Re: [Chrysler300] 440 300 Problem

[MRS954@xxxxxxx]

Ryan,

The proof is when you pull out the old rod and lay it on the bench next to the new one.? When my engine was built, the mechanic thought that those rods never wear out so he didn't bother to replace it.? When I pulled out the old rod it was about 1/4 inch shorter than the new one, and all the wear was at the top of the rod. I think if you have a fuel pump with a stiffer spring you will wear out the rod sooner because the pump spring puts a lot more pressure on the rod.? There is more wear on the top of the rod due to the spinning of the cam.??I bought the new rod from the local Chrysler dealer for around 7 bucks.



Mark

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Hill <ryan_hillc300@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: MRS954@xxxxxxx; 055160308@xxxxxxxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 7:09 pm
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 440 300 Problem



Now I'm jumping ion on this one. I have a very similar problem with my 383 in my '65 300 Sport. Some of you may recall my woes with this engine since it's rebuild.....it still won't run well at all, I've tested and replaced pretty much everything and it still haunts me. In one of my recent attemps to resolve the problem I discovered that once again I have a fuel delivery problem.?
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All of a sudden, no fuel getting to the carb. Added fuel to the tank, nothing. Pulled the line off at the carb and fired the car on prime a few times, nothing. Ran a line direct from pum inlet into a bottle, nothing!?
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Fuel pump is new but tried others from my collection of spares and no luck. Now I'm going to take the advice of club members I received ages ago and swap out the push rod but every parts guy looks at me like I'm crazy saying those would never wear out enough to not pump the plunger. I find it hard to believe myself, especially on a car that ran great before I rebuilt the engine and has only 75k original miles on it. My other B / RB engines have had twice the milage and the abuse and I never encountered the problem before.?
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Does anyone have any proof they wear out? Has anyone compared measurements to a new one? Convince me this isn't just a futile effort even though it's really only about a 20 minute job and likely inexpensive.?
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Ryan Hill?
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