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  1. RustyRatRod

    Left hand lug nuts are back, baby!

    Correct, PLUS the bevel in the wheel and on the 5 individual lug nuts locks the nuts in place. If I am not mistaken, the single large nut they use in the center has a flat contact surface. So they need to be directional in order not to back off.
  2. RustyRatRod

    Is there a junkyard gem slant six combo?

    IMO, the 79 Super Six is the best to build. Cast crank engine, but still solid lifters. The cast crank will take whatever you can throw at it and is much lighter than the forged crank. That'd be my choice. In fact, I'm lookin for one. lol
  3. RustyRatRod

    318 with 3.97 cylinder bore after clean up

    I respectfully bow out of this one. Good luck!
  4. RustyRatRod

    I saw my first Tesla truck today.

    All those Teslas suck. So what I wanna know is, what's his business a front for?
  5. RustyRatRod

    Grinding noise and erratic speedometer

    Unscrew the cable from the speedometer. Slide the inner cable out. Clean it good and allow it to dry completely. Then lubricate it liberally with graphite and reinstall it.
  6. RustyRatRod

    318 with 3.97 cylinder bore after clean up

    What do the pistons measure?
  7. RustyRatRod

    Balancer slides in on install

    That's great! I'm glad you got it sorted out.
  8. RustyRatRod

    CHAMPION PLUG HEAT RANGES

    You won't notice any difference changing from one brand to another, as long as the heat range is the same. If you run a compression test, you can get a good idea of what plug heat range you should run. Sounds like you should be running whatever plug is correct for the 68-71 340.
  9. RustyRatRod

    CHAMPION PLUG HEAT RANGES

    Sorta. The higher the compression, the colder the plug, as a general rule. in other words, you don't want a plug that puts a lot of heat into the cylinder head (and combustion chamber) on a high compression engine, like a hot plug would tend to do. Saying the a cold plug is better for a...
  10. RustyRatRod

    '63 Valiant V200 wagon - location of heater blower resistor

    In the heater box, just where I told you on Facebook. That's where they all are. Whether the wiring goes straight from the blower or the switch. Glad you found it.
  11. RustyRatRod

    CHAMPION PLUG HEAT RANGES

    Normally stock heat ranges for passenger car and light truck engines are 14 and 12. For performance 11 and 9.
  12. RustyRatRod

    CHAMPION PLUG HEAT RANGES

    Not a thing wrong with Champions. Although I have read where they did make a bad run of plugs fairly recently. Other than that, the brand doesn't amount to anything. Any company can have a run of defective parts. I've had good service from Champions.
  13. RustyRatRod

    intake swap performer loss?

    Screw um. Cut a hole in the hood and run a tunnel ram and two 660s.
  14. RustyRatRod

    Cheap 318 performance mods.

    That's a pretty good description. lol
  15. RustyRatRod

    Parts Cache

    Nice score, Doc!
  16. RustyRatRod

    Stock width dana 60

    This ^^^^^^
  17. RustyRatRod

    RMS rear 4 link, not symmetrical?

    Swap the springs side to side. That'll tell you real quick.
  18. RustyRatRod

    Ignition problem in 67 Cuda

    It's beginning to appear the ignition switch may be bad. Sometimes they can lose one side or the other. It's going to require a GOOD factory wiring diagram and some work with a volt ohmmeter.
  19. RustyRatRod

    Cheap 318 performance mods.

    Dale, this is as false as it gets. Modern converters do not "slip" as you describe. You can have a converter flash to 5000 RPM and yet idle around like a stock converter on the street, until you do a launch. Then and only then does it flash to its given flash stall. Your thinking is correct...
  20. RustyRatRod

    Inexpensive paint, gun worth considering?

    The fact is, Harbor Freight has stepped up its game with better products in the past ten or so years. You can find some pretty good stuff there. I recently bought an electric (I know) pressure washer there. The one I got is normally 249 bucks. With my Harbor Freight money coupons and my inside...
  21. RustyRatRod

    69 AMX

    BadASS! I love those things!
  22. RustyRatRod

    Ignition problem in 67 Cuda

    They very likely do not. Mopar rarely has correct instructions on anything in the aftermarket. It's either slap wrong or missing details.
  23. RustyRatRod

    Constant air when bleeding

    There are no ignorant questions. What is your bleeding procedure? Should be RR, LR, RF, LF. I use a glass jar with a piece of vacuum hose stuck on the bleeder valve. I put about 1/4 of a jar of brake fluid in the bottom. Put the end of the hose in the jar and make sure it's submerged in brake...
  24. RustyRatRod

    Ignition problem in 67 Cuda

    He must connect IGN1 and IGN2 together and route that to the hot for the MSD. IGN1 is "Run" and IGN2 is "12V when starting. Both must be connected together when using an ignition like the MSD that eliminates the ballast. Sounds like all he has is IGN2 hooked up. It goes dead when you release the...
  25. RustyRatRod

    Constant air when bleeding

    Did you bench bleed the master cylinder?
  26. RustyRatRod

    Inexpensive paint, gun worth considering?

    I have one of their purple guns. Have yet to use it, but they have great reviews. I talked to Southern Polyurethane about it and he was familiar with it. Said it would work well for paint but that it was really better for a primer gun, but he had nothing bad to say about it.
  27. RustyRatRod

    Clutch advice

    https://www.summitracing.com/parts/luk-05-029/make/dodge/model/dart/submodel/demon-340/year/1971
  28. RustyRatRod

    How far in the hole 318 pistons

    Well, sorta. While it is true that compression dropped, it's also true that horse power ratings changed from gross to net. So that makes it appear that engines lost a ton of power from 72 onward, when in fact, they did not. That'a always a part of the equation people sometimes forget. With all...
  29. RustyRatRod

    Heart Attack

    The good news is they found something. Hopefully they got it all fixed up. Prayers for you my friend.
  30. RustyRatRod

    How far in the hole 318 pistons

    I'll argue with anyone who thinks there's only one way to do something. That does people more harm than good.
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