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Dean23 · 07-10-2003, 12:00 AM

Well today at work i was bored sitting in my office....So I went and tinkered with my engine. It sitting on the stand so I put the spark plugs in then the flexplate, then starter. then I primed it and finished putting on the alt a nd p/s pump. Then it got out of hand. next thing i knew my foreman and I had the headers on and the dist installed along with wires. Then came trouble....on went the fuel pump as we pushed it out the bay door. Well in other wordds we broke the cam in running the engine on the stand.... WOW I was like a kid at christmas, smile form ear to ear.
\The engine sounds great I love the cam and gear drive. Sounds great straight out of the headers too. now just to tweak the carb.

Sorry bout the length but i just had to share this, i think I'll have perma smile for the rest of the week. gonna fire it up again next week so the fiance can here it...she likes the loud ones with lopey cams...

BobbyK · 07-10-2003, 12:20 AM

How'd you cool it on the stand,temp. hook it up to a rad.?

Dean23 · 07-10-2003, 12:32 AM

too keep it cool
i ran cold water into the upper rad hose with the tstat out and pulled the drain plugs out of the block, the water never got hotter than the hot water out of the tap. I had a digitla temp reader amd the blok hit 69 celsius and my aluminum heads were under 40

krue · 07-10-2003, 02:38 AM

Wish I could do stuff like that at work!

lpaine · 07-10-2003, 09:00 AM

Your foreman helped you put your headers on? Good work if you can find it, eh?

**old Rusty C10** · 07-10-2003, 09:04 AM

congrats on the progress maybe a pic of the happy couple ( you and your running engine)???

**Yukon Jack** · 07-10-2003, 10:57 AM

Bet that was fun! So you didn't have any problems firing it on the engine stand. Good to know.

Dean23 · 07-10-2003, 05:06 PM

the engine stand handled it well, i buzzed it up to 4 grand a few times. There were no vibrations or anything.man it sounded wicked, nice lope to the cam, loud out of the headers, very nice. only problem was a small oil leak at the back pf the intake. \guess ill pullit a nd reseal it next week. Sure cant wait to put it in the truck though

Dean23 · 07-11-2003, 03:03 AM

ttt

Dean23 · 07-12-2003, 03:28 AM

ttt

**68 Stepside** · 07-12-2003, 12:37 PM

You're all set....a foreman that helps you put headers on (I need your job), and a girl that loves the sound of an open headered, cammed SBC....you're a very lucky man

Longhorn Man · 07-13-2003, 01:19 AM

Yes, a very lucky man.

hjalbert · 07-13-2003, 03:35 AM

I guess it is nice to find out about the leaks before the engine is in

07-10-2003, 12:00 AM	#1
Dean23 68cst_ss490 Join Date: May 2001 Location: edmonton,canada Posts: 1,363	Awesome Day Well today at work i was bored sitting in my office....So I went and tinkered with my engine. It sitting on the stand so I put the spark plugs in then the flexplate, then starter. then I primed it and finished putting on the alt a nd p/s pump. Then it got out of hand. next thing i knew my foreman and I had the headers on and the dist installed along with wires. Then came trouble....on went the fuel pump as we pushed it out the bay door. Well in other wordds we broke the cam in running the engine on the stand.... WOW I was like a kid at christmas, smile form ear to ear. \The engine sounds great I love the cam and gear drive. Sounds great straight out of the headers too. now just to tweak the carb. Sorry bout the length but i just had to share this, i think I'll have perma smile for the rest of the week. gonna fire it up again next week so the fiance can here it...she likes the loud ones with lopey cams... __________________ Dean edmonton,canada a winter wonderland 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche LT cold air intake, performance exhaust, Comp cams cam, jba shorty ceramic headers. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3090973

07-10-2003, 12:20 AM	#2
BobbyK Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Petrolia,Ontario,Canada but working in Port Huron,Mi. Posts: 1,771	How'd you cool it on the stand,temp. hook it up to a rad.? __________________ 71 blazer,350SBC,approx.375HP,700R4,factory GM TPI.Dual electric fans,33x12.5x15 ATR on stock suspension. Petrolia,Ontario,Canada but working in Port Huron,MI. See ALL my Blazer pic's HERE

07-10-2003, 12:32 AM	#3
Dean23 68cst_ss490 Join Date: May 2001 Location: edmonton,canada Posts: 1,363	too keep it cool i ran cold water into the upper rad hose with the tstat out and pulled the drain plugs out of the block, the water never got hotter than the hot water out of the tap. I had a digitla temp reader amd the blok hit 69 celsius and my aluminum heads were under 40 __________________ Dean edmonton,canada a winter wonderland 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche LT cold air intake, performance exhaust, Comp cams cam, jba shorty ceramic headers. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3090973

07-10-2003, 02:38 AM	#4
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Wish I could do stuff like that at work! __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

07-10-2003, 09:00 AM	#5
lpaine Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Parksville, B.C. Canada Posts: 637	Your foreman helped you put your headers on? Good work if you can find it, eh? __________________ 1969 G.M.C 3/4 Ton 920 (Canadian Version) 307 3 speed, currently apart 1998 Chevy 1/2 ton ex cab V-6 5 speed 1967 Chevy SWB - project truck; not started just yet

07-10-2003, 09:04 AM	#6
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,302	congrats on the progress maybe a pic of the happy couple ( you and your running engine)??? __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

07-10-2003, 10:57 AM	#7
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Bet that was fun! So you didn't have any problems firing it on the engine stand. Good to know. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

07-10-2003, 05:06 PM	#8
Dean23 68cst_ss490 Join Date: May 2001 Location: edmonton,canada Posts: 1,363	the engine stand handled it well, i buzzed it up to 4 grand a few times. There were no vibrations or anything.man it sounded wicked, nice lope to the cam, loud out of the headers, very nice. only problem was a small oil leak at the back pf the intake. \guess ill pullit a nd reseal it next week. Sure cant wait to put it in the truck though __________________ Dean edmonton,canada a winter wonderland 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche LT cold air intake, performance exhaust, Comp cams cam, jba shorty ceramic headers. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3090973

07-11-2003, 03:03 AM	#9
Dean23 68cst_ss490 Join Date: May 2001 Location: edmonton,canada Posts: 1,363	ttt __________________ Dean edmonton,canada a winter wonderland 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche LT cold air intake, performance exhaust, Comp cams cam, jba shorty ceramic headers. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3090973

07-12-2003, 03:28 AM	#10
Dean23 68cst_ss490 Join Date: May 2001 Location: edmonton,canada Posts: 1,363	ttt __________________ Dean edmonton,canada a winter wonderland 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche LT cold air intake, performance exhaust, Comp cams cam, jba shorty ceramic headers. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3090973

07-12-2003, 12:37 PM	#11
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	You're all set....a foreman that helps you put headers on (I need your job), and a girl that loves the sound of an open headered, cammed SBC....you're a very lucky man __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

07-13-2003, 01:19 AM	#12
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Yes, a very lucky man.

07-13-2003, 03:35 AM	#13
hjalbert cracker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 1,021	I guess it is nice to find out about the leaks before the engine is in __________________ FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Harry John Albert III located in Phoenix, AZ 1972 GMC JIMMY, 1969 lwb Chevy Frame, 1999 bmw k1200 ltc 1992 Kawasaki concours 1991 bmw k75 1973 cortez motorhome



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