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Can someone please identify these pistons for me? I can't find any marks on them.

:angry7:I was putting rocker shafts on a 340 and broke off the center pedistal bolt at 30lbs of torque. It broke off flush at the top of the threads and will be hard to work on. I plan on starting small and working up with the drill bits untill I can get an easyout in it, if they make one that...

Hi, need help. I was just putting my rockers on and bought a set of hollow moly rods on ebay. When I started to put it together I measured the hollow rods next to the stock ones and they are about, guessing .020 shorter than the stock ones. I called the local machine shop and they said it...

Hi, can someone identify these pistons? I have never seen them before with a circle cut in the center of the flat top? Are they a particular brand? Is any one familiar with them? They are .30 over 340 pistons with floating pins. Thanks Walt:read2:

Did I screw up my oil pump? I read another post where the filter gasket kept blowing and I might be heading there also!!! When I put my new oil pump in i installed a high pressure spring, but when I put the spring in I tapped the plug in about 1/4 inch apast the pin holes that hold it and now...

:scratch: Hi, am ready to buttom up the lower end of 340 and wanted to know if you men have any advise on oil pump preparation? One old timer told me to pack it with vaseline petrolium jelly. My son in law (a chevy man) said just fill it with oil. It appears half of the oil will run out when I...

Hi, Need you guys advise again. When I put my bottom end together I followed 4 books; trying to do it right and with 2 other guys with experience took our time and was happy with our work. I have been thinking that when I took my crank in to get it polished, i brought it home and sprayed it...

Hi, Need help!!!! Can anyone tell me if I can pull the oil pan off a 74 dart without pulling the engine? I need it for my 340 rebuild and don't want to spend half a day jacking and removing the bolts only to have it hung up on the pump pickup: Can it be wrestled out of there?? Thanks for any...

I am at the point now to install my timing chain and need some advise. The cam sprocket has 3 key ways A. O. and R. Can you tell me what would be the advantages to advance,. on center or retard? Why would you retard the valves? My son in law installed his 350 chevy at -O- with 12 to 1 pistons...

:salute: Hi, I have end fitted my compression rings in a used 340 block .30 over. I have 3 cyclinders with a .003 bore taper from top to bottom. The ring end gaps were running from .017 to a max of .023 on a couple, but never more than .003 differance in any one cyclinder. My one book states...

:rambo: Hi, I bought a 360 short block and a set of J heads. The engine has a solid cam in it. Can I use a 273 adjustable rocker set on this engine? Sounds like a money saver. thanks :love4: you mopar brother Walt.

:cwm10: Hi, I bought a supposed used comp cam at a swap meet. on the end it has written with an engraving pen XE-268-H with 2 holes on the end. It was in a comp box the guy said it had less than 4000 miles on it. When I got home and started looking at it and comparing it to a 360 cam out of a 78...

I recently bought a set of X heads, pulled of a running 340. they look great. I want to just put new valve springs, clean them up and lap the valves< I have never done this before. I can't afford to have this done professionally, although I know i should. Can anyon give me some advise on doing...

Is there an easy way to tell if a small block crank is forged? I read somewhere where if the crank is not forged then the engine must be externally balanced even on a 318 or 340. Have you heard of externally balanced 318's or 340's. How can you tell from looking at the crank? :salut: thanks walt.