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Y My grandfather has a 1968 Dodge Coronet440, 318 engine, 4-door, automatic.I am now allowed to drive it sometimes.My father has a ’69 Charger which I havealso driven.The Charger, when you put on thesignal blinker, it clicks into…

I am finishing up a 1969Dart GTS (340). I am toldthat the exhaust manifoldswere painted along with theassembled engine, but howdoes the paint not burn off?How does this get handled?Yes, the manifolds, alongwith the left side gasket…

I need some clarification on a 1970Dodge Challenger R/T SE. The one Iam looking at has a VIN that beginsJS29N0B, but I thought that JS means aplain R/T model? What am I missing?For 1970 this truly was a bit confusing.Here’s how it played…

How did that 3.09:1 low A833 gear sethold up in the Green Brick, behind thestroker 340 you ran in the One lap ofAmerica Valiant? The reason I ask isbecause my ’69 Dart Swinger 340 fourspeedcar has a set that I put in yearsago and it has…

I would like to upgrade my ’68 CoronetSuper Bee (383) from 0.88˝ to 0.96˝ torsionbars. How hard is it to swap them?Anything else need to be removed? Anyof your famous tips or tricks?It is really pretty easy, especially whencompared to…

Long time reader—74 years young—new Mopars for over 50 years. Have1989 V6 Dodge convertible project and’78 440˝ to install. Schumacher & Mancinican’t help.Please, I need suggestions. I also needright side passenger power door glass.I…

What causes piston slap noise on a newlyrebuilt motor? I had my 440 rebuilt at avery well-known Mopar shop, they goback to the ’60s. It was bored .30 over,9:1 C.R. pistons, 452 heads and a 0.484˝Mopar cam. It has very good oil pressure.60…

I enjoyed the recent story on the DodgeVan racing in Japan. But I have a question:I know these vans were accusedof being ill-handling, and many 15-passengerchurch vans, etc., rolled over andkilled lots of people. How did they evermake them…

I am assembling an enginefor a dead-stock 1970Swinger 340, 4-speed. Themachine shop that rebuiltthe short block says thatwith today’s gasoline, thetotal timing should probablybe 33 degrees or so.I have seen where youhave written it should…

I see everybody using aluminum radiators.How do they stay cool? Copper, asI am sure you know, transfers heat betterthan aluminum. What am I missing?You are correct about the Cu vs. Al heattransfer specs. What you are missing,though, is…