Re: Dummy Timing Chain Install Question
Posted by Mike On 2010/11/20 21:12:08
Engine has been coming along with everyone's help. Put in both new oil pump gaskets, new valve cover gaskets, new oil pan gaskets, new soft plugs, new timing cover and water pump gaskets, new fuel pump gasket, and new front cover seal. Will be putting on new carb, "hot spot", exhaust donut, intake and exhaust manifold gaskets after the motor is in the car. Hoping nothing leaks.
I don't know much about this motor or how it runs, it was kind of gunky inside, more so than my 288 by far, but my 288 had lots of nice clean oil running inside of it just 6 months ago, this one hasn't run and sat for awhile. If it doesn't smoke or knock and has good pressure, everything should be great.
Cleaned out a lot of the scale and put a clean distribution tube in and have a coolant hose filter to install so i can catch all the loose stuff in the coolant before it hits the radiator that's out being redone. After the filter stops collecting rust (which should be in the first week or so) i'll take it back out. New motor mount rubber up front, new belt, modded front plate and 51+ autolite generator mount up front with new brushes in the generator. New voltage regulator sitting on the shelf.
Just had the carb completely redone and it looks gorgeous. Both manifolds separated and sand blasted and have 2 coats of POR15 on them, the exhaust has manifold gray and the intake has black velvet. Both should be good to 1200 degrees plus, and the manifold grey is on my other car and held up nicely.
I moved the pertronix 6v ignition over from the 288 and have all the oil lines done with a liquid filled pressure gauge right by the dipstick in addition to the sender for the dash.
Just waiting on the chrome head nut covers and some small stuff and the tranny to be done before stuffing it back in.
If the spacer doesn't stick the fan out too far, i have 19" identical one to go on. I can use a 1" spacer instead of the 2" on there now and still use the bigger fan, but i won't know how close the 2" is cutting it until the motor is in.
Hopefully with all this work and redone and if the tranny comes out right, this should be one smooth running and driving car!
I know most of this isn't correct (the wrong filler tube, wrong color, wrong fan, wrong wires, etc. etc.) but i think it'll look great under the hood of my green car and i'll be proud to show it off instead of being embarrassed by all the chrome small blocks at the cruise nights.
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I don't know much about this motor or how it runs, it was kind of gunky inside, more so than my 288 by far, but my 288 had lots of nice clean oil running inside of it just 6 months ago, this one hasn't run and sat for awhile. If it doesn't smoke or knock and has good pressure, everything should be great.
Cleaned out a lot of the scale and put a clean distribution tube in and have a coolant hose filter to install so i can catch all the loose stuff in the coolant before it hits the radiator that's out being redone. After the filter stops collecting rust (which should be in the first week or so) i'll take it back out. New motor mount rubber up front, new belt, modded front plate and 51+ autolite generator mount up front with new brushes in the generator. New voltage regulator sitting on the shelf.
Just had the carb completely redone and it looks gorgeous. Both manifolds separated and sand blasted and have 2 coats of POR15 on them, the exhaust has manifold gray and the intake has black velvet. Both should be good to 1200 degrees plus, and the manifold grey is on my other car and held up nicely.
I moved the pertronix 6v ignition over from the 288 and have all the oil lines done with a liquid filled pressure gauge right by the dipstick in addition to the sender for the dash.
Just waiting on the chrome head nut covers and some small stuff and the tranny to be done before stuffing it back in.
If the spacer doesn't stick the fan out too far, i have 19" identical one to go on. I can use a 1" spacer instead of the 2" on there now and still use the bigger fan, but i won't know how close the 2" is cutting it until the motor is in.
Hopefully with all this work and redone and if the tranny comes out right, this should be one smooth running and driving car!
I know most of this isn't correct (the wrong filler tube, wrong color, wrong fan, wrong wires, etc. etc.) but i think it'll look great under the hood of my green car and i'll be proud to show it off instead of being embarrassed by all the chrome small blocks at the cruise nights.
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