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My cam is a Bullet Special Order Billet. The manufacturer recommended a bronze gear which is a high wear item. I've been advised that bronze gears should be regularly checked for wear and changed at 10,000 mile intervals. Crane Cams sells a composite, steel coated gear that is much more...

How does that Cam compare to the 380 HP Crate Motor?

If you are unable to do a complete rebuild of the 340 right now, put in a corner until you are able to. IMO, there are way to many unknowns to just replace the bearings. If your 318 is a good runner, go with it until you have the time/resources to do the 340 up right. Also, to settle the...

If those X-heads are original, it should be a 68, 69 or(maybe) 70. I hope you are not planning on dropping that in as is. Soft plugs not looking so good.

The Crane Gear # is CRN 69970-1 Small block coated steel distributor gear fits .484 shaft. This gear comes without a shaft. I had to buy a bronze gear and shaft from Hugh's Engines, their part # HUG 6204. They removed the bronze gear and reinstalled the Crane gear on the Hugh's shaft...

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You didn't mention it but, Are you going to change those head gaskets? The way I see it you got lucky the first time, what about the other 7. Just wondering. Russ

I'll look at those on e-bay. When I purchased the rockers from Summit, their rep was able to match a set of Crane pushrods to my setup. I am guessing you will be using stock length rods only with a stock type ball on the lifter end and the cup on the rocker end. Summit will fix you up....... Russ

I used a set of this type of rocker on a 360 some years ago. They worked fine for many years with the stock rocker shafts. You will need a set of push rods with a cup on one end to mate up to the ball end of the rocker stud. Russ

If your floats are properly adjusted to Edelbrocks specs, look somewhere else for your problem. Maybe the accelerator pump or a timing/distributor issue.

I bent all 16 pushrods due to coil bind on a 79 360. The cam lift was 480 advertized with 1.5 rockers. It's been a while ago. I don't remember the heads casting numbers but they were originals to the 79 Engine. Moral of the story, don't take anything for granted with Chrysler engines...

Exactly where is the leak, between the adapter and the block or at the bolt head?

Check your mating surfaces for a nick...

You know........This pisses me off. We all buy things anticipating having our projects completed in a relatively short period of time. Almost always, things take twice as long as originally planed. We always buy parts that end up not being installed right away and sit on a shelf in the garage...

I had a similar built 360 but with headers, I ran an Edelbrock 1406/Electric choke on it. Once dialed in, it had a nice balance of power and economy. It performed trouble free for years. The 1406 would be my choice. Good Luck, Russ

Yep, That's what they call water inversion and it can be ugly.

Yes, this can happen anytime water enters a cylinder on an intake stroke. Water, like oil will not compress. Something else has to. Bearings will crush, connecting rods will twist or pistons will break.

Getting serious again, I have been following this thread from its beginning. If it were mine, I would be very concerned about the connecting rods and bearings with that much water in the cylinders. Water does not compress so something else has to. I have seen marine engines with connecting...

I was thinking the same thing. I know from experience with power boats, a cylinder even partially full of water will do irreparable damage on a compression stroke. I can't imagine what the internals would look like with water in all 8. Good luck. Russ

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I seem to recall someone (maybe on Moparts) was selling laser cut valve cover spacers. You would run a gasket between the spacer and the head and another one between the spacer and valve cover gaining about a 1/2 inch of clearance. Russ

How much did you pay for the 318 and how was it represented by the seller?

If this is so, why would a 69 block be a xxxxxxxxx-6 and a 70 be a xxxxxxxxx-1. I have seen this many times with 340 casting numbers. What I don't understand is why would revision 6 come 2 years before revision 1.

Another thing to consider....From looking at the pictures, it appears that your header outlet is awful close to your motor mount. As we all know, rubber and extreme heat do not play well together.

Depending on the year and type of your 318 manifolds, they may not cover the larger exhaust ports on the 360 engine. Russ