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08-12-2008, 02:23 AM
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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....
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08-12-2008, 05:28 AM
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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!
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08-12-2008, 06:01 AM
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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. |
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08-12-2008, 06:42 AM
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Re: Old Blue's motor is toast......
Sorry to hear the driving season`s cut short with Ol`Blu.We`ll both have 3-2-7s in our trucks,though.
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08-12-2008, 06:48 AM
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Re: Old Blue's motor is toast......
Sorry to hear that RNG........Its like loosing a good friend........Good luck with your rebuild............
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08-12-2008, 07:00 AM
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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...... 
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08-12-2008, 07:09 AM
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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
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08-12-2008, 09:41 AM
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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.
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08-13-2008, 10:42 AM
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Re: Old Blue's motor is toast......
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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......
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