radiator questions
From : j1obscure
Q: aarcuda69062 wrote 2a84c310-406a-4e93-8d26-b2f2591b2499@e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com george luvtosnoski@yahoo.com wrote vehicle - 1987 w100 318 4 pin connector electronic ignition system edelbrock 600cfm carb with performer intake and cam. i just put a new carb intake maniford timing gears and cam in my truck and checked the timing which was 8 btdc as list on the label. i increased the throttle gradually up to 4500rpm and the timing never advanced to more the 18 btdc. there is no vacuum or mechanical advance on the distributor and as far as i can tell there are no sensors connected to the computer just the ballast resistor. reading the haynes repair section on this system gave me no answers. can someone tell me how the computer adjusts the timing and if the computer might be faulty i did not check the advance before installing the new carb so it may have always been like that. truck has always been sluggish but i thought that was from the gearing and 4 wheel drive. would changing the distributor to one with weights and a vacuum advance give me better economy or performance i know the vendors selling them say it will but what else would the say. thanks george trucks with the 318 had electronic ignition with mechanical and vacuum advance distributors. thats right. if i remember correctly a vacuum hose is connected to the computer module. jam .
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From : j1obscure
i just bought a 1975 dodge power wagon from my parents. i have not yet recieved the truck due to it not having a radiator and being so far away half of the us. it has a rebuilt 350 in it that is all my parents have been able to tell me they dont know much about it other than that. is this enough information to determine what kind of radiator to place in it i am just starting to build and am learning as i go. any assistance would be greatly appreciated. . 222 341400 c53b167e-1e2d-4225-8cf1-6e9691ab692c@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com sorry one other question... when looking for parts what is the truck classified as.... b200 d200 or w200 .
From : carolina watercraft works
360...not 350. -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi ----cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ----mack daddy trailers ----ice angels i just bought a 1975 dodge power wagon from my parents. i have not yet recieved the truck due to it not having a radiator and being so far away half of the us. it has a rebuilt 350 in it that is all my parents have been able to tell me they dont know much about it other than that. is this enough information to determine what kind of radiator to place in it i am just starting to build and am learning as i go. any assistance would be greatly appreciated. .
From : christopher thompson
on sat 29 dec 2007 120256 -0800 j1obscure wrote i just bought a 1975 dodge power wagon from my parents. i have not yet recieved the truck due to it not having a radiator and being so far away half of the us. it has a rebuilt 350 in it that is all my parents have been able to tell me they dont know much about it other than that. is this enough information to determine what kind of radiator to place in it i am just starting to build and am learning as i go. any assistance would be greatly appreciated. alright to answer your questions to the best of my ability you have a year and model 75 power wagon you need to know if 4wd or 2wd most likely although i see no real reason for a differance in that year truck as far as the radiator and you need to know if its an automatic or standard shift the automatic trans radiator will have a transmission cooler in it along with engine size you need to make sure your other post about it being a 318 is right...should be the 318 is a common truck motor as is the 360. hopefully no one has put the chevrolet 350 mentioned in the post i replied to in that truck it will just complicate things if they have. that should be all you need to know about the truck to order the radiator. any good parts house should be able to handle this request you may also want to put the upper and lower hose on while you are there along with new clamps. couldnt hurt. -- chris .
From : christopher thompson
thats the thing... the only badging it has is power wagon on the hood... i have only seen it a few times... never been alowed near it too much it was my mothers baby... i finally talked her into selling it... http//www.fire.org/mass/dempatrol4-2old.jpg if you go here... that is what it looks like minus the fire equipment and the pic is only of a 4x2 mine is a 4x4. five lug nuts is a w100. eight lugs is a w200 denny .
From : j1obscure
on dec 29 152=a0pm christopher thompson nos...@nospam.nospam wrote on sat 29 dec 2007 120256 -0800 j1obscure wrote i just bought a 1975 dodge power wagon from my parents. =a0i have not ye= t recieved the truck due to it not having a radiator and being so far away half of the us. =a0it has a rebuilt 350 in it that is all my parents have been able to tell me they dont know much about it other than that. =a0is this enough information to determine what kind of radiator to place in it i am just starting to build and am learning as i go. =a0any assistance would be greatly appreciated. alright to answer your questions to the best of my ability you have a year and model 75 power wagon you need to know if 4wd or 2wd most likely although i see no real reason for a differance in that year truck as far as the radiator and you need to know if its an automatic or standard shift the automatic trans radiator will have a transmission cooler in it along with engine size you need to make sure your other post about it being a 318 is right...should be the 318 is a common truck motor as is the 360. hopefully no one has put the chevrolet 350 mentioned in the post i replied to in that truck it will just complicate things if they have. that should be all you need to know about the truck to order the radiator.= any good parts house should be able to handle this request you may also want to put the upper and lower hose on while you are there along with new clamps. couldnt hurt. -- chris sorry it is a 318 as stated in my latest of posts... it is also a 4wd i am hoping that it is a w200 now still not too sure... it has a wood bed and flared rear fenders.... checking pictures people have posted though i can not find any w200s matching mine. soon when i am granted leave i hope to go to nebr. and put a new radiator in it and drive it to my duty station in cali. thanks for the help jeremiah .
From : christopher thompson
on sat 29 dec 2007 140750 -0800 j1obscure wrote on dec 29 152pm christopher thompson nos...@nospam.nospam wrote on sat 29 dec 2007 120256 -0800 j1obscure wrote i just bought a 1975 dodge power wagon from my parents. i have not yet recieved the truck due to it not having a radiator and being so far away half of the us. it has a rebuilt 350 in it that is all my parents have been able to tell me they dont know much about it other than that. is this enough information to determine what kind of radiator to place in it i am just starting to build and am learning as i go. any assistance would be greatly appreciated. alright to answer your questions to the best of my ability you have a year and model 75 power wagon you need to know if 4wd or 2wd most likely although i see no real reason for a differance in that year truck as far as the radiator and you need to know if its an automatic or standard shift the automatic trans radiator will have a transmission cooler in it along with engine size you need to make sure your other post about it being a 318 is right...should be the 318 is a common truck motor as is the 360. hopefully no one has put the chevrolet 350 mentioned in the post i replied to in that truck it will just complicate things if
From : j1obscure
that should be all you need to know about the truck to order the radiator. any good parts house should be able to handle this request you may also want to put the upper and lower hose on while you are there along with new clamps. couldnt hurt. -- chris sorry it is a 318 as stated in my latest of posts... it is also a 4wd i am hoping that it is a w200 now still not too sure... it has a wood bed and flared rear fenders.... checking pictures people have posted though i can not find any w200s matching mine. soon when i am granted leave i hope to go to nebr. and put a new radiator in it and drive it to my duty station in cali. thanks for the help jeremiah if its 4wd and it has the 200 badgeing then its a w200 remember from aarcudas post that w stands for 4wd truck -- chris .
From : mike simmons
thats the thing... the only badging it has is power wagon on the hood... i have only seen it a few times... never been alowed near it too much it was my mothers baby... i finally talked her into selling it... http//www.fire.org/mass/dempatrol4-2old.jpg if you go here... that is what it looks like minus the fire equipment and the pic is only of a 4x2 mine is a 4x4. .
From : denny
how bout those pats denny .
From : mike simmons
merry christmas to yall up over too! send some snow down here. i hate aussie christmases. i just cant get used to doing christmas in shorts. its actually cooler today only about 86f. its past lunch in christmas day here. weve opened the prezzies et some of the edible ones mom sent me a 56oz bag of m&ms! and played with the toys. nope no kids here just big kids. i got a mini gumby & pokey. brings back memories... summer in oz .. nothing better .. except this year in sydney was a little cooler .. pannawonica .. . 222 341416 13neooma53fo0b9@corp.super.com thats the thing... the only badging it has is power wagon on the hood... i have only seen it a few times... never been alowed near it too much it was my mothers baby... i finally talked her into selling it... http//www.fire.org/mass/dempatrol4-2old.jpg if you go here... that is what it looks like minus the fire equipment and the pic is only of a 4x2 mine is a 4x4. five lug nuts is a w100. eight lugs is a w200 denny good point! mike .
From : denny
on sat 29 dec 2007 215049 -0500 denny wrote bfba-23d1b7c1a395@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com... thats the thing... the only badging it has is power wagon on the hood... i have only seen it a few times... never been alowed near it too much it was my mothers baby... i finally talked her into selling it... http//www.fire.org/mass/dempatrol4-2old.jpg if you go here... that is what it looks like minus the fire equipment and the pic is only of a 4x2 mine is a 4x4. five lug nuts is a w100. eight lugs is a w200 denny some more of that practical engineering eh whatever it takes to get the job done. im sure ole meryle would want a committee to study it for awile tho.... g denny -- chris .
From : bryan
mike simmons wrote denny wrote j1obscure wrote thats the thing... the only badging it has is power wagon on the hood... i have only seen it a few times... never been alowed near it too much it was my mothers baby... i finally talked her into selling it... http//www.fire.org/mass/dempatrol4-2old.jpg if you go here... that is what it looks like minus the fire equipment and the pic is only of a 4x2 mine is a 4x4. five lug nuts is a w100. eight lugs is a w200 denny good point! mike the photo shows it has a full-floating rear axle. its a 3/4 ton w200 model. when i had issues with a boiling-over radiator in my 77 d200 i learned from performance radiator http//www.performanceradiator.com/ that it should have had a 3-row radiator in it someone prior to me owning it had apparently swapped in a 2-row radiator. performance radiator had a 4-row unit available and it while it wasnt cheap it was within budget. once i had the new unit swapped in and started the engine it was stone cold with the radiator cap off i noticed the coolant was rushing thru it but shouldnt have been if the thermostat was there and working properly. in fact there was no thermostat! the op should go with as much radiator he you can fit with a new cap and thermostat and hell be fine. while hes in there itd be a darned good idea to take a close look at the fan drive and water pump to be sure theyre in good shape. either of those items letting go will ruin your day along with the new & expensive radiator. bryan .
From : beryl
denny on sat 29 dec 2007 215049 -0500 denny wrote bfba-23d1b7c1a395@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com... thats the thing... the only badging it has is power wagon on the hood... i have only seen it a few times... never been alowed near it too much it was my mothers baby... i finally talked her into selling it... http//www.fire.org/mass/dempatrol4-2old.jpg if you go here... that is what it looks like minus the fire equipment and the pic is only of a 4x2 mine is a 4x4. five lug nuts is a w100. eight lugs is a w200 denny some more of that practical engineering eh whatever it takes to get the job done. im sure ole meryle would want a committee to study it for awile tho.... g denny nothing to be engineered. even you can manage this one. you wont even have to take your shoes off. .
From : picasso
j1obscure wrote thats the thing... the only badging it has is power wagon on the hood... i have only seen it a few times... never been alowed near it too much it was my mothers baby... i finally talked her into selling it... http//www.fire.org/mass/dempatrol4-2old.jpg if you go here... that is what it looks like minus the fire equipment and the pic is only of a 4x2 mine is a 4x4. shoulda shown this pic http//www.cardomain.com/ride/2214759 looks more like that one ; .
From : bigironram
sorry one other question... when looking for parts what is the truck classified as.... b200 d200 or w200 bs are vans ds are two wheel drive trucks and ws are four wheel drive. .
From : j1obscure
oops... i retarded... its a 318.... not a 350 or a 360... sorry... .
From : aarcuda69062
c53b167e-1e2d-4225-8cf1-6e9691ab692c@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.co m j1obscure j1obscure@gmail.com wrote sorry one other question... when looking for parts what is the truck classified as.... b200 d200 or w200 b200 = 3/4 ton van d200 = 3/4 ton 2 wheel drive pick up w200 = 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive pick up .
From : nitpik
the vin tells all. i just bought a 1975 dodge power wagon from my parents. i have not yet recieved the truck due to it not having a radiator and being so far away half of the us. it has a rebuilt 350 in it that is all my parents have been able to tell me they dont know much about it other than that. is this enough information to determine what kind of radiator to place in it i am just starting to build and am learning as i go. any assistance would be greatly appreciated. .