The easiest things............
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Anyone ever noticed how the easiest things always become so complicated.
1. Went to auto parts store. Asked for intake manifold gaskets for a 1970 351 Cleveland, with 2 barrel heads. Get home, prep the block for the intake, open gasket box, and the gaskets don't look like what I expected. Don't fit quite right either. Look at box, gaskets are for a 1970 351 Windsor, not a Cleveland.
2. Decide to put new oil pan on instead. Anyone who has ever done this WITH the engine in the car knows how much of a knuckle busting, back breaking chore this is. Get under car with new pan, attempt to put it on, and it doesn't fit. It's a no name, knock off oil pan (learned my lesson on that one).
At that point I gave up and took a shower. Cracked open a cold beer, and watched some recorded Horsepower TV on Tivo.
I'll start over fresh tomorrow when I have had some sleep and gained back some patience.
1. Went to auto parts store. Asked for intake manifold gaskets for a 1970 351 Cleveland, with 2 barrel heads. Get home, prep the block for the intake, open gasket box, and the gaskets don't look like what I expected. Don't fit quite right either. Look at box, gaskets are for a 1970 351 Windsor, not a Cleveland.
2. Decide to put new oil pan on instead. Anyone who has ever done this WITH the engine in the car knows how much of a knuckle busting, back breaking chore this is. Get under car with new pan, attempt to put it on, and it doesn't fit. It's a no name, knock off oil pan (learned my lesson on that one).
At that point I gave up and took a shower. Cracked open a cold beer, and watched some recorded Horsepower TV on Tivo.
I'll start over fresh tomorrow when I have had some sleep and gained back some patience.
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bull999999 said:
Hijacking in progress......How about the winning numbers in the California Lottery for tomorrow night....$100 million expected! I'll buy you a new old Stang with a new engine!
D.Hearne said:Not with the right oilpan and Felpro's one piece gaskets
Yes, yes, I know. Well I have to go back to the parts store to get the RIGHT intake gaskets. I was thinking about picking up a one piece gasket and giving it another shot. Regarndless thought, it's still not "easy"
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See, that wasn't so hard, was it?s-code said:
Want to come on over here and try your hand at the 390 oilpan in my 68 Merc Monterey 
It's got an annoying little leak in it, since day one, but isn't bad enough to pull the motor 
Can't tell if it's the rear main causing it or the CJ windage tray either way, the motor has to come out at least partially to fix it, something I don't care to do at the moment. D.Hearne said:See, that wasn't so hard, was it?
Lol. I would, but Louisiana is kind of a long drive.
D.Hearne said:Long ?I'll even let you see the rest of my FE stash. Got a MR 427 for sale too
That sounds right, about 18-20 hours.
I can't buy anymore toys right now. We are selling our house, so I have to keep my garage somewhat clean.
s-code said:
You would think that, but I have since learned that most parts people just take your information, plug it into the computer (which of course was also programmed by people who don't know cars, just parts #s), take the information, grab what the computer says is right and say here you go. Good luck and have a nice day. That is it.
Ares67Coupe said:You would think that, but I have since learned that most parts people just take your information, plug it into the computer (which of course was also programmed by people who don't know cars, just parts #s), take the information, grab what the computer says is right and say here you go. Good luck and have a nice day. That is it.
What frustrates me is when they DON'T get the correct part the computer tells them to get.
Anyway, how much do you charge for carb rebuilds?
s-code said:
one of my friends unkles put a 350 in a ranger
. well anyway he went to the parts store to get a few things one of them happened to be an oil filter. he told the guy i need a oil filter for a sbc, he said what is it for . then he said again about a 73 to 98 chevy or so. and the clerk got sorta frusterated and said " i need to know exactly what vehicle it is in!" so he said "its in a 1987 ford ranger" after a few moments of clicking on the keyboard the dumbass sais there is no listing for a 350 in a ranger the closest engine in it is a 4.0 that must be what you want. he promptly left 
