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  1. highflyer

    runs like a vac leak

    Well now we are getting somewhere.i think.. I twisted it today and 16 seemed like a good spot it seemed to like it there..20 was too much and the starter was kicking back it still wants to kick back a little at 16...the stink got a little better the poor running is still there the timing adj...
  2. highflyer

    runs like a vac leak

    Rusty why are you asking the club...ask me..yes I just replaced the injectors in my 99 v/6 tacoma,but in 1960s 1 ran a 426 hemi yellow plym satellite iv built a few chevys a few 351 Windsor industrial motors for boats.even a rambler motor once..young cat I don't think so..im a retired 43 year...
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    runs like a vac leak

    262 comp cam 10 int about 38 total..carb is right from the box clean ..didnt feel any more cylinders were necessary since the first two were so low..float level is perfect.rings are new i dont think bad rings would give a 155 compression test...they are within a pnd or two of being the same..
  4. highflyer

    runs like a vac leak

    Some time back I started a new motor..never has run well..runs like I missed the intake gaskets..iv did a comp test and came out with 155 pretty much across the board..runs bad cold and as it warms it gets better but still runs like a vac leak...in the garage or out it really stinks up the...
  5. highflyer

    Pcv is rattling

    Well now that I have about 200 miles on the engine it has decided to quiet down ..instead of a 2 inch swing it sits on one spot and vibrates .5 or so of vac..very smooth now,,,what gives..it still feels like a vac leak,but there is no miss at any rpm,,,262 cam..i still havnt laid on it but...
  6. highflyer

    1970 318 crankshaft pulley bolt size, thread and diameter

    my stock bolt and washer...washer..1/4 th x 2.0 dia..bolt2.25 long.3/4-16 thread,,i have an extra..pm me if interested..j
  7. highflyer

    Pcv is rattling

    I worked on it today,did a compression test.HOT.all cyl did 152 -156-psi with s/p out ign grnded and throttle w/o..pretty even across the board...no oil in cyl.[new mtr]..put a vac gaude on it,pulled 17.5 after adjusting idle screws and when I first started with gauge the needle was vibrating 4...
  8. highflyer

    Pcv is rattling

    This problem started on start of this motor..pcv rattles and whistles while motor is running.its almost like its timed with something..changed valve and it got a lot better..but its still there..I feel its a vacume issue..its rattles like its timed with something in the motor..does a prob like...
  9. highflyer

    Another age old question!

    im using a engine pro HB for a stick 360 different than auto 360...stock pulleys line up great and have had no problems so far,,also is deep snout so it pushes on slinger and crank gear when torqued to speck..works for me...100 bucks..j
  10. highflyer

    no oil pressure

    When I want to remove the oil pump drive I use monofilament fishing line ty a 20 inch loop and position it under the gear and slide a screwdriver in get it coming with the driver and lift it out with fishing line...works for me...j
  11. highflyer

    new engine and stand

    I painted them with vht I think is the name...yes they were run for two hours give or take a little..they looked great when I took it down..
  12. highflyer

    new engine and stand

    Weell,i started the motor yesterday..took all day to get a replacement stand built [sold the other one]hooked up and motor started..but here it is..found out a few things..it didn't like to start at the old timing and likes up too 20 degrees initial timing seemed to like 16 and don't know for...
  13. highflyer

    How bad is it?

    Well did you get it all figured out !!!!..bolts could be a problem..not grade but like you said..too long..not in overall length,but in unthreaded portion ..the longer overall the bolt is the longer the unthreaded part is from under the head to where the thread starts..this can bottom out and...
  14. highflyer

    Mopar Performance valve covers hit LD340 intake

    coulda bot a weiand and they take care of that for you ..at the cost of some upper sealing material at the top of the runner..lol...they cut the manifold to the dims of the blue print on printoseal..I didn't get it together till I saw blue printoseal above the manifold runner after it was...
  15. highflyer

    360 crankshaft end play

    I don't want to put a damper on you ,but you really should put a dial indicator on the crank snout or somewhere accsesable[spelling].and check it with that..heres why...almost nothing iv ever seen wear flat..a surface like a thrust bearing like an armature will wear with peaks and valleys..if...
  16. highflyer

    left side oil

    ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT.... [heard that before..]lol...this is what I did..took off the shafts and got gutsy with it off with no load on the lifters and they did not pop out of their bore.when i spun the pump.put the motor at[ approx. 90* BTDC coming up on #1 compression stroke. Drivers side...
  17. highflyer

    left side oil

    getting good oil pressure with a drill motor,but cant get oil to the left rockers...tried tdc and every 90 degrees...pulled the rockers and looked cant tell a thing..right side is pumping like crazy ..left side notch forward and down..right side notch rear and down..can I pump with the rocker...
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    360 crankshaft end play

    I pulled a 22 ft searey boat with a 318 .73 van..it wiped out the TBearing and the way I found out was when it was cold on first startup it would knock..loud..it was the harmonic balancer pounding on the front of the motor..it would come and go till the motor warmed..thru it away and put in a...
  19. highflyer

    How difficult is it to turn an engine by hand?

    I could have used the snapon [name dropper]lol,but I thot bar style would be good enuff...2 pnds diff, geez they give that on tolerance... I checked my snapon when I was working,it was one pound light at 100..id say close nuf tween us..j
  20. highflyer

    How difficult is it to turn an engine by hand?

    I checked mine yesterday since I was working on it most of the day..with a craftsman bar type TW it was 35 lbs with no plugs and valve gear installed...j
  21. highflyer

    Erson Cams Quality Discussion

    I used a tq 20 also liked the way it pulled ...I used it because the shop I had do my mach work recommended it..he bad mouthed a major competitor ,so I went with it erson....liked it ...he called it a quality cam...I didn't have any problem finding erson on the net..i am replacing the tq20 with...
  22. highflyer

    cannot get this engine to run

    I PUT IN A NEW SWITCH DID FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS,,,all of a sudden it wouldn't run like you said..back off and it tryed to continue running..all the time the spring load position was changing..then the last time I tried it tasrted and the starter would nt disengage ran the bendix gear into a...
  23. highflyer

    HELP intake bolt holes not aligning

    id be willing to bet you are trying to get them to fit with the end cork caskets that comes in the kit..dry fit and if they will go with the side gaskets on and the cork off the cork is too thick..that is one reason why lots use rtv bead on the ends instead of cork..sometimes iv made my own out...
  24. highflyer

    oil pan gasket question ??

    did you get the answer you were looking for??????????????
  25. highflyer

    Fluidampr install tips for SB MoPar

    this is what I use..its actually a greenlee punch pulling bolt and bearing for pulling large chassis punches thru ...j
  26. highflyer

    Where is the VIN on a 273 motor?

    Iv got a 273 virgin block for sale,its numbers are on the drivers side rear looks like date then ...07-28- 68 273-3..went back out and checked again...pad on the block pass side just above rail ,behind mm ears.looks like vin..j
  27. highflyer

    318 LA engine pulley part numbers

    you will need to buy them used or new from a place like bouchilon etc..iv got a three groove crank a little pitted a water pump pulley from a 74 ac car and two groove alternator pulley should work ..let me know if I can help,,,j
  28. highflyer

    oil filter plate

    anyone know the torque value for tightening the 3/8 drive bolt///..tx..j
  29. highflyer

    pushrods

    Did a preload today....loaded the new lifters and marked the pushrod then unloaded them but held them and marked them again...had about .06 not quite halfway in lifter plunger travel ..then put an indicator on all of them one at a time and found 4 within .004 tir and the rest from .007 to...
  30. highflyer

    pushrods

    right now the motor is still ion the stand..intake off so I have easy access to turning over motor and measuring..no oil in the pan yet..
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