Recent content by sazanata

Dear 67Dart273, you are right. The devil on my left shoulder is not very logic! I removed a valve cover and rotated the engine by hand: valves are opening exactly when they should. I will just adjust the timing and use the car! Thanks.

Thanks for all replies! The distributor seems fine, and it was not loose. The springs seem to be returning as they should. I did a compression test and saw 160-170 psi on all cylinders. This excludes a bad timing chain, or not? How much slop (in degrees) is acceptable for the timing...

Hello all, This weird thing happened today. I went to a gas station, and when I left, my 1969 dodge dart 318 had a hard start, like timing was too advanced, or the batery was dying. I drove home, and when going uphill, car pinged like crazy. I thought of bad gas, but decided to check the...

-------- Now I am much more confused. I am not sure about the lifters, they came with the car, but if the pushrods that were in the engine with the stock rockers were 7.500 in lenght, the lifters must be stock, right? This is the first time I adjust valves, maybe I am doing something wrong. I...

Hello, I am in the process of instaling crane gold roller rockers in my 318 LA (it is 1969 engine). I removed the original rocker arms and pushrods. The pushrods measured 7.500 inches, the stock lenght, as I have hydraulic flat tappet lifters and my heads have not been modified. Car runs...