I've been in the automotive machine business for 25 years and I have to say I am siding with TelRiv. Boring an engine does not make them Heat! If it does I'd say you just haven't found your problem...
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I've been in the automotive machine business for 25 years and I have to say I am siding with TelRiv. Boring an engine does not make them Heat! If it does I'd say you just haven't found your problem...
One thing that was touched on a few years ago on this forum concerning heating at highway speed in the older body styles was air movement through the front end sheet metal. One guy said that when he...
Yes if the 350 has the B O P bell housing. Same starter and flex plate will work also.
The Nailheads have a better alloy of cast iron that seems to be able to resist the valve seat recession that is common with the cheaper cars, Chevy and Ford etc. Also there is not enough metal in the...
"T" is for tapered seat. I believe, but not 100% that "X' is for a wider gap.
On the original plug R44S, "R" is for resistor and if memory serves the "S" is for projected tip. The "44" of course is...
The machine shop is right. 3 one way, 3 the other.
The alternator adjustment bracket with the slot in it is a different length on small block cars vs big block cars. It is about the only thing that is not interchangeable bracket wise when changing...
If it's changing like you say it's probably a wiring problem, not the sender in the tank. Trace the wiring under the car and look for problems like a bare or corroded wire. It could also be a bad...
Oil pressure sending units take a special socket. It shouldn't be too tough to find one, I think most large chain parts stores can probably fix you up with one. I don't believe that there is any...
Any pull your own parts type salvage yards in your area? You didn't say what year or make of car you are working on, but the U pull it yards around here tons of Buick's in them. Ranging in years from...
I don't think that the little bit of extra air you are getting around the throttle shaft is your problem. The small amount of extra air can be covered up by enriching your idle mixture. Installing...
I wouldn't try to adapt a Chevy damper. I would call BHJ Dynamics and have one custom built to you application and needs. They offer custom one off dampers for anything and they should be able to...
Engine looks great! I would caution you to look up a term called "Hydrogen Embrittlement". It is something that happens to metal when it is chrome plated. Cooling fans that have been chromed have a...
Without completely disassembling the engine and hot tanking it there is really not much you can do to clean any of the oiling passages. You can remove the oil pan and clean it and the oil pickup but...
Broken fastener removal is an art form. If you do not possess the skills to do it I would advise at this point that you take it to someone that does. It sounds like the motor is out of the car, if...
What are you concerned about? What was said about the counterweighted dampers is true for any engine. If you need one with a counter weight and you don't use one the engine will shake itself to the...
You don't have enough clearance between the gears and the plate. The easiest way to solve this is to use a thicker gasket. I have kept every unused oil pump gasket that I have ever gotten for just...
I don't think you would have to switch the crank. All you need are insert rods or if its possible, have your rods converted to use inserts. I really don't think that it's all that necessary. Having...
Undersized crank will not be a problem. Using the 3.8 crank will not be a problem. Switching that motor over to a roller cam is gonna be a lot harder on your wallet than it's gonna be on that crank....
I wouldn't be afraid to use it in stock application at all. I have had no problems over the years using cranks with significant under sizes. As long as it is properly ground by someone that knows...
There is nothing made out of aluminum that will bolt to one of these engines. Transmission wise anyway. You will have to make or buy an adapter. There is one place, I believe, that makes a straight...
If you are only getting single digit mileage your car has some issues that need addressed. I have had 4 boat tail Riviera's and have put literally hundreds of thousands of miles on them and I never...
If you can find one, the QuadraJet intake and carb that were available in 1966 only would be your best bet. They show up from time to time and are pricey but they would be hard to improve on from...
I would say that it would be nearly impossible it improve on the Quadra Jet carb that would have come on the engine. Except for maybe a later model Q-Jet that came on the later 455's. I doubt that...
You can put any engine in it that you want. Will it give you better mileage? It might and then again it might not. My '71 Riviera with me in it and some misc. stuff in the trunk rolled across the...