Recent content by lm782

Got it. Thanks for the write up, plumkrazee70. Sounds like there will be a little discovery needed (on my part) regarding the cam gear, but I understand much better now. Understood regarding the distributor. I planned on marking its position relative to the block. Pictures, yes. Sounds like...

What a great story. Amazing what water will do. Very similar car ownership indeed. Never had to deal with the enclosed drive shaft. The STi was a nice car. It found me; got it from a friend when the engine blew. I've been doing some research on an oil priming tool, and can't quite figure...

I couldn’t (still can’t) believe how good a shape it’s in. My wife hadn’t seen the car since it was stored and was all sorts of worried bad things had happened over the many years (e.g. vandalism, damage, rot...). It has always been in Illinois, so I figured road salt would have eaten it to...

Thanks. I look forward to driving the 340 4-speed combo, hopefully within a year... I can't wait to see my father in-law in it again. My wife remembers riding in it as a kid. We were married ten years before we finally went to go see it and - wow! If I recall correctly it has a Sure-Grip 3.23...

Thanks so much. Some of my other challenges are space and tools. Dropping the tank in place will be difficult. I'll empty it there (mortar tub sounds like a great idea) and rig up a temporary can under the hood. Will look at the carb to see how sticky it is, plan on spraying it down and read up...

Thanks for the warm welcome. Changing the oil it is, as well as fresh gas. Sounds like the engine itself may need less work than I imagined. Any suggestions on where I can find the right tools and process to pull 18 gallons of old gas out of it? Doesn’t sounds like syphoning will do the trick...

Rockford

Rockford

New to the forum. I look forward to getting to know some of you (at least virtually), learning more about Mopars, and getting my father in-law’s 1969 340 4-speed Swinger with 57k miles on the road. He is the original owner, can’t drive it anymore and has stored it in an unheated garage for...