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Is the method of "soaking" this the same as mentioned by Accurate Mike? Or will there be specific directions on the container?
I believe it to be fiberglass yes. It is definitely not metal. Im not sure what else it would be?
Thank you for that! Would you have a preference of using the resin, or using the epoxy paint? Ultimately I would like to respray the firewall...
Hey there, I have a fiberglass heater box that is in good shape, but the fiberglass is kind of dry. Its not cracked or broken, and doesnt need...
You could always use a 14014416 head. This is a 305 head with a 58cc chamber, 1.85intake and 1.50 exhaust. You can punch them out to 1.94/1.50 or...
So after a bit of a delay, here is where I am at. I took the lifters apart, put them back together. Didnt find anything unusual. Learned not to...
This is going to be my next step. I know the even number pushrods are blown out, I still need to do the odd side. And thank you for the advice...
So, new drill and a pressure gauge on the front bung. Between 60-80 psi at the front, depending how fast I run the drill. With the intake off, it...
Did the motor sit anywhere for an inordinate amount of time? It wont help your situation, but I am mildly curious. Im sure Summit shipped a good...
Nope. Coming up the distributor tower around the lower bushing of the priming tool. Using an actual SBC distributor body with properly spaced...
That’s exactly what I did with this one. Ground off the teeth, and cut the top of the shaft just below the weights plate.
After Johnny Gee suggested the tool, I compared it to an SBC dizzy and the lower bushing was taller on the tool than on the dizzy. So I cut apart...
No, I did not weld it.
I would have to measure the height on everything. It sits in the slot snug and has almost no wiggle to it. I will measure it against a couple of...
and looking at other 283 blocks, that hole is there.
Right at this moment I dont have a spare gauge, I have to run to town to buy one. But rest assured, I have plenty of pressure after the gushing...
I pulled the intake off and have good coverage through the lifter valley. I did notice there is a “hole” in the casting of the distributor tower....
5 quarts total with stock pan. I measured the pickup height to make sure it wasnt too close or too far from the pan floor. And no, no rag,...
Ok, I rotated the crank through 720, stopping every 90 degrees or so and running the drill for 2-3 minutes each. Still got oil out of #7 exhaust,...
Thats what I will try, and see what happens.
I have run the drill for a total of 10 minutes and just get oil at the one rocker. However, I have not yet tried rotating the crank through yet....
I can tell when the oil is picked up into the pump. The drill kicks a bit and you can hear the difference in the pitch that it is working under a...
I think I will put a gauge on the front nipple and see what my pressure is there. I know I have pressure at the back, enough to make a mess when I...
Heh, I read all of that. So, I need to buy a crate motor? In all honesty, did you ever figure it out?
I dont think it does. I seem to remember that the 265’s would “pulse” oil to the top end because of the flat spot and this was cured during the...
Standing at the back of the engine with the drill down in the hole, the drill is turning clockwise. Thats why I was able to get #7 exhaust wet, so...
Before the battery died on my cordless, I did spin it the opposite direction and I could hear air bubbles being blown into the oil in the pan, so...
Its a priming tool from Summit. It has a shaft with the sleeve and notch at the bottom with a spacer to fit in the bore, and a ring at the top to...
Hi all, I bought a 1958 model 283 from CL and rebuilt it. New rod and main bearings, cam bushings, and a new Comp cam and lifters. All sealed up...
I grew up in Downey and Pico Rivera, over near Paramount and Telegraph, and down off of Slauson. Moved out of SoCal in the early 80s. Later I...
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