Recent content by Sam_318

Got it! I appreciate all the help.

Sorry if I did not mention it, but yes I am rotating the engine as I am priming it.

I have a 1978 d100 im working on. Finally got around to pulling the slant 6 and 727. I have a 1979 360 that I honed and added new rod bearings and rings. This is the first engine ive had tore down this far and re assembled. I got the 360 in the truck and started to prime the oil before...

Here's how the bottom looks, was stuck pretty good.

Al All three are 3.23, if I can get a little more life out of this sure grip then ill use it. I paid $5 for it so im not losing a whole lot. The 360 thats going in the truck is not gonna stay in it. So id more then likely rebuild one of the other casings, with a clutch style sure grip and the...

Is there one thats better to choose from? Or easier to setup/find parts for? I have all three 741 742 and the 489. The 742 is complete and looks to be in the best shape out of the three.

Here's after cleaning it.

Alright fellas got it tooken apart, what am I looking for to determine if its still good?

Yeah I didn't think it should be. Im going to run them in the ultrasonic cleaner again and see if that helps.

This was my result after an hour of using the old ring method. I didnt even get to the bottom groove, has my lunch break ended before I could attempt to.

Cleaned up some parts these past couple days. Today I took the pistons to work and threw them in the ultrasonic cleaner. Cleaned up pretty well, anyone have a good method on cleaning the ring grooves without the proper tool? I broke a old ring in half and tried that with carb cleaner, it did not...

Yeah happens alot too me, im just trying to get by with hopefully just new gaskets rings and rod bearings. Thats only because this engine is not gonna stay in the truck. Its gonna cost a pretty penny for what I hope to do with the other block. Don't want this truck too sit while im doing that...

Yeah im big on trucks, this one i picked up has a 3/4 ton long bed. Orginal plan was to just get it running and drive has is that quickly snow balled. I got a pretty good deal on a shortbed frame and bed then that turned into lowering and changing the wheels etc. It has doug headers for an a...

Im hoping I can get away with doing just that. I have some aluminum heads intake and a new cam. Not a good set up with the stock bottom end. But I do plan taking the 1973 360 in the truck now to the machine shop and building it too better accommodate my setup.