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1971 Dodge Dart Swinger 3.7l 225 slant 6 with 36000 original miles. Does NOT have A/C. The engine was rebuilt in 2008 and has approximately 10000 miles on the rebuild. Has a Comp Cam and a FlowMaster exhaust that sounds great. Super clean car with no rust that was previously 80% restored. It...

I installed a new gasket, actually did a double gasket. The leak is 99% resolved, it only backfired once on the test drive and was barely audible. thx

You do not have to remove the entire assemble. I removed the manifold nuts and slid it away from the head, resting it on a 4x4 block of wood. It gave enough room to install a new gasket. I did a double gasket and used Copper Coat gasket sealer to marry the two together. You can use a magnet to...

It is a brand new distributor with the vacuum pre-installed. I put a vacuum on it to test it before I installed it to insure that it advanced the rotor. I had heard somewhere you should do that before you install a new distributor. The timing mark is probably off a bit since it has two marks. I...

Pulled plug wires one at a time, when I pulled #5 it did not backfire. I lashed the valves to .010 and .012. ( which I belive are the specks for the comp cam that is in it) this raised the idle and I was able to adjust it down with the fuel mixture screw. I also discovered that the throttle...

I previously treated the valves with sea foam before starting and after I got it running treated them with Marvel Mystery Oil. I am also running Marvel in the oil. I lashed the valves again yesterday (i do it while its running) everything looked good. I still need to try and isolate to one...

I will try to isolate by pulling plug wires. Not sure how to check for valve travel distance??? I am still thinking it is a carb issue but that may just be wishful thinking. Thx for the suggestions.

Good suggestions and a few I hadn’t thought of. Advance timing to 12*or 15*– I tried this but is seems to backfire more if it is advanced more than 5* or retarded more than 5* BTDC Water pump – a good possibility will pull it to see. Valve springs – also a good...

Yes and with the vacuum advance disconnected

I recently resurrected a 71 Dart with a 225. I rebuilt the carb, installed a new distributor, set timing to 5* BTDC, new coil, ballistic resistor, gaped the spark plugs, lashed the valves. The car fires right up and will idle all day no problem. If it is revved up it will back fire...