So I have to ask - exactly where is the "moist coast" of Florida?
I don't recall finding a dry one in my travels.
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Originally posted by DanStokes View PostThose are sweet old machines. A couple of the shops I worked in had them and they always made a pretty nice looking valve. Do you have the concentric seat grinder that came with these? I think they were additional money but the shops that I worked in had both. The concentric seat grinder isn't state of the art but they worked OK.
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Those are sweet old machines. A couple of the shops I worked in had them and they always made a pretty nice looking valve. Do you have the concentric seat grinder that came with these? I think they were additional money but the shops that I worked in had both. The concentric seat grinder isn't state of the art but they worked OK.
Dan
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It needs a little cleanin' but it will do.
All cleaned, lubed up and ready to grind some valves.
Hmmm...... Looks safe to me!
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Originally posted by Skeptical View PostI'll do some diggin around. Replacements aren't expensive by any means. I just prefer the stockers. I might drive up to Jax and steal the valve and seat grinding equipment from my dads place and see how they measure up after grinding them.
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I'll do some diggin around. Replacements aren't expensive by any means. I just prefer the stockers. I might drive up to Jax and steal the valve and seat grinding equipment from my dads place and see how they measure up after grinding them.
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I bought some LS heads from a guy who rebuilt some stock 317s, then went aftermarket.... I'm in the fully refreshed heads less then the cost of the valves.... maybe someone nearby is doing something similar?
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And with this set of pics, we are all caught up to where I'm at with the car/engine/project/thing/stuff/etc.
This is after starting to hit the valve with the wire wheel. She definitely had an oil burnin' problem.
Looks like something from sex ed class that I was warned about.
Not as bad as i was expecting once the exhaust valves were cleaned up. They will probably clean up with a grind but I may just replace them.
Tips weren't looking too healthy. I'll have to find the specs to see how much can be taken off.
I'm 50/50 on these valve. If I can find a cheap set of factory take outs I'll go that route.
If anyone has some, this is what I need -
2.00" Intake
1.575" Exhaust
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Originally posted by DanStokes View PostRemember to prelube that sucker before you hit the key. I made a rig out of a pressure cooker that worked well but I've seen them made from big PCV plumbing drain pipe. Bottom line, LSs will fail if not prelubed as proven to me by the engine I put in my Grandson's Trailblazer SS. Three times.
Dan
I like this Melling video. Pretty straight forward way to prime an LS.
SuperBuickGuy, I bet the Vaseline trick would work just fine to get it to prime. The pump on this 5.3 has bunch of lucas assembly lube oozing out of it. Last time I did one of these it sat for a year before I spun it over without the plugs in it. Primed in seconds. Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure that is one of the methods that GM used to recommend with their crate engines and replacement engines (That didn't have an easy way to prime it). I vaguely remember seeing it right on the tags that came with the engines back when I worked at Pontiac.
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I don't think so as the pump is buried in there where it would be hard to do. But maybe (says I, mulling it over......). But the pressure luber is easy enough to make and there is a port you can access fairly easily. I wonder if the Vaseline would get in the way of forcing oil thru the pump and passages? (More mulling......)
Dan
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Originally posted by DanStokes View PostRemember to prelube that sucker before you hit the key. I made a rig out of a pressure cooker that worked well but I've seen them made from big PCV plumbing drain pipe. Bottom line, LSs will fail if not prelubed as proven to me by the engine I put in my Grandson's Trailblazer SS. Three times.
Dan
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Remember to prelube that sucker before you hit the key. I made a rig out of a pressure cooker that worked well but I've seen them made from big PCV plumbing drain pipe. Bottom line, LSs will fail if not prelubed as proven to me by the engine I put in my Grandson's Trailblazer SS. Three times.
Dan
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Cam bearings knocked out, honed, and cleaned up.
Minding that gap...
All gapped and ready to rock. Note - the silveryness of the gap is from the ever so slightest whiff of the file when knocking down the burr. They aren't chamfered there I assure you.
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Originally posted by Russell View PostI have never heard of the F40 I bet that would be fun. I am not sure I have ever driven an AWD car before. My car is pretty much stuck it the 90's other than the Holley Terminator X. I have to finish my paint work. Get ready for Dragweek. If there are enough pennies left in the fun account I want to put a diy China turbo on the mustang this winter. I think i have been look at your epay turbo as a possibility. Let us know what you think about it. I am not sure if the stock 5.0 will spool it.Last edited by Skeptical; May 17, 2020, 04:54 AM.
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