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July 2015

As I said before, the PO told me it was a 283. I didn't believe him, but didn't say anything. The tell tale sign, for me was the valve covers. They weren't scripted, and the heads had accessory holes. Other than that, it could have been a 283, but the numbers on the pad, and casting number on the back of the block showed it being an L48 350. He did have a square bore intake on it for the old style engines with the oil tube in the front. And the carburetor was a Carter AFB. I hated that setup. Had to adjust it weekly as it would lose it's settings. I like quadrajets, prefer them actually, and also had a new/rebuilt one waiting to be installed. So off with the Carter and square bore, and on with the Edelbrock performer II and the quadrajet.

I forgot to add the photo of the coolant temperature after idling for a half an hour in the July heat. 160 degrees at the radiator, I believe that is a good thing...lol...