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Professor Nono

Professor Nono

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Anybody know a mechanic that is willing and ABLE and has the patience to work on a carburetorated dodge 318? Preferably closer to downtown Knoxville? Thanks. Prof
 
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Professor Nono said:
Anybody know a mechanic that is willing and ABLE and has the patience to work on a carburetorated dodge 318? Preferably closer to downtown Knoxville? Thanks. Prof
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I wish you luck. Getting harder to find someone like that. I know a few, but they're nowhere near you unfortunately.
 
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I had a 318 in the mid sixties that I put a handfull of the choke releases on. The things were just a coil flat spring that went on the intake. When the engine got warm it was supposed to pull off the choke. Never worked right, I, like most, finally put a choke cable on it. Surely Chrysler corrected that on latter 318s.
 
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It’s running and idling very rough. We have messed with the timing and the last guy I had it with says he found a vacuum leak but I’m still having issues. I need a fresh set of eyes on this engine. I’m ordering a Chiltons but really rather than me learning to be a mechanic I’d rather have a good mechanic smooth this thing out. ‘79 Plymouth trailduster.
 

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Professor Nono said:
It’s running and idling very rough. We have messed with the timing and the last guy I had it with says he found a vacuum leak but I’m still having issues. I need a fresh set of eyes on this engine. I’m ordering a Chiltons but really rather than me learning to be a mechanic I’d rather have a good mechanic smooth this thing out. ‘79 Plymouth trailduster.
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Was it running rough before you messed with the timing?
 
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Professor Nono said:
It’s running and idling very rough. We have messed with the timing and the last guy I had it with says he found a vacuum leak but I’m still having issues. I need a fresh set of eyes on this engine. I’m ordering a Chiltons but really rather than me learning to be a mechanic I’d rather have a good mechanic smooth this thing out. ‘79 Plymouth trailduster.
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Take off the valve covers, look for a push rod that has punched a hole in the rocker.
OR do a compression check on all 8
 
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G8torh8ter - I will check with Lerch’s. Thank you. Joevol- it ran a bit better after the messing with the timing. Tnutater - I still think there’s a vacuum leak somewhere or maybe something in the fuel system that isn’t right.
 
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Professor Nono said:
It’s running and idling very rough. We have messed with the timing and the last guy I had it with says he found a vacuum leak but I’m still having issues. I need a fresh set of eyes on this engine. I’m ordering a Chiltons but really rather than me learning to be a mechanic I’d rather have a good mechanic smooth this thing out. ‘79 Plymouth trailduster.
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Is it an automatic?
 
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Since you said it was a carb engine, has any work been done to the carb? Recently or ever?
A clean carb and fuel system works wonders.
 
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Professor Nono said:
It’s running and idling very rough. We have messed with the timing and the last guy I had it with says he found a vacuum leak but I’m still having issues. I need a fresh set of eyes on this engine. I’m ordering a Chiltons but really rather than me learning to be a mechanic I’d rather have a good mechanic smooth this thing out. ‘79 Plymouth trailduster.
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I've worked on a quadrazillion and three D50, D100, and Ram Chargers of that era in my previous life.

Does the dome light work?:cool:

Edit: Seriously.
 
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Professor Nono said:
Anybody know a mechanic that is willing and ABLE and has the patience to work on a carburetorated dodge 318? Preferably closer to downtown Knoxville? Thanks. Prof
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Were you able find a good repair shop? I liked them old CPD's. They were pretty tough. They had some short comings, but pretty tough.
 
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malinoisvol said:
I've worked on a quadrazillion and three D50, D100, and Ram Chargers of that era in my previous life.

Does the dome light work?:cool:

Edit: Seriously.
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Let’s see: no speedometer, no wipers, no radio, no heat/ac, no clock, no cb, and no dome light.
however, I’ve rode an angry uncooperative horse before and I can ride this one too.
 
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It’s actually a ‘79 Plymouth Trailduster
We’ve come a long long long way since ai first got him.
 
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Ask the folks at your local parts store. They know the folks that shop there that they would trust and what they work on. They should be able to recommend a few.
 
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