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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    i'm convinced that the guy i bought it from must've had it apart and left it apart for a while.
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    my main goal in the long run would be to PROPERLY get the engine tuned up and taken care of. but before i get that far i wanted to see how it drives and shifts and handles. and i wanted to make sure the engine runs well before i totally tear everything apart. my best guess is if the engine is a...
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    i took a 2x4 and put the end on the valve and gave it a few good shoves. the valve moved freely. the rocker arm however was nearly seized on the shaft. i sanded down the rocker shaft and got the rockers moving good and free again. there were a some pine needles in the rocker assemblies...
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    well. got the pine needles out of the engine, got the oil pump cleaned out, and i have good oil pressure again. ALSO... pulled the valve covers and found a BENT PUSHROD! i replaced the pushrod and now it runs ok again. i just cant believe i drove 20 miles with a bent pushrod
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    if i wasnt such a cheap-o i woulda just pulled it to begin with. id be haulin a$$ and burnin gas by now. at least i know where i can get a kit now. :thumblef:
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    i would have to guess that the guy i bought it from must've had it apart for some reason or another. he sure didn't mention anything to me about it though. i'll take off the pump. and that valve cover, and if i still cant get it to come to life then i might as well rip it out and give it a...
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    do you think the pine needles could have gotten into the lifters?
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    there's a local used 318 with A/C and 727 out of a 73 fury that i was looking at buying for 450. but for 200 bucks i might as well pull mine and throw that kit in. more work, but i think it would be worth it.
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    thanks to all you guys for the advice. i havent done a compression test or vacuum test yet but i did get a carb kit. i still plan on doing a compression test and vacuum test as soon as i get oil pressure back. i was tuning the carb and it lost all oil pressure, so i pulled the pan and...
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    I have a question about bolts

    fastenal might have some, i usually get specialty nuts and bolts there. did a web search and found a place called dmpfasteners.com, but ive never actually bought from them.
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    fuel filter was real bad so i just changed it. no difference in how it runs, but like you said crap could have worked its way pass the filter
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    single exhaust, looks pretty cobbled together. its an EGR engine also, no vacuum line going to the EGR valve and yea, it idles great as a 4 cylinder, running on the drivers side only, plugs still in the passenger side just pulled the plug wires. ill have to try the vacuum gauge and see...
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    cap and rotor are fresh. the distributor is still bolted where it was when i got it. i havent done a compression test yet but i put fresh oil and radiator fluid in and they havent mixed
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    ha! too funny bad gas is a possibility. i dumped a gallon through it just to flush it before i filled it. but then i put ten gallons in. the tank could've been coated in old gas residue.
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    after sitting for 5 hours my car went from running great to running terrible

    its a bone stock 79 318 with a 2bbl carb i just dont know what happened. the past few days ive been messing with this thing getting it ready to drive around town. i flushed the tank, replaced the fuel pump(the old one leaked) and replaced the filter, topped it off with gas, and it ran...
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    [FOR SALE] 74 swinger bumper and bumper parts

    I have the rear bumper inner skeleton, front bumper outer shell, mounting brackets and bumperettes. I believe all from a 74-75 dart. bought em and just didn't use em. 40 bucks OBO plus the ride from 83634.
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    New Video: starting my dart for the first time

    186 Video: starting my dart for the first time Category: Mopar Videos Uploader: fordb7976
  18. 1976 dodge dart swinger special

    1976 dodge dart swinger special

    :burnout:
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    diy 76 dart front and rear bumper fillers???

    so basically, I am curious if anyone has made their own front and rear bumper fillers. if so, how did you do it? how hard was it? how did it turn out? I want to make simple ones out of metal, but I don't want them to look terrible. any advice would help. thanks!
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    What year Dakota manifolds to use?

    I managed to find this exhaust manifold on an old 60-something dodge dart, with what I think was a 273 in it, at a mom and pop junk yard for 20 bucks. it worked great and cleared everything. I tried the Dakota manifold and it still didn't fit.
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    What year Dakota manifolds to use?

    i'm having the same problem. I finally started putting my 76 dart together and I cant seem to find an affordable, stock, drivers side exhaust manifold that will clear my steering gear box
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