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This may not be the right forum, but I have 2 questions on the 57 GMC 370 LCF:
(1) It has the 6 cyl. 270. It looks like the engine is leaning towards the passenger side. But It looks as if it was sitting up straight, the carb. would touch the firewall/doghouse. Is the LCF supposed to have a leaning motor, or do I have a bad motor support?
(2) I need to buy a heater blower motor. How do I tell if it has the deluxe or the standard heater? The parts list shows them to be different motors. The part number on my old motor is a Delco # 5047944.
Thanks for any help.

I have a '56 and my motor doesn't lean.
Standard heater just has an on/off switch where a Deluxe heater has an elaborate set of levers and swiches. Hope that helps.

Thanks. Mine has the levers and switch with a chrome bezel.
Don,t know about the engine. I will get a bar and check the bellhousing mounts.
Hotshoe 99, could you tell me how close your carb. is to the doghouse? Mine is only about 3/4 to 1 inch with the motor leaning over.

just ran out to look. Carb is about an inch and a half away from the doghouse. Then it has an s shaped tube mounted on it with the oil bath air filter to top it all off. When the hood is closed it just about touches the air filter.
It sounds like your carb will hit if the engine is straight ?

Yep. Mine has the same setup, with the s shaped tube. Mine may not have the correct carb. on it. When I got it, it had an automatic choke. I removed that and installed a manual cable.
It starts and runs too good for me to start changing carbs.
I will check the mounts at the bellhousing. Seems that is the only place that would allow it to lean some. I have room to lean the engine over some, without hitting the doghouse. Thanks for checking that for me.

I have noticed some people ask for help with a problem, but never reply when fixed. I don't want to be guilty of that.
I found the problem on the " leaning motor" The right motor mount may be squished some, but actually looks good and no movement up and down. What had happened was the right side of the crossmember had lost 2 of the 3 bolts and the 3rd one was loose. I jacked the bellhousing up and replaced all the bolts and put a 1/8 shim on top of the engine mount. Then rotated the rectangular front mount ( it was squished on the right side) NOW, my engine sits up straight and proud!! Also I had more room for the carb. than I originally thought. Thanks again to hotshoe99 for his help.

Thanks for the update we do get curious.

Thanks for the update. Glad it all worked out.