Recent content by mike340duster

Auto tech, ase certified, Md state inspector same job since i was 15 :O

Switch your #2 wire and spark plug to the nearest one and re check if problem still on cyl 2 then u have other issues. if it changes to other cylinder you can go get some new wires,plugs

wow thanks for all the reply's its a original 340 car, 727 trans, 8 3/4 rear, 92k miles, i will get more pics of the damage to the engine later but here is a pic of the breakdown

Long story it was my dads duster he died before i was born, i wanted to fix it so my buddies helped me tow to my shop and we got it running in about 1 hour from sitting for 23 years . found out why it was parked now after we tore the motor down it had no rod bearing :O my brother edited the...

i have the balancer from my old 340 crank and im buying new rods thanks for the help tho

thanks very much now off to bone yard tommarow to find me a crank :D

Hi, i was wondering what years did the 318's have the forged crank in them, also are 318 and 340 cranks interchangeable i been searching for a little while but no luck thanks mike

yea im dumb im going this route i dunno what i was thinkin the other day comp xe268 dual plane intake 750 carb 9.5 cr pistons

took the motor out and tore it down tonight, off to the machine shop tommarow. fun fun

weekend cruise to local hang out and drag racing with buddies occasionally

After doing some research and info from everyone i think this is what im going to do be free to give me some advice or input its greatly appreciated. 340 .030 over comp XE284 cam 10.5 pistons stock crank stock rods 800 holley dp m1 single plane intake mild port job on "J" heads...

weekend cruiser with buddies and maybe a drag run once or twice looking for around 350hp and maybe a 13 sec quarter already have 3.91 gears and 727 trans

Another question Where to get Rods,pistons,gasket kit etc. im going order the parts myself once i find out how far they need to bore. thanks again

well i aquired a 72 340 duster that has been sitting for 23 years i got it running but it was knocking badly, tore it down and found one of the rod bearings completly gone wanted some advice on rebuild options im sure the crank is not turnable, i want to rebuild the motor and have some power im...