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Reflections Maybe in a few years I'll look back at this and reflect. |
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Closed Up
One thing we had planned on doing was to block off the heat crossover on the intake, with today's gas vapor lock is more an issue. I used an old 440 valley pan and cut a couple pieces out to cover the ports on the heads, these pieces were stuck to the head with some high temp sealant. Sealant was liberally applied to the joint where the heads meet the block, sealant was then put on the cork gaskets and installed. Before the intake gaskets were put on sealant was applied around the coolant ports on the head. The Fel-Pro composite Printoseal gaskets were then put in place, with the gaskets in place sealant was put over the cork gaskets and where they meet the heads. Before the intake was put on sealant was applied around the coolant ports and the surfaces where it meets the cork. The intake was placed, sealant applied to the ends of the bolts and the bolts put in and torqued. The expansion plugs were then installed, before the block was cleaned with emery cloth and Brakleen then sealant applied. After my friend left I finished up a bunch of stuff. First up was the thermostat, before installing it I drilled hole in it to help let air out and coolant in when filling. The valve covers needed to have the flange fixed at the holes, with a bar clamped in the vice they were hammered flat. Sealant was put on one side of the gaskets and installed the covers. A box wrench was used to press the dipstick tube in, sealant was used. For some reason one of the heads didn't have the hole needed for the ground wire (same hole that the negative battery cable would use). The head was drilled and tapped, the engine stand was in the way so every 3/4 turn I'd have to remove the handle and rotate it 1/4 turn and continue. I wrapped the day up with drilling holes in the 4-bbl lifting plate, there were no provisions for a 2-bbl. | |
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