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August 17, 2013
Drive train day!
OK, I just got back in the house (7 PM ) after being in the garage since about 9 AM. My son, one of his friends and I managed to get a few things done on my Charger.
First we rolled the Charger back, removed the hood, jacked it up, and put the transmission in.
Next we filled the engine with 6 qts of oil and some zinc additive, then we primed the oiling system.
Next we grabbed the engine, got it off the stand, and put the flex-plate on.
Then it was time to put the engine in! YAY!
Engine in, and bolted to the transmission, NOTE here, we dropped the transmission back a bit to help get the engine on its mounts.
I spent a while hooking things up underneath, installing the transmission cooler lines, flex plate bolts etc.
Then I installed the new distributor, routed some of the wires, and put the new carburetor on. The carburetor is an 800 CFM Edelbrock Thunder AVS series with electric choke option.
Then the final touch. (- or so I thought)
The problem is, it seems the CH4B may be too tall (something is too tall anyhow) I thought it was supposed to be fine (everything I read online said so...) but I can't close the hood because it contacts the air cleaner. At this point, I am thinking I may have to go back to a stock cast iron intake. However I am going to study the problem, and see if I can find an answer first...
Great day, but it ended a bit differently than I expected. I am very thankful that my prayers were answered, and we did the entire job without scratching any part of the Charger, and that we were able to get the hood alignment perfect again when we put it back on. Thank you Jesus!
Stay tuned!
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