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Points ignition or electronic? Voltages @ coil are OK. Acting like a shorted condenser if you are still running points...

If you take off the PS pump pulley, a standard Mopar crank bolt and washer will screw into the crank snout after you clean out all the gunk...

The wires changed in '75 when the drool tubes (spark plug tubes) went away. Prior to '75 the wires had a boot with a cap to cover the ends of the spark plug tubes. From '75 on (peanut head) the wires had a straight plug boot. The late wires will work fine if you can't find the capped ones. In...

Gonna pull the plug on this one. I'll go ahead and finish the slant but it will take up residence on a stand for now. Fell into the perfect engine for the Ranger today and dragged it home for $300. That's incredibly cheap for a running 8BA flathead Ford...

How many freeze plugs you got in the side of the block, 3 or 5???

I'm not in the UK. I use the Scottish flag since my ancestor came to the colonies in 1707 from Perth, Scotland. 3 November is the magic day for me since that is payday and I will have money to send things away. To answer your question. You can use a dipstick from any year if you also get the...

If you like, I have a dipstick that is currently keeping dirt out of a 1971 slant that I am going to tear down and rebuild over the winter. If it will be 2 or 3 weeks before you need it, I will be happy to pull it out and send it to you. Your eBay search turned up lots of dipsticks for V8s, but...

You do if it's a slant made before 1981...

Any coolant missing???

Absolutely hate this thing. Ran across it a while back on the bag and it gave me the idea to try it with my Ferd Ranger that is getting tired and is gonna need a new heart. The sad part is that is cheaper to find and rebuild a slant than it is to do the same with the stock 4 banger. And I'll get...

The biggest one I ever saw was a 286. The block was wet sleeved to take the bore out to 3.7" and it was stroked to 4.44". Based on that, I don't think a 318 is even possible and a 273 would be horribly expensive. Probably the best bang for the buck would be the 198 rod, 2.2 Turbo piston, 225...

Just one little tip to add. Between the valve cover and the manifold face of the head there are 2 threaded bosses in the head surface. Eye bolts or just plain bolts will screw in them and give you a balanced lift point. That's why Ma Mopar put them there...

More than likely a choke heat tube. The old manifold likely developed a crack. There was a lot of that going around...

Ah, you have had an exhaust manifold change. Drill it out and tap for a threaded plug...

Yep it's gonna need a trigger wheel. I need to use the distributor for a camshaft position sensor like Ford did on the 4.0...

Howdy! Sorry,but I'm not getting a visual. A picture would sure help...

Going to cobble up injection using as many 4.0 Ford parts as possible. A 60 degree V6 has a cylinder fire every 120 degrees, just like a slant, and the electronics are plug and play with the Ranger. If I do need a new harness, there are plenty of Exploders in the local yards. May hook a couple...

X2, and it won't fire very well on 9V. Good catch fonzy...

No, your coil should only be warm to the touch, not hot enough to burn. Don't freak out when you measure the voltage coming off the ballast and it is only 7-8V. That is normal in the run position of the ignition switch. Ma Mopar did it that way to make cold starts easier. In the run position the...

Lose the orange box. They were made for drag racing and weren't designed to run more than 15 or 20 minutes at a time. A generic parts store cheapie will do a better job in an everyday street car...

You can try Offenhauser. I think they are having a contest with Clifford though. A couple of years ago Clifford was as good as dead and Offenhauser was riding high. Now it seems they have switched places. I wish the sons would buckle down and run the companies as well as the fathers did...

Does your manifold look like this: Or is the plate that is held on with 4 flat head screws missing? If it is you are going to need one...

Whoever told you that is full of el toro poo poo. You will need to replace the rod style throttle linkage with a cable setup and your kickdown linkage will need to be replaced. Lokar and Bouchillon Performance both sell kickdown cable kits that work quite well. Cable throttles are even easier...

Don't hold your breath. This is going to be a long, slow process. Got the idea this summer. The little town I live in has an informal cruise in every Friday night at the courthouse. Folks drive their whatever down and park in the square, pop the hood, and sit around until dark shooting the bull...

Ferd Ranger. Shhhhh...

Thank you Jimacuda. That's what I needed to know. I was already planning to offset the radiator...

Will it fit in an engine bay that is 32" from firewall to radiator support? Width is not an issue...

1/2" NPT Pipe thread...

While we're on the subject, Here's another nugget. NEVER use a steel feeler gauge to check reluctor gap in a Mopar electronic distributor. .008" brass only please. Anything else will magnetize the reluctor and you won't get a pulse strong enough to fire the ignition...

See if you can wiggle the throttle shaft back and forth any at all. While you're there have a look see at the carb on both ends of the throttle shaft. Does it look like fuel has run down the side and evaporated? Biggest problem I've run across with the 1920s is worn throttle shafts. Don't take...