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I am using the radiator from the seller's car. I have an adaptor for the crank. I am using the flex plate from the sellers car so that my transmission will work. Did I forget anything?
I am using the radiator from the seller's car. I have an adaptor for the crank. I am using the flex plate from the sellers car so that my transmission will work. Did I forget anything?
What doesn't line up? The bolt holes are all the same, and if it is really a '69 318 (and not a later year 318 that was transplanted into the '69), there should be no differences with the water pump. If it is a later year 318, the aluminum water pump (Passenger side inlet) is a bit longer nosed than the proper iron water pump (driver side inlet), some of the mounting surfaces on the aluminum pump may be at different depths, and the pulleys/belts won't line up. In that case, swap on the 273 parts.Just got a call from the mechanic. Says the power steering pump and alternator bracket don't line up. The engine is out of a 69 Dart going into 65 Dart. Any suggestions?
I saw video of the car it came out of running. Maybe I overpaid but if the engine gives me good service that's not the end of the world, I guess. Is there a significant risk that the engine is just rotten with rust and is gonna fail?
I could be wrong but that brown goop looks like the stop leak stuff.
Put me in the rinse it out and run it camp.
Vinegar does work great.
Flush the block and radiator both (back flush) the radiator.
I used a section of 3/8 steel trans cooler line with a 90 in the end hooked to a water hose and just chased the loose crap out.
Then did the two day vinegar soak after it was all together and running.
That motor was way worse than yours in the block, and years later still has bright green coolant.
That engine would smell like an italian salad dressing after running for awhile!I agree. I would go so far as to run 100% vinegar IN the cooling system for a few days. Won't hurt a thing. If you're skiddish of it, just let it sit and idle a while watching the temp gauge.
That engine would smell like an italian salad dressing after running for awhile!
I agree. I would go so far as to run 100% vinegar IN the cooling system for a few days. Won't hurt a thing. If you're skiddish of it, just let it sit and idle a while watching the temp gauge.
That engine would smell like an italian salad dressing after running for awhile!
Thank you to everybody who responded. Since the majority of you said that the rust was not that unusual, I am having the engine flushed out and installed. Many of you say I overpaid for the engine. I probably should have negotiated a lower price but at the time, I had already gotten 4 estimates for buying and rebuilding a 318 and they were all over $4000; out of my very limited budget.
Just got a call from the mechanic. Says the power steering pump and alternator bracket don't line up. The engine is out of a 69 Dart going into 65 Dart. Any suggestions?
What doesn't line up? The bolt holes are all the same, and if it is really a '69 318 (and not a later year 318 that was transplanted into the '69), there should be no differences with the water pump. If it is a later year 318, the aluminum water pump (Passenger side inlet) is a bit longer nosed than the proper iron water pump (driver side inlet), some of the mounting surfaces on the aluminum pump may be at different depths, and the pulleys/belts won't line up. In that case, swap on the 273 parts.
Thank you to everybody who responded. Since the majority of you said that the rust was not that unusual, I am having the engine flushed out and installed. Many of you say I overpaid for the engine. I probably should have negotiated a lower price but at the time, I had already gotten 4 estimates for buying and rebuilding a 318 and they were all over $4000; out of my very limited budget.
Surely there's a willing and knowledgeable member that can go help Vance out in person?
Vance, your "mechanic" is sounding less and less like a mechanic. At least one that you should have working on a vintage Mopar.
Does he have a drill?Just got a call from the mechanic. Says the power steering pump and alternator bracket don't line up. The engine is out of a 69 Dart going into 65 Dart. Any suggestions?