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  1. Ricardo

    Strut rod bushings

    Hello, everyone, I need to change these strut rod bushings on my Dart 75, I bought this Kit K7040 and I have a question, would it be possible to change these bushings without disassembling the lower arm? I was thinking about removing the pressure from the torsion bar, loosening the nut...
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    Cams for 318's

    Hello, I would like to replace the original camshaft with this Lunati one in my 318 Lunati 10200701 Lunati 10200701: Voodoo Hydraulic Flat Tappet Camshaft Mopar Small Block 273-360 Lift: .454" /.475" - JEGS Currently cylinder heads are original (cast iron) with Weiand dual plane with Holley...
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    318 Oil engine Current specification

    For information, I found a part of the 67´Mopar service manual with oil specifications under different conditions
  4. Ricardo

    318 Oil engine Current specification

    Hello, Thank you for your reply!
  5. Ricardo

    318 Oil engine Current specification

    Hello, Yes, I also thought about the leaks that can appear ...
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    318 Oil engine Current specification

    Hello, Thanks for the answer, but conventional or synthetic 10w40 Oil ?
  7. Ricardo

    318 Oil engine Current specification

    Hello everyone, I have a question about the correct oil for my Dodge Dart 75 engine V8 5.2, in the owner's manual, it indicates only SAE30 oil. To replace this old type oil, what would be the best oil to use? Here where I live in Brazil the ambient temperature is around 15-35 degrees most of...
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    318 engine overheating

    Hello, Thanks for the information, they are very technical and I will try to follow... You're right, #69 jets in primary it´s rich, strong fuel smell exhaust at idle...I will reduce it asap... The engine does not have any type of hard modification, flat pistons, 0.20" , original camshaft...
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    318 engine overheating

    Hello, where I live and drive the Altitude is 850 meters. The fan is correct because the photo was taken inversely, there is no clutch on the fan, the rotation is made directly by the belt so it rotates at all times. Thank you!!
  10. Ricardo

    318 engine overheating

    Hello, In fact, the original temperature gauge is not reliable, so I already installed a digital and an analog and both measure the same, both sensors are located on intake manifold near to the thermostat.
  11. Ricardo

    318 engine overheating

    Hello, thank you for your help. I will start blocking the exhaust passage trough intake manifold and found a new thermostat. I also heard that there are special thermal tapes that are used in exhaust performance engines that can greatly reduce the temperature in the engine compartment Thank you !
  12. Ricardo

    318 engine overheating

    It gets really hot running in slow city traffic but don't stop and go. In high speed the temperature does not increase, but does not also decrease keeps stable at 185ºF.
  13. Ricardo

    318 engine overheating

    Thank you for your information, about the poor quality of fuel I understand, could you clarify more about the problem related to the Holley 600 carb. The problem is about the mechanical secondary or jets ?
  14. Ricardo

    318 engine overheating

    Below a picture of the engine
  15. Ricardo

    318 engine overheating

    Thank you to all for the answers, I will try to answer. The ignition is at an initial 10 degrees (instead of 7.5) due to the poor quality of Brazilian gasoline (with 27% ethanol). The distributor is original and is connected to an MSD 6AL, the spark and plugs are new. Apparently the color of...
  16. Ricardo

    318 engine overheating

    Hello everyone, Sorry if it's not the right place to ask this question I´m from Brazil and I have a 75 Dodge Dart with a 318 ci engine and I'm having trouble overheating. When the engine is at an average temperature, it works well, but when it gets close to 85ºC (194F) degrees it starts to...
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