I have returned!

[traveling.aaron]

A few years ago I bought a 91 Swift to rebuild and drive around the country in. The machine shop destroyed my head and killed that dream. I haven't owned a vehicle since then. I just bought a 1976 Dodge van converted to motorhome by Tioga. I got it with a 318 in it. I blew that driving it home. I have another 318 from a motorhome scrapping project. Now I plan to rebuild one and be a full time RVer. I am hoping to get the best mpg I can out of this thing while I travel. I also have two transmissions. I was thinking I might be able to change gear ratios for better performance. I have very little knowledge of any thing other than small i4 engines so this will be tricky.

Happy to accept any tips, suggestions, ideas, or comments.

[Frank Lee]

If one cylinder head going south killed your entire project, you must not have been all that committed to it.

[traveling.aaron]

You know what they say when you make an assumption... Not that your comment is worthy of a reply but for the benefit of others who are less prone to jumping to conclusions, I'll clarify. After spending months of every spare minute I had and just about every dollar I end up getting no where because after the head was destroyed there was not another to be found. I had a company that specializes in finding hard to find parts calling junk yards across the country looking. They said they found one in Utah so I paid up. It ended up being for an entirely different vehicle and motor. The company, not wanting to refund my money, kept begging for more time to find another. After 2 months of that they finally gave up and sent the refund.

Thanks for such a welcoming post though Frank Lee. I'm sure the rest of the community here just loves your hospitable nature.

[Frank Lee]

You are welcome.