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    Vaanth replied to the thread New to me 440.
    The pictured block has a casting number of 3698830. 440swith casting number 3698830 were used in 1973 -1974 models. The casting date on...
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    Vaanth replied to the thread 440 Stamping.
    The pictured engine is a 1974 440 truck engine originally built at the Trenton Engine Plant, in Trenton Michigan, on February 3, 1974...
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    The wheels in the picture are 15" x 7" M-body wheels. 235/70-15 fits okay on a six inch wheel. The following image shows a 235/70-15 on...
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    The tires in that picture are size 235/75-R15.
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    Vaanth replied to the thread Temp Gauge Testing.
    The gauge can be bench tested with a 5 volt DC power source and select resistance values or the Miller C-3826 gauge tester. Set up a...
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    Vaanth replied to the thread What are you working on today??.
    A somewhat light day, but among some other stuff, cleaning and shining radiator caps, then coating with catalyzed clear. Eight are from...
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    The pictured broken part, is called the "horn ring retainer", Chrysler part number 2925556.
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    With the new information, the alternator sounds okay.
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    Vaanth reacted to propilot74's post in the thread Reman squareback alternator internal short? with
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    I just rechecked, and both field terminals read 0.4 ohms to the case, and the Bat+ is showing approximately 1000 ohms to the case...
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    With the measured numbers, that alternator is bad. It may have the shorted brush for the application use, but the rotor is definitely...
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    With the listed measurement results, the rotor wiring is shorted to the core, and subsequently to the alternator housing. Or one, or...
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    Vaanth replied to the thread What are you working on today??.
    Not "C", but getting these two B-bodies ready to start on a long term effort. It will be a lengthy, background effort because I still...
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    Vaanth replied to the thread Vintage Police Cars.
    These are not C-bodies, nor vintage pictures, but a couple of recent pictures of my two factory police cars. 1977 Fury with E68 400...
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    Vaanth reacted to mobileparts's post in the thread 3" Backing Plates with
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    Gary , aka Vaanth , to the rescue once again !!!
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    Vaanth replied to the thread 3" Backing Plates.
    The rear brake support, or backing plate, for 11"x3" rear drum brakes were the same on the C-bodies and the D-body (Imperial) for each...
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