Hello to all,...can any of you guy's..have any photo's of a factory 400-440 dodge truck valve covers ???..i have a bunch of them and can't remember the one's i need,...for my dad's 1978 power-wagon 4x4....thanks for all the help,..and a HAPPY NEW YEAR !!....cudafrank@hotmail.com

Not sure if '77 models are the same but here is a picture of my recently acquired D200..

Thanks for the photo's,..at least i have one to go on,...i know they are getting harder to find,..thanks and have a happy-new-year !!

Pictures of my 1978 Dodge 440 valve covers

Here is my 78 crew cab.

Thanks for all the photo's guy's,nice trucks ...i hope i can help you some day,...HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL !!

Curious on why they made them so tall compared to the earlier ones?

That is good question ??...maybe someone here can explain that ????????? because we know the valve train and head was the same. ?????????

Don't know, I have a 76-440 shortbed 4x4 a 77-440 ramcharger and a 78 longbed 4x4 400 and all have the tall covers

Possibly to allow a better baffle arrangement?

Because they could?

Because they know it'd bother people 35 years later?

Choose one.

R.

IIRC, mid to late 70s all BB went to the tall "penthouse" VC. about the same time they went to the thicker HD rockers MP sold to replace thin stock rockers.

on my 78 MH 440 with the stock tall VC

the plug wire routing was the best of all the BB cars or trucks.

I had 2 drop off dist for #2 & #4. wires #6 #8 & #5 & #7 run down VC to rear of block dropping down to the 4 rear plugs 2 each side tucking in behind the manifolds. wires #1 & #3 drop down across the front driver side.

I was able to run them this way with the hedman 79250 headers and have good wire clearance on the tubes. I do run 8 heat socks on the firecore wires just in case.

only thing bad on tall VC is MC clearance in trucks and some cars.