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The main bearings went bad in one of my LA318's. I hear contradictory info from people on this: can bad timing (too advanced) damage the bearings? Some people say yes and some say no, so I thought I'd survey your guys' opinions. FWIW, mine were all worn down to copper, the crank journals are scored,...

I think it could be a throttle shaft leak. It might work when it's on high idle and the throttle plate is cracked open, because more air is coming through than at idle so less air sucked in the throttle bores compared to total airflow into the engine. In other words, the vacuum leak is a smaller per...

My original gas tank is leaking on my cab floor. I spent a lot of time and money sealing it and fixing the pick up tube a year ago, so I might keep it, but ... Do any of you guys have a recommendation for an underbody tank replacement? with a compatible fuel sender? Maybe newer (80's) Dodge truck wo...

I wonder if any of you rebuild your starter motors? My '68 d-100's starter free spins more and more often when I try to start the truck, but the flywheel teeth look good. I thought I'd replace the starter but my Oreilly says the automatically geared model gets a $40 or $50 starter but my manual truc...

I believe the bendix clutch (also called overrunning clutch) is supposed to spring back on spiral teeth that it slides on and disengage the ring gear. If this doesn't happen, it's sticking somehow. Maybe the spring is weak or the parts don't fit just right. I'm not sure - I've never rebuilt a starte...