Category: Engine, Transmission & Driveline
383 Backfiring
66 300 with a 383. Brand new edelbrock 650 with long tube headers, msd distributor & new plugs & plug wires. It starts & runs great. I can floor it from a stop or anything under 10 mph & it does great. As soon as you get to second gear …
Is there a special washer or ring for high pressure steering hose connection?
Spark Plug Issue
Replaced the plugs in the ‘Party Barge’ (’65 Newport 383 Carter BBD point style ignition).
Six of the eight were dark tan ( I am OK with that as the ‘Barge’ has not been on any significant road trips this year) 2 plugs (#7 and #8) were gas fouled.
Wires are from Lectric Limited ( two years old). Plugs are Motorcraft #86. Cap is an Echlin MO2 , Points Echlin CS781, Condenser is also Echlin (can’t remember the part #. Other than the wires all the tune-up parts are New…
1963 Imperial Leborn brakes
Does anyone have a different contact for the Ram man? Got a hold of a lady 3 weeks ago and since then haven’t been able to get anyone to call back. She gave me a kit number and said she was going to call back and nothing. Trying to buy front disc kit f…
Need to replace a motor mount. Having a tough time finding them
66 Newport 383 4 bbl car not a HP machine by far. Looking to replace both since one of mine is bad.
Cant seem to find anything decent
Can you help a Small block Chevy guy understand a 1962 Chrysler 413 with cross-ram manifold? – compression and pump gas?
I’ve owned dozens of classic cars over the decades, but never a Chrysler, or any Mopar of any flavor. Its a long story as to why, but I am considering a 1961 Newport, and it has a 1962 413 engine with cross-ram intake, dual carburetors…and….I have no idea what I’m even looking at, except the it looks kinda cool ;-). I have a few questions, and hop you can educate me:
1) Someone has suggested to me that this engine, with 10:1 compression, will not run well on pump gas…