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  1. jaimus

    Do these heads look messed up to you too!

    Uh,...yeah they do, but I gotta go look at my spares inna shop to be sure.
  2. jaimus

    New stuff arrives (Looking for 10's)

    Definitey doo-able, especially w/the juice
  3. jaimus

    Looked at Some Motors Today

    Poly block refers to first gen "A" motor's, Poly meaning Polyspherical head design. Allpar lists the small blocks as manufactured between 64 to 67. 2nd generations "LA" small blocks were manufactured from 67 to 90. 273,318,340 and 360's motors are "LA" engines. These 2nd gen LA motors were very...
  4. jaimus

    Looked at Some Motors Today

    1. I don't know fer sure if a 340 bored .060 is junk or not but the heads are usually pretty good. 2. a short block 340 is worth betwixt 500 and 1000, as long as it still spins. 3.Cain't really saw about the supposed truck block,...Got any pics?
  5. jaimus

    Got off my butt,worked on my garbage.....

    Hey Mike, Didn't ya order any of that NAPA Know How to make that new switch fit???,.....(ya had to know that was comin)..:evil4:
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    Got off my butt,worked on my garbage.....

    Oil Change on Dad's Compass,Eazy Peazy,...... Clean Mom's Neon, Not so easy, Had 2 wash It twice, vacuum half the local beach outa It, Fix the Flat tire,...Next was the Poncho, typical crap GM disc brakes, pedal felt like crap, put front pads on it, hell they're still at 50%, but at least the...
  7. jaimus

    Do you find that CHROME parts do not seal as well?

    Yep,..I usually hit the sealing edge with a wire wheel before installing.
  8. jaimus

    whats your opinion

    Yep, Same here,...Put a MoPar double roller setup in my Dakota,..like 200,000 miles ago for around 50 or 60 bucks,...Money and time well spent... Does anyone make a geardrive set up for an "LA" engine"????
  9. jaimus

    DS rockers not getting oil...help

    ummmm,...is the shaft installed upside down???
  10. jaimus

    Money vs Horsepower

    Thank you,...That said, I recommend this part of the conversation go to another thread, I think we prolly should not have hijacked the cam guys thread.
  11. jaimus

    Money vs Horsepower

    less maintanance = More miles, more (everyday) smiles
  12. jaimus

    Money vs Horsepower

    No way,...Its done right, and he did It himself.
  13. jaimus

    Money vs Horsepower

    I thought money equaled horspower,....my buddy races a 10 second comaro, says he spent 5000 large for every second gained in ET's,...he started with a clean 15 sec car that he bought for the wife,...just a thought...
  14. jaimus

    Worth Saving?

    I seen guys weld new bottoms on em,...Ya might wanna keep it for use in a pinch...
  15. jaimus

    Vroom...vroom...

    Sounds better over beer bubbles...
  16. jaimus

    Bent Push Rods

    Hell I pretty sure My 90 Dakota w/3.9 used the same nylon gears,...I replaced em with a double roller set-up about 180 thousand miles ago,....
  17. jaimus

    Bent Push Rods

    That works,...start simple, pull the plugs and the cap and try to give it a few spins by hand,...see where things line up.
  18. jaimus

    Bent Push Rods

    Good idea,...give you a chance to eyeball the cam as well...
  19. jaimus

    Rotting engine.

    Definitely looks salvagable,....is that an original black plate I see?
  20. jaimus

    Rotting engine.

    Oiy,...Keep us posted.
  21. jaimus

    Rotting engine.

    Did you say it was too cold???You guys havin bad weather down there? Cause Its like 55 here at 10 pm...
  22. jaimus

    Rotting engine.

    What else you find besides this and bent pushrods??? Any water/antifreeze in oil?? DO NOT tap your freez plugs too hard,...They will leak.
  23. jaimus

    Bent Push Rods

    I believe so,...I remember helpin my dad change em in his 69 318 barracuda,...but don't jump to conclusions until some testing is done..
  24. jaimus

    Bent Push Rods

    Let the fun begin,...Good luck Grasshopper,.... ...and this is how It all starts,....BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...
  25. jaimus

    Bent Push Rods

    OOOOHHHHH bad,....Sadness,...It don't start you say,....check your timing,...you may have disintergated the plastic around the Cam timing gear, thereby causing the timing to jump,....therby bending important things,...I hopin Its your lifters like you say
  26. jaimus

    Rear main seal leaks

    Good find,...keep an eye on the pan bolts,once they're tightened, they almost always "weep",...usually sending units leak where the seam is on the unit,...clean it, and check again,...chances are you'll replace the unit,...very easy to get new.
  27. jaimus

    I Believe I'm Not Finished: Block Honing

    So far so good,...you'll need new pistons if ya bore it...
  28. jaimus

    I Believe I'm Not Finished: Block Honing

    And this is how it goes,...BWAAAAHAAAAHAAAAAAAHAAA prolly cost ya a couple or 3 hundred,...for a bore and hot tank job,...Trust the old guys,It'll be money well spent,
  29. jaimus

    I Believe I'm Not Finished: Block Honing

    Outstanding,...spent years doin trani's,,...not for the average wrenchhead,.....sounds like ya gotta a knack
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