Re: 1972 Dodge 2 1/2 ton with 361 engine

Posted by charley hellickson on December 19, 2005 at 16:09:51 from (12.216.146.38):

In Reply to: 1972 Dodge 2 1/2 ton with 361 engine posted by Dennis/Ohio on December 18, 2005 at 19:22:37:

Dennis: just what is it you want to know? what are you doing or want to do? 361,383,400 are the same motor family,the B motor. the same stroke and crankshaft,diffirent bores. you can not bore one out to the other. the big truck motors are heavy duty with a forged heavy duty crank and bearings. car cranks will fit,but won't stand up long to the heavy loads and pounding. one big thing to watch out for is,is the end of the crank machined out for the pilot bushing for the pilot shaft on a standard tranny if you are putting it on. just bacause the hole is there doesn't mean it is finnished sized to the bushing. i know from working on a 55 plymouth V/8. chrysler used to rough bore the hole if it was used with an automatic but it is a little smaller than the bushing. this crank on Ebay might be just a car crank and might be for an automatic,not a standard tranny. if you want to know more,ask.

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