Tech

Oil Well? Ernie Wolfe, North Chesterfield, VA, 2001 Dodge Dakota 3.9 ltr Repair shop just changed oil and put in 5W-20 weight in my 2001 Dakota 3.9, V6. I only drive about 1450 miles per year in Richmond, VA. Truck has 97800 miles…

Truck Swap John Winnepenninkx, Battle Mountain, NV, 2001 Dodge W150 318 We are needing to rebuild or replace a 318, 9.1 compression engine in a 2001 Dodge W150, 5 speed manual, 355 geared and throttle body fueled truck. The current…

A Firm Challenge dale franklin, hudson, NC, 1972 dodge challenger 360 my Challenger was originally a 318 with at, ps, drums all around. Now it has a 360, 4V, 727, I am going to do your disc brake swap as soon as I round up all the…

Blower Peter Black, Geelong, Australia, 1967 Dodge Coronet 440 500 Hi Rick, long-time reader & subscriber, big fan. I've had this 440 engine for about 15 years now. Bought it in 1000 pieces and rebuilt it as a fairly stock…

Hemi Hassle Gino Faini, Framingham, MA, 1970 Plymouth Cuda 426 I have a 1966 426 Hemi engine in a 1970 'Cuda. The engine was just redone, new rings, bearings, guides, seals. My problem is, after a short time of driving the oil…

Internal Bleeding Bob Johnson, Pittsburgh, PA, 1968 Dodge Charger 440 Rick, thanks for providing all of the useful tech articles on moparaction.com - I'm sure you are busy, but I was hoping you could point me in the right direction on an…

Joshing Josh Tracy, Kirkland, WA, 1969 Plymouth Sport Satellite 318 I just switched to electronic ignition and it worked well for a while (though harder to start from the get go, which confused me since my understanding is that the…

Magnum Manyfold Manifold Frank Ohlhorst, Medford, NY, 79 Dodge Magnum 440 The Jury seems to still be out on this one - When installing an aluminum intake on a big block - what is the best way to seal it! - Some say the factory…

Four Speed Mark's It's Spot larry hutchison, wadesville, IN, 1964 plymouth fury 361 My tranny 833 appears to leak oil around the reverse idler shaft. Is it possible to replace the seal (assuming it has one) with out a total…