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Hello! I made a thread a time ago about my 1960 olds 394 having oil pressure problems. I haven't got much time to fix this yet, but today I was...
Wait a minute here! I heard something about different cylinderhead gaskets between different years of the 394 and some kind of plugs, what about that?
I forgot to mention that. The block was made 030 oversize and the machineshop also got the crank grinded (or what you call it) and balanced with...
OK, I got some news now. The rocker arms are a little bit worn, but my biggest problem = oil pressure. When the engine is cold, it has good oil...
Yes I painted the engine gold and black with gray exhaust manifolds. Mostly because I had that colours in the garage alredy :rolleyes:
Thanks for your replies! I found out that the cheap oil gauge have been displaying 0,9 (13 psi) for some other people when the oil pressure...
Hello! I have rebuilt my Olds 394 with an deluxe engine kit bought via ebay from falconglobal. Once I started to rebuild, I noticed that they...
Hello! I'm mounting my engine and transmission back in the car after a big restoration. I rebuilt the engine about 1-2 years ago and can't...
Well, it seems like the problem is inside the transmission. A friend who was under the car when I turned the engine said that the transmission...
Yes I think I will have to do that procedure, it doesn't seem to be a common failure :). Yes, the rear end are connected to the transmission and...
The engine is already rebuilt with new bearings everywhere, pistons 030, camshaft, balanced crankshaft and so on (I think it's called a deluxe...
I took the engine out of the car because the engine stalled and got seized, I only got about 100 meters from the garage and wasn't driving rough....
The crankshaft is the same and has not been replaced :(
I have got another idea: Can it be because I bought new rear motor mounts but the front is the same old one? Like if the transmission and engine...
Thanks for your answers! Is it possible that the flex plate is aligned 180 degrees wrong? (wrong dowel on wrong place, see picture in attachments)...
No, the problem still remains :( We have tried to take the engine and transmission apart and reinstall it, but it didn't help. My friend was...
Yes the hydro did spin when we lifted the engine out of the car. The tranny case did make contact to the block without any load, the flex plate...
Hello again! After many hours in the garage, my engine is finaly rebuilt and seated in the car. This is where my next problem occured: The...
Hello! I'm mounting my olds 394 from 1960 back together and now I got a problem, freeze plugs. All plugs besides the two on the rear of the...
Ah thanks :)
The bolts are 1/2.
Does anyone know the correct ft/lbs for the three camshaft sprocket bolts? I can't find it in the service manual for the engine and I don't want...
Thanks for all help! I could turn the crankshaft just a little bit more without having the piston to start move back down, I think that solved...
I will try the 12 o clock and 12 o clock, returning with an answer soon :). The problem is when I put the chain on, it's like the chain won't let...
Hello! I'm rebuilding my first engine (oldsmobile 394 cui from 1960). Bought an deluxe rebuild kit that also included new camshaft (from a...
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