Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
If it is a Magnum engine, it is different than the LA engines and requires a different converter balance.
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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ScampMike
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it is close - but I am not drilling on that flex plate
What year Dakota are you talkin about???
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
LA's are different too - 318/340/360 do not all use the same flex plate/tc
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
the one that fits
I don't know ....which ever has a good measurement that would work
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
in this thread ...someone also discovered that a ranger is an almost exact fit ...but I have a hard time believing that a Dakota is going to be that much wider than a ranger
Dodge Dakota rear ends....
Dodge Dakota rear ends....
the one that fits
I don't know ....which ever has a good measurement that would work
I may have an old service manual around for a gen 1 Dakota, but not a 2nd gen....
Smart @ss....
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Mike, your flex plate is an external balance type. Look at the converter and see if there are any counter weights welded to it. If not, it is a neutral balance converter and not correct for the engine.
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
LOL - it'll keep until Monday - I will be on the phone with Jegs and/or Turbo Action
The first gen Dakota was actually originally designed by ford to be a Ranger, but they decided to go another direction...
They then sold the design to Chrysler who finished it and adapted it to their parts.... They had torsion bar suspension in front...
So the first gen Dakotas were relatives of the Ranger....
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
I will check it again tomorrow - but I am feeling like you've got it - and considering all the homework I did to make sure I ordered the right part - Jegs ain't gonna like me much on Monday
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
'71 and up are externally balanced. Prior years are internally balanced (neutral balance for the flex plate and converter).
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
my bad a little here too - took it on face value that they shipped the right one - never checked it after I got it - - and I know better than that.. 
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
One good test fit saves a thousand curses later...my bad a little here too - took it on face value that they shipped the right one - never checked it after I got it - - and I know better than that..
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
just went and checked the PN - it is a 17805ST
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
so unless they misnumbered the part - it's a "blem"
Meaning?
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
blem = blemished part - as in, not quite right
Curious to see how they handle this one. Being it's been filled with oil and mounted....
Ben Drinkin
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An old girlfriend comes to mind.
racerhog
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LOL
GeorgeH
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Same one I have. I don't remember issues bolting it up but it's behind a BB.
Thought he had a 440?
GeorgeH
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Mikey's got a 408 I believe
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