Ripinator
Old Man with a Hat
You probably know this, but its worth mentioning anyway. You should not lay the crank down. It should be stored standing up or hanging somewhere vertically. If left laying down too long, it will bend.
Welp, I finally did it!
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You probably know this, but its worth mentioning anyway. You should not lay the crank down. It should be stored standing up or hanging somewhere vertically. If left laying down too long, it will bend.
Thank you for this, I didnt realize that would happen!
So a little update for you all. I was finally able yo start getting the ole girl back together. I installed the rear main seal and the crankshaft along with the bearings. Also replaced the oil gallery plugs and get the new freez plugs in
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
Just noticed this thread. Thanks for sharing. I did a stock rebuild of the 318 in my Polara in 2001 so this brings back good memories. 
Yeah so far so good! I have a quick question! For the timing chain cover oil seal, how the hell doe it go in. Obviously it needs to go in from the back side but how is the seal oriented? Pictures for reference.Just noticed this thread. Thanks for sharing. I did a stock rebuild of the 318 in my Polara in 2001 so this brings back good memories.
rkrochen
Senior Member
The first or top photo is correct. The lip of the seal should always go towards what you are sealing. The second smaller lip is basically to keep dirt out.
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
What rkrocken said, although it was 18 years ago the first and only time I did an assembly.
This from my "bible" How to Rebuild Small Block Mopar Engines by Don Taylor and Larry Hofer. "Apply a thin coat of silicone sealer to the outside edge of the new seal. With the cover face down, place the seal into the bore with its lip up and the flat surface of the seal toward the front of the cover. Use a wood or leather mallet to tap the seal into place. Be careful here it is easy to bend the edge. The old seal can be laid over the new one and used as an installer. Better yet an old hockey puck makes an excellent seal installer. Be sure the seal bottoms in its bore."
If like myself you don't have much experience with these assemblies I'd highly recommend the book.
Nice work!
rkrochen
Senior Member
Good point. Take care when installing the seal. A proper seal driver tool works best but you can improvise if your careful. Just make sure you don’t cock the seal while installing and take your time doing it. It’s not difficult but something you need to be aware of. I also like to put a bit of lubricant around the seal after the installation just to help when pushing the seal over the crank.
Hey guys hope all is well! The engine is really starting to come together and should have it back in this weekend! However I have hit a couple of snags. One of them being the new water pump hole where one of the fittings go. The fitting I took from my original is too small. Does any one know where I could get one of of I can reduce the hole with a fitting from a hardware store? Also I can't figure out the timing for the cam i installed the crank found TDC, Installed the cam, lined the dots up on the timing chain and sprocket set, Crank dot was at 12 o'clock and cam dot was at 6 o'clock. Gary Pavlovich told me to rotate crank until both dots were at 12 o'clock, number 1 was at TDC and the rotor was pointing at number 1 cylinder. Ive tried to get the rotor to point to number 1 and its not happening while keeping the dots at 12 o'clock. Number one is at TDC but I have no idea if its on the compression or exhaust stroke. Anyhow on getting this figured out would be awesome! Thank you!
RGORHAM29
Active Member
@Rooster34
Just saw this thread. Looked great. Did you finish the rebuild? It was good inspiration. I have a 318 and will be tearing into it also later this summer.
Just saw this thread. Looked great. Did you finish the rebuild? It was good inspiration. I have a 318 and will be tearing into it also later this summer.
I love it I kept the stock 2 bbl intake and slapped a holley 500 2bbl. Had to tweak the carb a bit but she is good if you need any help let me know! I also had the poly head milled to achieve 10:1 compression
RGORHAM29
Active Member
Thanks! I will define]ately reach out when the time comes. You are up in Maine? What part? I live in MA and am in Portland occasionally for work…..and York for the beaches. LOL
Make sure you seal all the freeze plugs and the cam/Welch plug also all the bottom exhaust/header bolts should be sealed, I did the top ones as well. I made the mistake on not sealing the bottom header bolts and the cam/Welch plug and it sucked. It was my first build so definitely a learning curve.
I'm in the kennebunk area!
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