Author: big block

A quick question for you mopar experts out there . When placing a 1406 eddy on a stock 71 New Yorker 440 do I require the adapter? A few years back I put a 1406 on a 74 Road Runner which had the 360 and the adapter was required I believe the 360 had a …

Hello folks thanks for taking the time to read my post. When you are replacing the front shock absorbers on a fuselage c-body which 13/16 nut do I remove of the ball joint the upper or lower .Certainly by removing the nut I can move the control arm to …

Hello all! I have been waiting for 40 years to be able to join a forum such as this one. Why? Kids , college, work etc. You get the picture. With all…

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answer me this. I’ve been blowing regulators for a while. Amp meter would jump wildly. It would burn up the electronic modules and other things. Finally just for the heck of it I changed out the battery with a smaller cca battery I fhad in the shop. Problem solved.
I just want to know what could be wrong with a battery to cause this? The battery always started the motor it never need charging and when ever I checked the voltage it would be 12.50 or better. I took it to…

I need an expert again.
I just replaced the cam and lifters in a la 360. I still have the intake off the engine. I used a drill to prime the oil pump. the drivers side oils so much I had to put the valve cover on that side to keep the oil from overflowing. The passenger side rockers don,t get any oil at all.
Both side lifters get oil,but both side lifters have air in them. It’s so much the oil is foaming just priming off of a drill.
I have another la motor torn down in the…

Question for the experts.
I’ve got a complete 1977 360 la engine. Looks like it will need boring, also have a 2000 magnum long block. This motor can be honed and re ringed and would be good to go. Cam and roller lifters are shot. I don,t want t…

Need some 360 experts.
Just bought a 360 for my duster. Casting numbers are 4006830-360-9 Build date is 12-13-77
So I assume it is classified as a 1978 360. Can’t find the numbers on the heads. Pulled the valve covers and no numbers other than 244 a. It looks like a spread bore intake manifold with the carb holes running long ways. when look inside the manifold you see a nipple that looks like a water heater hose nipple. Also it has a million vacuum lines and a air pump. The…