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    rt durango help please.

    not an a-body but hoping for a little info please. i have an 01 durango rt 5.9ltr. my flex plate cracked and the shop put in the new plate and now its missing throwing a code for the crank and cam sensor. they replaced both and still same. they are going to pull the trans back out monday and see...
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    oil pressure question

    i have a 71 model 318 in my d100. its had low oil pressure for a while and today i was working on the carb and decided to check the intake bolts for tightness. every one of them was loose. after i tightened the the truck runs alot smoother and it went from almost 0 oil pressure at idle to just...
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    360 heads on a 318. will it work?

    found a used 318 with 70000 miles on it.beleive he said its a 1968. has a 340 purple cam in it with j heads. hes keeping the heads but the stock heads come with it also throw in a set of rebuilt never been on an engine 360 heads. has receipts for close to 600 in head rebuild. wants 300 for...
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    diagnose my 318

    got a 318 that came out of a 71 truck. totally stock. it runs decent feels like it skips a little at steady cruise. when its first started it smokes a little and if going down hill coasting it smokes quite a bit when i get back on the throttle. also it has a valve tick that comes an goes. im...
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    what is the better option?

    i have a 1971 truck 318. it uses oil and the valves ratlle when cold. ive found a running 318 in a 79 winnebago for 300 dollars with 79000 miles on it. would it be best to just buy the 79 or replace the valve stem seals and reseal the 71 engine. is there much of a performance difference in the...
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    mileage. the harder i try the worse it gets...

    318 recent stock valve job with head resurface. factory 273 4bbl intake with NEW eddy 600 performer 1 inch open spacer. small lunati cam 458 lift [email protected] duration 110/106 center line. new stock electronic ignition. factory manifolds with dual 2.5 piped with cherry bomb extremes exit under rear...
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    blow by?

    my 318 has oil leaking around the oil fill cap. i replaced it with one that was vented because it was all the parts store had and it stopped the leak until the foam in it got soaked and now its dripping. there are no other leaks on this engine it runs flawlessly. i have removed the dip stick and...
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    Going from 318 to 360 info/help

    A friend of mine has an older Dodge van w/o the emissions. They think it is either a 340 or a 360 engine. How can I tell which engine it is? Any info on that would be great. Also, the transmission went bad on it and its been parked for 2 years. They are asking $100 for the motor. Is it...
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    oil light on after washing engine compartment

    so i degreesed my engine bay and now my oil light is on. had this happen once before but it went off. this time its stays on. i can shut off the engine and crank it back and it will stay off a few seconds then comes back on. car is full of oil and had no prob before i washed it. just a garden...
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    egr valve block off

    i know ive seen it on here but cant find it how do i block off my egr valve and what gasket material works. i had a major problem and long story short change intak for nothing this one has egr valve and it got dented in by something while off the car it has i little rough idle it diddnt have...
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    missing on number 2 3 5

    swapped a intake on my 318 and its now missing on 2 3 5. the carb is a reman edel perf 600 that sat a while. took it apart it looks clean. barly idles and wont take gas. checked for vacuum leaks crossed wires replaced coil could it be the carb?
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    fuel pump or clogg in tank??

    drove the valiant today it started cutting off like it was out of gas. filled it up and have only been 40 miles. got home and it quit in the driveway and i have no gas getting to the carb. pulled the fuel line from the pump it was dry cranked it over and no gas. is it likely the pump went out...
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    how much trouble and what kind?

    i have a 73 valiant with a 318 and am wondering what is involved in dropping the oil pan to get to the oil pump. also what is better stock or high flow pump the engine has about 108000 miles on it new heads and a lunati bracket master cam. thanks for any help:rock:
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    cam shaft selection

    got a 73 valiant with 318 was hard to start then started missing turned out i lost a cam lobe. i want to replace the cam with something that will lope but still work with my stock 2bl carb until i can get a 4bbl setup. summit has a cam with a duration of 262/272 and lift of 420/442 i think the...
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    hard starting when hot

    ive got a 1973 plymouth valiant 318 auto with 2bbl carb. runs great but after you shut it off it doesnt want to crank. starts fine when cold. have replaced all ignition lowered float im stumped:sign10:
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