Recent content by Matt Wilson

That's too bad. Those look similar to the bolts that came out of my 251 connecting rods. Oh well, thanks for looking.

That's good news. I've attached a couple of pictures of one of my bolts. Can you tell me if yours are the same? I just want to be sure. The type of bolt I have is flat on flat on top and has a little bump sticking out sideways to fit into the connecting rod, so the bolt won't turn when...

No problem. I appreciate you getting back to me. Thanks so much for checking on your bolt situation. Let me know what you find.

Hi Dave, well, ideally I would replace all of them with new ones, as I prefer not to reuse bolts in such critical applications. Second-best would be to replace all of them with better-looking used ones, as most of mine have some amount of damage to the shanks. At the very least, there is one...

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I tried VPW and quite a few other places, and it seems these bolts are just not to be found. I'm in hopes that someone here will have a few extras lying around from an engine they took apart. Or ideally, some NOS ones, but that's unlikely. I also thought about ways...

Hi Guys, I'm working on building up a 265 Dodge flathead for my '49 Power Wagon, but some of the connecting rod bolts are a little beat up. As far as I can tell, NOS ones are nowhere to be found, but I'm wondering if anyone here has any good used ones (or NOS for that matter, ha, ha) that you'd...

Thanks, Superdave. So your hub doesn't have any type of rubber or heavy metal/disc portion that would tend to balance out vibes? Just a plain hub? That's good to hear from my perspective. For my 265, I think I will have the option to use the pulley from my 230 or the one from the 251 donor...

Hi Guys, New to the forum here, and I know this thread is WAY old, but I'm hoping Superdave will chime in to answer a question I have for him. Superdave, does your 265 engine have a harmonic balancer/crankshaft damper on the front end, or does it have just a plain pulley? In the last several...