Old Blue's motor is toast...... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

redneckgirl · 08-12-2008, 02:23 AM

Well, we have been having issues with oil pressure in the C10. It's a '66 283 Power Pack motor with who knows how many miles on it....It appears that the crankshaft is bent and it is spinning a rod bearing. It still runs, but has developed a noise.....

We have a '67 327cid 365hp from a 67 Chevelle that we are hoping to re-build over the winter....it just sucks that I won't be able to drive her like I want to until next spring. A few little rides around here until the 283 lets go is about I can I hope for until then....

**Palf70Step** · 08-12-2008, 05:28 AM

Sorry to hear the news. I'm sure the 327 will spring some bounce back into her though!

Longhorn Man · 08-12-2008, 06:01 AM

I'll tell you the same thing I told bob last night...
I hear a 500 mill fits rright down in htere and gets better MPG.

Then he started sayin something about a 427.

**special-K** · 08-12-2008, 06:42 AM

Sorry to hear the driving season`s cut short with Ol`Blu.We`ll both have 3-2-7s in our trucks,though.

bad6772 · 08-12-2008, 06:48 AM

Sorry to hear that RNG........Its like loosing a good friend........Good luck with your rebuild............

big_al_71 · 08-12-2008, 07:00 AM

Well you will be coming back stronger,faster

I am in a similar boat, not being able to drive mine since we are doing a heart transplant......

70c10 · 08-12-2008, 07:09 AM

Sorry to hear that Jackie. Now you and Bob can go wild and stroke that small block

I have to get up there sometime with the kickpanels to finish off that interior

It's been so long I have to remember where I put them

redneckgirl · 08-13-2008, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 70c10

Sorry to hear that Jackie. Now you and Bob can go wild and stroke that small block

I have to get up there sometime with the kickpanels to finish off that interior

It's been so long I have to remember where I put them

I have to admit when he told me what he suspected the noise was, my heart dropped. One of my other trucks had a 69 327 in it and when the motor locked up he sold the truck.....I wanted to cry for fear he'd ship this one off too....lmao.....but then I remembered he actually likes this truck....he wasn't as crazy about the '71 I had......

**MikeB** · 08-12-2008, 09:41 AM

Too bad about the 283, but you will LOVE the 327. I have one in my 55 sedan with Brodix IK-180 heads, solid lifter cam, and small 4bbl. That thing just revs like crazy and still makes great low-mid RPM torque.

A note of caution: The 365hp motors had domed pistons and 11:1 compression, which is way too high with iron heads and today's fuel octane. I would use some flat top pistons and would probably look for a more modern cam. I'm using a CompCams XS262S solid lifter cam in mine.

08-12-2008, 02:23 AM	#1
redneckgirl Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bel Air, Maryland Posts: 4,853	Old Blue's motor is toast...... Well, we have been having issues with oil pressure in the C10. It's a '66 283 Power Pack motor with who knows how many miles on it....It appears that the crankshaft is bent and it is spinning a rod bearing. It still runs, but has developed a noise..... We have a '67 327cid 365hp from a 67 Chevelle that we are hoping to re-build over the winter....it just sucks that I won't be able to drive her like I want to until next spring. A few little rides around here until the 283 lets go is about I can I hope for until then.... __________________ The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet. Stephen King

08-12-2008, 05:28 AM	#2
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,083	Re: Old Blue's motor is toast...... Sorry to hear the news. I'm sure the 327 will spring some bounce back into her though! __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! Last edited by Palf70Step; 08-12-2008 at 05:28 AM.

08-12-2008, 06:01 AM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Old Blue's motor is toast...... I'll tell you the same thing I told bob last night... I hear a 500 mill fits rright down in htere and gets better MPG. Then he started sayin something about a 427.

08-12-2008, 06:42 AM	#4
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08-12-2008, 06:48 AM	#5
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08-12-2008, 07:00 AM	#6
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Old Blue's motor is toast...... Well you will be coming back stronger,faster I am in a similar boat, not being able to drive mine since we are doing a heart transplant...... __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

08-12-2008, 07:09 AM	#7
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,857	Re: Old Blue's motor is toast...... Sorry to hear that Jackie. Now you and Bob can go wild and stroke that small block I have to get up there sometime with the kickpanels to finish off that interior It's been so long I have to remember where I put them __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

08-12-2008, 09:41 AM	#9
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,568	Re: Old Blue's motor is toast...... Too bad about the 283, but you will LOVE the 327. I have one in my 55 sedan with Brodix IK-180 heads, solid lifter cam, and small 4bbl. That thing just revs like crazy and still makes great low-mid RPM torque. A note of caution: The 365hp motors had domed pistons and 11:1 compression, which is way too high with iron heads and today's fuel octane. I would use some flat top pistons and would probably look for a more modern cam. I'm using a CompCams XS262S solid lifter cam in mine. __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 35 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!



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