What Are You Doing To/With Your Car Today?
My engine looks like an engine! Apparently my LD340 doesn't like the cork ends for the intake gasket (and after looking here, not many do). Intake bolts failed to line up correctly. With a bead of tacky RTV and chasing a few threads, all good. Starter installed, pulleys installed, new MP valve covers installed, distributor bought....
Better news, I primed the engine and got 75lbs of oil pressure, and plenty of oil coming into the lifter valley and rocker shafts. What a great sight to see!
Unfortunately though my radiator /electric fan combo don't work. Fan motor hits the water pump, darn! To top it all of , the carb I was gonna use(Edelbrock 1406) ended up getting the secondaries JB welded shut... Why? Who knows! All I know is I'm glad I got it for free. Time to peice together a good carb and find a new cooling setup. One step forward, two steps back lol.
My engine looks like an engine! Apparently my LD340 doesn't like the cork ends for the intake gasket (and after looking here, not many do). Intake bolts failed to line up correctly. With a bead of tacky RTV and chasing a few threads, all good. Starter installed, pulleys installed, new MP valve covers installed, distributor bought....
Better news, I primed the engine and got 75lbs of oil pressure, and plenty of oil coming into the lifter valley and rocker shafts. What a great sight to see!
Unfortunately though my radiator /electric fan combo don't work. Fan motor hits the water pump, darn! To top it all of , the carb I was gonna use(Edelbrock 1406) ended up getting the secondaries JB welded shut... Why? Who knows! All I know is I'm glad I got it for free. Time to peice together a good carb and find a new cooling setup. One step forward, two steps back lol.
