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Hey guys: I'm going through a fairly low mileage engine to go in my Scamp, and found something disquieting. By low mileage, I mean an unrebuilt 1970 engine with under 100K. Here's one of the rod bearings. What is going on here? The inserts aren't excessively worn or smeared, but they all have...

Thanks. It is a 2bbl 273 Mopar.

Hey guys. First time having to R&R an intake. What is the purpose of the two small metal tabs or teeth on each end of the head gasket on the intake side? Hold the end seals down? Hold the intake gaskets up? None of the above? Thanks...

You better run a bore scope into the cylinders first. If one or two had water sitting in them you are wasting your time. Otherwise, I recommend the 50/50 Acetone ATF mixture. I only had one engine unstick from the soaking approach. That was a 273 that had dripped a bunch of stale gas out of the...

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Hey guys: I am cleaning up and resealing a 1969 273 engine with about 70,000 miles on it. There are some interesting details that may already be well-known but there can't ever be too much info out there. For those wondering what would have a 273 in 1969, it came out of a Dart. The first...

Nah. Some old heads swear by soaking them in oil overnight but there's no point in it since oil can drain out when the engine sits non-running anyway. It'll clack for a little while but it's of no consequence. The idea is to build pre-load(the lifter is a small piston inside of the metal outer...

Tips: 1. Make sure every last shred of gasket material is removed and the surfaces clean. Don't use a whizzer wheel to clean the surfaces. The abrasive gets in the engine and blows it up. 2. Once you are done scraping and cleaning, but before installing the cam and lifters, pull the drain...

You can test all you want but the problem lies with the cheap offshore sending units. I don't recall the details but it comes down to the calibration of the sending unit is off. Don't know if one can be fixed but I resorted to carrying a thin bamboo cane as a dipstick. When the original one...

I was under the impression that not every RV/motorhome got an industrial engine. The 440 in my brother's Dart came out of a '73 28ft Titan motorhome and it did not have the high water pump and matching heads. It did appear to be the original engine by all accounts.

4145604, has 2 harnesses instead of 1, and has a vacuum advance unit. The whole thing looks like a reman, it's very clean.

Hey guys, just wanted to update : I've finally slowed down at work enough to get back on this. My timing light ended up being junk, so I picked up a new dial-back light and checked the timing. Initial timing was about 18 degrees with the advance unplugged. Somehow I forgot to check the...

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Hey guys: We have a vehicle with a late 70's 360 in it and I guess we need some tuning tips. The engine is fairly fresh, with Performer intake, 600 Edelbrock carb and LT headers. We didn't do the work. The problem is a pretty severe stumble that lasts about 1000 rpm up the band...

If you are building a new engine as you say you are, there is no reason to do ANYTHING to the 360 if it runs good and isn't smoking, and even THEN it'll probably run for a long time. All of ours have. I would clean it, regasket it so it doesn't leak on your clean engine bay, do a spray paint...

Was I the only one that caught "filter is dry once the truck dies" here? First of all I suggest you test it above idle. Start it and run it up above 1500 rpm and hold it and see if it dies. If so you know it's not dying at idle because of some problem in the idle circuit. If it dies that way...

Hey guys: I've spent the last month working on the 1975 Duster Custom I picked up a while back. One thing was to overhaul the carb. When we drove it home, it tried to die at every stop. It pretty much wouldn't idle, plus it had a distinct whistle. Well I went through it top to bottom. It...

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Hey guys: Do I need/should I use the oil filter adapter on a stock hi-mile 318 that probably won't ever see the high side of 3500 rpms? The engine has one now but I see gasket sealer poking out from behind it....it wasn't leaking in the donor vehicle but I just am wary of that. If I go to a...

Went through the carb and nothing bad was found. Still no change, so I broke out the timing light and verified timing and mechanical advance function. I then got my spark tester and installed it, and did not seem to be losing spark at the time the choking off happens, BUT.... I'm still...

Hey guys, sorry for the delay in posting back.I have been pretty busy and just now got back on this project. I replaced the fuel filter and it wasn't clogged. I ran the engine some more try to identify the symptoms better, and the only thing I can add is, if you keep your foot down, it will...

I am running a stock 318 with a Holley 2280, stock ignition and 4-wire ECU, single ballast. Out of nowhere, it's started falling out at part throttle.Doesn't matter if it's free running or under load, above 1500 rpms it'll begin cutting out and die if I hold my foot in it.Also starts smelling...