Author: stu in wichita

I finally tracked down an annoying exhaust leak to an unlikely cause. The #7 port in the exhaust manifold don’t match the port in the head. The engine is a 318 out of a 1970 truck with the original truck manifolds.

Compared to a gasket, the shape and size are correct, but the position is about 1/4″ too far back. The mating surfaces are nice and flat. The misalignment is obvious when comparing the compressed area on both sides of the gasket.

I assume it’s a bad manifold casting due to…

Exhaust Ports Misaligned???

I’ve finally got my windows adjusted pretty well, thanks to the info on this forum. I have one final question that I can’t find anything on.

On the quarter window regulator, there is an adjusting screw and lock nut, similar to the two that position the top and bottom of the track. Ir’s located just below the upper fore/aft adjusting nut, and it’s on the galvanized regulator itself.

I kinda remember noticing it when I was cleaning up the regulators, but now everything is reassembled,…

Another Rear Quarter Window Question

I need the coiled spring for the window regulator on one side. I believe they are all the same, right and left, for any year. I can’t find them anywhere online. Can anyone help?

My ’74 Challenger has the 8-3/4 non-posi axle. Unfortunately, when I took it apart to replace the bearings and seals, I didn’t keep track of which…

My 74 Challenger has a 1970 318 in it.

I assumed that the fuel pumps were all the same, but several vendors list a different part for the 70 and…

My 74 Challenger has a 1970 318 in it.

I assumed that the fuel pumps were all the same, but several vendors list a different part for the 70 and…

Hotchkiss has a “corrected geometry” tubular upper control arm. They say it’s necessary to get the caster right on lowered cars.

Is it worth…