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    What is the valve clearance on my car??

    have you been in it before? what im getting at is, does it have adjustable rockers? maybe its an aftermarket hydraulic cam with stock rockers, and no adjustment needed?
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    What is it,no.2

    ok, i cheated.
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    What is it,no.2

    multibank. "a-57" 30 cylinder. tank engine.
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    Got the valiant

    if the trunk is gone, its probably a leaky trunk seal? my trunk has a little bit of rust, and i know its because a little bit of the trunk seal is smashed flat. oh, and did you gents know that you can get a new trunk seal from advance autoparts for like $20.. (i work there.. spend a lot of time...
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    strange idle

    play with the timing, i bet its distributor related. my car did the same thing, except it would die back down to a crummy idle after a couple (10-15) seconds. i have been playing with my timing and reading my plugs, adjusting the carb. i tuned 2 mpg out of it, much better idle, i have almost...
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    engine paint ?

    heh... truqoise. how different?
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    Cam Issue

    really? then why are we using them? the name isnt THAT important. well, thats the kicker for me, im not gonna use any internal engine parts from MP.
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    engine paint ?

    yeah, the truqoise/chrysler blue color. thats what color my engine is (was.. all the paint has like rotted off of it.) i figured 340s had to be a different color for obvious reasons.
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    Cam Issue

    maybe MP got a bad batch of cores for the cam grinds..
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    engine paint ?

    probably chrysler blue. i think all the LA small blocks were blue... somebody correct me if im wrong.
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    Compression Question

    wow! 10.25? oh right.. leaded gas...
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    uhm, i pulled these out of my heads...

    :-/ oh well. i just finished putting my valve cover gaskets on, it was leaking just a tiny bit from the back of the passenger side, but i think it was because i tightened it too much, so i backed it off a litttllee bit so it felt as tight at the rest, but not too tight. this was after i had...
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    uhm, i pulled these out of my heads...

    mmmm.. .true, it does blow a nice rich cloud of exhaust when i start it... ok, well, its not TOO bad, i guess ill be ok for a while?
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    uhm, i pulled these out of my heads...

    ok, so im replacing the valve cover gaskets on my ride, right, i pulled the covers off and i figure i should look it over while im here. i find these little bits... im like "wtf?" so i get a flash light and find all of them i can. and... i found some on top of both heads, but i cant find...
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    leaky valve covers.. decent size leak(s)

    im gonna replace them with some cheap chrome covers... i dont remember where i saw them, mebbe it was autozone or jegs, but they were like, $20. so ill get those since mine are all nasty anyway.
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    leaky valve covers.. decent size leak(s)

    ok, what is the torque spec for the bolts? i have a torque wrench that is rated in all inch pounds :) so assuming that inch pounds convert to foot pounds in the sense of 12 inches to a foot, i can figure it out :)
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    leaky valve covers.. decent size leak(s)

    i see that leaking valve covers are a common problem. how do i resolve this annoying and filthy problem? i want to clean up my engine, but i cant if it has a perpetual leak.. i have to put a quart of oil in it about once a week. how bad is that? im not sure how much oil the motor is burning, it...
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    87 Dakota engine swap.

    besides the torque, i dont think a stock 318 is packing enough punch to rip a gearbox up, unless the motor is rated at like, 90hp and the gearbox is barely good for that.. but as far as i know, GM is the only one bad about making weak transmissions :) did you know GM had a 2.8 that put out...
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