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Yes, the engine that originally came with the vehicle and hadn't been taken apart for a "rebuild".

I"ve bought 4 engines from salvage sources. 2 came with 30 day warranty. I borescope the cylinders. Pull a valve cover to look at the amount of sludge build up. Look for clues of abuse or hack maintenance. The 2 engines with warranty; I installed them and drove it. Really didn't do much for...

just my 2 cents and this will probably start a keyboard war but.... if you replace the oil pump, don't put a high volume pump on it.

I've seen oil filter comparison reviews on Youtube. All the reviews were of Fram's low cost filter. I noticed Fram has a Titanium line, recently. The cost of these is about $12, about the same as Wix. Does anyone know if maybe Fram stepped up their game? P.S. I use Mobil 1 filters.

The cranking hesitation looks to me to be too much initial timing. Also, it may be an optical illusion but looking at the plug wires at the distributor, I think you have cylinder 7 and 4 transposed. Could be just an illusion.

Hey, we've all been there at one time or another. Not an idiot. However, I question your sanity with this statement: "practically ran my wife over to head out to the garage...". That'll cost you in the long run. :poke::)

I think that the radiator is significantly cooler is key. You are not getting enough coolant flow. AJ, earlier said, aluminum heads will 'suck the heat out' at idle. If the top end is overheating and you can grab the lower hose and it's a comfortable temp. , I think you have a flow problem...

You didn't mention it, I'm assuming you verified with an IR gun or some other method that you do actually have an overheat situation. How are you measuring temp.? Factory or aftermarket panel gauge? Yes, a blown head gasket can pump hot air into the coolant system and not mix with the oil.

Thank you all for your replies. C130 Chief, I don't trust modern aftermarket automotive parts.

I'm looking at buying some NOS main bearings for a '75 318. The part number listed for sale is 4397777. The listing indicates for a '60-'69 318. Could those bearings be used in the '75 engine?

Broke 15 year olds. How about broke adults?:) You are exactly right, the hobby must be fun and accessible to continue. I remember those scrapyard scores and even today. ( general comment: ) I can't afford a stroker crank, new rods, pistons, associated machine work. I"ve run 318's because that's...

Yes. Never tried it myself but, there is an explanation on Uncle Tony's Garage. Youtube. Tony calls it the "keith black method."

Plug color was always good. Never heard detonation pinging. It did overheat when the NEW thermostat failed to open. Engine is coming out.

I wish I had a dozen of those cans to display on a shelf.

According information gathered on this forum (thanks, FABO!), the engine overheated and that caused the piston ring to butt together. The ring had nowhere to go but, up. That area of piston at the valve relief being the weakest part.

JC Whitney used to sell Overhaul Pellets. Maybe find some of those. :D

So, my brother's 340 wasn't quite running right. The engine was running at low rpm and he heard this tinkling sound traveling down the header pipes. We decided to borescope the engine.

Hey Randall, you might want to try returning the gap back to previous setting, see how it runs and then try 0.005" again. I think that's called ABA testing - make a change from A to B, then go back to A. I've been having distributor problems off and on, so keep us posted please.

Well, it's been almost a year since this thread was active. I"m slow. I know. Replace the cam, they said. It'll run fine, they said. . And of course , you guys were right. So actually it was late last summer when I got around to it. Bought a new camshaft / lifters. Made the swap in one day...

I've seen a lot of "what were they thinking" stuff. BUT, sometimes the engineers do think of us mechs. My dad had a 1980 Datsun 310. Bottom of the line, econo-box. Front wheel drive, transverse mounted engine. A clutch change took an hour and a half, start to finish. Basic hand tools. The...

Took the intake off an original 1970 318 engine. (40 years ago.) The end seals were not leaking. I took it apart to look at the cam/lifters. The end seals were a soft material, that was fairly stiff but, I could cut it easily. I'm guessing it was neoprene closed cell foam. Is that what you are...

A long time ago, I used a Fel-Pro gasket set for my SBM. The set came with neoprene end gaskets. Just set in place and put the manifold down. Recently, got a Fel-Pro set with the cork. The cork was so thick that the bolt holes would not line up. Not even close. Laid a bead of RTV (1/4" in...

I saw on social media or Youtube a situation where a guy had a late model Ford truck that would vibrate severely above 65 mph. The dealership said there was nothing to be done about it. The Service Writer told the customer, "that model of Ford truck was not designed to go over 65 mph." If I can...

The oodles of Permatex is either a sign of insecurity or someone used to taking up Chevy machine tolerances. In my opinion, he needs to use a gasket. That's way too much and unnecessary use of RTV. I"ve seen excess chunks from situations like that end up clogging the drilled coolant passages...

www.mopartruckparts.com Bought a few things from this man. Good stuff. *ou could also join Fortrucksonl*.com (ke*board is messed up).

I really don't know much about setting up performance engines. My current setup is definitely not ideal. Yours seems to be properly tuned. Anyway, my too big of a cam, low compression 318 has a .484 lift, 284 duration cam that was degreed at 108, per the cam card. I had poor acceleration and...

YEEESSSS!! Headers , if you don't already have them will lighten the load. The driver's seat. I know I'm treading in sacred territory. But, the power seat/armrest weighs a bunch. Hate the look of racing seats, though. Not sure of a practical way to reduce weight there and still retain the...

Maybe so. Started so many projects thinking they were going to be simple and turned into a enduring struggle. I"ll definitely give the cam swap more thought. Thanks FABO guys.

Would you replace the cam bearings?

AJ, thank you so much for taking the time to post all that. I have done what you said. Until I got to this part: And don't be clipping coils off the spring;that will really mess things up. Go find a similar spring with less pressure and clip coils off that one until it is the same length,then...