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  1. WissaMan

    Might be some metal shavings in a cylinder, what to do?

    So this 440 I'm working on had an exhaust manifold stud broken off previously. It's on the driver side, to the right of the #7 exhaust port. It actually did not show any signs of having been leaking around the gasket in that area, but I thought it'd be the proper thing to do to get that out of...
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    Engine block ID pad decode

    Sorry to ask because I know there's lots of these threads all over the internet. But, honestly I've done a lot of searching and haven't come to a conclusive answer. I know this is a 73 because of the "J". But the trailing "T" I can't determine what it means. Some people say it means "truck"...
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    Is this amount of play in the steering box normal?

    please watch my 6 second video of me wiggling the steering box input shaft on the 68 Newport and let me know your opinion it seems like a lot of slop to me. but I went over to the 68 New Yorker and wiggled that one and it's about the same. Though that don't mean anything because they both...
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    What are my spark plugs telling me?

    Both are from 68 440's. To me they both look like the engine is running on the rich side. What do you think? From a 440 TNT, low miles on engine From a "regular" 440, 101k on the engine. This engine burns some oil too
  5. WissaMan

    Suggestions on 440 build

    The 440 in our 68 300 'vert needs to be rebuilt. It's running ok right now, but it leaks oil, burns oil, and has a noisy lifter. It may even still have the original cam gear which I've always got in the back of my mind every time I romp on it. I have both a '73 and '74 440 available so rather...
  6. WissaMan

    Product review - Legendary hood insulation pad and clips (not recommended)

    I've been overall quite satisfied with things I've gotten from them up until this. What was wrong you say? Many things unfortunately... The pad comes with a bunch of holes pre-punched, but the material is not removed. I guess that is so it will fit multiple models. You remove the material...
  7. WissaMan

    From the factory, did the TNT have the same carb as a standard 440?

    I spent a little time searching the FSM and the 'net and as far as I can tell, it did, but didn't find anything that explicitly said yes or no.
  8. WissaMan

    locking down the downshift lever?

    When I was a teenager, on my 68 New Yorker I strapped the downshift lever down so that it was always in the WOT position. I did this so it would give me maximum shift pressure at all times (or so I thought back in the day) and delay upshifts even under light throttle It seemed to do what I...
  9. WissaMan

    Problem starting a 383 that has sat for 28 years

    We felt so good about getting the 440 running the 68 New Yorker, we decided to try and start up a 68 Newport that has sat equally as long. Unfortunately, success eluded us but I'm not sure why. So this Newport I bought in '91 as parts donor for my 68 New Yorker. It ran when I bought it and I...
  10. WissaMan

    Troubleshooting a driveline vibration

    So our 68 300 has a high-frequency vibration that comes and goes when driving down the road. I just recently had new springs installed and KYB shocks at all 4 corners, so it's sitting at stock height now but that didn't do anything to make the vibration better or worse. The garage we took it...
  11. WissaMan

    1968 300, any way to have engine temp lights AND a gauge?

    I kind of like the "Cold" and "Hot" idiot likes on my 68 Chrysler. But I also want a temperature gauge. Is there any way I can have my cake and eat it too?
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