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the effects of your drinking is showing......

All done... Glad I did this before the trip. I got an early start this morning. Was out in the garage around 6:30. Got the steering box adjusted right away and was on to the manifold job by 8:00. I thought I was going to have a delay for a supply run. I wanted to grease the front suspension components before lowering it down, but my grease gun was empty. I dug out my second grease gun and it had just enough to grease the front end. Delay avoided... The manifold sway went fairly smoothly. I had 3 studs come out, so I had to drain the coolant. It was 3 with the conical nuts and cupped washers. It took a fair amount of heat to break the bond between the nuts and studs, but they finally loosened up and were reusable. The good part about that was that those areas were easier to clean up the old gasket material without having to work around the studs. A little sealer on the threads and it all went back together without any fuss. Had it running by 10:30. Got things cleaned up and backed it out of the garage for a test drive. Needed to run some errands anyway, including a stop at Fleet Farm for grease. Runs great. Steering is awesome now. Much easier to drive now. It smoked quite a bit at first until all of the gunk was burned out of the replacement manifold, but that cleared up fairly quickly. When I got back home I jacked up the rear and greased the rear suspension and driveline. All good to go now. A BIG thank you again to Todd for hooking me up with the manifold. The crack was worse than I expected. Red arrows are pointing at the ends. Wouldn’t have been long before it was a 2 piece manifold. All done... and retorqued after running it for a few minutes, and again after my errand run/test drive.

Your fuel economy could likely increase due to a more efficient engine. And f you need to rebuild an engine, why not do the 230? It going to cost the same. And as far as there being no difference,I disagree. My 218 was rated @ 97 HP, the 230 l put in was rated at 125. If you can't feel 28 more horses, something ain't working in the seat of your pants. And with suitable changes mentioned, the rebuilt and modified 218 will behave like a stock 230, a built 230 is even more effective. If it were me the 230 is where l would start.

Casper..........when I found out how expensive 41 Plymouth clocks were, a NOS one was listed on ebay at over $700 I took a real clean scan of it from the net, resized it to suit the hole in the dash and stuck the pic behind a piece of perspex.....I then had a clock that was 100% accurate at least twice daily.............although its accuracy was debatable for the rest of the time, but it looked good...........sorry.......I'll go back in my corner now.......lol........andyd

Bought this running 48 last night . Have a few plans once I bring it home . Planned on driving it back but a broken brake line put that on hold ....

I’ve never had a nice truck in my life. Many capable and enjoyable ones, but never a nice one. So I picked up this 2018 Ram 1500 crewcab with the 240HP Ecodiesel. Man...what an awesome truck guys. I absolutely love it! Anyone else here have one with an Ecodiesel?

I like it best when the original question asker gets several good reply's then selects his own answer as the best.

At least one of my projects will be getting a 2bbl, dual exhaust + shaved head + 180F thermostat with a PCV system...the factory setup is to maximize economy and power...I recall later flatheads had boosted compression by shaving heads for upwards of 20hp gain, and the rare 2bbl option also increased hp but improved response at the cost of slightly decreased economy. The 180F thermostat reduced sludge formation, and the PCV system put combustible crankcase fumes back through the carburetor...and if done right, only the trained eye will notice these modifications

Merle; Well I was just wondering if they were worn badly. Mine is original and it is still going strong but it probably wouldn't hurt to replace it at some point. This was one of those items that I reused as it was......it and all the spring hardware are on my list of things to do in the future. X2 on getting the slack out of the steering box. It is easy to do and this adjustment made a noticeable difference on my truck. One other thing I did early on was pack the box with Mobil 1 wheel bearing grease. Great stuff truck steers nice and smooth .......and no leaks. I have put close to 13000 miles on my truck in the last year or so and am very happy with it. Once they are all dialed in they are truly usable classics. Jeff

same both sides, so that's a plus. I'll dig them out this weekend (in a box somewhere) and get sizes and weights.

4251 produced in 53.

I'd be surprised if those oil leak repair additives work on a rope seal as I understand they have stuff in them that sofftens neoprene rubber and therefore allows neoprene seals to "seal" slightly better tho' for how long is anyones guess......my 41 plymouth was supposed to have a rope seal, obtained a new one, dropped the sump and rear main and found it had a neoprene seal BUT DID NOT have either of the little 'ears" that should sit either side of the main seal...........I replaced, actaully installed those "ears" and the oil consumption reduced to almost manageable levels.........I'd suggest dropping the sump, clean it out, install a new sumnp gasket all round and check exactly what the rear main seal situation is..........regards, andyd

Another good tool site is papawswrench.com

Don’t know. They are sharp looking . Would be a cool ride.

230 a direct drop in, but honestly the difference in hp from a 218 is pretty negligible. Get yourself a set of dual exhaust headers, shaving the head can definitely help and may need to be done anyway, and my best upgrade was going to a 2 barrel carb instead of the stock single.

Spinning the engine that long with the starter motor is a sure way to melt the starter motor. Short 10-15 second bursts with at least that much cool down time in between starting attempts will insure much longer starter motor life

The chassis is ready. Body back on, on Wednesday. I have to admit, I really hate to cover up this engine with fenders and hood.

giving Tim the request crap to get him motivated to head to American Canyon!

we got some good people here that's for sure. Glad I can call (the ones I know) friend.

I love my Pilot House friends!!!! Todd hooked me up yesterday. But knowing that Tim was waiting in the wings to back him up was awesome. I was expecting a little work, after work, to get a manifold off one of Todd's "yard art" trucks. But before I could even get out of work I got a text from Todd that he had it off already. ? So after supper I took a drive up by him (just under an hour from my house to his) to pick it up. We chatted for a while, and he showed me his newly acquired '67 Buick Skylark convertible. (Very Nice!) On the way home I stopped at Fleet Farm for a can of high temp paint (Aluminum color) and a couple other items. (can anyone in the upper Midwest go to Fleet Farm for just one item?) My Mother is visiting this week, so I probably won't get much garage time until the weekend, but I'm hoping to at least clean it up and give it a coat of paint before the swap on Saturday.