Recent content by Loadrunner

Had to look it up, I thought you meant Haladol ;[]

They sell plenty of it, at a high price, and people who use it swear by it, or so the countermen tell me...

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It isn't written anywhere, and some never fail. My '70 W300 snow plow truck - like a whole winter of drag racing - has a 1980 Dodge Diplomat engine in it, and sprung a leak from the timing cover front seal a few years back, so I R&R'd the seal, which Chrysler in all their wisdom chose to trap...

Dang, it's always the possibility I never thought of ;[]

Gas leaks stink and if severe leave gas on the ground, also quite noticeable and quite a fire hazard. It doesn't leak, it's burning it, leadfoot or poor efficiency. High stall torque converter? Slipping tranny? A lot of idling? Float levels too high? Piston rings not sealing well? Timing...

Awesome ;[]

Gas mileage is completely unaffected by sending unit. Gas mileage is miles driven divided by gallons used, 100 miles, 10 gallons, 10 mpg. Fill up your car on autofill until pump shuts off. Records miles. Refuel at same pump in the same way, let it shut off on its own. Your miles driven...

You have a miss and wondering about crappy mileage? Why would you ever need to rebuilt a Mopar 318 at 86k, it's barely even broke in. If you want decent gas mileage, run a stock intake with 2bbl. If you were leaking enough fuel into the crankcase to explain 5mpg, the engine would fill up with...

You got to hand it to Chrysler with the external oil pump, pure genius.

Supercharged 440 in your C body why? Sounds like compensation.

What's against the pump, post a picture?

Ususally it's nothing on a big block to take the oil pump relief spring cap off (why remove the pump?) and stick a washer in there and crank up the pressure a bit. But there is a trade off. Higher pressure on cold mornings can blow cheaper filters. Old timers always said "high pressure oil...

Yes, factory manifolds.

There are no unstoppable oil leaks, but plenty of gaskets installed improperly, a thing for longer than I care to remember. A) Only use Fel Pro rubber/cork gaskets. B) Only use sealer on one side of the gasket, against pan or valve cover, and let it dry until the gasket will not move. C) Do...