Bob, North Central, 12 miles SE of Warsaw
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Bob, North Central, 12 miles SE of Warsaw
tore my rockers down and found that they are basically scrap from a lack of oil (sludge filled the shafts) and don't have the $$ right now for a new or recon set. Need a decent used set that has...
Hi Modernfuse
Ask anything you like. I am not sure what you mean by "See what you their stuff" means. Please clarify. We have found in a winter where the temps got at zero or just above that a...
Thanks Bob
I am familiar with rev kits. Crower recommended the springs we have because they were concerned about coil bind with the stock springs. The springs they recommended have smaller wire...
We are installing a Crower cam in our 340. We are having Crower make up a stronger set of push rods. The new springs with the cam kit have about 100 pounds more tension than the stock springs.
The...
I couldn't get specs from any one, or find any in stock within 40mi to look at. when I called them to determine the diameters of their bearings (even called King bearing tech direct) so having the...
I just recently got a cam from Crower for my 340 4bbl with the install kit springs, camsaver lifters, retainers and seals. there is a guy there I talked to that has been there since 1968 (forgot his...
I have a Buick 340 4bbl and don't know what year the car was it is from but all of the stamps on engine and trans say '66 but could it come in a 1967 model year car? there seems to be ALOT of...
Hello, I am looking for sources for engine paint (red is on it now) and decals for a 1966 wildcat 375 4bbl 340ci motor, thanks!
yes it killed two cranks, beat down but shiny as mirrors, he told me to expect to loose up to 20 psi with synthetic, its viscosity rating is NOT the same as for standard oils but is a manufacturer...
Thanks for the info, I have done similar things to Mopar big blocks, boring them out for bigger pickups, using windage trays (which my 340 already has), making deep sump pans,adding baffles,...
block stamping has the first two illegible/mis stamped (I will get photos as time allows) all others are good
block stamp, ? then 1,I, or b (lower case) X101520
drivers head B1376330E
EX man...
I will post the casting/stamping numbers off of the wildcat 375 motor and super turbine 400 trans in my 1947 MD tractor when I have them, It appears to be stock and unmolested. (they painted the...
thanks for the help!, Yes, stock rods, no oil mods, (any suggestions?) I will set the rev limit at 5300-5500. I will be removing the heads for valve job and may clean up the ports and gasket match. ...
I have recently acquired a complete 73k mi Buick wildcat 375 340ci 4bbl motor in a "pulling" tractor (1947 farmall M) and have replaced the bearings and checked it out. what is a good redline to...
ok, that got your attention! I am fairly new to the old Buicks thing, my father and I have our own engine shop on the farm and over 136 engines running or lying around that are over over four...