Author: furyfever

Replacing Ball-joint on 58 Ply.

Have to replace upper right balljoint in 58 Plymouth. Inner tire treads were wearing out. Have friend helping me got upper balljoint and a-arm freed up today. Still have to unscrew it tbough to remove it. Need socket. Where can I get and what size is i…

Gaskets or No Gaskets ?

Getting my 318 back together here…From what I remember, I had no exhaust leaks prior to disassembly…and found NO gaskets in there. What do you think guys? Should I install exhaust manifold gaskets or not? I do have a set that I remember putting on the …

What do you guys use on exhaust manifolds?

Has anyone ever used high heat paint on exhaust manifolds? I’m getting my 318 back together…last thing to go on are the exhaust manifolds. Wondering if I should wire brush them and put some high heat paint on them. Can reads good to 1200 degrees. ? Any…

Aftermarket Fan?

This fan (top 2 photos) came off my 69 Dodge Polara with 318. As I bought it, it had a lot of aftermarket parts under the hood…chrome valve covers, round chrome air cleaner, stainless braids on all the hoses etc etc. I have a good suspicion this fan is…

Six bbl jet recomendations

I had a few bowl leaks on my six bbl so I did a quick rebuild and found #34 metering plates in both outboard carbs, I decided to go with the Quickfuel plates but I’m not sure what to use for jets.
My understanding is that it should have #34 plate in fr…

Gas tank vent Question

I have a 68 Fury III…every time I shut the car down, gas leaks out the tank vent onto the floor/driveway/ground. Sometimes I can hear it happening…sounds like bubbling/gurgling. Anyone ever have this happen with their C-body…or anyone have any idea wha…

Installing heads on 318

I had some help last fall removing heads off my 69 Polara 318. It was running very rough and had lots of loss of power. Anyways, #1 cylinder was very low on compression. Upon removal of pass. side head, one of #1 valves was visibly burnt. Sent both hea…