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| | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | 1st the bad. I've been driving the truck to work daily for the last couple of months. Noticed that the oil pressure started dropping to 0 about 5 seconds after start up & thought it was a faulty gauge. Started it up to leave for home yesterday & it immediately started knocking...badly!:( I limped home frustrated because if you recall I went through the same thing less than a year ago!. The good news is I found another 350 from a '79 vette that a guy had rebuilt two years ago for a project but he never installed, never fired. According to him, it was built to about 350hp. He'd invested a couple of grand but now just wanted to sell. He was asking $800, I got it for $550!  It came with a new Performer RPM intake, a rebuilt 600 Performer carb & a set of old headers! I figure that I can sell the carb & intake for at least $200! & bring my total investment to $350! Not bad! Not bad at all!
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | | | | Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 | What intake and carb does your knocker have?
I can explain it to you, I can't understand it for you.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 269 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 269 | Mobileortho,
You got a pretty good deal on that engine; nice find. Good thing your knocker engine got you home. When do you plan to do the swap?
Bread
. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | Hollow, the knocker has a Performer RPM Airgap with the Endurashine & a 600 carb. I'm going to use that on the new engine.
Bread I'm working on that now.
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | | | | Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 | Nice, I'm glad you're not one of those dudes that thinks your 350 needs a 750dp. I hope the swap goes smoothly. I checked your photos, beautiful truck.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 | How did the swap go? Hope it went well
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | It's going a bit slow, been working 12 hour days lately. It's in but I'm still hooking everything up.
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 | Did the new engine come with a dipstick assembly? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 | I know how the 12 hour days feel. Been on them since August and 6 days a week. My truck hasn't been started in 2 weeks. Bums me out.
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Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 269 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 269 | Robert,
You did a great job. I bet you are really happy that you have your truck running again. Awesome!
Bread
. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | Thanks Bread. Hope to see you on the road sometime!
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | Well, I suffered another setback, sorta. I could never get the valves adjusted quite right so I took it into a local shop & found out that the studs on the heads weren't flush. one of the lifters just couldn't be adjusted properly. I could have had them reworked but I opted to just start over with a crate engine from Jegs. Comes with a three year 100K mile warranty so if anything else happens to the motor I'm covered! I also think I have this fuel injection thing figured out so I'm giving TPI another try. We'll see how this goes!
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Your last post explains a lot Robert.
I saw your recent pictures on Flickr and remembered you'd said the engine you had was carburated,the new pictures threw me a curve ball.
It looks great and I hope your problems are in the past.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 568 | Keep in mind, can swaps and the like will void the warranty on a crate motor.
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