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These darn old V-8 engines (mine a 383) are always leaking oil. Most common place is out the valve covers. My valve cover gaskets were replaced not to long ago with cork gaskets. Do rubber gaskets seal appreciably better?

My 1965 Fury has this part cracked, as can be seen in the photo. It leaks fluid. My mechanic cannot seem to find a good one anywhere. It would be expensive for a machinest to fabricate such a part from new metal. Torqueflite transmissions were so common! Surely used ones should be available from...

Got my 65 Fury with 383 back from restoration shop after a long time. (Delayed by COVID) I think the rear leaf springs were re-arched to bring the car to level. A new fuel level sender was put in. I had hopes that the fuel gauge would read accurately, but it was not to be. When the tank is full...

The other day I took the 1972 Newport out for a drive. The oil pressure light came on. I immediately stopped the engine. The dipstick showed nearly full, but I added another quart of oil. Started it back up, and the same thing happened. Poured in another quart of oil. Turned the engine on, and...

A few posters have converted their B blocks to EFI, and commented favorably on engine running improvement, especially when cold. But what have been the gains in overall fuel economy, if any? Old C bodies with cast iron blocks are still a lot of mass to accelerate, and they are not exactly...

Looks like setting up several years did something to the automatic transmission of my 1972 Newport. It had about 100,000 miles on it since its only rebuild a long time ago. Now it just sits there when I start the engine, shift it to drive, and press the accelerator. I don't know anything about...

I know it's a weird question. Keeping the twin belts taut that run the alternator and A/C compressor has always been a hassle on my 1972 Newport. Loosen the bolt, try to move the alternator with a crowbar, retighten bolts, then watch the thing slip back. I was at a show with some hot-rods and a...

Got a 1972 Newport with a 400 engine. By this time, they had detuned the engine and lowered the compression ratio to meet solution standards. I want the car a good street driver, but with more power and more fuel efficiency if possible- but still maintaining a good idle. Got any ideas besides...

I drive my grandma's of 1965 Plymouth Fury fairly regularly. It was equipped with A/C but it hasn't been charged for years. To my knowledge, the radiator is original, and I don't see any scales in the core. A couple of years ago the OEM 7-blade fan broke, and I had to replace it with a...

I am tired of fuel feed problems in this car. Outwardly I am keeping it originally looking, but trying to improve it mechanically. I want to change from a pump that sucks (pardon the pun!) to a pump that pushes fuel from the gas tank. But I know nothing about electric fuel pumps. Modern ones...

Twice in its life, my 1972 Newport has starved out of fuel at LOW RPM. My experience is that when engines starve out at HIGH speed, it is a clogged fuel filter. Starvation at low RPM was an unsolved mystery. FOR A WHILE. Both times I found the problem was a worn fuel pump actuator rod. I...

I have got a 1965 Fury III with 383 that has never been rebuilt. It was my grandmother's car and always taken care of. The engine has always run smoothly like a champ. It now has 156,000 miles! On the other hand, the 400 in my 1972 Chrysler Newport has never run as well. I realized that engine...