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    Uncle Tony Finds an Unrestored '63 Dodge Max Wedge!

    There's a difference between working low budget and trying to make something nice with limited means (I have a 40yr old steel single car shed on dirt/gravel), and dudes that just hoard cars they'll never fix just because they can. And they are pretty similar to the parts pimps, the volume...
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    1965 Satellite rocker chrome clips

    That is 100% what I am going to do, that's a great idea. I will update in a thread however I clean up and modify the original clips and what plastic studs I find and use. I have a buddy with a 3D printer, maybe we can scan the best original to put into a file and recreate.
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    1965 Satellite rocker chrome clips

    I am looking for the clips for the rocker chrome that runs the length of the car. Joe Suchy has no leads. I still think this post belongs in the 62-65 B Body section..... but it's been deleted so here I am. I have almost all of the original clips if someone out there wants to collaborate on...
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    Figuring oil capacity on a 62-5 stock B pan

    thanks again for replies re: moroso 20760: not crazy about the moroso pans, I lowered the car on the torsions a bit and was never a big fan of the moroso design or appearance, just looks like steel jowls hanging out underneath ready for a bad bridge transition or speed bump to ruin your day...
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    Figuring oil capacity on a 62-5 stock B pan

    all 3 responses lovely, thank you for sharing ironically my dipstick is some chrome replacement turd off amazon that has awful markings but I will do some measuring and plan to mark the stick with a fresh oil change to guide it I like to use 15w40 Rotella with zinc additive on older engines...
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    Figuring oil capacity on a 62-5 stock B pan

    The car is a 65 satellite. It had a 361 in it originally, but I put together a 440 for it and swapped them out. In the swap, the oil pan issues which are common with this car arose and I used the original 361 B block oil pan and pickup because it was the only option. This is a particularly...
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    So the ceramic block is located on the firewall, and is the ballast resistor. It is next to the ignition module. If it failed it wouldn;t start from what I understand, theyre cheap to get but I don't think it's an issue. The points and condenser are inside the distributor, which was rebuilt. I...
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    The distributor is rebuilt with brand new parts. Would tossing out that radio condenser that came from a coil lead and grounded to the intake cause an issue?
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    General questions for anyone: Is there anything in the transmission that will fail like a bearing or rotating surface when in gear, but can still be forced to drive? Also, how would a converter that hasn't cycled enough fluid inside it react in this situation? One thing I have not messed...
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    The balancer was marked when I assembled the engine, and I use a timing light. It sits right between the 10 and 20 mark at idle in park. My mentality behind blaming the converter and trans is more a mechanical problem rather than lacking in performance. Is there a pilot bearing or anything like...
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    That is helpful feedback thank you for that. At idle in park, it is 15inches. I will check again in gear and report back. Such a strange thing to deal with after having so thoroughly checked so many things.
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    No worries, I didn't imply it was automatically that way because of a swap meet though, I stated twice in my longer posts that it is an externally balanced crank, and therefore because of that, had a different flex plate, which I mentioned as an important thing to consider since it is a large...
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    I'd love to learn, if you could educate us all. It seems pretty basic really, but I'm not a machinist.
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    I will check them out and update later, thanks for that suggestion. I have had distributor issues in the past so it;s worth exploring for sure.
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    Exactly. I don't think it's a balance issue.... I just think the transmission might have an issue. They have taken the topic down a back road I wasn't interested in exploring. Any motor that ''shakes the whole car trying to do a burnout'' sounds like a crap build, a fried clutch, or a...
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    The machine shop is owned by my uncle, I was simply told and given my parts and labor receipt. So theres about a 25% chance he is full of sh1t too which is always a great feeling.
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    Yea I thought about that too, but that involves me buying another distributor. I'd like to hope Electronic Engineering, which has excellent reviews, knows what they are doing. He ran it on a machine and gave me all the data afterward.
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    It is externally balanced, as said earlier. Big fat balancer on the front and that big gold flex plate on the rear, 6 pack rods inside. The crank, balancer, and plate were purchased together. I just googled and found several places where it was discussed that externally balanced 440's with 6...
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    That makes sense, but it's a concern I will worry about once I can actually get it to move forward and go on a drive. If they said it's balanced, I am going with that for now. Once I overcome the initial hesitation/stall and can gas it enough to idle sitting still, put it in gear and pull...
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    440 that doesn't want to idle ... Tale as old as time

    I like the logic, more things pointing to a converter. If it was a weird combo with the rods and crank though (and I admit this is an oddball build, 70s truck block, I bought the 6 pack rods at Carlisle on a recommendation to get something stronger than stock) then I would assume running in...
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