I purchased a 331 from Coast and I have run into a few problems in the assembly process.
First issue is the oil pan bolt holes are not lining up properly. Fits fine on my original block but the stroker bolt holes are off by about 1/8". The original block has a "XXX" stamped in the lifter valley and the stroker has a "YYY" stamped in the vally, not sure if this has anything to do with it.
Also once we put the timing chain and gears on we noticed the chain is toucing the lower block. Is there a shim I can buy to pull this out or do I need to buy a new timing set to go with this block?
Oh, yea... the head gaskets, how to they get installed? In other words which water jackets get blocked on which sides?
Thanks in advance for your help.
First issue is the oil pan bolt holes are not lining up properly. Fits fine on my original block but the stroker bolt holes are off by about 1/8". The original block has a "XXX" stamped in the lifter valley and the stroker has a "YYY" stamped in the vally, not sure if this has anything to do with it.
Also once we put the timing chain and gears on we noticed the chain is toucing the lower block. Is there a shim I can buy to pull this out or do I need to buy a new timing set to go with this block?
Oh, yea... the head gaskets, how to they get installed? In other words which water jackets get blocked on which sides?
Thanks in advance for your help.