Re: Warning! Totally Anal Long Winded O.E. 340 Thread!
[Re: cudaize]
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10/17/11 12:15 AM
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Scott, this is the best thread in a long time! Would you want any 69 info posted here? I am restoring a 340S fastback 4 speed and there is an original owner 69 340s 4 speed convertible w-factory air who lurks on here. Other than the lower rad hose, fanbelts, radiator, negative battery cable, plug wires, alternator and carb, mine was unmolested right down to the heat shield and all A/C stuff still intact.
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Re: Warning! Totally Anal Long Winded O.E. 340 Thread!
[Re: bremotorsports]
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10/17/11 08:03 PM
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69 340 Plymouth Barracuda 340S fastback
11/13/11 ADDED MORE TRANS INFO.... Some of the casting numbers and stamped numbers were hard to read but I believe these to be correct after close inspection. History: North Carolina undercoated car supposedly parked since 1979
SPD: C09 Monday Dec 09, 1968 K-frame 323 8 2 Nov 30 4 Speed Trans: full vin number and below it some assembly info as follows: PP8332692. 0155 The 2692 designates Dec 10 which is one day after the SPD
B5 B5 D6X X9 blue fire metallic with deluxe bucket seat interior Rally dash/ tachometer D21 4 speed (no console) Power Steering Manual Disc Brakes H51 heater with A/C
Block Cast Date: 9-17-68 Block Casting ID: 2780930-340-8 Engine Assembly Stamping: EW340P26880427 (Dec 6 EAD) Block VIN: full VIN stamped on oilpan rail pad Oil filter adapter: 11 11 8 Bell Housing: 68 and dots in 8 of the 12 squares Aug 68
Main bearings: most stamped AT20 P21 and dated 10 68 Bearings had an oil groove in top half #3 main had a 10 68 dated bottom and an 8 68 top #5 had no date on bottom and 10 68 top
Rod brgs.: all marked H24 9-68
Intake Manifold: 2531915-2 Casting Date: 10 29 8 Original Engine Paint Color: turquoise
Oil Pan Design: Stamped "394" with pan rail stiffening tabs on each corner
Valve Covers: Passenger Side: Standard Clips (with wire trough). Short upright loom bracket in rear position. Driver Side: Tall upright loom bracket in rear position. No paint on wire loom insulators Engine paint on PCV rubber grommets & PCV valve PCV had numbers on it: 9 8 Oil fill cap: black painted PCV Grommet: 2536926 DPCD but no Pentastar Gaskets: cork
Carburetor: was stamped D8 with 68 part number and assumed not original to the car
Choke: Housing Stamped "45"
Ignition Coil: Stamped 2444242 Date code unreadable.
Temperature Sending Unit: it's somewhere?
Oil Pressure Sending Unit: M8 80 ("unpainted gold bell Top for rallye Instrument Cluster)
Distributor: Tag Stamped 2875782 big scroll letters "Prestolite" with the words Prestolite Limited under it P/N IBS -4015 B Date Code 11A Vacuum Advance Unit No outside marking
Water Pump Housing: Casting 2402794 6 blade small dia. Impeller Casting Date not legible
Fuel Filter: Not Original
Power Steering Hose: Pressure Hose Fittings Part Number/Date Code: 2891078 95165 Hose Date Info: 340 8 Return Hose Vendor Code/Date Info: 95165
Engine Insulator Rubber Mount: discarded
Alternator: not original to car
Water Pump Pulley: no number stamp on pulley.
Cylinder Heads: "X" Castings 2531894-E Left 11 18 8, Right 11 21 8
Thermostat Housing: 2780970 no date NW-7
Fuel Pump: 4587S Date Code 325 8 Natural finish with no overspray. Unlit hose has a 3 prong spring clamp (not a wire clamp
Dipstick Tube andhandle: Engine color Carb Return Spring:
Accelerator Cable Bracket and Return Spring Bracket: engine color
Spark Plug Wires: Not original
Heater Hose: not original Radiator Hoses: Upper: original but not legible Lower: not original
Exhaust Manifold Castings/Dates: 2863549 11 27 8 passenger side 2863553 11 14 8
Fan Belt: (not original)
Power Steering Belt:
Fan Blade: 2863215
Fan Clutch: Date Code
Distributor Hold Down Clamp: Copper Plated
Negative Battery Cable: not original Ground strap completely painted engine color
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Re: Warning! Totally Anal Long Winded O.E. 340 Thread!
[Re: Rhinodart]
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10/19/11 07:28 AM
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I just took a 340 4-speed factory A/C drivetrain out of a 69 Formula S convertible, I will check the date codes out when I dissemble it and post them!
Can you post a photo of the front of the motor with things bolted up to the water pump?
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Re: Warning! Totally Anal Long Winded O.E. 340 Thread!
[Re: RoadRunnerJD]
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10/21/11 11:56 PM
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RoadRunnerJD posted about a 69 Barracuda 340S fastback:
"Distributor Hold Down Clamp: Copper Plated"
I have a 69 340S also with a copper plated hold down clamp. But the copper plate on my clamp originally had a black coating on top, maybe paint - not sure. I scrubbed it with a mild abrasive, and the black came off.
Can anybody discuss details about this metal finish? Is it actually black paint over copper plate, or some chemical reaction on top of the copper?
I've seen plenty of discussions about finishes like zinc plating with chromates and dichromates, and phosphating, but I've never seen a finish discussed anywhere that had copper plate on steel with something black on top.
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Re: Warning! Totally Anal Long Winded O.E. 340 Thread!
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11/05/11 04:10 PM
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scott, when i picked up my 69 340 a couple of weeks ago, the guy was cool, and threw the trans in, with the deal. motor is complete except for the manifolds and fan (blewbyu somehow managed to buy from the motor.... ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh2.gif) ) and it's all there, including starter, alternator, fuel pump, carb, etc. can get you some numbers when i get it out of the trailer. will ask the "a" body guys to post in the various forums, to see if anyone has the car for this motor, and if they do, i'd swap it for another 340. mine did turn over, and nothing seems broken/missing externally. mines going into a dakota, so the starter, intake and carb, alternator and brackets, dizzie, etc., may be available, as i wont need them. thats UNLESS someone finds the car to match the numbers, and the person actually wants it. ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wrench.gif)
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Re: Warning! Totally Anal Long Winded O.E. 340 Thread!
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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11/05/11 04:19 PM
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Yes, all 68-73 340 4 barrel's should have a painted bypass hose
No paint on your bypass but it looks like paint on the alternator bracket bolt where it goes thru the water pump. No paint on the power steering bracket bolt. Is the negative cable mounted under the the throttle return spring bracket?
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