Recent content by Bens65fury

No problem Dude!!

Commando, Attached (if I did that correctly) is a picture of the valley before the original gaskets were removed. There is no valley pan on this motor. It had 2 metal gaskets on each side between the intake and the heads (visible) and foam/rubber gasket to seal the front and back of the intake...

Well, Guys, I got the heads back on. Went really well. The heads were straight so no problems there. Per your advice I only put oil on the head bolts. I did notice a piece of paper in the gasket kit box that said to put thread sealer on the bolts that go into the coolant passages. That has me...

Thanks Guys, I really appreciate it. Might get the drivers side done tonight. Then on to the pass side. The things we do for relatives....LOL

....Do you use thread sealer, RTV, oil, nothing, or ??? Also do you put anything on the head gasket like red high tack, or copper, or nothing.....? Thanks, Paul

Thanks for the welcome guys. Commando1, I'm from Mattapoisett and my nephew and his new bride just bought a house in New Bedford.

Thanks Mr fix it. So I guess the whole assembly doesn't come out as a unit (bummer). It has to come out in pieces, right? Also, I see the dowel pin on the shaft on my engine....how does it come out? Is it threaded or do you just twist it out? thanks again for your help!!

New guy here that just posted in the Welcome Wagon forum. We are currently doing head gaskets on a 65 Poly 318 and are trying to get the rocker shaft assembly off. I am pretty sure they are held on by locating pins that get "sticky" if they have been there a long time, which these have. I've...

Hey Guys, Checking in with you all here. I'm from So. Eastern Mass and am an old hot rodder (well not that old!). Anyway, I don't have a C body but my nephew does and I grew up driving mopars for my first 5 or 6 cars. First car wa a 65 Plymouth Valiant 4 door I got for $200 in 1979. My...