86 w150 Motor Swap
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#13
Thats what I was thinking was some sort of leak but I wont have time to check till this weekend. I cant think of where it would be leaking from though. I unpluged the vaccum advance at one point but that didnt help. Ill have to find a timing light.
The only parts I changed was the distributor cap, plugs and wires. The flex plate was still on the motor when I got it and I was told the torque convertor wouldnt need to be changed.
I saw a video of the motor before the pulled which was only a two weeks before I fired it up and it seemed to run fine. It is sapposed to have a small cam in it because it came from an rv so I know the idle might not be completly smooth.
The only parts I changed was the distributor cap, plugs and wires. The flex plate was still on the motor when I got it and I was told the torque convertor wouldnt need to be changed.
I saw a video of the motor before the pulled which was only a two weeks before I fired it up and it seemed to run fine. It is sapposed to have a small cam in it because it came from an rv so I know the idle might not be completly smooth.
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#17
Pull the number one plug and stick a wooden dowel in the plug hole so you can feel the piston move in the cylinder as someone turns the crankshaft with a socket on the balancer bolt. When the piston stops rising you are at physical TDC and the mark on the balancer should be close to the TDC mark on the timing indicator.
#18
if you didn't use the B&M flex-plate or the converter with the balance weights (from the donor) you are going to have a vibration....318's are internally balanced whereas 360's are externally balanced and the weight is on the converter. Do not run it long without fixing it or you will tear the main bearings right out of the engine and\or the main shaft in the transmission!
#19
if you didn't use the B&M flex-plate or the converter with the balance weights (from the donor) you are going to have a vibration....318's are internally balanced whereas 360's are externally balanced and the weight is on the converter. Do not run it long without fixing it or you will tear the main bearings right out of the engine and\or the main shaft in the transmission!
#20
Now you could get a new converter if you know which balance you need and\or add the correct weights...Mopar used to offer the weight kits but I have not seen them in many years (I have not looked recently)...although the B&M flex-plate works great.