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Originally Posted by Cliff R
In all the years of owning and driving these vehicles had one flex plate crack. It was behind a stock 350/300hp engine in my 1970 Impala. At that time a daily driver. It started to make noise at idle speed, not so much when revved up. It eventually manifested into enough noise and an inspection of everything going on in that area was required. The crack was discovered, flex plate replaced, power restored and no more noise. I think WAY back then the part was less than $20 and a couple of hours on the lift at the hobby shop at the Military base I was stationed at to swap it out.....
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I owned a 1969 Chevy Impala, 2 doors as my first Car. It had a 327 in it that I pulled and rebuilt. I was installing it into a 1967 Chevy van, with the flat windshield. Unfortunately, it got stolen before I could finish my first Vehicle project. This forced me into taking my first loan out to buy a 1979 left over Dodge B-200 work Van. I made $153/month payments for the next four years, sadly to say I did not change the oil as often as I should have. I wish I knew than what I knew now. I got my money's worth out of the van, I am just disgusted in myself that I didn't treat it better.