i have a question and im not really sure where to find the answer. does anybody know what cars and or trucks the 76-79 318 came in. i found out the years of my block but im not sure what it belongs in. i bought a 73 power wagon with a 318 in it but its not the original engine. im just trying to figure out if it will do the job to push that huge 3/4 ton truck.

 

moe in wichita ks

try this site

http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/E...tification.htm

 

moe in wichita ks
years ago i built a few engines, old school stuff. a devideing line for power vs not wasting gas is 264 degree cam thats advertised duration, not .05 lift get brass freeze plugs, and lock them in with j-b weld.
the most important thing about oil is to have lots of zinc in the oil. i have done some searching on the internet on oil, filters, additives. i like to have oil as thick as i can and it still start in cold. so here is what i use, 2001 dak v6. valoline premium blue 15w-40 oil. purolator pl14670 pure one filter, use only a pure one filter that is shown by the p in the part no. the long version is pl30001 however it may not fit all frames . then you need to go to zddplus.com site and get some zinc from them. my truck starts ok in the winter, but we normaly dont get below 0 f. [align=left]use one canzddplus as an assy lube and one in the oil. whenyou start a new engine bring the rpm to 2000 and keep there for 20 min or more, and keep checking for overheating, oil, coolant leeks. if someing goes wrong shut the engine at full rpm,no mater what happens dont let it idle, till it getsa full 20 min. at rpm. thisis for cam breakin. the 2000 rpm is to make sure the cam gets enough oil and isnt dry tillthe cam is broke in[/align]