So yesterday, Christmas Eve it was 73 degrees outside here in eastern Pennsylvania. I decided to pull my 1966 Dodge Monaco out of the garage for a run. Looks like another freeze plug may be leaking, I replaced one this spring. That one wasn't bad to get to! I'm guessing it may finally be time to pull the motor and do them all!


I really don't want to rebuild the motor and it actually does run very well and doesn't burn any oil. Its got 95,000 on it with the original heads and I'm pretty sure its never been pulled.


I'm thinking I'll send the trans out since there are leaks on almost every linkage seal and almost no power in reverse when cold. The oil pan leaks, besides the oil pan gasket and freeze plugs anything else I should address while its out?

 

What I would do is remove the engine-- Replace all the freeze plugs with Brass, Replace the pan gasket, valve cover gaskets and maybe the timing chain. Put it all back together,,,,

 

That's pretty much what I was thinking. I'm just wondering how much life is still in the old heads, while its out... But do I want to mess with the upper end and leave the lower end alone?

 

I had a 79 Van years ago that I bought with a bad engine. I also had a 318 from a Volare had maybe 80-90 K miles Did the for mentioned work and put another 100K miles on it.