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dang that is expensive!

I don’t know much other than what i saw in this video. The drills out a cast iron head and presses in a new guide and reams it to the correct size.

I found a video of someone using one of these to drill out and install bronze valve guides on the youtube. It appears to have been long discontinued and very hard to find. Anyone use or have one of these things?

thanks for pointing that out , didn’t notice there was a difference in sides. everything is getting disassembled cleaned and lubed before it gets reinstalled in engine anyways.

Thanks for the reply’s . I got lucky with google searching . I guess 340’s use the same c clip retainer as big block chevy’s. tried them out and they fit perfectly.

i’m trying to figure out where to buy the correct piston pin c clip retainers for my stock style late 80’s Sealed power 2369p pistons with floating pin. One of my clips is bent so i’d like at least one but would prefer to replace all of them. I’ve searched online and this forum and the ones i’ve...

i have fowler micrometers . i wouldn’t call them high end but they allowed me to use them in the aircraft department of the bearing factory i used to work in. lol

So i just measured my crankshaft main and rod journals to check for wear and taper .I’m doing a light rebuild with new bearings and rings and seals. I had this crank machined decades ago when i was in high school by a machine shop that is no longer in business. the rods are .030 under and the...

I’ll probably call up Mancini’s . I’ve had good experience from them in the past.

awesome thanks!

I’m aw Im aware, the cylinders don’t look that bad surprisingly, just a little scuffing. it had very low miles on the rebore. the cam and bearing damage were all caused by my stupid mistakes. I unknowingly dropped the coil terminal nut in the distributor hole when switching to electronic...

The engine hasn’t run in over 20 years . The engine had lots of problems, wiped cam lobe , low oil pressure, damaged main and rod bearings. i’m weighing my options because the engine i built when i was 17 is probably not the engine i want when i’m 48 . I’m trying to figure out what i have...

ok ,thanks for the help. I am planning on running the stock x heads . I’d like to go back to 100 percent stock but i’m not sure how it will run on todays pump gas. we have 93 in illinois mixed with 10 percent ethanol.

I know they are not stock because i had it bored .30 over. i’m trying to figure out the brand maybe the specs. I’m trying to decide if i want to open the can of worms of changing them out forged stock style pistons for my 69 340.

I’m trying to identify these aftermarket 340 pistons from a 30 year old build. the casting number is 1029p . I had the short block rebuilt when i was in high school. I don’t remember specs . I remember the guy taking me into lowering compression ratio to run pump gas. Probably because i was a...

got my cam today, looks good. it’s definitely vintage!

if you’re looking for new looks like summit is drop shipping Melling 340 cam Melling SPD-22 Melling Stock Replacement Camshafts | Summit Racing

Im well aware of the damage caused by wiping a cam lobe. Valve covers with inspection holes for start up sounds like an interesting idea. How much oil does the engine puke out during your cam break in with holy valve covers?

I built 3 or 4 engines back in the day and had no issues with camshafts. Seems like a lot of people are having problems with the quality of parts lately.

yeah, i wish they were easier to find. when i bought my swinger in the 90’s you could just go down to the local dodge dealer and buy a cam and lifters and not worry about tearing up your engine.

i have a set of nos lifters

69 4 speed came with same cam as auto #2899206 . this is a replacement for that cam. i dunno how close to factory it will be. If i can find a factory nos cam i’ll buy one of those too lol.

putting back together original engine in my 69 340 4speed swinger .I’m trying to make it all stock.

i pulled the trigger, fingers crossed . Here’s a pick of the box.

CS-644

I found resale shop online that specializes in nos car parts that has this 40 year old sealed power replacement 340 cam . I looked up part numbers and verified that it’s the correct cam. the only thing i’m concerned about is condition. I looks like there might be a small amount of rust on the...

I’m most worried about the cam lifter issues everyone is having. my engine had less than a 1000 miles put on it before it went into hibernation. I’ll have everything checked by a machine shop before i put it back together.

cam wiped out a lobe because a “missing “ coil terminal nut fell into the distributor hole when changing out to an electronic distributor and hit a lobe when the engine was running. luckily it just messed up the cam. i found the half chewed up nut when pulled the intake off to figure out why the...

asking for advice on if the springs work with stock camshaft, i know the springs are old because i put them on the engine. It also has stock valves too. If they won’t work with stock cam i will replace them. I really don’t want to replace chrysler parts with chinese parts if i don’t have too...

they were on the block with no valvetrain to keep crap out of the cylinders. There hasn’t been any valvetrain since it wiped out a cam lobe in the late 90’s .