Stroking a 318 to a 390
Had to remove oil pan as no. 7 connecting rod was nudging the oil pick up tube where the nipple is welded on.......did not hit before i put the pan on....but....taking the pump off and a minute with the grinder on the nipple...all is good...
well...moving forward....got the lifters in......cleaned the deck and cleaned the deck.....got the head gaskets and the studs in place....cleaned the heads surface ..3 times.....put the heads on ....washers and nuts ....just spun them on with the battery power nut driver.....Torque them tomorrow and get the valve train....checked out and installed....
Had to remove oil pan as no. 7 connecting rod was nudging the oil pick up tube where the nipple is welded on.......did not hit before i put the pan on....but....taking the pump off and a minute with the grinder on the nipple...all is good...
well...moving forward....got the lifters in......cleaned the deck and cleaned the deck.....got the head gaskets and the studs in place....cleaned the heads surface ..3 times.....put the heads on ....washers and nuts ....just spun them on with the battery power nut driver.....Torque them tomorrow and get the valve train....checked out and installed....