Author: JVMopar

Natural Vacuum Leak Detection Pump Help

Working on a 07 Caravan that keeps comming up with the gascap message on the dash. I pulled the gas cap the filler neck was badly rusted on the sealing area. So I cleaned the rust and installed a new cap. Still got the gascap message. So I put it on the smoke/nitrogen machine and while I can’t find…

Poor cooling system maintenance.

I bought my rusty trusty Dodge pickup 6 years ago to eventually use as a plow truck. When I got it the coolant was rust colored. So I flushed it. A week later it was rust colored again. So the next time I used a 2 part Prestone flush chemical. And it was pretty good for a while.

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Leaf Springs?

One of my main leafs are broken on my Diplomat. So if I’m gonna replace them do I get just the stock leafs or HD leafs? What are your guy’s opinions.

Small block oil pumps??

Pure stock again 318 running around 6,000 rpm. I have to use the stock oil pan. I have a high pressure spring and was thinking of using a standard volume pump.

What kinda wet sump oil pump are you running? What pumps have a pinned rotor?

Small Block Shim Headgasket.

Is there still a steel shim headgasket made for Mopar Smallblocks?

Brake rotor dust shield??

Do you run them or not?? Thinking I should remove them.

Cheap compression

Doing some thinking on my race 318. I can’t deck the block and have to use stock pistons, stock bore, and heads can only be milled 0.010″. So I was talking to a long time friend. He said he remembers reading an article about grinding the crank 0.010″ and using a 0.020″ upper bearing and a standard…