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    318 Edelbrocks and fuel guzzling

    Hi guys - as always - I value your collective knowledge and insight. I have a Trojan F32 twin engine that's been running well on new Edelbrock carbs, and pertronix distributors. The problem is that on a 30 NM trip, the starboard side used 43 gallons, but the port side used 33 gallons...
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    318 intake gaskets - am I the idiot?

    Hi guys - a long while ago I did head work on my 1980-era 318's, and put the cross-over restrictor plates in only one of the installs. Now, in the hot weather, the engine without the restrictor plates has been acting up hen hot, so I figured it's time to put new gaskets with the restrictor...
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    LM 318 with one oily plug

    Before I start my weekend - perhaps one of you guys can help me with my 1984 Chrysler Marine LM 318 reverse rotation (1 2 7 5 6 3 4 8) timed to 5° BTDC and a gap of 0.035. It has a pertronix distributor and fairly hot pertronix coil, and an edelbrock 1409 carb. It was all working fine, just...
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    318: water blown out of spark plug holes!

    You gotta be kidding me - I read all over the place that colder = better and thus no restrictor plates are needed. Is this is physics thing or theory? Sorry to be obstinate, I'm just getting tired of opening this poor old motor up every week. My manifold had 4 open ports - both sides in the...
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    318: water blown out of spark plug holes!

    As always - I value the information you guys all have - I went with the KISS principle and tore the intake manifold off. I did this because the Victor Reinz gasket kit never seemed right - see the attached picture which shows a pure metal "gasket" (no rubber, no silicone, no nothing). I didn't...
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    318: water blown out of spark plug holes!

    Feel free to laugh - but I'd like hear some of my options 1 - it's an easy fix 2 - that's a massive screw up 3 - 360s are the way to go - buy two After a truly extended maintenance period - I finally got the heads back on my port motor. The port motor is a FWC 318 with center risers and an...
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    318 - Time for a new head gasket... what else?

    I used to have a Luhrs with a single 360, now I have a Trojan with two 318's - all was well until... I took the Trojan out after setting idle(s), installing new FWC riser gaskets, and a few other minor things (rust removal and paint). Boat ran fine on the way out, but at 2500+ RPM, the port...
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