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Sorta 1 ton. Owned by a welder, there's some serious beef for suspension. She's had a lot more than 1 ton in her :). I did replace the original 2 barrel carb and intake manifold, I did not even know I would need a new cam/lifters. When I did research on cams it seemed like they were for much...

Negative :( When I tested the spark yesterday, I sure didn't see a fat blue one, just a snapping noise. Albeit, it was very bright outside, midday.... Taking down some trees today and tomorrow, so I can barely make my wrists work to type. Wife is getting her motorcycle license this weekend so I...

Yours is looking way nicer than mine... :p Full blow work beast here. I ain't giving up, too much invested in this old girl :) Thanks a ton, 67Dart for chatting with me and giving me more hints and tricks. I hope your ribs heal up quickly!!

Same camshaft, same push rods (yes assembled back in the proper order). I bought this truck after it had been sitting for 13 years, printing on the bearings said manufacture date 1999, so it was only run for two or three years after the rebuild before it became basically yard art at a welding shop.

Well fellas.... 60 PSI still. 70 with the throttle plates open... Was the carbon on my pistons the only thing making a proper seal before I took this all apart?? Also, adding a hefty table spoon of oil raised compression by 30 psi. Soooo.... Also, this engine has been rebuilt before, so it's...

You got that right!!! :P I do really appreciate everything, from everyone. Even when it's confusing. As a knowledge seeking mind, I like seeing the different ways people solve the problem presented. I'm now confident I have the timing right... My choke is just disabled at this point; since I...

That picture isn't quite big enough to see, but I think they were off by a tooth, as well :/

So... I guess I am confused by this, since it contradicts my manual, seemingly. With it lined up in this position, your photo, and mine, my number 6 cylinder TDC combustion? *edit* Turned crankshaft 360, cam dot is now facing 12 o clock, as expected... Number 1 is at TDC with valves closed...

Sorry for the huge photos. SEEMS like I'm good to go, now, right???

Welllll there ya have it, folks. #1 at TDC with the spark rotor pointing towards #1 spark plug, those dots do NOT look like where they should be.... :wtf::thankyou:

Hey everyone, thanks for all the useful tips and pointing me in the right direction. I haven't gotten a chance to tear her apart yet, I run a small business and I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off. When I checked the cylinders for leakdown I used a metered air source...

Def not the starter; brand new micro starter to get around the new headers. Tested my gauge; it is working correctly. That's what I was thinking about the low compression; it just wouldn't be that even across the board from wear. And, before rebuild, I was getting about 120 in each cylinder. I...

Enough that it could be seen... wasn't pretty as a factory crosshatch, but seemed adequate.

Now, why didn't I think of google??? -Not to be a smart ***...- There isn't a video on youtube I haven't watched, or a post on this forum I haven't read. I'm reaching out to the wealth of knowledge here exactly because I've been lurking for years and have a lot of respect for the intuition and...

I had the block caustic dipped at a machine shop, he checked out my heads, cylinders, and crank for wear. I did not hone the bores; on machine shop recommendation. He told me it would be a waste of time/they weren't glazed.... Rings are installed properly with ring gaps opposite. I did not gap...

Hi, everyone. First post here, long time lurker. My 74 Dodge started making some horrible noises about 5 months ago, and I thought I had spun a rod bearing. Two weeks prior, replaced the flywheel and clutch, and installed a pilot bearing (there wasn't one???). After teardown.... Pretty sure...