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Seems like a swell daily driver to put in to service again!

Thought I should chime in as well, in the recent years I've been using Shell rotella T4 15W-40, it's got zinc in it, but not much, but better than the abysmal amount of zinc in Conventional oils. Here's a third party oil analysis from petroleum institute of america, they do alot of oil analysis...

Hello sir. I cannot do a compression test currently since the engine is down to the bare block, but if I had a guess, the cylinders are at or near 120PSI. The compression numbers are the highest readings from another 361 in my daily driver with high mileage. Unless the link sent you to the...

Hello sir, Agreed on finding a good engine for $100 range may be long gone now, even a slant-6 even fetched a price of $200 in my searches. Oh no, not at all sir, I don't know everything, I'm still a greenhorn among these Mopars & a broke college student to boot, that being said the rebuild is...

Hello sir. Very much true on everything you have said, from parts that the 383's will accept is much broader than the smaller cubes counterparts. One excuse if I may, there were a couple 383's that I have perrused, but they were either too far for me to come and pick it up or the shipping...

Hello sir. Great to hear from you again, I agree the consensus is to go for the more plentiful 383's, but my vision of the car would otherwise not be viable. Reason I'd like to stick with the 361, it's got enough cubes to get a good amount of torque for around town driving, and while not...

Hello sir, gotcha thanks. I'm still having a long hard think on whether I should drop the hammer and buy the new cam or stick with the original cam. The break in for the new cam (when the time comes) Is the part I'm most worried about. Anywho, thanks.

Hello sir, Oh no sir, I didn't think of the previous message as a lecture as talking down on someone, not at all. I have taken some of the advice you have given me and am now attempting to put into practice. Some of the points you mentioned reminded me of my automotive professors I had a few...

Hello sir. Appreciate the lecture, will compare and affirm my readings with other measuring devices, and to also scrutinize & recheck my methods.

Hello sir. Do you personally think I can or SHOULD use the stock worn valve springs on the new cam during break in if I do get the new cam, also to put less pressure on the cam lobes/crown of the lifters, then swap to the factory NEW springs when the break in is done? Regarding Howard's cam...

Hello sir. Thank you for the advice, I'm going to have a long and hard think, whether with new parts or putting the old cam back in.

Hello & greetings again. Cutting to the chase, I'm considering buying a cam, looks like an RV cam grind. Cam listed below, that. I'm considering buying. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hrs-720021-11#overview Will the factory valve springs work with this cam? I'm not a big fan of getting...

Here's the new measurements but without including the barrel scale numbers, but including the vernier scale number in the end, this made alot more sense to what I'm seeing.

Hello sir, Got it, will remeasure and record new readings.

Hello sir. Condensation sounds like it, i picked up the engine from around Houston, TX. Very humid so I can agree on condensation.