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“They” would be me. Maybe it’s that simple, it just seemed like it was wet and more than just a bit of rtv. I guess if it was a crack there would...
Hey guys, Anyone know what this could mean? I pulled this top water pump bolt out and it’s kind of black and sooty. The bolt is over sized...
The plot thickens... I found a pic on ebay of 1960 Cadillac cylinders. One shows a copper washer and one shows sometype of copper fitting down...
Ah. Thank you. I’ll give the bubble flare a shot. Much appreciated.
Does anyone know what kind of fitting goes in here? It’s a 1960 Cadillac rear end, threads are 7/16-20. When I look in there it’s like a funnel...
Yes sir. No issues so far. I did replace the wires only because I needed the bendy boots. Mine has the female cap.
Thank you. When you say "breather tube", you are talking about the oil filler neck? I haven't found a cap small enough to fit so its very open...
Is there anything incorrect about how I have my PCV set up? It seems everyone else does this fancier so I was wondering if how I have it is ok.
. I had mine rebuilt by rocker arms unlimited. $350 plus shipping. Came back looking brand new.
Thank you guys. I appreciate the input. I actually found another 390 block on craigslist. I’ve never assembled a bottom end before. If move all my...
Ok. I think I fixed the pictures. No, I really can’t but I didn’t run it very long. Maybe 30 minutes. I took the whole engine back to the...
Do you guys think these imperfections could be causing the leak? The surface doesn’t seem warped but definitely a lot of pitting (rust I assume)....
I did as wrenchbender said. Took off the thermostat housing, started it up and sure enough bubbles were coming from the drivers side only. When I...
I had the whole motor rebuilt but it was a long process with many flaky dudes involved…. I’m debating just yanking the motor at this point and...
. Thank you. I’ll give that a shot
Leak test is showing combustion gasses in the coolant…. Compression check still seems a bit low on left side. Should I have used some kind of...
Hmmm. I hadn’t thought about that. I may order an exhaust gas tester kit.
The upper hose started coming off too so the whole system is just getting too much pressure or so it seems.
I never ran it long enough to know. The radiator is new. I think I went with a remanufactured water pump but I don’t recall. I think I may try to...
A bypass? What would I be looking for? I was wondering if my plugging did something unexpected. That was my concern
Actually. It is moving but not like you would think. Thermostat is brand new but maybe it’s a dud. Maybe I’ll take it out and remove that variable
Yes. After a few minutes water was moving.
. I’m only running it a few minutes. Gauge says lower than 195.
Hi all. Finally found an Un cracked head and got my truck running with this 390 Cadillac. Issue I’m having is I keep blowing my lower radiator...
o_O Right. That head sure does”look good” is not reassuring when steam is billowing from the exhaust pipe…. I’m still wondering if 1473449 and...
Does this mean that there is no difference between 1473449 and 1468025 heads? They just made a new cast or something? My LH is 1473449 but I...
Thank you. Is that supposed to be the casting number? My casting number is 1473449
. Perfect. Drivers side. Thank you.
. It’s interesting that you noticed that too. I only ran it for less than 15 minutes so I didn’t put a lot of thought into it. Hmmm….
I’m happy. You guys saved me a bunch of work. I would have reassembled it. I owe Moriarity a frosty beverage for sure. I’m starting to...
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