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I am running an A&A reverse patter manual valve body that I bought about 5 years ago in my Duster. It works fine, but will not downshift to first gear unless the car is at a complete stop. Is this a normal characteristic and if so, can it be modified to allow the downshift? The car is use for...

Any advice?

I have a 72 904 on which I did the wide ratio gear swap about 10 years ago. I am now going through it as I am replacing the engine in my Duster and I would like to install the 5 clutch drum and wide band from a 999. I have the drum and band, but am running into a clearance problem with the pump...

Crank flange bolt patterns are the same. I don't know if the flywheel can be re-balanced for the 400 or not, but if you use a stroker kit in the 400, you'll need a neutral flywheel anyway. It's unlikely that the 413 crank is drilled for a pilot bushing, but there are conversion bushings available.

If the 413 came from a 62-65 passenger car, then it will work, if it's a pre-62 or from a truck or motor home, pass.

IMHOP, black would go very nicely with the black stripes on your car, but that's just my taste. This scoop was only offered in black from the factory, but you're not going for an OEM look for the car anyway, are you?

I love this.

Over 2 pages of this and no one has yet answered the OP's question regarding choke to air cleaner clearance. Unfortunately, I can't either; all I can say is that I've been running a Holley Street Demon on my V8 powered 47 Jeep for over 2 years now and it works great right from the box. It...

24 more days until retirement and once I sell the Riverside house, I'll be in Kingman full time. I definitely will not miss the People's Republic of Hellifornia.

You can say that again, I've been running back and forth between Kingman and Riverside 2 or 3 times a month for the past year and if your not prepared to run at 90, you'd better stay in the right lane.

It's been so long since I had this trans apart that I can't remember if that's has been done or not, I'll have to check it.

Thanks Leadfoot, I will look closely at the valve body when I remove it. I don't think the filter could be the problem because, even after 10+ years of use, there aren't a ton of miles on it and problem has been there from the beginning. I will do a full overhaul any way, because the old 318 is...

I think I might like your brother.

I believe that I have eliminated any possible external causes and the trans needs to be torn down regardless, I'm just wondering if anyone has any insight into specific areas that I should look for during the inspection.