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Mopar powertrain and axle questions submitted by our readers and answered by our technical editors.
UnHursting a Diagram
I am installing 4-speed in my ’64Valiant, and I need to rebuildthe shifter. I have been unable tolocate an exploded diagram ofthe shifter, do you know where Icould find a diagram?Chrysler always serviced theshifter as a complete!-->…
Pattern Maker
I contacted you a few years ago about a noisy 741 pig I built using well used components. I swapped it out and I am finally getting back to the project for my 1966 Belvedere II. My first attempt had the pinion too far away so I tried!-->…
Ice Men
Chrysler Powertrain engineers plot the future of Mopar’s internal combustion engines (ICE) with a multi-fuel, MultiAir research project. Diesel fuel/gasoline cocktail anyone?
By Lindsay Brooke
Transplant
I am venturing back into theworld of smallblocks and have a transmissionquestion. My platform is a 1973Charger (the actual car from the TV showBurn Notice) and the plan is to use a 1988-1992 LA motor with factory TBI (I know,nonadjustable!-->…
Gear Head
We showed you how to tune your engine. Now your drivetraingoes under our microscope for more speed(s) for your steed.STORY & PHOTOS By Richard Ehrenberg, SAE
NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS FOR IDENTIFIACTION, REFERENCE AND HISTORICAL!-->!-->!-->…
Dana Dilemma
After owning Mopars since 1971, I justbought a 1967 Coronet R/T, 440, 4-speed.I took the axles out to replace the leakyseals and was surprised to see one axleis longer than the other. I have never seenthat before, please help me!-->…
Get Your Bearings
I have six B-body rear axle shafts from two ’69s and one ’70 8¾˝ rears. They all look the same length but have different style bearings. The axles out of one ’69 rear ends have the Timken style bearings and the ’70 has the totally!-->…
Pattern Maker
I contacted you a few years ago about a noisy 741 pig I built using well used components. I swapped it out and I am finally getting back to the project for my 1966 Belvedere II. My first attempt had the pinion too far away so I tried!-->…
Brotherly Love
I want to replace the Generic Motors10-bolt rear end in my ’36 Dodge Brotherscoupe for an 8¾˝. Question is, in order to centerthe pinion in the driveshaft tunnel I’ll have toshorten the RH axle roughly 2 inches more thanthe LH side. Is!-->…
(Over) Drive Time?
I have (finally) gotten my ’69 Charger R/T 440 to the point of routinely driving it (that’s what these cars are for, driving them) and am, of course, not satisfied: even with 3.23 rear gears—it’s turning 2600‑2700 RPM cruising on the!-->…