Engine Building Tips - Intermediate Shaft Installation 440 MOPAR 512 Stroker

[@totalyep]

Every spring I pull the distributor and the intermediate shaft from my 68 charger to prime the engine before starting it after the winter.

[@PetesGarage]

Excellent idea

[@scatpack68]

Thanks for posting this. I can't tell you how many times I see distributors at car shows that had the intermediate shaft installed a few teeth off from factory specs like you showed. I saw one recently that the vacuum advance canister was against the wire loom on the thermostat housing, preventing any additional advance if needed.

[@PetesGarage]

It's easy to fix too. I don't know why they leave it like that

[@toddb930]

I can see that i could mess this up multiple ways. Thanks for walking us through this detail.

[@PetesGarage]

Glad to help

[@paulroggemann1017]

Nice info, thanks

[@PetesGarage]

You bet

[@DanimalZ32]

Thanks Pete. You the man. Side note while you’re in there, do you think it’s worth it to put in an extra slotted bronze bushing that allows the oil to travel down the intermediate shaft? Just discovered that mod and thought it was interesting. Thanks!

[@PetesGarage]

Absolutely

[@TheProchargedmopar]

👍💪

[@5798Mike]

Waaay out of my league😂 But I luv ur content 👍

[@PetesGarage]

Thanks you very much

[@totalyep]

I thought the same thing when I first did this. It’s worse than it looks. Due to the gear helix it takes a few tries to get it in the right place. It rotates like 45 degrees as it seats in the oil pump.

[@Richard-o6c5e]

Do you remove the inner springs if you have double springs for a 572 flat tappet in a 383 mopar ive never done it on any thing else but now they say i have to

[@PetesGarage]

This is a very controversial subject. I can't tell you what is right or wrong, but I'm willing to bet they never did that at the factory. That's changes if you have a high lift cam with big numbers for spring seat pressure

[@mditty9751]

Is that a crack in the cast iron above the gear? Its on the still photo image at 3:58.

[@PetesGarage]

You have a sharp eye, my friend. I just had to go check. What you are seeing is a casting parting line on the back side of the front journal of the cam... I just about had a heart attack....lol

[@mditty9751]

​@@PetesGarageGlad to hear it was nothing! Sorry to give you a worry, but I figured it better to say something now while you could easily check it. Thanks, and love the channel.

[@richardbowden5287]

Why is the way the intermediant shaft position diffrent from the other 440 video you made? This one is parallel to cam other video is parallel to front of engine? Also forgive my ignorance if the enginges are two different engines im not to smart on all this just learning the best i can.

[@PetesGarage]

Different years and engines had #1 in a different spot

[@richardbowden5287]

@PetesGarage ok thanks