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I pulled tranny in my 72 Dart 360 a-500 to replace front seal got it back together now the starter is grinding loud. I loosened it 3 times and tried to reposition it but no luck still really loud. It was fine before pulling trans whats wrong? It's a mini starter Thanks

Put a new tube and stick in the la 360 small block,the stick is hittin something[windage tray?] It goes about 3/4 of the way in so it's in the pan which is stock. It's a chrome replacement don't know why it would be hittin. Any suggestions? Thanks

It was quite the wrestling match but I won I'll be payin tomorrow Now another day of hookin everything up and start her up Thats assuming I can even move tomorrow this gettin old isn't fun

Posted about lost my spacer, never had one alt mounts to a/c bracket. Thats what happens when you wait over a yr to put motor back together ole memory ain't what it used to be.

How long is the spacer between alt and head? La 360

Got my lifters off the work bench to put in 360 and the box some how got wet and rusted the bottoms of all the brand new lifters! Guess next time I'll store them better.

LA 360 how much clearance should I have between pickup and stock pan? Thanks

How close to the pan should the oil pick-up be? LA 360 stock pan Thanks

LA360 stock cast intake iron heads will the plates (from mancini) seal into the gaskets? Will they need silicone? Thanks for the help

Got my 360 back from mach shop, whats the best way to clean oil passages? Thanks

Got the la 360 apart and dropped off crank n rods at mach shop what's the best way to clean the block there was a lot of metal in the pan Thanks

Took the Dart to muffler shop tryin to get it up on the rack and the lokar throttle cable pulls out of bracket and revs engine over 5000 get it back in place go to leave and drop two cylinders limp home cable keeps comin out fixed two plug wires still not hittin on 8 bout ready to give up every...

Just took comp test, cold, # 5 only has 90 rest at 160 where do I start? Rebuilt approx 500 miles on motor. Could this be where the pulsating vibration I thought I fixed is coming from? Gonna buy adapter n do leak down after I cool down pretty pissed right now every time I fix one thing another...

I have a la 360 500 miles on rebuild motor vibrates like vibrate/smooth vibrant/smooth at about 3 sec intervals this is at fast idle and at highway rpms it is ext balance stock dampner b&m flex plate getting worse the more I drive it

rebuilt la 360 has approx 150 miles, on startup 60lbs press, after warmed up 30 running and 20 at idle, stock pan and oil pump, this is the engine I posted about last month the lifters rattle at startup for about 2-3 seconds, could the (comp) lifters be causing the prob? Thanks

Now that the weather has cooled down my lifters are rattilin on first start in the morning no rattle after warmed up, motor is la 360 about 50 miles on rebuild still on breakin oil (rotella 10-30) with comp breakin additive, lifters are comp, came in a comp kit, cam lifters springs gears and...

Installed my unilite dist today the #5 plug wire hits the wiper motor is this common with unilite? 72 Dart la 360 Bruce

I have a la 360 mild build,hedman headers, it won't start when it gets up to temp, acts like timing but bumping timing back doesn't affect it , starter came on the 360 I pulled from a van, don't know how old it is, it is the small one like comes on magnums. Can a shop test them for load? Thanks...

Have full length hedman headers on the 360 how do you do the 5&7 wires on the plug, the tube is really close, is it better to come out the bottom? Do I need 90 degree or 45? headers are a PITA Thanks Bruce

Got the plates from Mancini, will the gasket compress when I bolt the intake on or do I need to notch it for the plate? The plate is pretty thin. It's on a LA 360 Thanks Bruce

Swapped the cam in my la 360, does the oil pan need to be lowered to get the timing cover back on? Thanks Bruce

360 la heads, I had the 4 end holes in the heads heli-coiled as they were all broken. Now the pass side rear is leaking water should I silicon it along with the gasket? Thanks Bruce

Does anyone have pics of 360 mounts in a 72 Dart? I can't seem to get the mounts on so the single boss lines up and one mount I can only get two of the three bolts to line up. One of my mounts has four holes the other has three. Thanks Bruce

My 93 ram van has a 318 mag and it will run fine the first run of the day but after you turn it off and come back it will barely run, it surges while idling and dies if you put it in gear, It got real hot, (found the water leak and fixed it) and blew the top rad hose right where it goes on to...

Is this going to leak? The groove is big enough to catch a fingernail.

The Dart started missing and then smoothed out but started knocking very loud. It's a high pitch knock not like a rod. Pulled the valve cover and #2 exhaust lifter could be pushed down like it was collapsed. All the others are fine.The valve is opening when turning the motor over. This is a 318...

The 93 van I just bought is showing a 12 and 45 fault followed by the 55 end of check. According to Allpar 45 is for turbo cars only, what's up with mine, 5.2 FI Thanks Bruce

Which valve cover gaskets seal better? Tried the fel-pro from my rebuild kit, cork with some kind of black coating, they are very stiff, and they leak. Thanks Bruce

Got my new plate with bolts from mancini but all four bolts are solid. Isn't one supposed to have a hole to oil thru? Thanks Bruce

Is it better to leave the studs in the heads of use bolts like the header manufacture says. Can the studs be replaced with something better, stronger that won't twist off after a few years? Thanks Bruce