Uncrated the new motor and hauled it home for prep work.
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What are the heads?
Martin
Martin
I wonder if turning your powers and grounds for the fans into a twisted pair like they do with abs wiring would help at all with the interference?
You even got a brand new 710 on top those shiny things! 
It's cool you're hauling the engine for the truck, in the truck the engine is for.
If you do decide to get rid of the PWM fan controller, be sure to wire the fans separately for dual fan control with the Edelbrock outputs, then you can offset the turn on temps so you aren't shocking the system turning them both on at once. Although I am forced to do that with my truck since it only has one fan control output, I still don't recommend it.
I would also ground the fans to the frame, so the ECU has a better ground path (directly to the battery) than the fans.
If you do decide to get rid of the PWM fan controller, be sure to wire the fans separately for dual fan control with the Edelbrock outputs, then you can offset the turn on temps so you aren't shocking the system turning them both on at once. Although I am forced to do that with my truck since it only has one fan control output, I still don't recommend it.
I would also ground the fans to the frame, so the ECU has a better ground path (directly to the battery) than the fans.
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Thanks to some help from my buddy Nate, the new engine is in the truck.
It was borderline too cold for painting it orange so hopefully it holds up. I told the wife that at least it will look good for the initial install pics.
I don't plan to keep the chrome valve covers it came with. I repainted the factory set. I think it's interesting the difference in Chevy Orange. I had read a while back it should be "Orange Red". I had repainted one of the valve covers a while back and you can see the difference in the color between the factory color on the left and the orange I used on the right.
The paint on the engine and what the valve covers will be repainted with is the orange-red.
If the weather was going to be warmer this week and next weekend I'd feel more confident about having it running in a week, but we'll see how much I can get done. At least the propane heater my father-in-law gave me seems to work pretty good. Don't help as much with cold concrete floors.
It was borderline too cold for painting it orange so hopefully it holds up. I told the wife that at least it will look good for the initial install pics.
I don't plan to keep the chrome valve covers it came with. I repainted the factory set. I think it's interesting the difference in Chevy Orange. I had read a while back it should be "Orange Red". I had repainted one of the valve covers a while back and you can see the difference in the color between the factory color on the left and the orange I used on the right.
The paint on the engine and what the valve covers will be repainted with is the orange-red.
If the weather was going to be warmer this week and next weekend I'd feel more confident about having it running in a week, but we'll see how much I can get done. At least the propane heater my father-in-law gave me seems to work pretty good. Don't help as much with cold concrete floors.
When I pulled the throttle body off, I noticed the gasket was half wet. I thought "how the hell is fuel getting there?" Then I looked at the bottom of the throttle body and realized it was oil! That engine literally was running on oil. A quart very 250 miles.
It was a diesel!
The design is so durable it never had a catastrophic failure, it just kept going long after it was wore out.
Could have kept going as long as I fed it oil and regularly replaced the spark plugs. I did let it get low enough on oil one time that the lifters started talking to me. That's when I started to figure out it needed a quart every 250 miles.
@blazinzuk knows that sound too!
Looks a lot better orange!
Martin
Martin
The 307 in my Nova used to burn oil at that kind of rate. I just got used to dumping a quart in every other time I put gas in it. That was fun to get to pass emissions too. Fresh 20w50 oil, fresh plugs, Wynns smog check sauce in the tank and bring it in hot off of the highway. No visible smoke and no excessive hc emissions numbers.
Happy you got it swung in there. Should be a good runner when done!
Happy you got it swung in there. Should be a good runner when done!
My '85 K20 gets the gas checked when I fill up the oil.
Martin
Martin
It was a lot of oil to go thru considering it's a daily driver. Basically a quart a week. Then clean or replace plugs about 3 months. Just seemed ridiculous to keep driving it that way.
I have some more goodies coming Wednesday courtesy of @folkenheath but sorry, no spoilers.
One thing I relearned is the 70s trucks are a pain with how the hinges stick up in the air after removing the hood. Been working on 80's trucks too long.
I have some more goodies coming Wednesday courtesy of @folkenheath but sorry, no spoilers.
One thing I relearned is the 70s trucks are a pain with how the hinges stick up in the air after removing the hood. Been working on 80's trucks too long.
Three bolts and your problem is solved.
It only took 8 days, but it finally hit me what you were talking about!You even got a brand new 710 on top those shiny things!
You all really should talk to @folkenheath about speed parts. He set me up with a pair of sexy hookers!
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Almost forgot the picture.
Blow and hoes?
