Recent content by Diaddigo

Also, the plugs got oily from the workbench, they were dry when I pulled them

My guess would be somewhere around 30 miles? but they've lived through a lot of starts and stops while I was troubleshooting the engine, and then trying to get the tune right so I wanted to change them now that the car is drivable and down to finer adjustments on the tune so I could get a more...

Does this help?

Alright, Had some time to work in the garage today and changed the plugs, and a quick oil change now that I've put a few road miles on it. Here are the old plugs, cylinder #1 is on the bottom of the picture. The heat riser seems to be in operation however, when I was checking it, there was some...

Sorry I thought I posted this in the slant six engine section, If I didn't, I apologize. its a 72 slant six, remanned holley 1920 (same as stock), stock ignition, stock exhaust. Automatic (904a) on the column. the only option it had factory was AC which is not functional so I took the lines off...

I will post some plug pics when I swap them. is there something specific you would like to know about the engine that might help you? as far as I know its stock aside from the bore. So of 87 is just OK, what should I be putting in it? Also - I'm slightly out in the country so there's not...

fuel filter is vertical between the fan and the manifold where the hardline comes up towards the carb

Here's the not so short story: I got this car from my great grandad when I was in high school (so i'm the 2nd owner which is fun) and I loved cars but was clueless on engines and I got completely taken for a ride on a "rebuild" from a mechanic and if I didn't see it in pieces, I would never...

I did set the valve lash cold when I was going through everything (per @pishta 's recommendations on a previous thread) so even if its off, it shouldnt been that far out of whack but I'll go back and set it hot in the near future. Also - given that this is a 2ish rebuild engine and I'm skeptical...

Howdy! Recently got my 72 Duster back on the road, and its been doing well for short jaunts around the block. Today, I tested it out for a slightly longer drive to a local car show (my first one and I was the only Mopar there). On the way back, towards the end of my drive, It was really low on...

make sure you check the fuel lines too for any crud that still may be hanging around just to cover your bases. I'll be on the lookout for some, since 72s are one year only lights they're hard to come by although I stand by that 72 is still the best year of the duster but I may be biased. Are...

Howdy! Welcome to the forums! I too am just getting rolling on my 72 Duster. When I got it, It came with the two factory manuals (one for the body, one for the mechanicals and interior). These have found everything I've looked for so far and have proved to be invaluable. Looking forward to...

Quick update: Got the manifold torqued down, the bolts on the bottom were barely hanging on there so those were the culprit. I also got the pan bolts tightened down so now its a rather slow leak (and for now, I'll take it as a win and just stay on top of the oil level before I scoot around since...

Update: got in the garage today, and adjusted the carb per @pishta 's recommendations, and set the valve lash cold which i'm glad I did because they were all over the place on clearances. The car started real quick from dead cold. I also checked over the heat riser valve and its not even stiff...