What's That Horrible Knocking Sound? Removing And Dissecting A Blown Up 1974 Dodge 318
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I'll be honest, I didn't know this was even possible. Last time I saw it, this was a great running and driving truck. Now? Not so much. I'm not sure where all of the oil that was in this engine went, but I'm sure I know what happened afterward...nothing good.
I'd go with option one, the 40 over 318. easiest of all to do and more in keeping with originality. Good luck.
I once had a pumpkin orange '75 Super Beetle. That was until I tried to use all of its not so super 42 horsepower to pass a truck on a two lane highway. There was a noticeable kaboom sound, followed by an annoying rattle after that. I don't work on Beetles, so I drove it to a well known shop that only works on Beetles. The mechanic called me and said that he found the problem. The crankshaft is broken in two! I asked him if that is a common problem. He said it was the first one he saw in his 40 years of fixing Beetles. Wow! Cool! I'm the greatest!!!
My vote is use the 318 block and clean up the heads on the bad engine so you can use them. Keep it as close to OG looking as you can.
"Let's get the fluids out. Well, fluid."
I have 2 friends with broken 318 cranks, both as different applications and useage as you could imagine. The first (back in the '90s) was a '65 Belvedere 2dr htp 318 Poly STEEL crank that broke yet ran fine, just knocked bad and shook/vibrated the whole car. It was cracked in the rear main (the widest one!) and would turn a 1/4 round like your example. It was a clean little old lady car and wasn't abused ever until my friend got it and he wasn't brutal with it at all. The second one was a 1992 Dakota 5.2L Magnum (first year!) purchased new by my friend, a dealership mechanic. He modified and raced his truck, with MoPar Perf cam, headers, PCM, rockers, intake manifold, etc. Thrashed it for years and then it broke, I'm assuming at a rod throw, because the motor shut down and the starter only works a few rear cylinders, and no distributor movement. Ironically, the first (Belvedere owner) guy later bought a 1972 Newport 400 V8, in mint condition but skipping horribly. The engine had thrown 2 rods, breaking the camshaft and rendering the last 4 cylinders dead but the distributor and the first 8 cam lobes turned, so it was a runner still!! Haha
Probably be easiest to go with option 1 the 40 over 318. Either way can't wait to see more of this truck hopefully it sticks around. I always liked the 70s dodge 4x4 trucks especially with a np435 and part time 4x4
I like the 360 option. My cousin did that with his 65 and it turned out to be a great and much more useful truck with all that power.
The 5.2 would be a good engine for the club cab!
Thanks Jamie
My vote is whatever you want, as long as you record it, warts and all. (I'm catching up on videos.). Cheers and Happy New Year!🎉👍
One of your best videos of all time!
I've always found no matter what size drain bucket antifreeze always misses it
If you ever need a hand, I am a trained army mechanic and mud is fun! Let me know and it will be just like the Army days.
The 'INTRO' to this video is up there in the top drawer of any found in this genre.
FWIW, the 435 bellhousing doesn't clear the flywheel. That's why it was a struggle to remove.
'Thats bad'. Thank you Capt. Obvious😂😂😂
Definitely go with option #1. Take the heads and intake off of the bad motor and swap them over to that other block and the rest should be easy-peasy. ;-)
I'm in camp "put in a 440!" Cuz that's what is going into my 83 d150 shortbox 413 motorhome engine with aluminum top end
Had a nice beat. To it.
Go with the Magnum!!! I want to see how you do your wiring harness!