Help! I have 2 intakes for a 318, both will not fit. When placed on the engine, and i place one side against the left head, the right head is almost 1/4" away from the other side of the intake!! This is on a new weiand intake, and an old edelbrock sp2 intake! Both are too "narrow". The engine is all stock, and the old intake was a one barrel. The heads only have one marking on them, a big "3" by the spark plugs. HELP!:tard:
Intakes wont fit!!!
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Sounds like the heads and/or block have been trimmed. Center the intake and see if the bolts line up and start. Only so much you can do stacking gaskets.
Xstream_1
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I have the same problem with and intake I bought from Professional Products. I have always had an oil leak on the passenger side of the intake. After I received the new catalog from them they had added the listing of *318, 340, & 360. *97 and later 318s only. I don't know it that has any thing to do with the oil leak or not but the bolts have never seated properly either.But then againit is made in China.
tobysoldblue
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ive notice some smallblocks have a dial pin at the rear of the block to locate the factory intake.i pull them out,because i havent seen any sftermarket intakes with the 1/8 inch hole in them.they stick up about 1/4 inch high
I think the trimmed staement could be true. Weiands have gotten some complaints around the boards for ill fit, but also on a SP2 Edel. hummmmm.
QWKSLVR
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I Think Tobysoldblue Has Your Fix. I Had The Same Problem With Mine Except Mine Had A Pin On Both Front And Rear Of The Block, Pulled Them Out And It Fit Fine. Good Luck. Bobby
What linkage? What carb? 2bbl. linkage onto the 4bbl?
Heres what I did. A lock nut or nylon nut on a bolt moved up to meet the throttle arm for quick to instant pressure on the linkage. Ugly, but it works like a charm should.
Later, I purchased a Lokar kit for the gas pedal and tranny linkage.
Expensive but preeety and shiiiiiiiny. And expensive...wait, did Isay it cost a bit.....
Notice how I had to make a plate for the OE AVS. They do not have an adapter for old OE carbs, but do for modern Carter or Edelbrock carbs.
Heres what I did. A lock nut or nylon nut on a bolt moved up to meet the throttle arm for quick to instant pressure on the linkage. Ugly, but it works like a charm should.
Later, I purchased a Lokar kit for the gas pedal and tranny linkage.
Expensive but preeety and shiiiiiiiny. And expensive...wait, did Isay it cost a bit.....
Notice how I had to make a plate for the OE AVS. They do not have an adapter for old OE carbs, but do for modern Carter or Edelbrock carbs.
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