I purchased a 1998 3/4 chevy for the vortec 5.7 and 4l80E to swap it into my 1957 LCF. Was planning on using a manual transmission but was able to pick up this truck reasonably so I decided lets give her a whirl. Stay tuned, I may wish I didn't go there but it should be worth a try given my dislike of carbed engines. Time to go to the library and get service manuals / wiring diagrams.
Well I may have picked a winner so to speak. I checked compression on the new purchase, 175 - 190 psi, removed a valve cover and no sludge, in fact too clean for 225K miles. I suspect it has been rebuilt / replaced at some point but time will tell.
Ryan
Last edited by teamja2; 01/19/2009 2:35 PM. Reason: update
