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My 340 won't start. It also cranks very slow and gets starter hot with key on after continually attempting to crank. If I disconnect the coil or just jump it at solenoid with key off, it cranks normally. So basically for some reason when the motor is firing or attempting to fire it sounds like...

A couple of months ago I posted some issues I was having with my 340. I thought I had sorted them out by adjusting the valves. In all fairness the car tricked me. Because if I drive it, that's when it all goes to ****. It will run beautifully for about 15 minutes. I take it on the road, and it...

Thanks to all the help everyone gave me. It was the valves being out of adjustment. Apparently you really DO have to adjust solid lifters every now and then. Here's the video of her idling and pissing off my neighbor.

Hi. Been a long time since I've been on. Having a bit of a problem with my 340. #1 Cylinder is staying cold. I used the water on the header trick. Definitely cold. I then checked valve adjustment. It is a Crane solid roller cam 509". The rockers were a little loose by a few thousandths, but...

I will start from the beginning to make sure no details are left out. my 'Cuda broke the rocker shaft on driver's side on my 340. Frustrated, I let the car sit for two months. So, the ethanol did a number on the pro comp carb. I got a kit and rebuilt it. I installed the carb and started the 340...

I have an A833 Hemi 4-speed 18 spline a-body transmission. I am running aMcCleod clutch and pressure plate. I recently pulled the 340 to do some work on the lifter valley. I put the motor back in the car and now it makes a really horrible rubbing sound when I engage the throwout bearing against...

Today I am trying to get my parking lights on Barracuda to work. It is a '69 'Cuda. The socket for the turn signal and parking light is working because it lights my test light up. The bulbs are good because I tried them in the taillight sockets and they function correctly. I check the contacts...

I am selling two 1966 Dodge Dart grills that I bought from an estate sell. Price is $50.00 for both. Will ship at buyer's expense. Both Grills are in nice condition, but each has a couple of dings that could be fixed with careful manipulation.

I have bought new valve springs for my 340. I am running the Comp Cams X-treme energy solid roller .570" cam. My question is will 5/16" pushrods be strong enough or do I need 3/8"? Thanks for the helpful advice y'all always provide.

I am not sure how to start this thread, but my motor was running perfect earlier today. Then, my machinist buddy came over and disconnected the pcv and vacuum advance. Advanced the timing way up. Motor started running real rough and he said to drive it anyways. Then, it started running real bad...

Looking for members who have obtained 12's from their stock stroke naturally aspirated 340's. I have a standard bore '72 340 that got me in the 13's at 104 mph with a flat cam. I have since upgraded to a solid roller .600 lift Comp Cams and cometic head gaskets. The pro comp heads chamber didn't...

In the ongoing quest to make my 340 fast, I have yet ran into another issue. I recently scored a Crane roller cam and solid rollers on eBay for $400. However, the price I am now paying is in clearance issues. The keeper on the lifters catch on the rib support above the lifter bore. Is this...

In my ongoing quest to win the battle against my pro comp heads, they have thrown a new curveball at me. I recently pulled them off my '72 block 340 to get new springs installed for the new Comp Cams roller cam. Upon delivering them to the machine shop my machinist pointed out that there were...

A while back ago I purchased an oil-less maintenance free 6.5 Craftsman 60 gallon compressor. It has served me well over the years. However, it is severely noisy and getting on my neighbors nerves. So, I am thinking I could save some dough and change the motor and compressor and keep my tank. It...

Sometime ago I switched to the procomp head, intake and, carb package. Up until that point I was running just an Edelbrock I Performer, Eddy carb, and regular old X-heads. Ever since 2007 I have had the same Crane Hydraulic flat-tappet cam in there. Never a single problem. When I changed to the...

It finally went down in Baytown. I raced my '69 'Cuda against the world's crappies 55 Chevy. We only got one pass because I am having a bad blow-by problem stemming from my ProComp heads. I fell asleep at the light and was not prepared to launch. So, I just nailed it about half a second after...

I am running 15x8 torque thrust d wheels on my 8 3/4 rear in my '69 Cuda. I am taking everyone's advice and buying new cheater slicks for the track. Since my car is a 4-speed car, I am electing to run bias slicks. Plus, I do not like the look of radial tires. The one problem I am running into is...

Racing my car in the 1/4 on the 30th. Running 3:91 gears and a A-833 fourspeed behind a 340. I have two different types of tires to choose from. One is a pair of slicks 29" tall on some 8" centerline wheels. The other set is a 26" tall BF Goodrich drag radial mounted on some 15x7 Mustang wheels...

Just cut a huge hole into my 69 'Cuda. What now?

I am going to be selling my x-heads with adjustable rocker arms and fresh valve-job and hardened seats along with Edelbrock 600 carb and Edelbrock Performer intake and Mopar Performance finned valve covers here soon. The question I have is what is a good starting base price for this set-up? I am...

Okay. Either I have saggiest super stock springs around or they are just too long. Being the intelligent non-chassis fabricating person that I am, I have concocted an idea. So, try not to mock or laugh too hard. I am thinking I can relocate the spring mount at the rear from its stock location to...

I am running my car at the track later this month. Currently, it blows the tires off in 1st and 2nd. I am debating on if I should go with mini tubs or not. My concern is that this car is a 383 4-speed Cuda. Checked the numbers and mine is 1 of 130 made in the 4-speed 'Cuda models. I don't plan...

A guy I know is calling out my street '69 Cuda to run him in the 1/4 mile. His pile of junk is an unsafe bondo'd up 55 Chevy unwittingly converted into a El Camino. I have started lovingly referring to this death trap as the BelCameltoe. It's running fiberglass doors and a fiberglass tilt...

I bought my '69 Barracuda all apart. I mean literally in a hundred pieces. Minus the title and fender tag. The original vin on dash is present and matches the numbers stamped on the core support. I do know it is a real big block four-speed car. That is all I know. The body had been stripped of...

I am selling two classic muscle car Pos-A-Traction tires that are original vintage performance tires. They are in brand new condition with the nipples still on them. No dry-rot and are fine to mount on your car and run them. I run original vintage Firestone Wide Ovals on my Barracuda. In fact, I...

I bought a nice pair of Super Stock springs from the swap meet. I was told they are for an a body. They bolted on easily enough. However, when I let the car settle, the rear shackles pivot backwards until they butt up against the frame crossmember. This also causes the arch in the springs to...

Oil is shooting out of here. When the car is running my motor is shooting oil out of these damn little plugs in the intake. Why would it do that? The worse part is these plugs aren't coming out because they are pressed in.

I have always been into the traditional style of early hot rods. I liked old school before there was old school. Torgue Thrust wheels or Chrome reverse/steel wheels, slotted mags, and bias tires,or cheater slicks only look right to me. I guess I don't really like modern pro-touring, or restomod...

I am selling two vintage Pos-a-traction tires.These were the cool tires to run for added traction back in the glory days of muscle cars and hot rods. They have never been mounted and still have the nipples on them. Zero dry rot. The sidewalls read Pos-a-traction and Torque sixty on them. How...

Oil is pooling at the rear of my heads and eventually starts seeping out of the valve covers. Never did this before my head swap. Ever since I swapped to the pro comp heads, the oil stays in the back and pools until it starts leaking out above the spark plugs. When the valve cover is removed I...