Re: Here is what happened today. What would you do next?

Posted by PackardV8 On 2011/8/30 18:22:14

Jack vines $10 intake valves and $3K 352 long block has got to be the best bargains i;ve seen in years across ANY vintage offerings of any make or model of vehicle.

He has a good presentation here at P'info.com too. Quite frankly i doubt that i could overhaul one myself any better or less expensive unless i got damned lucky.

As for Patgreens question about the PI pump vs Olds:
IIRC as of about 7 years ago PI advertised:
"We do not rebuild the pump, we redesign it".

As i understand it and anyone pls correct me if iam wrong but that statement is to be taken literally.
IT MEANS that whatever u send PI will be returned IN THE SAME CONDITION as u sent it EXCEPT that an appedage has ben added to the bottom of the pump and the vacuum pump eleminated. WHICh MEANS that ANY WEAR in the pump will still be there in the pump when u recieve it back.

The advantage of the Olds conversion is that u get (or i suppose can buy seperately on your own) a BRAND NEW pump. That is a PUMP that is BRAND NEW in every sense of the term BRAND new meaning that there are NO used parts nor remanunufatured parts in the pump in any way shape form or fashion. Brand new pump MEANS BRAND NEW. BRand new by a BRAND NAME HIGHLY RECOGNIZED COMPANY such as MElling.

I don't know how to make it any more clear or specific than that. IF someone else can explain it better then go ahead.