moparnation74
Well-Known Member
I couldn't find my pre pics of the oil pump cover with relief valve. The original was long gone but member Moparparts had a mint one. The original has a part number and a pent star on it. So replaced the relief valve and spring.
The block letters indicate piston bore size and range from A, B, C, D and thanks to bigDA12 for clarifying this. They were painted to the bare block and sprayed over after assembly.
Four speed motors were painted as one unit with the clutch bell housing. The big question here was the fork rod. After reviewing numerous examples and talking to experts out there. There was no consensus as to what was correct. The one thing that stood out the most was that the fork rod got hit with paint. The boot is another debatable area. Some say it was put on when the linkage was installed. While some say it was installed with the clutch unit.
Oil filter...you will notice a fram filter that was used after break in. It was broken in on the dyne with a WIX filter and when the motor got to Dave to run daily on his run stand. The WIX filter was removed and cut open for inspection and the fram was replaced and ran the motor daily.
So you will see a lot of people painting the OE filters with the motor. I believe that is incorrect and from certain experts and including one individual providing a line photo proved that they did not get paint on them. I have yet after 20 plus years to see an original picture or a survivor that never had an oil change(impossible) that shows the latter...Yes, there will be a rare "Green" filter on this motor on soon...Thanks to member Odics for hooking me up with one!
In one of the pics ...Yes, you see a rattle can..Totally Auto's correct engine enamel for 69 440...
The block letters indicate piston bore size and range from A, B, C, D and thanks to bigDA12 for clarifying this. They were painted to the bare block and sprayed over after assembly.
Four speed motors were painted as one unit with the clutch bell housing. The big question here was the fork rod. After reviewing numerous examples and talking to experts out there. There was no consensus as to what was correct. The one thing that stood out the most was that the fork rod got hit with paint. The boot is another debatable area. Some say it was put on when the linkage was installed. While some say it was installed with the clutch unit.
Oil filter...you will notice a fram filter that was used after break in. It was broken in on the dyne with a WIX filter and when the motor got to Dave to run daily on his run stand. The WIX filter was removed and cut open for inspection and the fram was replaced and ran the motor daily.
So you will see a lot of people painting the OE filters with the motor. I believe that is incorrect and from certain experts and including one individual providing a line photo proved that they did not get paint on them. I have yet after 20 plus years to see an original picture or a survivor that never had an oil change(impossible) that shows the latter...Yes, there will be a rare "Green" filter on this motor on soon...Thanks to member Odics for hooking me up with one!
In one of the pics ...Yes, you see a rattle can..Totally Auto's correct engine enamel for 69 440...
Nice one RC.....was thinking along the same lines myself. 
