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    Gas smell in oil

    440 big block just changing oil and noticed the oil smells strongly of gas. Car runs good when operating main issue is hot start problems. Car also had a lot of condensation /black soot that comes out of the tail pipes. I have not replaced the fuel pump since purchase 3 years ago. Does this...
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    440 Coolant leak from passenger side

    noticed today I had a one drip per 3 minutes coolant leak on the rear of my 440 primarily on the passenger side. Oil is clean with no water in it. All heater hoses appear to be without leaks. Could this be a leaking freeze plug? Curious if any have experienced this. Thanks. Just wanted to...
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    727 TF 3-2 PArt Throttle Kickdown

    I have a 69 727 w/out the partial throttle kick down (PTK) I have read some threads about the performance enhancement and the ease of this upgrade, but I have not found any step by step descriptions or pictures of this process. Also which is better and or easier to get the job done. The bolt...
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    Avs 6125s on a 440

    So I have had my 69 300 for 3 years and it has always been pretty sluggish off the line and stumbled during quick acceleration, but run great during cruising highway. I have adjusted timing and mixture screws recently. When I adjusted the mixture screws it seemed I had to back them out almost...
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    Power steering gearbox puking

    My 300s power steering works well but squeaks and is a bit sluggish occasionally when first warming up. I check the levels on fluid routinely and noticed it was low last week. I filled it to the fill when cool line and thought nothing of it. Today I started her up and there was a steady...
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    440 compression numbers

    69 chrysler 300 standard 440 not TNT. Car has 38,000+ on odometer I believe it has rolled over based on the rest of the car. I have no history on whether the motor was previously rebuilt. I have had the car about a year and been working on it slowly. Car runs pretty good but under initial...
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    440 dieseling

    I have a 69 300 with a 440/727, with 130,000 miles (I believe it has been rebuilt but unsure of when). I have had the car for several months and only use it occasionally. When the car was bought it was running sluggish so I set timing based on harmonic balancer to fsm specs (retarded the timing...
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    69 440/727 timing and carb specs

    I have a 69 300 vert w/ a 440 and 727. After warming up the engine would really struggle to idle at stops while in drive. It would also stutter and surge when i really put my foot down. I fixed a vacuum leak and it helped. I then checked timing and I was at 19 degrees advanced for TDC. My manual...
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