Recent content by 57fury440

The snout on my son's 318 cracked and the balancer rotated about 15 degrees. I replaced it with a new one. That is the only Mopar one I have ever seen in sixty plus years of working on them. His balancer had 140,000 miles on it. The rubber was still good.

With a good running 440, there will be a big difference in performance. That being said, what are you going to do with this car? If it was mine and like you said has a good running 383, I would leave it that way. Is the 440-crank drilled out for a 4 speed? If not, that could be a problem. Drive...

I would look at the driveshaft too. You said you never used this one, so it is possible that it is bent.

Yes, like said above, remove I would remove it. I would use some lacquer thinner, also like recommended above.

Why are you trying to fix a problem you do not have. Quite a few cars in the sixties and seventies came without shrouds because they were not needed. There is a big difference in running a little hotter in severe weather than overheating. If you are worried about the temperature, install a good...

Like I said earlier, check the sizes of the hoses. They should be snug without any clamps on them. Someone may have put 3/8" hoses where 5/16" hoses go.

Try using the better clamps that are used for fuel injection lines. Are the hoses the right size? Do they fit nice and snug when you push them on?

It has the S23 package. I don't think I have ever seen anyone put a V10 in a C body. Today you see a lot of the newer Hemis being swapped. This will be unique.

Do what Big_John said. Put the correct amount of oil in the motor, including the filter. Run it so it circulates, then shut it off and let it settle. Check the dipstick and score a line in it to show the correct fill level. You do not have to change anything.

The earlier pans are made to fit the earlier chassis. The sump is in a different location on the pan.

I have an oil pan and pickup from a 1959 Chrysler on the 440 in my '57 Plymouth. It is different than the newer pans and it holds 5 quarts plus the filter. I don't know about the part numbers, but they are definitely different pans. You can see that the earlier pans are a larger capacity.

Those look fine.

Does the piece on the transmission have a rubber grommet in it?

I had that happen on an 8 & 3/4 rear in an E body. It turned out that the axel was bent. We ended up replacing it and all the bearings.

I have Stewart Warner and Dixco gauges from the sixties. They still work fine. The oil pressure gauge is mechanical.