318 Heavy Duty?
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I think there was a 318 LA and a 318 Magnum around in your year.
LA - Chrysler small block V8 engines
LA - Chrysler small block V8 engines
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Thanks for that link. Im a lot better with Chevy and Fords. I have some learning on Dodge for sure. Do you know of a site for VIN breakdown. I found my fendertag and when it quits raining I may go out and see if I can pull the codes.
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It may be too old to find a database to look it up, but if you google around there are lots of decoder sites that could help you.
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might be a California emission equipped truck.
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You could be right come to think of it. There is another piece on the passenger side manifold where the y pipe starts that looks vacuum controlled. Wont have to worry about that when the headers come though.
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A Cali truck would have a total of three cats, not one on the driver's side and one rear mount.
Weird.
Weird.
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i think the thing you see on the manifold is pretty normal for a lot of trucks. i don't know exactly what it is for but if you ever had to replace the manifold you could replace the manifold with one without it. they are the same
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The HD 318 was available 68-72 the block has a 318-3 stamped on the side
Bottom end has a 340 style steel crank,windage tray & floating wrist pins like a 68-72 340
The cylinder walls in this block are thicker as it is actually the block the original 340 was built from
Bottom end has a 340 style steel crank,windage tray & floating wrist pins like a 68-72 340
The cylinder walls in this block are thicker as it is actually the block the original 340 was built from
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They can be found in 400 series & larger trucks,RVs & all kinds of farm & industrial equipment
