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If this is for a 318, cometic also offers a .027 gasket with a 4.080 bore and it is in stock on summit

BTW, welcome to FABO! You are correct, this is the premier site for the small block mopar information.

Unfortunately, I am not nearby, but if you are game to try yourself, the instructional link here by @krazykuda is very detailed and goes step by step

Hopefully, you ditched the old corte cossa's:)

Or, they could be kb hypereutectic pistons for a 4" stroke as originally suspected, but into a piston box he had laying around. You won't know until you get get your tools and start measuring

I just assumed he built really, really good headers ;),

Ah yes, the "ban" saw man. I myself was starting to think it was DTM back and undercover :)

I think you are on the right track chorty.

One thing I found, on my degree wheel there is a little allen key that is on the socket going on the crankshaft mount. Since it also has a keyway, you wouldn't think it would vary, but if you tightened it, you may eliminate some of that tolerance stack. Just my $.02

Mileage

Off the main topic, but can I ask what is happening with your timing chains? 3rd replacement, so I wonder if you are using nylon gearsets, running heavy valve springs pressure, or putting a ton of migears etc, to go through that many?

Okay, I assumed you did and wanted to address the obvious

Hey Chorty, It probably goes without saying, but did you change the oil filter before and after the flush? It sounds like an oil filter running in bypass mode. It might be worth a cheap $5 fram filter from Walmart to replace and see. If you are getting those pressures cold, there is nothing...

Does the 4 barrel manifold you are switching to have the heat crossover? You can use the permatex ultra black in leue if the cork gaskets.

:)

Oops, that and a dollar short!

I was going to say, Happy 426 Hemi Day, but since this is in the small block section, I thought it should rightly include the 426 strokers out there. I don't have either, but I would be happy with both! If you own either, and are celebrating, feel free to post a photo or two

I guess I am dealing with factory ac brackets as the alternator ears are sandwiched between the front and rear ac compressor mounted both to the front of the water pump in the front, and the rear bracket mounted to the cylinder head. Since the ear of the op's bracket looks bent backwards, I...

I know it doesn't solve your power steering pump issue, but the ears on the alternator are usually on the backside of the alternator bracket, not in front of as shown in your photo.

Yep, that's true. A 50/50 gamble if one of the heads are cracked:(

It's not pretty, but here was my fix to the problem

Drink, damn you!

Sounds like a perfect candidate for a hughes "whiplash" cam. Made just for the low compression 318 with pistons in the hole. If you ever rebuild, the work on the compression with pistons and deck height, until then, just send it with the whiplash cam ,lifters, and springs kit. I have used the...

Glad to found the issue! I guess a positive is, you are now an expert on removing and installing the driver's side header:) I just wanted to point out something in the mopar connection article that I thought was wrong. They showed filling a terminal with solder and putting the wire in. This is...

Hey JT, Not only is your block and 318 and not a 273, but it is a 67/68 thick bore block. Possible 340 size bore potential, or just a 4" bore for more piston choices when/if upgrading. Seems like you are a town or two away. Pm me if you ever need a hand

I feel for you having done that lately myself, hence my suggestion about the brown wire to the relay. That was my issue. I replaced both starter terminals and the battery terminal, and either never hooked the wire up to the relay, or knocked it off with climbing around the engine compartment...

Make sure the thinner brown wire from the starter is firmly plugged into the terminal on the starter relay on the firewall. I also never had to shim any starter, and a powermaster is not a low buck dimensions be damned type of starter. You can also test the relay by jumping the two connectors...

Fwiw, hughes engines spec their first 4 listed hydraulic roller cams (up to 222/226 cam) for small block LA engines to use their valve spring #1110, which is the same 120lbs seat pressure spring listed for many of their hydraulic flat tappet cams.

In the answer to question #1, I currently run the same heads with a howards roller cam with 274/278 advertised duration and 474/500 lift a pretty mild cam. No issues.

That's a shame,! I will do a drive by next time I am up that way and double check.