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Took more readings, but the gauge was suspect. I'll give it another go soon with another gauge. My initial thought was if it was wear on the rings, it would have been going bad slowly. As soon as I replaced the timing chain, it ran poorly & had a little more noise coming from the engine...

Thanks again for the input. If I recall, I was getting somewhere in the vicinity of those numbers, but like I said, it was challenging to do it myself I get accurate readings. Having done everything I could think of, I'm going to wager this is my problem. Much appreciated.

That's what I was afraid of. I did attempt to check compression, but needed an extra hand. I still haven't returned the gauges to my friend. Better get that done then. What kind of reading should I be looking for, give or take. It's currently got 75k original miles on it on it. Thanks cudamark.

Bump* Thought about starting a new thread, but this has pertinent info regarding work on the car. Got the carb rebuilt a month or so ago. No change. It idles rough & when put into gear, it gets worse. The guy that did the carb work knows his stuff. From the vac diagrams I obtained I had a...

Got it. Appreciate everyone's help.

Would you happen to have a 72 318 in there? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Thank you for the heads up clhyer. I'll do just that.

Very cool. I would like to see any finished product as well.

Hello all, Being unemployed now, I find myself with time to chase problems with my 72 Dart. Next up is making sure my vacuum lines are where they belong. I've looked all over the interwebs, & even found the free Chiltons repair manuals, but can't locate any vacuum diagrams within. 318...

I actually own 2 of these for my 72 dart, the 1 I bought & the 1 that came with the car that was found after I purchased the car, both exactly the same. What section would the vacuums be under? I've looked high & low through those manuals & haven't found any diagrams surprisingly. Great...

*BUMP* Happen to have the vacuum diagram for 318 in that 72 manual? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Agree. I was going to go with # 2 from the get go, but after seeing pics, i'm going with #1.

7DART2, PM me with your address and phone number. I have an extra somewhere in my parts room. Let me know if you strike out. Thanks everyone. This site continues to amaze me with it's generosity. Power steering,what's that? ...& it's humor! :cheers:

It is a Federal. I see a Saginaw cap on ebay & various websites, but no others. Just have to keep at it. Appreciate all the help autoxcuda.

Napa, Kragen, etc. are useless, & I don't see them on their sites. Yeah the salvage yards are the obvious route. I was thinking a cap would be easy, but that's life. Thanks Dragn & Fishy.