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gonna check the vacuum leve tomorrow will let u know.

No 0n the dial back. I figured out, as you said, no matter which side the marks are on as long as you have TDC on #1 is what matters.

The balancer marks are on the right side. I marked 0, 10, 20 and 30 degree marks. I've sketched this out since I posted and I don't think which side the marks are on makes a difference, the only difference would be if the marks don't align with TDC, which they do. It's killing me because it ran...

Hello, I have a 65 valiant with a 273. I rebuilt and upgraded many of the pieces on this engine when I restored the car 15 years ago. I replaced my old style timing cover for a post 70's version with the scale on the driver's side. I also replace the harmonic balancer and timing gears at that...

Thanks man!!

I'd be very interested. The one I'm replacing had a kink in the outer housing that leaked and finally broke it in half. I currently have a white gear, but I upgraded to 14" tires so my speedo reading is faster than I'm actually going, but I don't know what would be the right gear for the rim size/?

Hi Guys, I'm looking for a source for a new speedo cable. The trans is a TF6/904 in a 65 Valiant with a 273. The cable has the gear attached to the cable on the trans end, haven't been able to locate one like it. Any ideas? Picture attached

What is this car worth in your opinion? Funny that my last post here was 2014; many years and mucho dinero later I want to share with you guys where this project is at. I've delayed this for all these years because there was always one more thing to do.... you probably know that story. So all...

Ain't it the truth! The journey is the reward!

What's it Worth? Funny that my last post here was 2014; many years and mucho dinero later I want to share with you guys where this project is at. I've delayed this for all these years because there was always one more thing to do.... you probably know that story. So all these years later it's...

By the way, Thanks for the effort and great Photos. I'll let you know what the shop says next month. Might help someone else with the same problem in the future.

No, the sleeve and spring are installed correctly, the coil with the washer holds the pawl and the tail of the spring sort of wraps around one leg if the pawl to keep it in position. The sleeve just drops down a tad, just enough to slide the housing over it. I've bought a lot of stuff from Pat...

Right, Since my trans is still in the car and up on jack stands it's hard to see inside, but on mine it looks like the ramp and roller are maybe partially engage. It may not be fully engaged since I can move the pawl a tad, but not much. I think I'm going to have it taken to the trans shop and...

Those are nice pictures, shows the works of this system clearly. My spring is set up just like your pic. it's not upside down or bent or distorted. In your first picture, that must be the disengaged position of the pawl? In my car the pawl is not protruding down below the edge of the case as...

Thanks for the reply Kickdown, It's definitely an issue with the park cable. I'm sure I have the cable hooked up correctly, this morning I rechecked it and did as you said, left the column end free and tried to push/pull the inner cable wile my buddy rocked the car back and forth to relieve any...

I was just thinking, if the trans dropped 6 inches when i pulled the engine, could that be enough to bend the park sprag so it will not disengage?

Hi Guys, I'm stumped and need so advice. I recently pulled the 273 out of my 65 Valiant (leaving the trans in the car) to have some engine work done. When the engine was ready to come out I had to push the car back a few feet to get the hoist into position, no problem. Pulled the engine and...

Update on oil pump. I finally got the pump to pull up oil. Did it by priming the pump and then installing it. Once installed I placed a tupperware dish of oil on the jack under the pick-up and then cranked the pump with the priming rod. Picked up the oil till 1/2 was sucked up and the crank was...

I'm aware thst there is a difference in the angle of the original heads and the 502 heads. Took that into consideration with the build, but there could be leakage somewhere.

Rings aside, I have read that the high output pumps can create some sort of pressure wave inside the block and that the HO pumps are usually used with a high capacity oil pan, which I don't have. Otherwise the car just runs great, nothing like a tired dog with worn out rings.

That's a possibility, I believed I was in all the way because the rod was actually a ***** to get out, but i could be wrong! Gonna tap it down gently with hammer handle this time to be sure.

I don't think it caused the smoke directly, I think it pushed oil past the valve seals maybe or somewhere else, got oil into the exhaust and as the exhaust heats up it smokes off the oil. Thats my thought, although I may be wrong.

I understand what you are saying but I'm only out $40 and my time. I'd be happy to see the car run and smoke with the new pump like it did with the old pump. That would at least be better than not running at all. If I need a new bottom end so be it...

That engine ran fine it was a fresh short block. I bought the car in '05, put a few hundred miles on it before I began work on it. I put the 502 swirl port heads and an Isky can and an edelbrock with a 640 AFB on it. headers and dual exhaust. The work was done over a period of several years...

When I bumped it with the starter I saw no movement of the gauge. I also put a vaccum pump on the oil sender hole but couldn't pull any oil up.

I built my 273 quite a few years ago with a high output oil pump (I was getting about 75 psi on my mechanical oil gauge). Recently I've actually started driving this car and after about 200 miles I noticed smoke out of the exhaust. I've also noticed dirty plugs and an oil film inside my new...

Happen to know the ratio on this one? Would it fit a 65 valiant? Thanks in advance member amusingarts

I did a disc conversion on my 65 Valiant with the 70's Mopar junkyard parts and it went real smooth. I also went for a 8 1/4 rear end which allows me to run 14" wheels all the way around instead of mixing the new 14s with the rear the 13s, that would just look weird INHO. I don't see the point...

I installed a Mopar performance master cylinder with no booster when I converted my 65 Valiant to front disc brakes. It's been installed for a number of years (it had pedal pressure) but I had never actually taken the car out and driven it more that around the block. Now I'm ready to drive...