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Tried to add second vehicle to my Hagerty classic car insurance but ran into a little hitch-now require fotos of both vehicles in a fully enclosed garage. And I quote: "We do require secure, enclosed storage for vehicles to qualify with Hagerty, so we'll need to confirm that both vehicles are...

Update: Drove another 1,472 miles (237,348 - 235,876) with 76.439 gallons of regular fuel which averages out to 19.25 mpg. On different segments of the highway mileage varied between a low of 15.76 mpg to high 21.8 mpg. Some Mexican military personal and police officers on the way seemed...

Sale pending.

Driving to my 52 year high school reunion in Salinas, CA (where this 1992 Jeep Cherokee XJ I am driving was first sold). Leaving from La Paz, BCS, Mexico this morning with 235,373 miles on the odometer. Just arrived tonight at Guerrero Negro, BCS, Mexico with 235, 876 miles on odometer. Doing...

Need it soon, shipping to 95252. Thank you.

Need to find something around here I can use to hook up old school timing light which is without the spring adaptor that went from the spark plug to the spark plug wire so a spot would be available for the timing light. Thank you for any ingenuous ideas.

Looks like a little ingenious custom fabricating took place.

I would rather not use the Lokar-style kick down setup. I prefer to re-use the factory 318 kick down linkage because I just like the way its setup (photo #1). I transferred all the '72 318 linkage to '72/'73 340 intake manifold and that is fine. However, the Thermoquad doesn't exactly match the...

OK how to I determine that beforehand? I had three bolts tightened once and then had to start all over again (laying under the vehicle in can be a pain in the butt).

I thought I installed a Mopar flex plate to a torque convertor one time where the bolts had to go in a certain pattern (could have been '65 year model). Now I am about to install a 340 to replace the 318 in my '72 Satellite and I'm not sure if the flex plate bolts up to the torque convertor only...

Update: Adjusted the valves (one quarter turn past zero lash), installed five quart oil pan (omitted factory windage tray per Kevko recommendation), pre-oiled bearings & valve train with drill (Castrol 10W-30), installed intake manifold (along with fabricated stainless steel heat shield), valve...

I got lucky oiling the driver's side, the rocker shafts filled the first time I spun the drill. However, I almost burned my drill up searching for the sweet spot for the passenger side but finally it filled also. I am using an Oregon Camshaft. It appears the passenger side rocker shaft filled...

The "Hodge Podge" 340 I purchased in Sacramento some years ago now has new rings and bearings and is ready to drop into the engine bay of our '72 Satellite Sebring Plus: see photo #1 (once a hodge podge always a hodge podge which explains the "paint scheme" which is all over the map). Anyone...

Now that I have a DIY timing tape on the 340 and a pre-oil tool, does anyone know where the cams needs to stop per crank degrees to send oil to each bank of of rocker shafts? Just trying to avoid unnecessary stops as I rotate the crankshaft to send oil to the lifters and valves. Thank you. "

Do the facctory 1968 340 exhaust manifolds use the same two studs on the extreme ends (with four other bolts) like the 318 or are the studs eliminated by using six bolts? Thank you.