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This is a commonly overlooked item on engines with rocker shafts.

Someone did, but I don't recall who.

But I would make sure it is not a poly 318 engine.

This only applies to Slant Sixes and 273s.

Because early A bodies 63 and 64 use 19 inch and 65 and 66 use 22 inch 67 and up have even wider radiators. Not all A bodies are the same.

What year A body?

Worked on a lot of Econolines, take the whole front end off and pull the engine out with an engine hoist by the damper with a homemade adapter.

Consider the current price of gas.

Rope seal materials have changed thru the years I believe the original ones were asbestos which are no longer made but I read an article about 10 years ago that touted a graphite impregnated material. but I don't remember the source.

Back in the late 80s Ford recommended it as a brake caliper slide lube.

At some point that's all you got left.

Looks like it has a block heater that would be nice up north.

A really good book that includes poly engines is SA Design How to build Chrysler Engines by Frank Adkins ISBN number is 1-884089-54-2 . Not sure if it is still in print new but should be widely available used.

I just looked in my 63 service manual and it recommends servicing the valve every 6 months by soaking the valve in carb cleaner and blowing out with air. If the valve is severely plugged it can be disassembled and cleaned the spring height is 9/16". It also says all V8s and the 225 use the same...

Basically a PCV valve is a controlled vacuum leak to suck vapors from the crankcase the check valve and the spring are there to prevent backfires from entering the crankcase. So generally speaking soaking the valve in solvent to clean it should suffice. As long as the valve isn't plugged with...

An older and wiser machinist showed me a trick he used on tear down after removing the spring and retainer put your finger over the top of the valve guide to seal it then pull the valve out if it pop's then it's good.

LA 318 flywheel or flex plate and any small block transmission except 67 and back 273 flywheel or automatic with the small hub. Although you could use the automatic with the bushing that is used for slant sixes for late engine to early automatic trans...

Also inspect the valve springs you may have a broken one. Brian

Not that I have ever done this swap but I seem to recall reading an article in a mopar magazine were they used a van P/S pump bracket. Brian

How to build Chrysler engines by Frank Adkins SA design is the publisher ISBN 1-884089-54-2. I would check ebay and Amazon for a copy. Brian

An old machinist showed me a trick one time to check for worn guides remove the springs and retainers put your finger over the top of the guide and pull the valve out if it makes a pop sound the guides are in good shape if not they are worn out...

Saginaw Brian