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  1. AJ/FormS

    Strange behaving power steering pump, or is it the box..?

    That trick should not be necessary on a Mopar, The fluid volume, and the pressure, is so large, that going lock to lock to lock, even just once, is usually enough to bleed the lines. If you have kinked the hi-pressure line, this will cause a venturi to form downstream of the kink, which will...
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    493 hard to start when warm

    Does it also run pretty hot on the hiway? I had that one/two problem with my 367. (Hot-running plus hard hot-start). In my case; It turned out to be too tight ring gaps, and/or tight skirts. I tore the engine down, delivered the block back to the machineshop, where they honed the cylinders out...
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    Wheel Base Question

    IIRC The 2-door Scamps/Valiants, were also 108s?
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    Problem with reproduction steel wheels

    Chrysler wheels have been built like that since at least the 60s. I would suspect your studs or nuts before the Wheels. FYI; I have a pair of Wheel Vintiques 15 x 10, 4.5 bc, steel Rally wheels, with BFG 325/50-15 Drag Radials mounted on them. On the car are 1/2 inch screw-in, long studs...
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    Loosing fuel pressure

    You know what; my 400hp/367 doesn't even have a fuel pressure gauge. Nor a quality oil-pressure gauge, Nor a quality coolant temperature gauge. All my car has is the factory slow gauges that are about as forthcoming as a pregnant wife. Gauges are just tools. Build your systems with confidence...
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    Loosing fuel pressure

    Mechanical pump? Dead-headed regulator? What happens if you rev it up a bit? say 1000rpm. BTW on the street, 3psi is lots, so long as delivers the volume.
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    Power steering gear valve question

    Yes, when you reinstall that valve body, it has to be centered just right, else the car will self-steer. The usual way is to leave the vb-casting slightly loose, and start up the engine. As soon as you do, chances are that it will not be in the correct position, and so, the steering wheel will...
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    Where can I buy a reliable remanufactured 318 for 1971 Duster?

    To find a leak, just seal the valve covers and inject air thru the dipstick tube. Regulate the pressure to about 3psi, not more that 4! Then hit her with soapy water around the suspected areas. Easy Peasy........ if you have a regulator.
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    Transfer adjustment screw

    oh crap here we go again.....
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    Spark Plug Advice Needed

    Com'on, my friend, stick with me. Name one part on a carb, or one circuit, that is redundant. You said it yourself, namely; "claimed to be engine tuners". There is a very strong possibility that your tuner acquaintances DO know about this, cuz it's darn near impossible to have a sweetheart of...
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    Line lock help, it's making me crazy!

    FWI On a factory car, that runs four same-sized tires, the front brakes do about 85% of the work. On my hi-perf street car, I found that, as the rear tires got swapped ever bigger, I could dial in more and more rear brake, until eventually with 295s, the Rear now has Zero proportioning; and I...
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    Spark Plug Advice Needed

    Dynomite! But if the mixture screws are only 1.75T open, then you still have the option of trading away some transfer fuel to get some more idle mixture. It's an option. How she runs at cruising speed with just 1.75Turns out, will determine what to do next.
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    Spark Plug Advice Needed

    The transfer slot is down inside the primary throttle bore, on the front side, and is the primary source of fuel delivery from idle to roughly 30% throttle opening, (I'm guessing) when the Mainjet comes on line. At idle, transfer-slot fuel is augmented by fuel coming from the Mixture screw ports.
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    Spark Plug Advice Needed

    Gimmee a break, my very similar combo would idle with the Idle-timing down as low as 5 degrees, no problem. 12 to 14 is all I've ever run, cuz that is where my T-slots synced up at. Lemmee splain something; Your AFR at idle is created by the combination of transfer slot exposure underneath the...
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    What is the ONE thing your A body has you wish your modern car had?

    One thing? notta chance I can keep it to just one. Power-slides, J-hooks, Dual blackies for 3 gears, lighting them up at 50mph, adjustable rear-steering, jumping, rallying, bunny-hops, cruising in overdrive at 85=2100 .. If I had to pick one I suppose it would have to be endurance; the ability...
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    360 stalls on deceleration from throttle blip

    Hyup 30 is fine. what ain't fine, IMHO, is the high idle. There's only one engine combo I have had that ever needed more than 700/750 , which was the 292/108; and it turned out that the high idle was due to something else. After I fixed that, she would idle right down. I only ran 700 or more...
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    [WANTED] Big Block A-body Exhaust Manifolds

    Now that is awesome information right there, and free too. If I could, I'd give you at least a hundred likes.
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    360 stalls on deceleration from throttle blip

    Here's a clue to answer that. Loosen the distributor-clamp, then without using the timing light, just turn the distributor CCW to advance the timing; keep advancing it until the rpm stops rising. Now read the timing/rpm. Don't be surprised to see a number close to or over, 30 degrees. You see...
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    Happy Birthday AJ\FormS

    Carrot cake with a hint of nutmeg, smothered in cream cheese icing. Had two pieces. Yum!
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    360 stalls on deceleration from throttle blip

    Here's the scoop If you are reading the idle timing at 12* with the Vacuum advance hooked to full-time advance ........ Then, when you slap the gas pedal, the manifold vacuum drops towards zero, which instantly retards the vacuum advance timing towards zero. Suppose your V-can has 14* in it, and...
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    360 stalls on deceleration from throttle blip

    My guess is that your Engine went rich from getting too much fuel, that there is now liquid fuel just laying on the intake floor, and throttle is Too Far Closed to deal with the migrating/evaporating fuel. IMO; here are your options; do as many as it takes to solve the problem. First; 1) make...
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    Sanity check on carb. 650cfm feels right

    For a street car with a stock 5.9, just about anything 750 or smaller will hit all the marks. As Rusty said, that 650 "carburetor sounds about right." 'Course I'm kindof partial to Thermoquads, or spreadbores in general.
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    Happy Birthday AJ\FormS

    Friends, IDK what to say, except you guys surprised the heck out of me and totally made my day great! Thank you one and all. May GodAlmighty reward you for spreading the love.
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    Kickdown issue

    The PT KD is NOT required for WOT kickdown. It is called a Part-Throttle kd so that you do not HAVE to floor it. Some shift kits crank the line pressure up quite a bit, and eliminate the Governor pressure. Now, the kickdown linkage controls the Throttle pressure, to increase the pressures to...
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    Like to hear from those who put a 3 in complete exhaust in a Dart (70) .......

    In 1999, I bought/installed the TTI 3" system on my 68 Barracuda, I ordered it with the turn downs. At that time it came for the longer Dart wheelbase. I started the installation from the back, putting the turn-downs where I thought they should be, then, and fabricating new hangers as I went. In...
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    [WANTED] A904 transmission for 318

    And the PT KD mechanism can be retrofit down to 67 IIRC, AND the slanty trans may have the required parts. However, I gotta tell ya that the stock A904 from a 71 Demon is likely the all-time best shifting transmissions I was ever lucky enough to drive. Almost Immediately, I pulled that trans...
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    Best Carter 4 Barrel Carburetor for a stock 273?

    To the OP At the BEST of times, an engine such as yours with a 4bbl, might gain perhaps up to ~10%; so, on a 180hp engine, you might expect 18hp; but yur not gonna get it all, whatever that is, until the engine is wound up to the power-peak. The hp increase always begins, one hp atta time. So...
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    Best Carter 4 Barrel Carburetor for a stock 273?

    Whatever I have on the shelf. I sureaschit wouldn't buy a new one for that combo., especially if it is running 2.76 type rear gears. Instead, I would put a 2800 convertor in the Bellhouse, lol.
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    Selecting power valve method Holley 4160

    If the hesitation occurs as you are mashing the gas from idle, then, before you do anything, increase the rpm by 100, retime the accelerator pump as may be necessary, then see what happens. If this improves the situation, but the idle-rpm seems excessive, retard the idle timing, which is the...
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