Recent content by BudW

Do you have the caps for the wheels?

Five years ago, I bought some steel stock and gasket material to make block-off plates (and gaskets), for about 20 block-off plate kits - but the project got deeply buried in my garage - so something to do on another day (or year...).

Actually Fel-Pro makes the gasket - BUT it is only available as part of a head gasket kit - so, yea (sigh). BudW

Can you re-phrase that. I'm not exactly sure what the question is, exactly.

Unfortunately, I stopped paying attention as to the break-years, so can't give a good answer to that, EXCEPT: If you are looking at a transmission without a speedometer gear hole, it most likely will not work for you (for more than the obvious reason). Now a person might be able to reuse your...

My '77 has what @Aspen500 refers to pulse air. Chrysler calls it an aspirator valve. The valve blocks off the exhaust pulse then opens with the exhaust suction, allowing fresh air into the exhaust. It uses the hose that attaches to bottom side of air cleaner (which is VERY noisy when...

I both sorta like the Chrysler new transmission numbering system on one hand and on another, it can be confusing. The (automatic) transmissions that originally came in FMJ's are: A727, A904, A998 and A999. Of the last three, the A904 is light duty - and phased out/last used behind a 318 in '78...

Depending on what year transmission you find - you might have to reuse your existing case (if good) and/or valve body. You valve body shouldn't be damaged per-se, but it will need a thorough/in-depth cleaning. BudW

The no-A/C cars (that normally use the C-171 A/C compressor) use a bracket that has an idler pulley attached to it), that bolts in place of the A/C compressor. That way Ma Chrysler could use one set of pulleys and brackets for all small block cars (and V-6 pickup/van/Dakotas). The bolt in...

It has gotten incredibly hot! You can tell by the metal discoloration on the top picture. A rhetorical question, but how hot do you need to discolor metal? With that amount of metal (iron/steel and aluminum) floating about, it will take a lot of time to make sure all of it is all cleaned out...

Springs do break and I see broken ones all of the time, but honestly, the piston lip seals fail a lot more often - especially if transmission (or that particular clutch) has gotten too hot. A failed lip seal will either allow fluid to bypass it or will fold over causing the piston to stick or...

Can you re-phrase what your question is, please? I see a few things as to what you might be asking - but not sure, exactly.

The underhood hot water valve is either open or closed, depending on what mode the switch is on. The actual temperature control is based off of the cable. The '79 A/C temp cable part p/n is 3842156. On the case side of the cable, there is a weird adjusting clip that sometimes pops off. That...

Friend, you have been very lucky, then. It might have been production tolerances that has let you get by, maybe. Everyone I know of who has used a 2-bbl throttle cable on an FMJ 4-bbl application, has had their throttle stuck open, once engine has been put under a load. Engine mount "give"...

These two part numbers are correct but have not been available for over 2 decades.