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I'm currently having the same issue on my 71" Duster, front drums .....Drums new, shoes new, 10" drums...Spinning drums is difficult if not impossible ,and shiny spots showing on shoes, have set primary and secondary shoes as directed... The only way to get drum to turn halfway easy was to...

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1971 plymouth duster 340, placing rebuilt engine into engine bay,,,Do I put the headers on the engine prior to placing into car,or after engine is installed ?

Thanks for all your advice guys, I just pulled the head and noticed some slight marks on the pistons....appears to be piston to valve contact, thankfully ,never tried to start engine...I'm having issue resolved Thanks

Also , heavy duty valve springs, new retainers, etc....I'm afraid of strtching the bolt on the harmonic balancer if I apply any more pressure in an attempt to turn motor over.

Lower end of my 1971 340 rebuilt by shop, I had to assemble upper end. Assembled cam, , cam sprockets,crank sprocket, timing chain (dot to dot) and was able to turn engine over with the crank bolt attached to harmonic balancer. Once I attached the new hydraulic rocker arm assy, I was unable...

Bought a 1971 340 , short block completed.....The prior owner placed .040 oversized pistons in bore. Do I need to measure the bore to determine the exact size of the head gasket or will the size of the piston pretty much determine that?