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gonna check the vacuum leve tomorrow will let u know.

No 0n the dial back. I figured out, as you said, no matter which side the marks are on as long as you have TDC on #1 is what matters.

The balancer marks are on the right side. I marked 0, 10, 20 and 30 degree marks. I've sketched this out since I posted and I don't think which side the marks are on makes a difference, the only difference would be if the marks don't align with TDC, which they do. It's killing me because it ran...

Hello, I have a 65 valiant with a 273. I rebuilt and upgraded many of the pieces on this engine when I restored the car 15 years ago. I replaced my old style timing cover for a post 70's version with the scale on the driver's side. I also replace the harmonic balancer and timing gears at that...

Update on oil pump. I finally got the pump to pull up oil. Did it by priming the pump and then installing it. Once installed I placed a tupperware dish of oil on the jack under the pick-up and then cranked the pump with the priming rod. Picked up the oil till 1/2 was sucked up and the crank was...

I'm aware thst there is a difference in the angle of the original heads and the 502 heads. Took that into consideration with the build, but there could be leakage somewhere.

Rings aside, I have read that the high output pumps can create some sort of pressure wave inside the block and that the HO pumps are usually used with a high capacity oil pan, which I don't have. Otherwise the car just runs great, nothing like a tired dog with worn out rings.

That's a possibility, I believed I was in all the way because the rod was actually a ***** to get out, but i could be wrong! Gonna tap it down gently with hammer handle this time to be sure.

I don't think it caused the smoke directly, I think it pushed oil past the valve seals maybe or somewhere else, got oil into the exhaust and as the exhaust heats up it smokes off the oil. Thats my thought, although I may be wrong.

I understand what you are saying but I'm only out $40 and my time. I'd be happy to see the car run and smoke with the new pump like it did with the old pump. That would at least be better than not running at all. If I need a new bottom end so be it...

That engine ran fine it was a fresh short block. I bought the car in '05, put a few hundred miles on it before I began work on it. I put the 502 swirl port heads and an Isky can and an edelbrock with a 640 AFB on it. headers and dual exhaust. The work was done over a period of several years...

When I bumped it with the starter I saw no movement of the gauge. I also put a vaccum pump on the oil sender hole but couldn't pull any oil up.

I built my 273 quite a few years ago with a high output oil pump (I was getting about 75 psi on my mechanical oil gauge). Recently I've actually started driving this car and after about 200 miles I noticed smoke out of the exhaust. I've also noticed dirty plugs and an oil film inside my new...

Used Spitfire headers, very tight and also they block the head bolts so I don't know how to retorque my heads without removing the headers, a real pain in the a**.

Thanks krazykuda, I'll give it a go this afternoon.

Here's the video of my little 273 being fired up after headers were installed. Well that embed didn't work, here, try this - http://youtu.be/lz9TlhvpIXY

Hi guys, I've finally gotten my engine together and started. Its a 273 with headers a ABF 4 bbl and an Engle cam. It seems to run OK but I haven't taken it out on the road for a real good run yet. The question I'm hoping someone can help me with is what should I set my ignition timing at? I...

My question: Does the kickdown cable just replace the kickdown linkage without any modifications? My 273 is is all set, but I need to get a carb for my LD 4B and have been worrying about the linkage/kickdown issues/setup. The car is a 65 Valiant with a 904 tranny, the old cable type, This is...