Very cool, Jerry. That's going to be a lot of fun in front of an M22.
Another 496 comes to life
I fired up the 496 yesterday. Very stressful, I am glad it is done lol
It fired up right away. :hurray: I had a small leak at the t'stat housing and a plug in the water pump. Small fuel leak at the carb, snugged them down again and all was good. No oil leaks anywhere except the oil pressure line on the test stand. I ran it for about 20-30 minutes and then dumped the oil and filter. I cut open the filter and there was some shiny stuff there but nothing unusual I think. I have the bypass plugged so hopefully it screened all the crap out.
Dam, does this thing sound mean. I think I am going to need bigger or better tires
I am going to adjust valves this morning and try tuning the carb. I took a video with my digital camera but don't have a clue how to post it. I will look into that
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It fired up right away. :hurray: I had a small leak at the t'stat housing and a plug in the water pump. Small fuel leak at the carb, snugged them down again and all was good. No oil leaks anywhere except the oil pressure line on the test stand. I ran it for about 20-30 minutes and then dumped the oil and filter. I cut open the filter and there was some shiny stuff there but nothing unusual I think. I have the bypass plugged so hopefully it screened all the crap out.
Dam, does this thing sound mean. I think I am going to need bigger or better tires
I am going to adjust valves this morning and try tuning the carb. I took a video with my digital camera but don't have a clue how to post it. I will look into that
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Nice job:thumbsup:I fired up the 496 yesterday. Very stressful, I am glad it is done lol
It fired up right away. :hurray: I had a small leak at the t'stat housing and a plug in the water pump. Small fuel leak at the carb, snugged them down again and all was good. No oil leaks anywhere except the oil pressure line on the test stand. I ran it for about 20-30 minutes and then dumped the oil and filter. I cut open the filter and there was some shiny stuff there but nothing unusual I think. I have the bypass plugged so hopefully it screened all the crap out.
Dam, does this thing sound mean. I think I am going to need bigger or better tires
I am going to adjust valves this morning and try tuning the carb. I took a video with my digital camera but don't have a clue how to post it. I will look into that
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I was in the garage early yesterday playing with the timing and carb. At idle the timing jumps around a bit and from my research it might mean a vacuum leak. Idles better now but seems like it is surging a bit. I am not sure what would cause that. It also takes a bit of cranking and a good shot of fuel to get it to start. Definitaly needs more tuning.
My dad who is 80 came over and wanted to hear it run. He was standing beside it when it started, I thought he was going to fall over when it fired.
I had a friend who wanted to start his new 350 build and break in the cam so we took mine off, installed his and broke in the cam. That went fine also.
I was in the garage at 7 am yesterday and never quit until 9 last night. Long day with a few good rums at the end sitting in the garage with a bunch of the guys.
I think I am going to remove my intake this week and check to see how it was sealing. I used ultra gray on the end seals like I have on the small blocks. I remember after I installed the intake the ultra gray seemed to take a lot longer to cure than usual. I am not sure if there was an issue there or not, but going to check anyway.
I am also considering ordering a carb from pro systems.
My dad who is 80 came over and wanted to hear it run. He was standing beside it when it started, I thought he was going to fall over when it fired.
I had a friend who wanted to start his new 350 build and break in the cam so we took mine off, installed his and broke in the cam. That went fine also.
I was in the garage at 7 am yesterday and never quit until 9 last night. Long day with a few good rums at the end sitting in the garage with a bunch of the guys.
I think I am going to remove my intake this week and check to see how it was sealing. I used ultra gray on the end seals like I have on the small blocks. I remember after I installed the intake the ultra gray seemed to take a lot longer to cure than usual. I am not sure if there was an issue there or not, but going to check anyway.
I am also considering ordering a carb from pro systems.
I just put a little silicone around the water ports & a little to keep the gasket from falling down
Gaskacinch which is like a contact cement on the head side
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Sorry, that should have said sometimes I use Gaskacinch on the head side
Bill, I have the e-curve distributor, no springs, just adjust a dial. I tried 18-22 degrees and 10 more with vacuum advance. To be honest it idled better with just 18 initial and vacuum advance disconnected.
This big block is a different animal compared to my 406.
with the 406 I run 20 degrees initial with another 10 from vacuum advance. I am going to redo the intake first as I just have a funny feeling it isn't sealing.
My buddies were giving me a hard time when they heard it run. I am always the one wanting a fairly quiet ride with no fender shaking wild engine. I told them this would run like my 406. I kind of misjudged that.
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