Finally turned the corner.  With the help of Mitch, the engine is back together.  Didn't have a plug for the oil adapter on the pressure sending fitting, so he left his tool. 

New rear seal and oil pan gasket in. New double roller timing chain.  Decided to reinstall the old Cam Dynamics cam (found lift was .544 and .544) Heads and intake back on and discovered a broken rocker.  Now getting ready for paint. 

Thanks for the help Mitch.

Jim, do you have a target date to install that bad boy?

That darn counter is just going wayyyy to fast!

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That darn counter is just going wayyyy to fast!

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I'll agree with THAT !!! Didn't it start out around 132 a few days ago ??? Must be on New York time....

 

I think its too slow. I want to be on the road the first chance I can, I'm betting mid April and thats less than 90 days away!

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I think its too slow. I want to be on the road the first chance I can, I'm betting mid April and thats less than 90 days away!

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It can speed up once my car is back together, Andy....

 

Andy, nothing like moving the finish line forward three weeks. Ok the new bar has been set, time to get off the puter and back under the truck.

20+ days have dissappeared off that dang counter since the last time I accomplished something meaningful on my project... I just need some warmer weather to help with the ambition.

The most valuable tool this time of year isn't your 3/8" ratchet, best screwdriver that doubles as a pry bar, or dead blow hammer that shows the signs and scars of many uses, but your garage heater.

Jim, it looks like you used the Felpro 1 piece gasket we discussed?

If so, did you use the trick little temporary thread in gasket holders or did you flip the engine over and not need them?

Your garage floor under the engine looks like mine... seems like that darn thing is dripping stuff weeks after it was pulled! 

Flipped the engine since the heads and intake were off. Won't try to do that with those on again.

Yes we, (Mitch and I) used the little guides. The problems we found were 2.

1 The original bolts with the lock washer used to attach the pan to the timing cover were to short and we also had to use longer bolts and also at the very rear of the oil pan where the tabs are. We were able to make the other bolts in the tab areas work.

2. The bottom the the timing cover gasket and the part of the pan gasket that mates to the bottom of the timing cover did not mate up the best in the corners where the two timing cover/oil pan bolts connect.

Now another dilemma, after I painted the oil pan, balancer, and timing cover, I discover that I used two different Dupli Color Oranges. One is called Chevy Orange and the other is called Chevy Red/Orange.

Just finish priming, so which is more correct the Chevy Orange or the Chevy Red/Orange? Not like you guys in the metro area, my only option is NAPA. 

Thanks.

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-- Edited by jim larson on Friday 21st of January 2011 0344 PM

If Napa has it. I recommend VHT Chevy orange.

NAPA IN LAKE CITY DOES NOT HAVE IT.   The do have a Verly High Temp Dupli Color  Chevy Orange 1620.  But not tlhe brand VHT.  Maybe the store next to Karl's has it.

-- Edited by jim larson on Friday 21st of January 2011 04:43:33 PM

I would not doubt o'reillys has it (place next to Karl's), otherwise there is a Carquest in Lakeville (about 4 mi. from Karl's) with a warehouse. Always have it on the shelf or in the back that can be pulled up.

Pretty sure O'Riellys has VHT on the shelf. I've bought a few cans of other paint there and 1 can of orange engine paint too, but don't remember the brand...
Oldtimers sucks.

Spent a bunch of time repairing my neighbors bed mounted salt spreader. He got rear-ended on Tuesday and couldn't get parts until next week, so I pushed it all back into shape with my porta-power and hammer. The impeller was folded in half and took a lot of heat to soften up and bend back close to straight. After it cooled down some, I continued "shaping" it with my 5 lb maul till it was reasonbly flat. It ain't pretty but it works again.
The heater ran almost constantly in the shop to keep the temp at 58 °. Next months gas bill ain't gonna be pretty either....

Though some research of various sites, it looks like Plasti-kote 200, then Duplicolor chevy orange (Not Red/orange), the VHT for correctness. However VHT get the vote of durability.