It occurred to me that there are some differences between the engine configurations on the run stand and in the truck. As I noted, this engine came from a car. It was mated to a cast iron powerglide transmission. On the run stand, I used the adapter plate to hold the electric starter and the flexplate was installed instead of the flywheel. When I installed the engine into the truck, I went with the original foot operated starter and original 216 flywheel. Another difference is that on the run stand, I used both a mechanical and electric fuel pump. I will still go back and redo the static timing, but am wondering if the differences noted above could be enough to make the engine perform differently. If so, should I add the electric fuel pump back right now? I do plan to use both pumps when I finish up the sheet metal work and use the real fuel tank instead of my temporary tank. As I mentioned yesterday, family matters are keeping me out of the garage for a couple of days, but it doesn't mean I can't think about it!
