Uncle Tony speaks the truth

I would never pluck, install, and run any one of these older engines unless I knew its history. I got a nice running 1974 318 for my kids car, however once it goes on the engine stand gonna flip it over and pull the caps to look at the bearings. Prob at the very least do a cheapie rebuild on it. New bearings, cam and lifters, rings, timing chain, oil pump etc.

Thats the thing, this engine ran real nice and didnt smoke or knock once I got hot wired it and got it started . Old granny car 74 moredoor dart with rotted to hell *** end. Once I replaced the vac advance and freed up the mechanical advance weights in it, thing ran great.