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what is the initial timing on a 383

The wife took it back to crossfield and they changed out the bearings at no cost while she waited. They are perfect now but it does make a guy wonder if they do all their short blockes like that???? I had 4 real tight wrist pins that they had to redo as well. Both things that I would not have...

lol kinda makes a guy wonder why he even needed the shocks?? seems to me he coulda taken them off lol

here are the worst of the bunch,,,none of these are the one with the 3 holes,,its the only one thats in perfect. What do ya think,,am I worrying over nothing???

the key there is the electric water pump,,,,I looked through hundreds of fan, rad combo's and could not find any fans ( single or double) that would fit my 383 in a duster 3 5/8 " clearance from the pully to the rad. There was a few that would work as a pusher but I didnt like that option. I...

but,,if you do it why would'nt a machine shop,,,how do I fix it now that the bearings are installed?

anyone????

I have a 383 that I got rebuilt at a machine shop,,short version,,I wiped out the cam but I am now putting it back together and noticed that the rear oil hole for the cam bearing only has about 1/16 of the oil hole lined up with the cam bearing hole and another one only has about half the hole...

LMAO,,,a LITTLE rough he says!!!

there was about 4 lifters that where snug but i could still pull them out by hand and I dont see any scratchs on the bore, the last one will have to come out once the engine is on the stand. Once the machine shop opens for the day I'll call them and have them check thier numbers to make sure...

was just on the comp site and it says that the cam the machine shop installed needs to have adjustable valve train and requires machining on the heads. The people that machined and built the short block were also the ones that did my heads. Wonder if they put the wrong cam in it and its binding...

yup,,,I ripped er down,, the cylinder walls look ok,,,but the cam and half the lifters are a mess, one won't even come out the top and will need to go in to remove it. I'm gunna try a little to at least get the machine shop to get me a replacement at cost, but im pretty sure its all my fault. It...

I heated mine with a small propane torch to soften it, then used a 3 in. scrapper to take it off. Then you really heat up the residue that is left and it will turn hard and crumbly then a wire wheel on a drill will get the rest.

First off,, I posted here cause I know more people come to this topic so if its in the wrong place please move it.. Here goes,, A mildly built 383, kb 10.5-1 pistons, comp cam with matching springs and hyd. lifters. 850 holly,rpm edlbrock intake,msd ignition. I started it for the first...

yup theres 2 on one terminal, It is a 340 harness could it be the stop idle solinoid? and if it is could I use it for my electric choke instead. and thanks for the help and response

yup, I went and picked up a square back alt,,,but,,there 2 blue wires that are tied into the spade connector (same plug )that goes onto the alternator, one of the blue wires comes out of the harness about 1 foot up the harness and has a spade connector on it (the wire is about 18in long after it...

I went through this a few weeks back with more than one trip to the local parts store. What I ended up doing was going to the local pic a part and got 3 old hoses with a few bends in them, cut them apart and clamped the pieces together with some small exhaust pipe from local parts store until I...

It has the triangle shaped plug for the voltage regulator and it does have the silver solid state regulator in it already. I got this car after someone else put the 383 in it but he only started it once so Im sure theres a few more things that will arise yet

I just got in from installing most of it but I am having trouble with the alternator part of it. My engine has the older 2 wire set up (black, green) and the wiring harness has the blue (ignition) one there as well but the alt. has no more tabs to slip it onto. I know that there are 3 wire...

I am doing a complete rewire on my 71 with a new harness from year one. The trouble I am having is with the blue ignition wires. The diagram shows a main black wire coming off my alternator, a green one with a push on plug and a blue one with a push on plug. This matches my wires perfectly...

I got given a complete harness for a 71 340 duster new from year one. My duster was a /6, If I change it all from from to back will the 340 harness work or did I get the wrong one

I just need the cable,,I have the handle and all related hardware,,,the sheath should be about 41 in. long,,and wut kinda bux ya lookin for

I need a front e-brake cable for a 71 duster, a 72 will not work, mine has no intermediate cable and it runs down the drivers side to the rear axle. One that actually works would be great and I am in Canada.

you should not need any bracing if the rest of the car is ok, just do one side at a time,,have fun

thx for the input,,,next time dont bother ,,k

ok thx,,I can find that number somewhere thx. The brakes seems to be ok Terry,,,I'll bleed them a few more times tho

Anyone?????????????

The old plugs are long gone now but its time to buy more,,, I have 69 383 with 906 heads and Keith black 400 pistons.Anyone have a spark plug part number for me please???