engine doesn't run. Anyone interested?

If Chrysler goes out or belly up, our hobby would be the least of our worries. The economy would take a severe hit. If Mopar goes, the other two would become shaky and there would be a lot of fear in the general public about the economic future. Good foundation for a depression or severe...

Thanks guys. Off comes the pan and I will put a little more preload on the t valve. Brian

I would like to delay the normal upshift slightly. I have a 904 behind a 340 in my 67 Dart. I installed the Trans-go shift kit when I built the tranny. The shifts are good and firm under normal accelaration, but quick. I have adjusted the throttle linkage till I have full linkage travel at...

Thanks guys, I went up to "Firm Feel's" web site and it looks like their mid range (about the feel of a late model sports car) is the box I need. Brian

Howdy folks, Finally got the exhaust on my 67 Dart and was able to drive it on the road. Do not at all like the power steering -- way too much assit. Is there an easy way lower the pressure a little? Thanks, Brian

I have the flex plate off the original 273 bolted to my 340, so far -- so good. But all I have done is to drive it in and out of the shop about 100 times. :-) Brian

It seems that some 67's also had the smaller input shaft. I went through the 904 in my 67 Dart and put a Mopar Performance convertor in it. Put the tranny in and it would not pull out of its tracks. I had air tested all the clutches and bands before putting in the valve body -- so I knew if any...

Just where do you find a complete 340 engine? As I said in the last installment, I didn’t. I had to piece one together. This was not my preferred method and made the final cost of the engine higher than if I had been able find a complete core. I had asked everybody I knew and everybody they...

The factory replacement heads for the "X" heads (after 72) was the "J" head. It would have the 2.2 intake valves already installed if ordered as a replacement for the 68-71 340.

Those were sweet cars, weren't they? They were simple, fast, and good looking. Here in NE GA, it really was a Chevy stronghold back then. There were a decent number of Roadrunners and few GTXs around, but very few 340 cars. This was nice, they never knew what hit em. :-) Brian

Finding a complete 340 proved to be a difficult task, in fact, I never did. The usual reply to queries related to finding one would include something about a 360 and how plentiful they were. I would be reminded that you start out with more cubes which means cheaper power and more low end torque...

I bought one off Ebay and was not pleased with it. It is not original and has a plastic insert. The one I bought off of Ebay for about 200.00 (including trim-lock), I will sell for 100.00 plus shipping. I do not think you would be happy with it either, but will sell it to you if you want it...

Fraudian slip. :)

All the while I was working on the dash in the evenings, the good weather Saturdays were spent on the body. A few quick comments on the basic body (the rolling chassis with all removable pieces off the body) as it arrived from the previous owner. The body had been taken down to the bare...

Those are not a lot of fun. I take the two "slide bars" (the front and rear vertical guides that the double rollers go on) out first. Not real simple, but it can be done. Then the regulator can be slid out of the window housing (there is also an arm on the regulator with a roller than goes into...

The seller from Ebay is very expensive and it is not a true 67 A-Body gasket. It is somewhat shorter (3 or 4 inches) and must be stretched over the windshield and then put in the car. The gasket also has rounded conners instead of the original square ones. I have a brand new one of his with...

I supose that a timeline would make a whole lot of sense, glad I thought of it. O:) I bought the car in early July, 2005. Began actually working on it about 2 weeks later (3rd week of July.) Began work on the dash and would continue until early September. At the same time, on weekends, I...

Saturday morning arrived and it was time to start, but where and with what? A wise fellow had once told me that he had always picked one thing and stayed on it till it was completely done, then moved on to the next thing until it was all done. Made sense to me. I decided that on weekends I...

Well, after a good night’s sleep, my disappointment with a less than perfect car got back in focus a little better. The thing is forty years old – get a grip! Being Sunday morning, we headed off to church and, upon arriving back at home, I began to consider the best course of action for getting...

The next morning, with coffee cup in hand, I went to get better acquainted with the Mopar erecter kit I had just bought. The thing that had really sold me on this car, the main body, was as good in the light of day has it had appeared to be a couple of nights before. A couple of slight dings...

The first thing I discovered was impatience and a lack of forethought creates many future problems. I had had the idea that I would like to build another Dart for some time. Nothing concrete or urgent, just something I would like to do “someday”. I wasn’t looking for a new project but one...

Howdy Folks, I would like to use this thread to recount some of the many things that I have learned thus far in my build. I fully understand that many of the things I have learned may not be the only or even the best way to approach the various aspects of restoring/ building an A-Body Mopar...

Howdy folks, Uploaded a few pictures of the progress on the dart in my Photo Garage. Hope to send up some descriptions of what has happened so far -- sorta inspired by Capt Kirk. :-) Brian

Why use vacuum? I supose it really isn't needed on a system like mine -- fairly straight forward. We are a general repair shop and this is quite necessary on late model stuff. It is quick and you don't have to burp it or worry about air in the heater core or whatever. Just seemed like the thing...