Slant clean-up and oiling question

nm9stheham, Thanks for the info. I filed it away, w/ every scrap of slant info I have found.

Fantastic if the original engine. Being a convertible, it may not have been driven much, or perhaps the engine was rebuilt. I wonder if 1964 engines came w/ a rope seal or the rubber 2-piece I found. My 65 Newport and 65 Dart also had a rubber rear seal, but all might have been "touched". I see some prior mechanic work, but w/ some gomer things (mixed up brake shoes).

I did get oil out the pressure sense port when I turned the engine over by hand (to clear debris), so the oil pump at least turns, and the gear on the camshaft looked OK from below. I'll definitely verify pressure before taking it off idle. In the past, rail drag racers often had just one gage in front of them - oil pressure. Amazing someone thought this engine didn't need it.

I call "freeze plugs" too, but many say they aren't really for freeze protection, but were simply a place to shake sand out of the casting, so I am trying to switch to the more proper "core plug" term. BTW, I have the block drain out since I have been drying all water (a few years should work) since I will use Evans Waterless Coolant so no more corrosion concerns. I switched my M-B cars to it with good results. I have the 1/4" NPT bushing in the drain plug hole because I use a GM 85-95 knock sensor there (plan Holley Commander 950 controller).