Jon, I always learn something from your videos. I drove an old 318 wide block back from Wyoming I80 accelerator pump disconnected, and got 26 mpg! That is one torqey motor. Wish I lived closer (Iowa) or I would buy it from you! Peace, Jeff Hansen
the 318 Poly was a gret motor and gave plenty of power with good gas mileage. unfortunately most people fall for the lies that the old cars are not good on gas and are brainwashed into thinking that because its old its junk design.. They dot realize the newer Dodge HEMIs are actually Poly motors and are not hemis in anything but name and sparkplug location. I have a Poly in my ^3 Dodge and actually its not a wide block. the block is the same size as any newer 318 but the heads ae way bigger giving it the look of a big block
I love the canted valves of the poly they should of made the LA engines with canted Valves it would of been a much better design and would of been the best Small blocks of the big three
That was a time when you mashed the gas and heard spark knock. Times have changed. You are brilliant and love your work. Ive done extreme cnc and manual milling and tuning and were nieghbors. Your great.
the beast awakens. love how u get old engines that have been sitting for a long time, running again. u take alot of pride in ur work and that's what counts.
you are definitely the man Jonathan. Sounds like she is running pretty decent now and since its not smoking at all thats gonna be a pretty good runner. Thanks for sharing
Good job buddy. I've been watching your old start videos for a long time and I always enjoy when you get them running and they sound good after all those years. I would love to be able to go outside and tinker with the older stuff. That's just cool.
I have that same type engine in my 67 dodge truck and they are the best ever engines.When they are everything right carb and points and compression is good man they will start so fast you can't hardly get off the key fast enough.Talk about dependable so good and trusted. I remember one time me and a friend got way out in the country in my ole truck 67 dodge and it died was the points and heck I poped the hood distributor cap took sand paper run it between the points cleaned them good it started right back up we went home just in case the points needed more haha.But try that with these new vehicles you can't even work on them and thats what I miss its a good feeling when you know your truck and can fix it.
Great rescue and good job! Try some ATF down the Carb while it is running, just a little at a time so it doesn't stall. It's amazing how it will loosen up the stuck lifters and clean things up.
Those old polyspherical engines used manifold vac to the advance, a good tune up adjust the valves and set the timing correctly and that old engine would run pretty good
I thought some Dodges used manifold vacuum to the distributor. Back in the 70's, friend had a Chrysler and I seem to recall that is how it was done. When you give it throttle, it backs off the timing as the vacuum drops. The distributor advanced the timing centrifugally.
thats the 318 Poly engine. they are great engines but are often called a big block even though they are actually a small block. the massive appearance of it is because of the design of the heads. the block is dimensionaly the same as the newer 318 and lots of parts will actually interchange between them as the poly s an A block and the newer 318 is the LA block.. LA stands for LATE A
Years ago a friend of mine Stevie Key ran an orange truck like that with a 360 at Harrell's dragstrip. It ran as quick as 6.90's with x heads if not mistaken that I ported.
Early B blocks as well actually had the option to have either a carter BBD or a Stromberg WWC. Different than that WW. The WWC is probably my favorite 2bbl that Chrysler used. Very responsive and smooth running carburetor.
Ported vacuum/manifold vacuum. Polys are great, relatively bulletproof engines. The carb is correct for the engine you are working on.Setting it on fire a few times probably baked all the crud on it. Carter BBD really common began use in '64. Stromberg is the right one for the truck.
Still hearing a bit of stickyness on a lifter... I'd change the oil and run a bit of marvels mystery oil, get it hot, then change the oil again. Man I'd love to get an old Dodge like that. I really miss my '72 club cab, 400, auto, air conditioning, am-fm stereo radio. Retired Texas Ranger had bought it new.
was talking to a old friend of my dads ,he was a salesman for dodge back in the 50,s to 70,s . he said that there where dodge pickups build for the military of other country's and even our own and if thay did not sell thay where badged farm truck like yours and sold to farmers at a low price he said you try to find the vin on the frame and it will not match any where else thay restamped the block and rebadged the body but the frame will still have the original vin some where he was not sure where to look been along time and he is 86 years old he also said that that engine will be a industrial engine with a lot of torque at lower rpm not so much HP hope this helps with your what is it keep up doing what you do and have fun doing it
Usually the valves will stick and the cam forces the lifter up it bends the push rod. This one scared me because running an engine with one valve fully open will wipe most of them out. How the valve didn't hit the piston, I will never know.
Good on getting that Dodge running again. I see that 63 Falcon is still sitting back there. Whats the story on that one? That Falcon is the reason I found your youtube site. Lots of interesting vids here. But I'm still interested in the Falcon (I owned a '62 many moons ago)
if my lotto numbers come in... lol. would be a cool cruiser in Perth Western Australia. its a good day when i can see some JW car vids. have you always been such a calm soul? if not id love to see a blooper reel of you going berko at something. lol. peace mate.
Nice save on that old girl , motor sound good despite sitting for all that time . It will make someone a good cruiser with a little work . old Dodges seem to be in right now .
Johnathan W i watched the other video and the carburator catched fire. All plastic parts and neoprene partss as the acceleration pump, inlet fuel float valve and max power piston rings sure are damaged. i saw you changed some pieces. A good general clean ,new float.rings ,gaskets and the gicleurs new,the carburator stay as new,only check float fuel levels and gasket seals.this is a "Carter"carburator or a Zenith??
It reminds me of the old 305 six cylinder I use to have in a GMC truck. Low compression, slow turning, but will run forever!! Almost like industrial engines.
Alot of the old chevys, such as the 283, 2 bbl had port vac to the distributor also, it made for awesome fuel economy and no ping under load conditions
nothing wrong with manifold vacuum in my opinion , gives extra timing at low and part throttle when running leaner , ported vacuum was introduced as an emissions control feature not to aid part throttle response
Is it me or does anyone else when watching these videos of intake manifolds covered with squirrel and mouse leftovers want to see Jon grab a shop vac and suck away all that stuff? Ha ha I could not help myself if it was me I would vacuum those things outta there.
High Performance Package(HPP) in 1964'/65' came in 100 series(half ton) & 200 series(3/4 ton) two wheel drive trucks with a 426 Wedge, cast iron headers, Sun Tachometer, Power Steering, Automatic Transmission, Torque Tubes(off 61' Imperials), Dual Exhaust. No special badges or stickers on the outside of the truck to let you know a monster lived under the hood.
You are correct on manufactures vacuum signal. Its wrong.. 79 Yamaha xs 1100 has it correct. Vacuum under the blades. Kills advance under load then gives back while cruising.
ported vacuum advance does NOT control acceleration. You have initial advance setting and mechanical advance with rpm. when you have your foot in the throttle the vacuum advance does nothing. all you notice without vacuum advance is poor fuel mileage because the vacuum advance is for economy running at part throttle. Yes, I know from experience. I have seen where someone hooked manifold vacuum to the distributor and as you say that does not work well at all. running pretty good. I agree its going to be just fine.
Just trying to do enough to motivate the next owner. If I didn't already have so many, I would keep it. I am not a hoarder, but don't want to see them get crushed.
Jonathan W that's so good that someone loves saving old stuff I do to recently got a 272 y block out of a f500 been in a paddock under a shed for 30 + years but it's in very good condition just all spark leads are ruined
the one we had pushed the lifter out had to take the side plate off put the lifter in free the rocker off then straten the push rod. it ran very good after that
Actually I believe you are wrong about that vacuum advance hose placement My 59 Dodge was full vacuum to the advance And I just checked the routing for that particular truck and engine and the routing showded it full vacuum
Trying for 30mpg in 1980 give or take and suffering an engine didnt matter to the epa then. You can crank the timing up at 6500. The Warrens at Clinton NC Crank it high at the Line.
3:20 'wide block 318'. Trying not to be that guy, but all 318's early and late had the same 90* block. That 318 has wide heads. Superior motor I reckon.
