Recent content by cody72dart

Yes it fixed. On the oil pan gasket there are two nipples that stick through the oil pan. My pan has the holes but my gasket didn't have the nipples. Somehow i missed that durring assembly. Oil was blowing out if those two hole only under a load. I was able to squeeze some rtv silicone in the...

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Thanks for all the info everyone! Here are some pics of my balancer in relation to timing cover. Im pretty confident its not seated all the way. My carb is a 950 XP and there is no where to hook up a PCV system. Im running an Edelbrock supper victor intake which also has no vaccum ports. Is...

I am running a Moroso aluminum underdrive crank pulley. It is advertised that it may have to be machined to achieve proper pulley alignment, which I had to do. So unfortunately, I dont have a factory crank pulley to compare to.

I installed the balancer with a comp cams balancer install tool. It was very tight to install. I suspected i should have maybe had it honed to make it easier to install...

I'm confident i got the rear main seal installed properly. Its really only leaking in the front of the engine.

Thanks TB, sounds like I have some work ahead of me. I'm going to post some pictures when I get home today of the distance in between my balancer and my timing chain cover. Mayber that can help determine how far my balancer is pressed on. As far as the oil slinger, I've heard many mixes opinions...

I dont have an Evac system yet. Im just running breathers on my valve covers. Im not running and oil slinger. The motor has about three hours of run time on it. How long should I expect before rings are fully seated?

Hey everyone. This is my first post on here. Okay I have a 69 dart with a 410 stroker. This is the first motor that I've built. It has an Eagle forged crank and H beam rods, Mahle flat top pistons, stage 2 Eddy heads ported by Ryan at Shady Dell, Racer Brown .264/.268 solid cam, 1.6 Harland...