Recent content by GotScout

I'll check with a magnet and let you know... thanks. Not sure about the lower sealing yet... might need to change sumps for the Scout axle... I'm a long time from needing to be there though. I have spinal surgery in 2 weeks. So still at early removal and collecting stage... with 8 rollbars to...

Thanks Sarge... but you saw the caveat right... "440-3"... not 440. It seems I am EXTREMELY limited. However... the above VPG is aluminum. What goop do you prefer for sealing? And I will probably be running a D-60 rear with Detroit locker and 3.54's if I can find the right cut to fit. I have...

Found some rare parts here are links for others: (O'Reilly's) Fel-Pro MS96000 - Valley Pan Gasket Set | O'Reilly Auto Parts Fel-Pro - Valley Pan Gasket Set Line: FEL | Part # MS96000 $20.99 Each Fel-Pro - Intake Manifold Gasket Set Line: FEL | Part # MS90175 $21.99 Each

Thanks Sarg... I was worried about the fitment... but is is nearly 8" narrower than an IH 345!!! Also a little lighter! But yeah... lifting and moving with the 727 attached... less fun! Now block only... and drained... happy on a super heavyduty stand!

So the heads CAN be shaved? Do you happen to have ANY of the gasket numbers? It is on the stand intact... waiting for new seals/gaskets before I crack it open. Waterpump and gasket in hand... and AR24 (or 23 optional) plugs in hand... Thanks, -Steve ** I did have a fun little adventure...

Not sure NOW with the gains... as changing heads and porting and bolt on goodies... went out the window. So now... clean it, freshen it, reseal it... then see what the compression and the numbers are. The RV cam will be a turbo boost for the Scout... since it will be missing the extra 30,000...

I tried to edit the first post... banner / title... but can't. Anyway... good, it'll draw in the 440 guys and educate them... and end the thin wall talk. Why did Mopar repeat the lie?... someone goofed... got it "PUBLISHED" in a authorized journal... and the myth trickled down. Like the...

Update... It is actually a "440-3", which changes everything. A tip for others... these engine can be had for a screaming deal... however there are some major limitations and you CANNOT just bolt on improvements.... as the heads are special... the water pump is special, the gasket sets are...

Before the fiction comes up or someone says "thin walls"... read this:

Thanks Ron... but my plan took a wrench into the gears as it were.... So I am *NOT* now the proud owner of a NEW TO ME 440... I now own a "440-3" "same thing... a 440 is a 440"... ummm, no. As luck would have it... to be brief (google it)... I have an 'improved cooling' industrial engine...

We rock.... Merry Christmas Ed.

Just picked up a crazy steal engine... "November 1974" build sticker... RV cam, headers, no smoke or oil, easy turning, TQ sucking on top, and... 10,000 miles... only. Was in a motorhome... rear axle broke... was sitting on property as a "guest house"... on wheels! :-) Need some tips and...

I assume it has no engine in it... or surely you would have listed what powers it...

"Say hello to my little mule...."

Some might know my builds (see pics) and generally I stick to IH iron under the hood... but I have a flawless rust free 74 that came empty... no heart or soul... so I have no guilt, and I had a ton of great luck fall my way. 440 is 1974 November build (crazy coincidence right?!!!)... and was in...