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    440 wrist pin noise?

    I have a 440 duster and it started to make a sound 45 seconds after starting that was only on the passenger side that sounds like nuts and bolts rattling in a metal coffee can. At first I thought it was a broke valve spring but I was wrong. I have no way of removing the engine so I took the oil...
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    Question about wrist pin noises?

    so my engine started making a really weird noise, sounds like a hand full of nuts and bolts rolling around in a metal can. Anyway for reasons I won't go into now, I took the oil pan off to inspect the piston rods and things. Everything is clean and tight, no movement at all in any of the rods or...
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    1994 dodge Dakota 318 into duster, will it work?

    hi I'm downgrading my duster from 440 to 318 and was wondering if a engine out of a 1994 dodge Dakota Scotty fit into a 1974 duster? What might I have to change? Will the trans fit? Thanks
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    Converting 440 duster back to 318

    so I'm wondering if I will need to buy a different k frame for the 318? I have a like new 318 with auto trans in rv and I was wondering what all I would need to put it into my duster. Thanks
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    How to remove pistons without removing the engine: 440

    i have zero help and need to remove the pistons. How can I do it? I have already removed the head. Thanks
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    440 head noise. Perpetual problems. Problem solved

    So my 440 has developed a head noise on the passenger side. I took off the valve cover and noting looked out of place or loose. I started it without the cover on and the noise is still there it's just louder with the cover on. The noise all but goes away when I put the car in drive or reverse...
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    440 over heating?

    hi I have had a problem keeping my 440 duster running cool. When it gets to 220 I start to worry. I have a big three row aluminum radiator and two big fans with a fan shroud. I can turn my fans off and on when It starts to get hot. So what's a good running temp? What does yours run at? Is 220 to...
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    How many gallons does duster tank hold?

    how many gallons does the 1974 Plymouth duster hold? My gas gauge is way off. Thanks
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    UPDATE: fixed-440 missing? What am I missing?

    i have a 440 and it's sudden started missing slightly. Probably not enough for the average person to notice but enough to make me embarrassed to drive it and I can't figure it out. I changed plugs and wires and I'm trying to figure out what distributor cap and button to get cause it's after...
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    After market distributor help

    i bought a 440 duster and it has a distributor with a blue male distributor on it. I can't get it to match up or the button with anything at parts stores like naps or advance or auto zone. When I ask for the cap and button it's completely different. Also I the car started a miss and I can't...
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    Linkage bushing help?

    So the linkage bushings have completely gave out and I'm having a hard time figuring out exactly what I need. Can someone help. They are black and the ones I see on line are white, blue and green.
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    Second brand new Holley carb flooding?

    I have a duster with a 440 with a automatic and the second brand new carb is flooding just like the first one. It doesn't happen constantly and there is no rhyme or reason why or when it does it. The gas comes shooting up from a tube above the first side of the carb. Any ideas?
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    manual steering slipping?

    hi i just bought a 440 duster that has manual steering and the other day i was driving and as i was going around a curve and turning the wheel to the left it "slipped" for a second but then caught and i had control again but for a half a second it was like it gave. its hard to describe but it...
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    440 duster smokes sometimes???

    i just bought a duster with a 440 engine. it runs better now than when i got it but i drove it threw the parkway here in NC and as i was going up the mountain i could smell smoke and could see the car smoking behind me. i pulled off and opened the hood and it was smoking on the driver side near...
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