318 Full of Chunks of Rust, How Bad is That?

Just got a call from the mechanic. Says the power steering pump and alternator bracket don't line up. The engine is out of a 69 Dart going into 65 Dart. Any suggestions?


What doesn't line up? The bolt holes are all the same, and if it is really a '69 318 (and not a later year 318 that was transplanted into the '69), there should be no differences with the water pump. If it is a later year 318, the aluminum water pump (Passenger side inlet) is a bit longer nosed than the proper iron water pump (driver side inlet), some of the mounting surfaces on the aluminum pump may be at different depths, and the pulleys/belts won't line up. In that case, swap on the 273 parts.


Professor fate is correct.... The water pumps on the 69 318 are the same as the early a-body 273, that's where the power steering attaches to....

It should be a direct bolt on, plug and play...

Get pictures of the front of both engines and post them...