IdahoJamboree wrote:
Hello everyone. I have been enjoying the posts and information in this thread. I still need some help on finding a replacement right exhaust manifold (as you sit in the vehicle) for my 1981 Dodge with a 440. I can find up to 1978 but I am having trouble after that. Again, thanks for your help in the past your ideas have saved me time and trouble.
Hello everyone. I have been enjoying the posts and information in this thread. I still need some help on finding a replacement right exhaust manifold (as you sit in the vehicle) for my 1981 Dodge with a 440. I can find up to 1978 but I am having trouble after that. Again, thanks for your help in the past your ideas have saved me time and trouble.
What is the casting # ?
IdahoJamboree wrote:
You are talking block casting number?
You are talking block casting number?
Pretty sure he means the casting number on the manifold. You sure they aren't the same as earlier units?
She ain't purdy, but at least she's slow!
I'll get a pressure gauge tonight- providing the weather in Denver doesn't go absolutely nuts as it tends to in late summer.
Post those numbers when you get'em. Hopefully good ones. Get a vacuum gauge too. If your engine can't suck, it sucks! Plus you can use it for your fuel presure too.
Good Luck!
Ken
madtiger wrote:
looks easy enough
looks easy enough
Like computers, all engines have their own little protocol.
Don't skip any of it.
madtiger wrote:
all I am short is a torque wrench.
all I am short is a torque wrench.
Call Auto Zone, Advance Auto, NAPA, CarQuest, or your local "jobber" (independent) and rent what you need.
Torque wrench, compression tester, whatever.... Rent what you need for 2 days so you have time to 'check your work' ...Remember, NEVER believe yourself the first time or think 'it's good enough'.
Used tools for on the road is dead simple and cheap, too.
Estate sales, garage sales, craigslist, flea markets, and your local vocational school HAS to replace all their tools every 20 years and school districts sell them cheap.
Quality handtools (mostly what you'll need) do not wear out.
Brands like MAC, Snap-On, Chicago Tool, Bonney, and *old* Craftsman are good forever.
New Craftsman tools --socket sets, drill chucks-- are JUNK, stay away!
Plastic lined ratchets, plastic check-guts.... no no no.
Dealing with computers is a LOT harder than dealing with things that aren't designed to think for themselves.
Okay, vehicles aren't supposed to be sentient, they are not supposed to have personalities and preferences (I had an old Harley wouldn't run on anything but Champions, go figure); they are not supposed to "know" the difference between Sunoco and Mobil. But they do.
Mine are ok, had nothing happen, plus it you break it the replace it for free
jc
New Craftsman tools --socket sets, drill chucks-- are JUNK, stay away!
79powerwagon wrote:
Here's one close to me. Want me to look at it for you?
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/rvs/395352654.html
Too bad it's a Ford, but what the heck!
Eric
Here's one close to me. Want me to look at it for you?
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/rvs/395352654.html
Too bad it's a Ford, but what the heck!
Eric
YES!
PW, that might be it. I'd hate to leave the "Dodge Club" before I'm a full member, though. Here, I know where to get parts and good advice...
Leeann,
Thank you and I owe you. Come camping in Ohio, I'll treat to Mohican State Forest, one of the prettiest places ever, right on the river. Snakes, though. When I was a kid, that was one of the "favorite" spots.
Okay, need to know more.
What coaches have 1-pc roofs? Saw an AmClipper (eBay) advertised as having a 1-pc fiberglass roof, this so?
Which coaches got a reputation for leaks?
Tell me about AC replacement. Just in case. Ok, for "when."
Which coaches are the heaviest? Weight is a big issue, I'm going far and towing, why I wanted an Avion, one I looked at weighed 6,400 dry.
What yr did Dodge start using electronic ignition?
Points and breaker plates that I can SEE are ok.
Dogboxes and holding a flashlight in my teeth on Rte 9 in Maine at 10pm ... that's not ok.
And hitches, tell me good and bad.
My dad had a Reese hitch for the Avion, it fit the Merc, the Travelall, and the Ford.
He fabricated (a machinist) what he needed.
I have his lathe and all his handtools. I don't have his ability.
PW, I like that Ford a lot, especially the price so you better take a gander at it for me. But I can't quit this "Dodge Club," you're all awesome.
Many thanks.