Need help with getting the correct 340-6 Kickdown Linkage rod! I have purchased 3 used rods from various sources with a promise that they were for a 340-6 setup. None were correct. I only needed the rod, but I had to break down and buy the $350 kit which contained all the linkage parts. With great excitement, I installed the rod and it hit the firewall at about half throttle! I then borrowed a friend's original six pack kickdown rod from his running T/A. I installed it in my TA and it fit perfectly. I took some photos of the two rods and it can be clearly seen that there are major differences. I thought about heating and bending the repro rod, but it is so different I would probably end up destroying it. Does anyone have a suggestion as to where I can get a correct rod? Very frustrated!! Thanks! (I hope the 2 photos were attached. I checked the preview and they weren't there!)
Is it different from a 340 4 bbl set-up ?
I had the same problem when I did a 73 340. Bought 2 and neither one would fit. One had the correct bends but was short so I cut it and welded in a piece, ground it and painted it and it looks and works fine. Nothing like one size fits all with Mopar!
Yes, they are definitely different from a 340 4 barrel.
I'm surprised that it's a one piece system. I thought the 70 used the 3 piece setup. At least the FSM shows that.
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Quote from: texasdave on January 23, 2021, 12:37:53 PM
Yes, they are definitely different from a 340 4 barrel.
That's interesting, I can't find anything in the parts book that calls out for a different rod for the 340 six pack engines. Do you have the part number :thinking:
I don't have a part number. Most 340-6 stuff isn't in the parts book. It seems that the AAR's and T/A's were last minute projects and were too late to get included in the book.
Is there a list somewhere of unique parts that the AAR/TA's had, and their numbers ? The parts book I was reading today, has 340+6 parts listed, just not a different part number for that rod :thinking:
@6bblgt (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/6bblgt_211) Dan, any thoughts ?
The first picture is supposedly an NOS 340-6 kickdown lever that was posted on Moparts.
It was also mentioned that the part number is the same as a 72 b-body with 318. The second picture is from an ad on ebay.
Might be something to look into a bit deeper.
There's no part number on the rod so how can you know what is right , pictures all look correct 🧐