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The motor in my buddys Dart if I'm not mistaken has over 100,000 miles on it and has never been apart. He could have a lot of carbon causing some pinging on full throttle runs where my engine has around 10,000 miles on it. I know for a fact he is running a stock spec cam and I have a 340 spec...

Thanks everyone, I thought about asking the guy who built it but I haven't talked to him in such a long time. May not even remember lol but if he did I can see him saying exactly what he did and it being 9:1. He's a stand up guy. I was just curious. My buddy has a stock 318 Dart I believe its a...

I was talking to a buddy of mine about my 318. I had it rebuilt a few years ago. All the machine work was done by a very well known engine builder who spends more time building mopar engines than anything else. Its just what he prefers and I have regarded him as a very knowledgable guy when it...

I used to work with a die-hard Mopar guy. He told me back in the day hime and some mechanic friends had a 68 bone stock 340 on the dyno and 325hp was the number it put out. He then told me that a 71 340 put out almost 10 more hp due to the thermoquad. He is a stand up honest guy so I don't doubt...

This may be a long shot but I had a similar problem a couple years ago in my Duster. I was at the local drag strip making my very first pass in the car. I shifted manually around 5,000rpm, right when I shifted into second the engine completely bogged down. I thought it was going to die before...

I tried the gas cap test. I removed it after a drive to try and hear a venting sound but got nothing. Sounds like this is something Im going to have to live with. Could be worse I guess. Lately I have been putting the pedal about halfway down while cranking and fires right up. I was going to try...

Thanks everyone i'll give that a shot. Sounds like an easy fix.

Would this be the same for exhaust manifolds? Are all the bolts going into water jackets or just certain ones? Thanks

I couldn't see the one on the back but the ones along the side looked dry. I was laying under the car and didn't have time to jack it up and get a more thorough look. Is that rear freeze plug hard to get to?

I have been noticing a small spot of coolant on the garage floor. After the car sits after a drive some must leak out. But it's very little. I got under the car to investigate. The last oil pan bolt on the passenger side was wet with a drip hanging off the edge. Right beneath it was the spot on...

I do have the mp orange box ignition. I have never noticed a white vapor exiting the caarb after shut down. But then again I have never looked for something like that. I always thought spacers were a great cheap way to add power. Only thing is I wouldn't be able to shut my hood with my air...

Here is the gasket I purchased. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-9266/ It is starting to sound like an issue that really can't be fixed. It's not that big of a deal. But can be annoying at times. I have read that todays fuel is different than gas thirty years ago. I'll still try...

That sounds like its worth a try. If all is good then i'll just stick to putting the gas to the floor until it fires up lol. Seems to be the best method as of right now. Im just a little dissapointed that edelbrock heat gasket didn't help. At least it was cheap. Thanks for all your help and...

The carb is not hooked up to the canister. The battery is a few years old. The only thing we did before hand was change the carburetor. Lately if it dosn't immediatley turn over I just hold the pedal to floor and it fires up. That seems to work. If I can borrow a timing light and can re-check...

Beforewe switched the carburetor we took it apart and clean it real good. Got in every crevice. It was actually clean to begin with. A new accelerator pump was installed. Are the clear glass filters a bad part? What kind should I install? I won't mess with the choke. sst3193 - I am not sure...

This has been going on since we changed the carb. Went from 500cfm to 600cfm. Which has been almost a month. I added the heat gasket and still no change. It hasn't quit on me while running or while ideling at a stop. No miss or stutter. Do you think I should lean the choke? If so what direction...

A new timing chain was installed when the engine was rebuilt a few years ago. It dose not bounce when setting the timing. The electric choke is getting power. When sitting for a few days I give it one full pump. Fires right up. 15 minutes after running it will crank more than it should...

Sorry if I sound ignorant but where am I looking to see dripping? Do you mean gas flooding inside the carburetor?

I don't have the tools needed. But I know someone who may.

The 318 has a 340 cam and compression is 9:1. Edelbrock performer intake and 600cfm. Light head work. I believe the total timing is around 34* to 36*. Im can't remember where the initial is at. Im thinking 10-12*. I have read that too much timing will make the cranking sound weak. Not sure if...

My 318 is still having issues starting when warm. It's a mild 318 with eddy intake and 600cfm electric choke carb. Just today it was doing it. Went for a drive, shut the car off for maybe ten minutes. Without pumping the gas just turning the key it wouldn't fire, just crank. I pumped the pedal a...

No major changes except recently we switched the carb from a 500cfm to a 600cfm. A couple weeks back I pulled a plug out and looked good. It was a tan/gold color which from what I have been told is what it should be. Everytime I change the oil I do the filter as well. Latley I have been using...

My 318 has around 10,000 miles since the rebuild. Always changed the oil around the 3,000 mile mark. A couple weeks ago I checked the dipstick to find the mark right on add. About 1,500 miles since the last oil change. I had half a quart lying around and added it. tonight I checked again to find...

If this is for a small blcok it's near the rear of the block. Wheather it's a mechanical or electrical guage setup you use the same spot. On the back of the block near the distributor there should be a spot right behind the intake for the oil pressure sending unit. If you have a mechanical guage...

I checked my ps fluid and all was good. I took it out tonight. When backing out of the driveway everything was fine. But when I got up to the car show and backed in my spot, started idleing real choppy then I feathered it some gas so it wouldn't stall. But it sure wanted to quit. On the way...

I have never heard of this happening before. But this happened a few times while at the nats this weekend. When backing in the parking spot at the hotel I would have the steering wheel all the way turned while in reverse. As I was backing in the spot it started idleing funny then just quit...

I think body color for the bay looks best. Didn't paint intake, just bead blasted. Makes it stand out a bit.

I'll keep checking on it. I probably won't be driving it for a week or so. I'll have my dad check the exhaust when I start it again. Hopefully moisture is all it was. Thanks

Today when I started my Duster my dad noticed small puffs of white smoke exiting the driver side exhaust. More smoke came out when I revved the engine. But only the driver side. However, he didn't noticed anything when I pulled away from the house in drive. The 318 was rebuilt a couple years...

Here is the before pic (May 2006) and a more current pic of my 318. Sorry, I don't have the engine re-building process pics on this computer.